Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-04-27
MINERS MIDDLE.
1sstIss Of ths Railroad Coal 0pse-
atorS.
The Resolutions Reducing the Price OF nin.
ing Reafirmed-Statemsnts from
Both Sides-cempafa.
tive Prices.
LATE CAPITAL AND LABOR NEWS.

PrrrsBuxGH, April a6.-Yesterday viz.
messed two movemenes which may have IN
important bearing on the difficulty he
tween the railroad coal operators and their
miners, which has been dragging along for
over three weeks. Both were made by OPP
orators. In the afternoon q meeting, at
which every pit was represented, either By
a member of the firm or by proxy, was held
at the office Of the CHARTERS Coal Company
on Sixth street The meeting was held with
closed doors, but il was learned afterwfrd
that every phase Of the situation had been
thoroughly discussed, and il the sounds
heard in the hall. were not misleading.
the discussion Of some OF tho points
was very earnest. After this adjourn
ment one Of the gentlemen present
stated that the only action taken had been
10 reaffirm the resolution adopted month
ago pledging all operators to pay not moro
than 81 cents per bushel for mining
'sThe vote was unanimous" said the gen
tlemen, "and there is not the slightest sisn
of break on'the part Of the operstora
No Positive Break
from the miners side Is expected before
next week, but Il will certainly come then.
The Ohio miners will not get the advance
demanded at the late conveption, and Will
not strike. But even IL they did 80 out II
would make no difference To us. We have
decided that 81 cents shall be the price Of
mining and will not hack down..
Another gentleman, q member OF the
CHARTERS Valley Coal Company, was not 10
positive that the miners would come TO
terms next week, but WAS certsin that they
would be disappointed In the miners OF
Ohio. THAT convention was not repre-
sentative in any respect, the gentleman
said. a Hooking Valley operator IN
formed me day or two ago 49, very :5s
pits were really represented; that the con.
yention was packed with Jones men, and
that the resolutions adopted were rot In.
tended 10 30 into effect, their sole object
being TO
Of the Pittsburgh miners. We don't blame
Jones for tryirg TO keep the price OF min
ing four cents. His salary Is always In
proportion to the price OF mining. But tho
business community and the mir- ,,.
selves ". ... ,von commence 70 see that they
arc suflering by his interference and then
Il will end. II will not make much differ
ence now whether the miners accept the
81 cent rate this week or wait until sep-
| tembcr. The spring contracts are nearly
all placed by this time, and We will have IN
take oil the iag ends IL We want 10 operate
our mines at all this summer"
The second move referred TO came from
| the firm OF Iiackett and Rafferty,, OF tho
Alpsyille mines on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad. Some time ago they served no
| tice on the strikers TO vacate the compeny's
houses. Since then, they claim, there have
| been numerous
Riotous Demonstrations. ParaAes Ete.
| Yesterday ID was decided 10 eyict the oocu
| pants Of company houses 10 day, aud tho
| hrm, fearing that the process might CAUSE
trouble, requested Sheriff McCallin 10 send
deputies 10 preserve the peacc. Fifteen
were sent out yesterday afternoon. Al
last accounts everything was quiet. The
| miners officers state that the prccautioa Of
| Messrs. Hackcti and Rafferty, II unncces.
| sary: that there will be no distur bance.
and that one man can eject all the tenants
| of the firm without being molcstcd. With
| regard TO the action Of the operators and
the statements made the officers had little
10 say save that the miners were
very firm and that neither sidS
would be benefited by personalities.
| "It is not 10 the financial interest OF tho
| officers" said President Jones, "t) sce the
| miners idle. because We only get paid while
| the mines are running. When pit. from
| any cause. has been idle for one month, the
| officer get no contribution from that pit
| for that month. All the operators know
this. We respectfully suggest to the gen
| tlemen frequenting the press the aiyisi'
| bility OF discussing
Facts and PrIneipI-s.
and not men. They will please tell The
| public how IL is that they want 10 reduce
| the price Of mining when the price Of coal
| 10 consumers has not been reduced any
| since last fall. They will also please sI-
| plain how Il Is that several of the Is. d.
| operators are able to ship coal west at
cents for mining and have been doing 10
| during almost the entire month. There
are several other pertinent qus,,,;;
tions which the public will
be pleased 10 have these TOO
| loauscious gentlemen answer aud which
will bc submitted at the proper time.
Nine. tcnths OF the miners have declared
through last March convention that 0, the
price Of coal 10 consumers has not been
reduced and o. the cost OF living has not
lowered. but IL anything has sdyanoeds
+ beef being nj present on the u. -. raii'
road. twenty five cents per poUnd.) This
| attempt to reduce their WAGES Is
Csjuss asd Usseeesssvy.
and we submit that the miners have -
much right 70 their four cent opinion ., the
Panhandle operstors bsve 70 their three
snd half opinion-eyery bit-f you
please. And moreover they have declared
Il safe 10 insist on four cents, but that u
would,be injudicious for them 70 demand
a higher price. They have submittcda fair
proposition and no matter what Ohio Nova
scotia or Australia does, We are bound In
honor and in duty ~ faithfully, quietly
and peacefully do all we can for our con,tH-
uents.'