The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-20
A. FEW STILL FIGHT.
Three Gilman Miners Claim the
Strike Is Not Off.
CONDITION or THE COAL TRADE,
Foreign Cheap Coal Lowering the Price
The Great Northern's Easy Grades
Green Lake Schedule.

The stasement made on Sunday by represents
tsves of the Seattle Coal and Iron Company that
al a meeting held at Gilman by the miners the
long strike had been declared of, brought forth
q demonstrating response from three Gilman
men, who claim to act as q committee of the
Knights of Labor
Following is the letter received by the Posi-
INTELLIGEScER yesterday:
GILMAN, Oct I9, 1891.
To THE EDITOR: In your issue of today's Posi-
INTELLIGENcER it is stated, on the authority OF
J. L. Parker, mine superintendent here, that the
strike at Gilman was declared OF The strike
has not been declared of, and il will not be de-
clared Of as long as we see any show TO beat the
Seattle Coal and Iron Company. There was a
meeting held here on October II to declare
the strike of, and there were twenty
strike 0ses asd tmsny e DECLARE H ths
of the twenty that voted to declare the strike off
are men that are blacklegging at the mines, and
the other hall are men who had applied for
work, but Parker would not give them work
until they declared the strike off. Some of them
came from British Columbia and others from
the mines on the skagit, and when Parker got
them here he would not give them work unless
they broke the strike up MICHAEL HUNT
JOHN DRYLIE,
OWEN DoRAN,
X. of l. Committee.
Wesley Wilson, manager of thu Seattle Coal
and Iron Company, said yesterday that he ex-
pected nothing less than denial by few of
those who knew they could not get work, and
who would always be anxious TO create trouble.
"The declaration that the strike is off," said
dr.. Wilson, Eve take in all good faith, and we
win do as we have always done, try to treat the
men fairly and squarely." Continuing, he said:
"The working miners have resolved to go about
their business In law-abiding manner, but the
private guards, who have been protecting the
companys property since the strike began, will
be dismissed, and the men will protect them
selves and their properties in the future
Turning his attention to the general coal bust
ness, Mr.. Wilson said that beyond the Colusa
which is due here about November /, no ships
had been chartered for the coal-carrying trade of
the company. Many had offered, but none were
accepted.
"The trouble is" said Mr. Wilson, "that the
San Francisco market is glutted, and not only
that, over 100000 tons of foreign coal, mostly
Australian, is afoat, bound for that port The
foreign market fixes the price of coal, and hith-
erto we have had the cost of producing the arti-
Gle dictated to US. 1t can be seen that under
such circumstances there can be little profit in
the business"
The ship Theobald is now discharging ballast,
and will commence putting in her cargo of coal
today.
Regarding the matter C. ]. Smith, manager OF
the Oregon Improvement Company, said the
report that the Gilman miners have declared
the long strike off does not affect the affairs of
his compay in any degree whatever.
'For over two months" said Mr.. Smith, 1--WE
have bad all the men we desired, and even If
the strikers around the camp were to make the
same declaration it would not change the situa-
ton in the slightest degree. Many of the
strikers have applied for work and as we can
use them we put them in the Mines
Superintendent T. B. Corey says he has had
IN the last week many more applications tor DO
sitions by the strikers than he has vacancies,
aud that the boycott put against the companys
coal has had no effect whatever.
Manager N. ii. Martin, of the Black Diamond
company, said that the Gilman declaration did
not affect the mines of his company in any
manner. The Black Diamond company is now
loading the Spartan, which carries about $500
tons. The Germania, of 1,500 tons burden, is in
the harbor, awaiting her turn. The Ivanhoe, of
2,2o0 tons burden, is due at Seattle about Octo-
Der % The mines are now producing about 800
tons per day. No. had to be shut down for
few days, as the bunkers were full, but work
starts up again tomorrow.