Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-05-30
MINING MATTERS.
MASS MEETING OF The BLACK Ola
M0ND Jewelers., d.
On the Fair Ground, on Saturday Night
APermanent Organization Effected
and a Series Of Important
Resolutions Adopted.

A large mass meeting OF miners, said
to be the largest ever held in this vicin-
ity, gathered at the Fair Grounds on
Saturday night, pursuant TO acall issued
by General Secretary Jones, OF Pitts
burgh, the object being the perfecting oil
an organic alton in this district. The
meeting was called TO order by Mr..
Jones, and differed by Charles Wright,
as chairman, and c. Q. Parsons as Sec
rotary.
Mr.. Jones then delivered the address
OF the evening, reprimandlng the miners
severely for various derelictions in the
past, and giving them some wholesome
advice in regard 10 the future, especially
commendipg 10 them the policy oi saw
ing money at this time, when they are
receiving fair wages aud working along
smoothly, for use in the hard times that
will inevitably follow. Mr.. Jones ami
madverted severely on those employers
who refuse to 20 to the expense OF hav-
ing their mines properly ventilated.
The following resolutions were then
adopted: :.
|. That where, in the Ohio Valley dis
trict, mining is being paid by car meas
ure, the cars be at once branded and the
miners be paid for every bushel the car
holds.
.. That any attempt to ioist upon us
the unjust system OF paying US by weight
after our coal has been screened be re-
sisted by a suspension OF mining.
3. That the action OF the nail manu-.
facturers OF Wheeling and vicinity, IN
refusing to voluntarily advance the price
OF mining TO their miners since the price
Of nails has advanced, tend to make us
suspect that they are actnated by a
spirit OF spite and revenge toward their
miners.
4. That we condemn those few opera
tors who refuse to pay to their miners
what most Of the operators pay.
5. That our lives and health demand,
and that every consideration OF civlli-
cation and humanity would prompt the
firms OF Warner, Kimberly, Riverside
and Bell TO furnish their miners better
ventilation in their mines.
6. That the recent Legislature, by re-
fusiny to pass Wholesome laws for the
protection OF the life and health OF
persons working in the mines, has de-
monstrated its i.liberality to the inter
ests and prospects OF the State.
7. That we give thanks TO the Wheel
ing Creek Coal Company for promptly
acceding TO the demand OF their miners.
5. That we express our pity Tor those
few miners who have neither the man
hood to maintain their rights nor the
courage to ask for the current price.
9. That, to prevent strikes, the mass
meeting suggests to the peddling opera
tors and miners OF the district the adj
visibility OF forming scale, the price
OF mining to slide with the retail price
OF coal, and said retail price to be estab'
hshed by joint committee.
10. That we adhere to the present dis
trict price, p cents.
WHEREAs, The general secretary has
stated that he has not sufficient time to
properly attend to the district; and,
whereas, he is giving us the option OF
forming district independent OF him
or electing deputy secretary TO be un-
der his direction, therefore be 1t re-
solved;
IL. That We continue under the gen.
eral supervision oil Secretary Jones, and
proceed to elect a deputy secretary.
Five candidates ran for the office, Mr..
Charles Wright, OF Bridgeport, re-
ceiving large majority on the first bal
lot, and afterwards his election was
made unanimous.
l2. That the following rules be
adopted: .
|. That each mine in this district shall
maintain a committee OF from three TO
live miners to watch over the interest OF
miners working therein.
2. That this committee shall elect
local secretary for the mine and see that
he attends to his duties.
3. Every miner in this district shall
pay levy OF 10 cents per miner per
month to pay for branding the cars, and
for all the labor and expenses OF the gen.
eral and deputy secretaries.
4. Any miner in any mine in this dis.
trict refusing to pay this levy, thus
legally imposed by the unanimous vote
OF this mass meeting be given three
days tune to do so, and il he persistent
ly refuses, that the miners o. the mine
refuse to work with him.
Is. That vote OF thanks be given
to the National Labor Tribune and the
Wheeling Ners.Letter for their support.