The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-18
Meeting OF striking Coal Miners

ABOUT IOILy mSH WtIo pIoeohs nv SS
coal miners meeting in the Atlantic en-
CINE house last night, and considerable
business was transacted. The committee
which had been sent to Philo Kimberlys
bank reported that he would give as
much AS any other man.
Mr.. O'Neil, Of Kimberly's works, said
he did not know what Kimberly paid,
but thought it was 40 cents 8 wagon. A
meeting of his miners was called by Mr:
Kimberly yesterday, and Mr.. ONell
ssid that the resolutions which appeared
in the Standard last night were written
by Mr.. Kimberly and simply passed by
the miners.
One of the men from McGinley's mine
said that the boss had asked the men to
come up to his house last night, az he
desired to say something to them, and
that when they went there the boss said
his wife was sick and that he could not
talk to them then, but would do so TO-
morrow. The men expect that he will
tell them that if they do not work for
40 cents a wagon they can quit.
A man from Ksisley's bank said that
the boss told his men he could not give
so cents a. wagon, but would give 70
cents for run coal ard 30 cents
for lump The speaker thought
thst it would be best to stop work; that
Mr.. Kalsley wanted his men to work on
the bottom instead OF on the bench.
President Criswell said that he found
that the operators could not be relied on
in any ststement which they made. he
thought that better coal and more OF 1t
could be had by working on the bench
than on the bottom.
1t was stated that those of Kaisley's
men who were at work were willing 70
| contribute to those who were out.
1t was stated by one of Ksisley's men
that if they did not take the 80 cents tor
lump and 70 for run, that they would be
told that they must take 40 cents per
wagon or stay out.
Another man from the same mine said
that he thought the bosses were all go
ing back TO the 40 cent pay, and that this
| would take effect before next Monday.
The miners at work in Bridgeport to-
| gether with those now at work NJ haIs-
ley 6 and those who could be picked up on
| the streets would give the operator: coal
enough to force the strikers 10 work for
40 cents per wagon, and therefore some
action should be taken to prevent it.
A calculation WAS made showing that
il the men received 35 cents for lump and
| rs Tor run coal, they would be paid $22C
per hundred bushels without making
! any allowance tor slack, but il any al
lowance was msde they would
only get 81 .93, and when it was broken
they would only have $l.27 Tor their
labor.
The President said it was understood
that the operators had met on WedneS'
day and determined to FIX upon the price
referred above.
A report from Tbslman's bank was re-
ceived, saying that MIR. Thalmsn would
pay My just enough OF his men 90 cents
cents, as would mine sufficient coal TO
run the water works and one or two
other contracts which he had.
A miner from Kaisley's Dank
said it was foolish to accept this proposal
OF IS and IS cents and moved that 1t be
refused. The motion was unanimously
! carried.
A motion was then made that if the
men went out IN kaisey, Brooks II Cos
lower bank, thosa in the upper one should
follow. This passed the meeting unsnl'
mously.
As some men were working in Iim.
mer's bank Tor 40 cents, it was agreed to
call on them and try to get them out.
One Of Thalmsn's men said that his
| boss told him that he could not afford "a
pay 80 cents wagon, and that he and
his sons would get out enough coal to
fulfill mis- contracts il the men did not
work for forty cents.
A motion WAS then passed to refuse to
accept any reduction from the present
| trices, which were so cents wagon.
After making statemeRt that
the report in the Intcttigencey
to the effect that Thalman's men
were now working for forty cents
was false, and well delivered song by
the President, the meeting adjourned
until next Monday night at seven
! o'clock.