The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-04
MINE ARBITRATION.
NOTWITHSTANDING LAsr NIeHg
OF Coal Nine Owners, aipsrl and Repre-.
ssatatlVsa of the Ohio Valley Trades and
Labor AssoRbly-MoySnSnt TO Form
Local Federation in whssliOG.

A meeting which promises 10 bear rich
fruit was held last night at the residence
Of Mr., Dave Brooks, on Fifteenth
street. Those present were representa-
lives Of the coal mine owners Of this dis
trict, the woFkmsn in the mines and the
Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assembly,
each Of thethres parties being represented
by aCommitlee Of three, These committees
we're: On behalf Of the miners, Messrs,
Foster, Burnsll aud Douohue; OF the
operators, Messra, Brooks, Kimberly and
Van Fossen Of the Assembly, Secretary
John Ehmaun, Mr., ], H. Burt and Mr..
X, Robertson. The meeting was held for
the purpose OF arranging the preliminaries
for federation OF the mine operators and
operatives oil this district. The Con-
ference opened shortly alter seven o'clock
and did not adjourn until alter eleven,
the tina being spent largely in discus.
Aion u tho details Of the desired orRRni-
xltion and the obisCts to be chained
thereby. The best OF feeling prevailed
throughout, and when the various COM
mittees separated to reasonable next
Wednesday evening, all expressed them
selves Us encouraged by the outlook,
WHAT IS AIMED AT.
The object Is to form n joint union oil
the employers and their employees, with e
view to avoiding strikes and other diff
n,1ttnO ATuusra nvnnbu and IritNhatlg a ..
tended the recent joint convention Of mi
ners and owners Of mines ut Columbus,
and they desire ia introduce here the
plan which has been tried with sucn ben.
sacial elects elsewhere. When a difficulty
Az Vi wages or methods Of working occurs,
outside parties, not interested in either
side, will be called in and all necessary
facilities for arriving at an understanding
Of the issue be furnished this arbitrAtors
by both parties, The members Of the
federation will bind themselves to abide
BY tho decision OF tho referee.
The work Of arriving at IN equitable
adjustment Of wages in this district in
wolves much investigation, Some OF the
veins OF coal worked here are harder than
others. The result Is that in one mine
the coal is reduced in bulk by tho screen.
ing operation one-half; In another less
than fourth, Thus In the former mine
an equal amount Of labor would only pay
the miner two.thirds as much wages as In
tho latter. This Is only by way OF illus
tration, but the principle involved is re-
garded by the workmen as oil vital import
ance.
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The federation will at least include al
the mines willing to corporate, from Ban
wood to the north line OF Ohio county
This territory includes twenty.six OF
twenty.elght mines, most OF them In Ohio
county. In these mpes over three hun
dred miners are employed, 10 say nothing
OF drivers, laborers and other employees
Several OF the mines are small, and tnoil
prodnCt Ia consumed for domestic pur'
poses. The mines average, however, about
twenty men each, and some OF them eM'
p!oy considerably higher number The
frequent occurrence and serious elects Of
strikes in the past forCibly elbows the adj
vAntages OF Tho plan now agitAted,
While 1t 10 too early to regard the sue.
cess Of the plan as assured, there ia every
reason 10 hope that great good will flow
from the conference last night and those
which arc to follow,
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