The Labor enquirer., 1884-12-27
The Weekly Report of the Secretary
Coal M1NER} HEADQUARTERS OF |
COLORADO, New MExIco, WYo-
MTSG AND UTAH.

Coal M1NER' HEADQUARTERS OF
COLORADO, New MEXICO, WY0-
MTSG AND UTAH.
The situation of affi,lrs relative to the
strike has changed velv much within the
mast week. The, Colorado Coal and Iron
company and tfieir employees have come
to terms, and the mines belonging to
this corporation have resumed operations.
The terpus and conditions of settlement,
while not alto9sther what would wish
them to be, ftill are such that can
be said to be . atolerably fair compromise.
The iron clad rifles have been abolished !;
the hospital fund has been placed within
the jurisdiction Of the employees; they
are to have /. say henceforth in the
choice of physicians: check-weighmen
are to be allowed at the mines, and the
wages of the inude day men. have been
increased. Tho miners will in some
cases suffer reduction, but in the ma
iorlty of cases there will be a slight in
crease. The thickness of the slate in
the coal determines the extent Of the va
ration in digging price within the sew
eral working places. Where the slate
reaches eighteen inches thick and for
every SIX inches of increase IN thickness
there is an allowance Of five cents. This
il quite consideration to a large num-
ber, and in all such cases an increase
upon the old rates. There is to be no
blacklisting urIder this arrangement, but
all resume work regardless Of having
taken more or less active part in the
strike. None Of our noble friends will
have cause to leave their homes by
reason of being "Yictinilzed," but rather
will feel happy that their manhood has
not been abused. Their right to combine
and to act with their co-workers through
out the variors parts of the state and
adjoining territories has been conceded
and on the whole arrangement, the men
have scored grand victoryl
The Santa lie company are still on the
war path. The settlement thought to
have been made, by this company is
local and confined to the vicinity of
Coal Creek. The miners at Starkville,
Blossburg, Carthage. and Gallup, New.
Mexico, are still holding out and are de-
termined to maintain their premises in
toto. Carthage and Gallup are new
places in southern New Mexico that have
come out within the past week. This
places the Santa Fe company in a worse
fix than ever, The New Mexico miners
feel aggrieved with the action of Rock
vale men going to work against the un-
derstanding that all were to resume
work together or none at all. This is
looked upon by the employees of the
Santo Fe in hose parts as breach of
faith. sincerely trust that this matter
can be cleared up satisfactorily in order
to maintair the unanimity of feeling
that hitherto existed. AS matters stand
to-day we hsve Oh our hands large
number of men at those places idle and
will have to be provided for until they
secure terms that are fair. By this it
will be seen that we will still be In need
of funds to push matters to fair success
The Union Pacific employees at Louisville
and Erie are also similarly situated. A
subcommittee of the miners of Louis
vile have waited, this week, upon the
officials of this company at Omaha, but
at the time of this writing they have not
reported the result of the interview. The
employees of this company are not so
badly "pinthed" in circumstances as onr
less fortunate brethren in the south.
The grounds gained in the north must
certainly be- maintained, and the author
tiles of the latter company would DO
wisely in conceding to the same terms
that operate already within the northern
district. We shall be in duty bound to
Iustain our position unhinchingly In
North, in order to make good the
that prevail in the interest OF both
yes aud the operators. There can
xception TO this rule but that will
urious to both narties concerned
Mt. Happily