Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-04-11
The Mine Trouble.
A CARD PROM VIZ. KIMBERLY.

hrst 10 enter itIn this city.
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The Mine Trouble.
CARD FROM M. KIMBERLY.
To tie Editor Of hs RsgiIs1.
Your paper Of this morning says the
strike is settled oy one large firm OF coal
operators signing the Federation scale.
| deny the statement.
The Federation OF Miners aud Mine
Operators was Grst thought CT and inau-
garated in Indianapolis les. summer or
fall. After a preliminary organization
and q practical formation Of rules, regula-
lions and laws for the government OF same,
an adjournment was had to Chicago at
a later date, where another meeting and
conference was had, st which meeting the
former action was more fully perfected
aud an adjournment carried for another
meeting TO ba held at Pittsburg, at
Wh;ch operators we're invited to be
present and participate. This was csllt d
a convention Of federated mine owners and
operators and miners AID mine laborers,
and the especial object wss the sdoP
ton of scale Of wages for the
YEAR next ensuing. The convention met
and after no. unanimous session OF three
or tour days, it being at times stormy, and
# il had not been that The cooler heads oil
both operators and miners predom!nated
srd finally succeeded in getting harmo'
Nous adjournment to Columbus on the
date of February % to complete the work
which vas as yet unfinished, the federation
would have probably proved sn abortion
As it was, the cooler heads and
men Of beet Judgment on both
aides succeeded in calming the
storm until the Columbus Convention met.
Then the scale wss perfected and agreed
% unanimously, which fixed prices for the
year, beginning May /, 1856, and ending
Moy |, 1887, and il vas slso agreed to
that there should be no changes until the
next. convention met, ard provided that
that convention should be held in February,
1887, and no sooner, all other matters and
subjects Of disagreement or nisunderstsnd-
ing 10 be settled by arbitration, and in no
other wsy. A very plain proposition and
one that | think can be understood
BY sby ordinary mind. What then are the
facts With reference TO this so-eslled settle
mens Of something that does not nor has
not existed for several months; all the
operators have now AID have had for
months all the men they wanted.
This Paskersburg convention was q
fraud, gotten up for q purpose; that pur-
pose was to secure the prices now which is
agreed TO be paid from and after the lst OF
May next 10 the miners on the MonoDga'
bela river, who are not getting it The
local union Of Wheeling, who never had
made application ior admission to the
Federation; go down baoFed bY Me- Burt
and Mr.. Robertson, neither Of whom ever
mined much coal, and say: gentlemen,
we will psy our cspitstion tax ana
became q part and parcel OF the Fedora.
tion Of Miners and Mine Operators. live
can only De assured thst We can control
the organization in our locality and there
bg have those vino haze already been ad-
mirted humilisted by being turned out
which will enable rs 10 crack the whip Of
the boycotters over certain gentlemen until
We viii force them to terms and to give rs
the places held by men who are now legit-
imately ana honestly members of the Fed
Grafton, have organized, paid their money
and hold the receipt Of Mr. Mclaughlin for
il, ell OF which is agreed TO TOR certain con
siderstions, thick one Of which is chang
ing the price Of mining in portion OF
Ibis district. Tho KanaWhs miners who
want TO run this eGd of the district
;happe the price from q TO q on the
,otes Of the sag secession, the new scces-
ion get into the Federation CO The votes
,fthe EapsEha miners-sl on tue principle |
# you tickle nae, snd I'll tickle you,
,ut Mr. Editor, here is Just where the fun
MI begin; the psicea we're fixed in Colum-
ms and were TO prevail tor one year.
70 power but the National Convention
o be held in February next could ehsnge
hem unless il would De the AsuonHl Com
nittee cf Coucilislcn AID Arbitration.
Ihich has .d nothing refeued 10 liner
o meeting called for any purpose.
ont think the side sho= at Parkersburg
iii count, nor do / think The so-called
ssslament of Messrs. Giligsn, Foster and
thers will Re iollogtd hy other firms here
may do Brooks coed in E,s mSueueyre to
rake brick, build brick houses, etc, ETC.,
i,h his coal bank oIcas-biaeSsheeping
Their trades, craftsmen and lsborers IN
mes of depression iH trades as provided
II in Section 7. OF the famous State paper
Brooks to sll the people.
P. L. KIMBERLY.