New-York tribune., 1884-12-08
MINING DISORDERS IN OHIO.
AN EXPLANATION BY AN OPERATOR. '
MORE CONTINUOUs WORK AND BETTER PAY AT
SYNDICATE PRICES srHAN At A HIGHER
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COLUMBUS, Dec. 1.-THE fact that the syndi-
cate has established fty the price Of mining in
the mines now operated by hem whose output ia 200
cars and more daily, is making impression those
who depend on mining for living. All expectations
the part OF the idle miners that higher rate for mining
can DC obtained from the operators who have not yet
hllcd their mines with foreign labor appear hopeless.
The syndicate will not yield, and asserting with
the utmost confidence that their object has been accom-
plished Mr. W. r. Brooks, the experienced Of the
coal operators In the Hooking Valley said:
" The miners are foolish to resist demands. We
cannot nay more for mining than the syndicate IL now
paying to somo I 400 miners. all of whom have signed
the contract I know that the miners can make good
wages Mt this price, and If you will take
the trouble to investigate books Of 1877, when the
price paid was Gity ccnts onwll become convinced
of the truth of my assertion"
Mr. Brooks turned to the books Of 1877 "Now" said
he, take the account ~ william r. Evans who Is
taking leading part among the strikers and begin with
the month NJ August"
n found that IN that month Mr. Evans had mined
i2iA tons for which he received $82 81 css his
account OF sis 10. IN September he mined 81, onsi
during ortohcr, B3i, tons IN November he mined 1913
tons, anh IN December ~ ieT7 he mined n tons HE
average stor account ltnetri itOn his m0nhy eati,
lngs was sls - Tho rntninrs o Lawrence kclch wtt'
nett examined ihe bonhs shas that hs Uutrut
W tNA ~ NNcnsf w 'hH Sainr
,eat 1as i5it tona, seriWHbef iais oHs,
ocibhtt TiA iens NBtcmhri, i4Hs ,ers ahh w 49,
etnhetl 1906 iese tie ate,ase appUini Waa s5j
the aee8NNis W tNN,ah sag are shHw ina iNilis ihp
saiNn ipfeh 10 minla ~ ANesi i9ah innal aNh il WN
dais NNfh seripmheh nav tens, oelpNpgl ii9h
tens Ansemher, iOl tnns, leeemher, of', Nns. tia
afegase slnln account daring these months WAS F3u
John balonan mlned IN lka sano period, ~ August
i35'a tonsi seplemhor iiiai tonsi oeIoher, i0s',
tOnsi November, li3li t0ns DcGcmhcr 40 tons His
stare account in the same period was ga month.
Dennis Coe mined in August ll7i4 tons; September
77i2 tons; October, G9'4 tons; November 81 tons
December 67li tons His store account a,eragcd S23.
James iiaughton, who was then drawing pillars and
had better opportunity for sending out coal than the
others mentioned, all of whom were mining in room,
put out In August 1914 tons September, 17Gis tons;
October, III tons (; November 1IOl2 tons December.
1909 The average OF his monthly account for
merchandise and expenses during the five months was
S35 month
1t Ia not known how much moro merchandise con
slmcd by the men mentioned The expenses gwen m
cludc all that purchased BY them ut Mr.. Brookss
store.
wHA1 THE OPERATORS ARE DECIDED UP0N.
"1he knowledge that miners can make fair wages
at fifty per tom said Mr. Brooks. leads us to make
fifty the standard price for the valley for one year
We have every to believe that We can furnish our
miners steady employment and would rather employ
them than who unacquantcd with ol'r mode of
mining But must destroy the present State Assoca-
ton II has handicapped for several years 10 pre-
veuted from enjoying natural advantages. We
have objection to the formation Of an as
socation of miners whose object shall be To
protect the interests OF this valley There arc u
number Of miners whom would not hHf:tate to employ
without requiring their signatures to c contract They
would adhere TO the terms without signing IT, put zen
orally insist proposition ana IL remains Win
the miners to accept II.
There are many miners who have fixed opinion re-
gnrng the present union those IDEAS. for illustration.
would pare the political opinion OF nv book keep
You could make Republican of him than you
could iy and ii Is for self-procct0n that We insist
compliance with our terms. Their acceptance would
proNr beneficial the miners. Last winter, when
mining ton the average earnings per man
only s25 a month. while ut 30 cents for mining IN
1877, able TO furnish employment that averaged
double that amount month for each man. we shouiu
Ike the miners accept proposition ana we WIN
contribute our part toward restoring good VIII ana mar
mony where only discord and hatred seems to nave
sway
Relief TO the miners ia now coming In from quarters
wholly unlocked for one hundred and fifty dollars was
received by the Miners Central Relief Committee ut
Straitye, from the COW boys OF Texas.