Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-18
ABOUT THE END.
THE READING STRIKE Will PROBABLY
BE DECLARED OFF TODAY.
Correspondence Between Kastsr.Workman
Lowisand President Corbin The Men
20 Resume and Then
Conference.

mon OF Miner, District knights Oi
Labor. He to-day proposed 10 order
the miners strike off in ttc Reading
mines, provided the assurance WIS given
him that after work was resumed the
subject OF wages would De considered in
a conference Of representatives, o. miners
and mine.OWncrs.
President Corhiu, of the Reading
road, speaking Tor himself aud Prosi-
dent hcm. OF the Reading Coal Com
pany, gave this assurance. saying the
proposition covered thc ground assumed
by the Reading company. Mr. Lewis
lett for the coal regions to-day, and he
Is quoted as saying that he would order
the strike off before tomorrow night.
The following Is the spondence
between Lewis and Corbln
PHuAprLruA, February lG, 1851
AOstiH Corbjn, Eeu, ProudcW ot the
PhU4dciphia oy.d ReadinJ RaHro0d
CompanV:
Sir,-BeinQ DESTROYS to bring the strike
IN the mining region Of the Reading
Coal and Iron Company 10 close IN or
der t. get the working people IN and
about those mines TO work, and speaking
for these workingmcn, J propose to order
a resumption OF work at once upon your
assurance that | can promise the men
that after they have gone to work and
mining operations arcin regular progress,
the subject OF wages viii be considered
IN conference between the company anl
its employees or their representatives,
and upon the further assurance that no
one shall Toe Disseminated Against 10y
reason of his connection with the strike
Yours, &c., ". +. LEWIS.
PHILADELPHIA AND READING r. r.. Co.,
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. Il, 1883.
N. ". T. LcUis:
Dear Sir.-l am in receipt of your fa-
vor of tins date. ] have consulted Mr.
kcim, president of the coal and iron
company, III relation to it's contents. and
am authorized by him TO say that 1t is
substantially in accord with our position,
and snch action is satisfactory TO ms. NO
one will be observation-disclosures because
of his connection with tine STRIKE. so that
IT is not understood rs protecting such
men as have made or attempted 10
make personal assaults upon the
men remaining at work aud pro-
vidcd further, that in any conference
over the wages the miners are not
to expect us 20 pay a higher rate of
wages for mining than those paid 10y
other coal producing companies IN
competition with us namely, the
Delaware. Lackawauna and West
em, Delaware and Hudson, Lchigh
Valley. Lchieh Coal and Navigation
Company, and Lehich and WilhcsbaTe
Company, but with the understanding
that We are willing to aIopt basis that
shall give our miners as much as is paid
by either of those companies. 1t Is
understood that the WAGES tO Dee paid ou
returning TO work viii br ON the old
800 basis, and Will remain under that
basis until 20 change shall be mutually
agreed upon. louls truly.
AUSTIN COBHlN.
LEwls'S ACTION Justified AND IMMEDIATE
RESUMPTION INJECTED.
PorrsyILLE, Pa, February l7.-lIas-
er-Workman Lewis, of the Miner, Ma
tioual Assembly, arrived here tonight,
bringing copies Oh MS corr Si'"no nee
win IltSldeh' OoI"i", "ul'n ll' SUNNI
tfu 10 inc I'' .I J'i H Yo,''''',, NV, ~,
WIS justified, and an address Will be issued
at once ordering immediate resumption.
This sudden turn III affairs produces the
livelieet qualification amOugall classes OK
ccpt the striking Wlroaiers, who are
thus abandoned to their fate. Lee ana
other railroad leaders are lufl"uS "t
Master W orkmah Lewis ana "usl,'IIuS
in their denunclaiion oil DIS alleged per.
+ iidy. They are IN close commitment ION
10 night, presumably STRIVING 10 devise
some eNpedIcu' TO meet inc new phai9r oI
the SITUATION ""I 'H' ""l'eI9"i Uli I"'
among ihe oU''''e '"i''iu''i,5 D. '''"' '"o
railroad sIilAc Is no" A"p'iea9iy l'''
cause.
Nor1cr resr-rD TO RESUME WORK.
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o'lo' iiLE, A.
nee 10 the S'Ilh'HS n4'n0Is ~ ~ ~ WIN
MONDAY was l'Su'u '0 2, U V',i ''e
signatures ot N"LG"%i '''.'''1t " W ''i'''',
Lewis anu 'ol'n IT, i''!.. 'i'''i' 'i'''l ~
the JOINT eAeeuiiye commit" M "a ana al I ni
Ter ""I"''''n 81 '5 1i'l w. ,l, ''i' ,,.,
VISION II; i. IL "U,'',S ]. 0.,s ~ ''l''''i
employ '' y INC ''"'''''' ''''l '''D''
PRoGBEss OF THE CONGRESSIONAL iNNtaiI-
CATION.
p,,,.,,r1pu,, Frbrnarv FIX
u.-l;ln,,t Cb,rl'. +, Smith Of the Read
;no rolr",d WA. IN. tirst witness tins
, ,''o l,,foro fine congressional i'm
NV. ,l,'' con,nittco winch is mani
n.s''9''t,-'t 10 I'LL Mr. smith s,il that
Tug LIZ t '',' ,r'lii.nt If tLo road from
1 'o ''. ~ Is,;a and o. J,rector nm 1915 He
looi ~ i ne d ire, bacause he dis
lo ,,-'1,. .-,' 49, 1874 that the comp,nv was
V '.,1l;,L;n1, f.lso renort, and cooking No
,''D',,' ~,ints in tbo interest of stock gan-
~ ,'H .'r'0'i w. tbe rrports tine tutb was
l p,,LS. the floating delhi not report
SSi ll,.i ,,.bilc tbe rooJ was NOT earning
co., uLiu ',.n ~ - was navino dividends ON
any L .'0I' r'bich vas ACCOMPLISHED by
I I''',., s'"Gr, >, none Some Of the III.
rootors we're gambling in the stock. and
Itt'oi2 T G,,ore@s in the management were
o ,ii-li iu;'' - nav these uuearnel diyi-
a 'll 1,'' Inv vanity. The object of the