Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-18
MINING SCALE FIXED.
Both Sides Make Concessions and a
Small Advance is Granted.
UNDERTAKES FOR A COMBINE.
Contract Labor Law Violations in Law
renee County.
ALL THE NEWS FROM NEARBY TOWNS

COLUMBUS. April 1.-THE prices for
mining for the coming year have been fixed
and the interstate. agreement revived by
the miners and mine operators of Ohio and
PENNSYLVANIA. This is the result Of a de-
cided change in the sentiments of both the
miners and operators attending the joint
convention which concluded its sessions
this evening. Concessions we're made on
both sides.
Through committee on conference the
differences between the miners and oper-
ators was reduced to a matter of cent, the
ultimarum of the operators being 70 cents for
the Hooking Valley and 70 cents for the Pitts
burg district while the miners demanded IL
and 80 cents respectively for the two districts
After secret deliberation the miners conceded
the price fixed by the operators, and the scale
was agreed to by the joint convention AMID
wild enthusiasm.
AN ADVANCE GRANTED.
The scale is 10 cents lower than the original
proposed by the miners and an advance of 5
cents over the prices paid in the Hooking dis
trict the past year and an advance OF cents
over the prices paid in the Pittsburg district
1t now seems probable that corresponding
prices will be liked in Indiana, Illinois and
West Virginia. The operators of those states
must agree to prices SATISFACTORY 10 the
miners or submit to a strike in which they Will
have TO fight not only the miners OF ONO and
Pennsylvania, but the operators as wei
as the miners of their own States
The miners of Illinois and Indiana are conn.,
dent that the operators of those States Will now
give them an audience. 1t is said the operators
of the two States. while not willing to meet
with the operators of Ohio and pennsylvania,
are ready to confer with their own miners. In
view of this fact joint convention of mine
operators and miners will probably be held at
Indianapolis April Is and a convention of the
Illinois operators at st. Louis April rs. Inc
miners of these two states approved the scale
adopted for Ohio and Pennsylvania, believing
that their action would be approved by their
constituents.
MAY NARROW THE MARKET.
The advance in prices of mining will not ma
terially affect the lake coal trade, which has
already opened and will continue through the
the Northwest will simply have to pay more for
the coal prominent operator said the ad-
vance might possibly narrow the market for
Ohio and Pennsylvania coal in the Chicago
market
Inc closing sessions of the joint convention
were chiefly occupied in a discussion which
had the effect of considerably modifying the
expressions of both miners and operators
on the previous day. The arguments of
Oscar Townsend, David Patterson, Morrison
Foster and Alexander Patterson for the oper-
atnrs were particularly effective. The COM
mittee of conference, which did such excellent
work, WIS composed of MesSrs. Townsend,
Chapman Job Martin, Rob bbins Andrews and
Dempster for the operators, and Messrs. Nu-
gent, George. Thomas. Rae, Watchorn, Barker
and Smith for the miners. The convention ad-
journed to meet in Pittsburg the first Tuesday
in April, 1891. The names OF the members for
the Interstate board are to be sent to Patrick
McBryde, Secretary of the convention, in the
meantime.