The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-11-13
THE SyIilIt r..
a Meeting Yesterday Afternoon and
Reports OF Committees Received.

Reports or committees feceINed.
A meeting of the striking coal miners was
held at the Old market house yesterday after
noon. Reports of commute es were read and
action taken thereon. The miners say they
Will hold on. until they get the advance of a
cent on the bushel, and stlh say that they
do not wish to injure the company or pre-
vent other men f.om working. They say
they have kept stIiI sbOut the escapement
shaft a long time and that t was generally
understood that such shaft existed hut
such, they say, Is not the fact, although the
law requires il.
They also say that formerly catches, -
such as won d stop cage In case of the
breaking of a rope, Were on the cages but
have been taken of. They say they ieel
that the dangerous position in which they
are placed is suflici cause for asking
higher wages, even If nothing else had trans
pired TO cause the strike. 1hey think the
business men OF the city are With them.
THE OTHER SIDE.
During short Conversation with a promi-
nent stock holder in the company yesterday
afternoon the following dialogue, in sub
stance, occurred
"Anything new about the strike"
Not much. The men Will be psid off this
afternoon and that will settle that part of il.
"wnst do you think Of an advsncee"
II don't know During the summer the
company IoSt nearly :6.,Ol by keeping the
men at work, furnishing Them some hing Ia
do while we sold coal AT Ten cents per bush,-I !"
could they not have found employment
elsewhere ="
..Tnat Was their own business. We lost
money in furnishing them a place to work /;
that know"
.'WIl the company give the advance asked
forY-
In case such a concession Is made
THE PEOPLE
will have to stand IL, for we he compelled to
advance the price 10 fourteen cents per
why can Won not afford a raise of a cent
on the bushel:"
1--WE cannot. You see that these men think
they have the advantage. They are shrevd.
active and the most OF them go q thinking
men They imagine that Others are on a
compelled 10 come To their terms, and As
said before, II We do the people will have To
pay for II, as we have 10 advance In the
prices TO the trade
"ls this strike "A sudden affair 49,
Not at all We have known 81 Il Cor two
weeks, and have heen prepared for it,"
The married miners are shout IN air homes,
quietly attending 70 their own sffairs Ihere,
and the single ones are walking about IN
| twos and threes. calmly awaiting the result
THE MINERS THEMSELVES SPEAK
LEIvKNwoRTH, KAs, Nov. II. 1879.
Editor Tines: l have the honor to request,
on behalf of the men employed at the Lesv-
enworth Coal shaft, hat you Will publish the
following report OF the committee who were
sent to Mr.. Carr this morning with a copy OF
the resolutions adopted by the men At tneir
meeting on Monday, the 10th, viz:
LEAvENwoRTH, KAs-. Nov. II. 1879.
To Tie Men Of LsGreRcoTH Coal SHAFT:
| We. your committee, selected 10 present TO
Mr. John F. Carr a copy of the resolutions
| adopted and signed by you at your meeting
yesterday, would respectfully report the re-
suit OF our interview with Mr.. Carr.
/ On presenting the resolutions TO Mr.. Carr,
ne Withdrew 10 one side, and after q careful
fes'lns OF the RESOLUTIONS, he invited the
cnmm'uee 10 step to one side, and gave us
his answer In the following words viz:
The com pany are willing to accede TO the
mems demand for . two weeks psy.day or
payday twice month, asking onIy the
time necessary 10 prepare the gay rolls. huf
they cannot give the advance OF one cent nor
busnel demanded by the men, unless they
ltbe company can get = better price for
their cnai and the lay now doe v III ne Maid
at four O'Clock thi- afternoon
At the request Of the committee, Mr.. Carr
kindly postponed the paying on of the men
till fve O'Clock, to enable Us to hold our
meeting.
The committee beg leave TO state that Nj.