Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-02-26
FULTON COAL BANK TROUBLE.
A Compete History Of the Case Given
by the Superin tendent.

by the superb tenuent.
The following com municatioa was re-
ceiyed last night, and is given as full ex-
PLANTATION of the miners strike at the
Fulton coal works, from the owners stand
point:
To the Editor Of the Register.
Firstly-About four weeks ago there APP
peared on an office attached to the coal
bank one notice that read thusly,, or words
to this effect: 1T walter Marshall does
not stop weighing coal the mules willhave
q rest" read this notice and went i'm
mediately into the bank and asked each
and every miner, excepting the two entry
miners, II they knew the author OF tAls
same notice 70 which they replied no, and
also that they knew nothing about its
meaning.
To prevent having any further trouble
asked them If they were satisfied, to which
they said yes.
On Friday morning, F, brusry 15 1884.
was in the bank and a strike was never
mentioned to me in any way, or by any
one. At three o'clock of the same day
every miner had quit the bank "ou a
strise," still it was never mentioned to
me by any miner, or committee OF miners.
On the Saturday morning following went
out TO the works, as usual, and was com.
PEELED TO send for some of the miners to
ascertain who was the committee, and
then was compelled TO ask this same COM
nit,ee what was the matter.
Tue committee, Messrs. John Gates and
Charles Lentmeyer, replied, I'VE want
Wslter Marshall to quit weighing" "ls
that all 2" said |. YES" said Mr.. Lent
never. | informed them that We would
not change our weighmsster, but they had
the privilege of a check-weighmsn: They
then proposed that weigh the coal, to which
l could not consent. l told them too that
wtuld be governed by the same
rules at other coal banks, and that
is what every miner ought to
know-throwing out oopperstone, bearing
in slate and the band. After some consul.
tation between themselves, they offered
me the proposition to 60 to work II
would not throw out the bsnd. Now,
want to esk right here, did the miners
strike against the weighman, or against
Marshall then tried to settle our diff.
oulty by proposing to go to any
b,pk in the vicinity, and We
sett d on Rainey's coal works.
Myself, W. Marshal, and two OF the COM
mittse proceeded on our way to the works
and mt I, not miner, but Mr.. Duff, who is
rrighmastcr at the works mentioned, who
gave us The information we desired, very
Sindly. They pay IS cents ton Throw
out copper stone. bearing.in slate and the
Ldnd) over ~ inch screen, while we paid
80 cents a ton over a Ia inch screen,
Shich statement proves that we pay not
Cnly as much, but more than any
other bank in the city. In regard to
Thomas Myers, he being lessee of our
6rm-is governed by the same rules that
govern us-wbich fact accounts for his
paying our prices In regard TO the reduc-
lion OF 10 cents on a ton, it can not prop
erly be called q reduction as this aforesaid
committee agreed TO work under the rnles
governing Rainey's coal works. warn the
committee to be careful as to what thy d.
tomorrow. Thanking the REGisTSR for
his allotted space sign myself
JOHN w. MARSHAL,
Supt. Fulton aud Slackto Mines.