Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-03-07
NINE OWNERS AND MINERS.
Mr.. PhHo Kimberly Throws a Ray
"a Of Light on the Situation.
What Contractors, Builders, Factory Own
ers and Others Think of Trade
Prospects---The Talk in
Nail Circles.

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Kimberly, tie well krown coal dealer, at
eisurs yesterday, ard thinking it a favora-
be opportunity TO ascertain what was going !
,n in mice circles, asked:
Mr.. Kimberly / understand you were
ia attendance At the Columbus convention
Of miners and mine operators last week
Yes, l was there"
Will You tell the REGEsTEa what was
done at that convention, and what, If any
ihms. has been accomplished since By the
miners and operators in this vicinity IL
me way Of putting themselves in accord
sith the purposes and recommendations
If that Convention
The Columbus convention was
THE ENDING UP
of previous meetings. aud convsnhops
neli' some Of them, way back almost
scar $50, Ihe a5lest men The miners
could select, Messrs Mcbride and Evans.
ot Ohio, sGd Actsughhn, Of limos De-
ING az the head, Who. recognizing the he-
czsSIIy Of concert OF action 10 bring aoout
= better condition OF affairs Tor
both coal miners aud operators,
iook COUNSEL one win smother and nnatly
formulated plan Of organisation. They
called a National Convention OF miners TO
meet 10 Indianapolis, 10 which delegations
from all parts OF the county hocksd; At
ter q harmonious session OF several Days
whit is known "a the tedeTat,d mIners
movement was inauR1ra,ed, which pre-
poses that
SCALE or Prices,
to 6e agreed upon by oo'h miners and
operators, shall be adopted once every year
aud not cha, ged durirg the year, that both
ooerstors and miners may know what they
are dong, lockouts and strikes to oe
avoided by referring all matters OF dis,
agreru enI b-tEren m,us workers and
o0ersJors to al arbitration board tor settle
menr.
..Wen, VIA. shout the opzFs;ors2 When
do they come iny
These initistory proceedings we've began
IA the Indianapolis convention. IL I'D
iourped to NEE in Piusburg lS,er, and the
opsrators were invited 10 meet with tue
miners for the purpose Of rautyipg the
lGjisnspolis convention and agreeing
upon scale OF wages 10 be paid curlnI
TIE year. Tie Plt'sburg convention met as
Der call, Vas well attended by oo;h
MINERS AND OPERA oRs,
and after three days harmonious session
considering q scale OF wages aud ct1eE
matters agreed TO a6journ 10 neet II Co
famous on February q. where it WAS sup,
posed tie more central location
and longer time CT noucs
would Attract o iuller attendance
Of both miners and opeTstors. February
I'D came and Witnessed one OF The huest
dehbersrive bodies OF miners and operS-
Tors ever assembled in mis- country After
two dsvs Of dehbsrsriou ali differences
we're considered aud agreed 10 and q scale
# prices for the year beginning May |,
1856, ana udiug May !. 1887, unaui
mously adop,ed. Nj BroO5s AID myself
we're both 10 attendance when this Con
vention thought it to Do move N
tbs RIGHT DIRECTION,
and such q one as would be approved by
ousrarors and miners in our vicinity; and
one that would please all our pee pc who are
geuiug go heartily TIRED OF suikes and
iockou,s We psrtici pated IN the proceedings
ot the convention, agreed to abide by and
ne governed BY all The rul. q and regulation
a, rbe O, verpuent OF minErs snd opera
,ors, hoping by doing SO to aver; further
difficulty WIN our ~orkmeD, aud hope that
opr community will sustain Us IN our a.
tor" =,
What ore the miners nov doiog?
Il learn they are fast organizing ihem'
selves into federation with we" 10
uIs,ipg themselves IN hoe with the Rres,
aImy OF federated miners OF the United
S,a,ss / slso learn that be proper officer
or { ficers of rhe national organization Tili
be here to incorporate them into the na'
rioual organization"