New-York tribune., 1884-12-08
PRESIDENT GREENES STATEMENT.
STORES THE CAUSE OF THE DIFF


CULTiEs.
President NJ VI. Greene, of the Hooking Val
ley Railroad, who ~ in the city was asked yesterday
about the big strike OF coal miners in that region. At
first ho was inclined not to say anything because it
might be msconstrucd. but finally he said
"The first thing want to impress on yon is that VIC
have no strike or in the ordinary acceptance of
that term IL very favored one for mining
The coal drifts high up in the hills above tho water
the veins are thick some of them eleven feet As con
sequence a miner valley can take out great deal
more coal than In other localities. Some years ago we
introduced mining machinery there. Tho unions pro-
tested and for four years the machines have been de
That was about the beginning Of the present struggle
On the part OF the and operators 1t Is simply
question whether they to be permitted to run their
now property in their way or not. The Miners
tnion shortly after the machines we're dise0n.inied'
heran forcing In on us, whether we "amtcu them
or not Thus ~ mine could find work comfortably Tor
io5 men, they insisted putting In about 2oo. This
meant half time work FOR all Then trey would quote
the wages earned hair time to show how poorly they
we're remunerated We found about a year ago wheh
tnn,no,ore uaftison's road was Opened down ~
Marietta through the tamhthlge iesSn ma ,na, y9n, ,
auitige district mines are only four oot 'rins we
really cai rrcuce the edai ~ cents nrf ,on u yhenry r
A u, TOT lnine lnlur where W. weir 'nircn w pit.lV,
tet eoni beat "a IL ihe ihnihrt I'VE fp.,a nns,ns',
,kn AZ with ip ihe thtt itt every rht nrpnri W
Mar Iaat iprlilph n 'pN'r'lnN w WE w
,un,us W 80, nEnts thttn Npir neatly rne,hhl I'VE
,,ee NsulHi W aidt ~ ~ mat riltp pn' ihr nn'in
iea,nss sa,i 40 W. hnieHie i'ai thn eh ~, nhl NV
tbuJ, lhpig ilis nH lNitt, Nhth HN' NNNil
tngu, Ia snpb Wugh nispwhrln hpHNNNlln Nr pNtHst'
uthnI iaulr fahlii 80 isslhln Wb N'l,N .tt'''lh
ta wi G0uA hn hpleg than 90 Nehts' a'' iN' W. 'pb
Al 40 Al whiGn wn have hllpi nr 'hn n'hNs v M'n
Ieuted lah0rers tho old mlners sehin never W haNp
considered at all la reasonable Nal elhu' lho tuhu's
loure ssinn in bsiLess tho dlnlehpe ~ our NW 81
taxing out coal O what IhoI dld ny lheif av'nh NV
thirteen iron The line Inlnlsh anpe ilust'"
ton These cOuld all have been kept iulh'hE u l"ui
had been permitted 10 engage labor ~ tho Piuus az
which labor offered itself aud was VIKING W ohS"to
When the last Que blew out the average wages VI !ne
men mining coal for that month was @loo per month";
The furnace was stopped because men worhlhg nc'o"
the union price ordered TO stop Dy that oIgiL
ION with freedom work. these furnaces cou' hl pc
running TO day and give work to 300 men As soon
as frce,om To employ men at wages satisfactory 10
he il secured three four Of these furnaces VIII NJ
once he started up a., uo,. 4. uon,, ,,uoh
In sensational reports 10 the papefs
ha go seen n stated in tho NewIork papers that lZOoV
iners are out OF work There arc not over l0oo OF
The old ,niuers will work In the valey AGAIN.
Sno or 400 AT the outside OF the desperate chaiacte
vino have been firing railroad bridges shooting at guars
and 60 mmitting other dcprcdaons. may pc aduen 70
hese but will never he permitted to resume aor III to
valley under circumstances sonle ol tiieIh ".o
row In lail others will be- Ihere are II"
reonle out work section, IN proper ton "
nonula than Of work in any large III"
Community now affected by the depression oi 'rdc'