The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-03-25
The Mining Situation.

The long-looked for reply OF the
miners To the circular of the coal OPP
orators, was issued yesterday. 1t is
the proposition that a committee
of five miners meet similar COM
mittee from the companies to take
into consideration the differences ex-
listing between them. Following is
the answer III full:
To the Mining Companies Of the
Georges Creek Cumberland Coal
Region:
We, the employees OF the several
mining corporations of Allegany and
Garrett counties, in reply to your
declarations, would say that in view
of the fact that you have determined
to reduce the cost of the production
of your coal and to enact such laws
and regulations as will give you prop
or control of your property and fur
Their. you declare that Your interests
haye been greatly embarrassed Ivy the
arbitrary and unju-t rules instituted
| by the labor organization of this coal
region, Negotiations that have been
most unjust to The companies and re-
, ally advantageous TO no one"
As to The first declaration If your
determination tn reduce the cost of
production and to enact such laws
and regulations To OF your prop
erty. This. your right, we concele,
if it be not injurious to the rights of
your employees.
| Eprt IA fhn cooond ,1ooI.,r.,
tioE THAT the laws and regulations
governing your employees in and
about the mines at the present are
unjust and embarrassing 10 the COM
l'anies and really advantageous to no
one" we cannot cnncede. for The fact
has been clearly proven that your
employees have been greatly hene.
fitted Ivy the same, employment more
generally distributed amongst your
employees. IL d the interests of the
companies greatly secured.
Therefore we cannot cunSi Ter your
determination To reduce the cost of
production "a Just or reasonable. nor
Ito we accept rs reasonable your pur.
pose to make twelve hours Il days
work, hut consider it unjust and lille
gal. The necessity ofai. y changes in
the cost of production or an increase
of time has never been admitted hy
your employees.
The appeal made by us to the
Cleartieid miners. from which you
draw such differences, WAS not an adj
mission upon your part of such ne
cpssity, but that they, with us, would
ask for and secure from their EN-.
ployers just compensation for their
labor.
Therefore, gentlemen, we, your
employees, deem it unnecessary to
enter into any lengthy argument in
reply to your bill of declarations at
this time. hut we are willing 10 APP
point a committee of FIVE to meet a
similar committee from your body
at Cumberland, Md, at any time be-
tween now and the first of April, to
take into consideration the differ
enres now existing between us, and
we. will accept whatever is fair and
just To you and honorable to our
country and county AMI all interests
apperlaining 10 the business commu-
nifty in which we reside, As well AS to
our families and ourselves.
KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
Address all communication on this
question to Robert w. Price, Iona
coming, Allegany county, Nd.
The following set of resolutions has
been conSpicuously posted about the
mines.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
WHEREAS. There is offered to the
miners of the Georges Creek Cum
iceland coal region a reduction of 10
cents per ton-trom 81 to 80 cents;
drivers from S2.4S to S1.G5 per day
aud other labor in proportion and
WHEREAS. We, the miners and
lahorers If the Georges Creek region,
have decided that we will not accept
the proposition offered F; therefore, be
it
Resofed. That we cease work after
March 18th in this regiGn and not ac-
cept work in this or any other region
that produces coal for the same mar
ket at a lower price than that for
which we are contending; as war
ha, been declared on all mining labor
all should fight the battle together.
Lteso(0ed. That any one working ut
any labor in the mining department
III this or any competing regions
while this question of wages is pend
ing shall he considered backlog
ana an enemy To the cause of labor.
KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
Frosf6urg, Nd, March II, 1882.
A notice was posted ut Homecoming
yesterday Offering the miners S1.4O
per day To work on the construction
of the Pitt>hurg and West Virginia
Central railroad. 1t is under TODD u
few of the miners took the Offer
Cun,6. NeUs.