Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-04-09

WEEKS 1RoUBLE.-Monday last a
committee of miners waited upon the
Superintendent of the Consolidation
coal company. The complaints of the
miners were pleasantly discussed ard
a satisfactory understanding reached
in short order, it appearing that the
evils were of easy correction hence,
all that was askei was cheeriully
granted and the men went to work
Tuesday morning.
The appearance of the following
statements Wednesday morning in the
Cumberland Times occasioned Sec
ond conference:
The miners recently on strike in TIE
Consolidation company's Eckhart and
Allegany mines, went to work yesterday
without receiving an answer to their de-
mands. 1t is said the company decline to
negotiate with committee unknown to
them.
| 1HO oiihC ulnulS tuC ulluclo VI thC
Consolidation coal company which was
commenced on Friday ended on Monday
evening" the miners returned TO their work
yesterday morning without gaining the
points desired. The miners having re.
sumcd work the shipment of coal by canal
by this company will very pre-. ablybe com
menced to-day.
The result was formulated in the
following communication to the paper
named, denying the accuracy of its
information:
Mr.. Editor In your columns of the
Daily Times of April 9th, you made a
msstatement in regard to the trouble with
the Consolidation coal company and their
miners. You said that the miners com
menced work without any Of their griev-
ances beirg remedlcd, which IS not the
case. The committee of arbitration that
waited on, or met Mr. James b. Thomas,
superintendent, settled the whole matter
satisfactorily TO both parties. And in the
second consultation with the superntcn-
dent both parties wish the contradiction
to be made and to show forth the same by
the names of the arbitrator being signed
in full to this article.
MICHAEL DUFFEY,
VIM. GRIMES,
ROBERT w. PRICE,
ANDREW PATRICK,
JACOB Folsom,
Committee.
JAMES B. THOMAS,
Supt. Con. Coal Co.
The committee speak in the highest
terms of the courteous reception and
audience accorded by Mr.. Thomas.
On the other hand, we are informed,
Mr.. Thomas is equally complimentary
in his expressions of satisfaction with
the gentlemanly bearing Of the com
mittee.
Too much praise cannot be bestowed
upon such settlements as this, nor too
much honor upon the men who make
them.
OUR new mayor, Noah Skidmore,
ST., was serensded by the Arion Band
Monday evening. The mayor re-
sponded to the compliment in neat
speech In which he laid out his future
course as the city's executive officer.
He referred to his past life as guar
antee that he would do his utmost in
the coming administration to see that
the laws were enforced and good or
der maintained within the corporate
limits. TIE speaker invited a num-
Der of tie gentlemen in his residence
and withal a good time was had.
IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER.-All
traders, merchants, keepers of ordina-
ries and taverns, or oyster or eating
houses, retailers Of spirituous OF fer
mented liquors or lager beer, owners
or keepers Of stations or jacks, hawk
ers and peddlers, are required to re-
rew existing licenses or obtain new
ones. on or before May LIST, next.
This as imperative; otherwise parties
are liable to arrest for violation of law.
THE strike among the Consolidation
ccmpany's mines is ended, and the men
have gone to work. II is understood the
company made no Observation-Disclosures
land NeOs.
This is made out Of the same cloth
from which the Times obtained It's
reports. We do not blame the edi-
tors, for it is evident some official has
imposed upon them-somebody who
don't know the company cant afford
SO gross misst atement.
MARRIED.-At the residence of tho
brides father, near Morantown, We'd
nesday, April 6, 1881, by Rev. Dr.. ].
Ruhl, Mr.. MICHAEL R. PORTER and
Miss MARGARET F. ENGIE. dauohter