The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-14
0sA$MINERS' STRIKE
At THE WHEELING cRtEk WORKS.

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AT THE WHEELING cRlEk WORKS.
The saptriateadeas Esians " R.toxaii,a Com.
\ nistes Of the Ho,ins1, isd They Suspend i
nork-DaeAiaE for Copper stass tie Dlf.
b assls1-WAst tive ,Euplsy.s say.
Tuesday The miners employed at tho works
Of the Wheeling Creek Coal Company, west
Of Bridgeport on the g., L. / W. railroad,
struck. Tho following card from two en-.
ployss Of tho company, explains tho sltua.
ton: ~, '}is Z, 4; Z. \ X
~ he Editor Of he Iniellioenor. Nd lNEt.s
y Elm :tNNs dsslrs to make public Tho action
OF . meeting held at the Wheeling Creek
Coal Works on Tuesday morning, held 10
consider what should be done BY the EN-.
ployes In view OF the injustice ana tyranny
Of that mine. A great mnny OF The en- ployes
are EnHlishmep, sud the treatment to which
they are here subjected sesns ths more IN.
Just TO them as they never saw anything but
humane conduct on the part Of mins bosses
In the Old Country. Here they arc ruled
with rod Of Iron, and without any consld.
Grafton for common honesty and justice bs.
twe0n man and man. iNaet5,0 2rry G0s
? Nsvsr In our experience with men have wo
seen a. quiet, inolfensivs aud orderly clssa
ofpeople ~ the miners here. II iatheir very
unresisting good humor which has sucour.
aged the oppression by the superintendent.
He seems determined 10 test how far his die.
intorship will be submitted 10.
For long time they have been docking
tho men day after day on trivial prstext,.
Finally they ordered that the whole wagon
OF coal should be docked II any copper
stone were found among IL This would
virtually rob tho miner OF pay for digging
two tons or 80 OF coal because d small
quantity, 30 or 100 pounds, perhaps, Of copper
the load. II any workman protested against
this njustlce, be was told, swell, sir, 20 In
aud bring out your tools. We have no
further use for you" -,=}. 3,H,G
Tuesday morning the whole body OF men,
with the exception OF QUO o. two, gathered
together to take into confederation tha ques-
ton whether the bosses were justified In
taking the whole wagon lead and In dis.
charging men for speaking about 1t In the
way they had been doing. The men came to
the conclusion that the taking OF the whole
wagon they would stand no longer, and like
wise those whom the company had recently
discharged should have their places again
before tho force resumed work. 4rl 81
d II was resolved that a committee be ap-
pointed 10 draw up scsle in relation 10
docking, and to wait upon Mr.. Waters, the
Superintendent, to lay before him the seals
and the request OF the men. # ~
After the meeting had dispersed and the
committee had come together, they came 10
the conclusion to present to Mr.. Waters the
following scale: .6. g. 3. .gl-gJt,sI
First-Any wagon containing 100 pounds
and In that proportion double the quantity
which may be In any wasou. .j1f9
Becond-Should any man peysist In filling
copper stone after having been docked four
times in one month, such man to be dealt
with "a the officials may choose -,
Thtrd-That no msn s'ssil DO discharged
for taking any active part IL my meeting for
the bsnett OF the men In tae works, In case
such discharges be made, he man 10 suspend
work. .l1Fss1.1
Such was the simple ncale aud reasonable
request to be laid beioze the Superintendent.
This Is the reception we received at the
hands OF that honorable gentleman. "Wsll,n"
said he, what Is your rfqlsat2'
"Wo we're appointed, biz, by tho men this
morning at the meeting, to lay before you
our grievances and to try 10 effect settle.
ment OF the same" 41l
II won't hear you" M
"Well, sir; We have very simple scale
here. Pleaee to read it." - -
II won't recogn z any committed ".
We explained: "This proposition saws II
we hsvs 100 pounds OF copper stone we will
allow you to dock Us for 200 pounds.n "75
Mr.. Waters then said, with wave of the
hand: II won't hear you. We phy 60 cents
o ton for coal and not for slate and sulphur"
Now, sir, we approached Nj. Waters as men,
and were treated like dogs. We have seen
many superintenden.s and overseers OF mines
and other work. having subordinate en-
ployes, but We never before SAW one 30 inaen.
sible to what is due from one man to another.
As to our motive in writing this lctter, we
desire 10 make known 10 the public lust
what the nature Of the diff sulty ia which
led to our stopping work The officials OF
this company have forced Us out on strike,
and failing to get Justice at their hands We
hope to secure fair Judgment on the part Of
the public BY publishing q plain, unvarnish-
ed tale OF the occurrences OK Tuesday. " Q
hope, also, that this truthful statement NAV
meet the eyes Of the owners OF the mine and
lead them TO secure Superintendent who
will meet the men under him, as men.
Respectfully, Z.
2 @. o. PARsov, 2
4S75 -. LLoYo Oak in,
s! .--21. Check Wsighmen.
Wheeling Creek Coal Mines, Ohio, august IS.