The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-01
NEW STRIKE AT BLACK DIAMOND.
Mine Thrown Open to All Who Will
W0rE

The Black Diamond Coal Mining Company
mas decided to stop trying to patch UP an agree
ment with the labor unions, and hire auy
miners who choose to work for it.
1t will be remembered that the strike was or
dered against the Black Diamond companv not
because the men had any grievance against il
but because the Oregon Improvement Company
carried the Black Diamond coal to the market
and the workingmen wished TO cut off the I'm
provement Company's revenue from this traffic
After the strike had been on for some time and
Morgan Morgans, the superintendent, had failed
TO reach any basis OF agreement by which the
men would come TO work, Z. B. Cornwall. of San
Francisco, the president OF the company came
up here 10 try his hand at negotiating 1t was
agreed between him and a committee of the
miners that the old men should be taken back
at the old wages. formal stipulation was then
drawn, but the result is shown in the following
letter, written June 20. by Morgan Morgans to
the PosT-INTELLIGENCER:
This proposition was given to the committee
OF h. of l. of this place Saturday, the 27th inst
and was rejected and returned to me today.
now make IL through your paper 10 all who
wish to go to work, which you will please
publish.
The stipulation referred to is as follows
This agreement, made and entered into on
this - day of June, A D. 1891, hy and between
the Black Diamond Coal Mining Comnanv
corporation duly incorporated and existing
under the laws of the state of California and
authorized TO DO business the state of Wash.
ington, acting in this behalf by Morgan Nor.
gans, superintendent Of said company the party
OF the first part, and j. l. Barrie and John
rrinke, representing the Western Central Labor
Union, and George McQuarrie, Frank Terrace
J. y. Maxwell, William Ross and John William.
son, acting in behalf and as agents OF the
miners who were employed by the said Black
Diamond Coal Mining Company on the lf,h jsx
OF May, 1891, the parties OF the second part,
witnesseth: f'
That in consideration of the mutual eondi.
n A. l.
Is agreed by and between the parties hereto as
First-That the said miners who have hereto.
fore ceased working for the Black Diamond Coal
Mining Company shall return and resume work
as heretofore on or before the 9Th dav of July
1871, and the said party of the first part agrees
TO take back aud re-empIoy all OF the said min.
eis and mine laborers who were employed nv
sas1 comnany in said mines of the said first
Parry on the 10th day OF May, 1891. and who de-
sire 10 De re-employed, and all xuca empIoves
shsli be paid and receive the same coFnrensa
non which was heretofore paid TO them. and
such pay msnt Is 10 be made In manner ana form
anu at the same tire as was tie usual custom
81 the time the said miners and said mine la
oorsrs ceased TO labor in said mines As aforesaid
second-It Is further agreed that whenever
TIE market price of coal at san Francisco in the
state OF California. shall advance 20 50 per ton
Tor satd coal mined in said mines, the same
shS4l De regarded as worth the said sum, aud the
market quotations OF coal, made In the ordinary
course OF business in the market of San Frsn
cisco, shah De regarded as the test Of said mar.
ke{ price. and IL case OF such advance in the
price, said miners then employed hy said frSt
party ID It's said mines, shall be allowed anc
paid an additional sum equal 20 Is per cent of
tos rates heretofore and ROW 70 be paid 70
them, AID OF the price which was received prior
10 tae signing OF this agreement and in essa
sSla coal shall still further advance in price.
oeF2ad said 81 per ton. there shall be paid as
iufther additional compensation for every dol
iSr increase per ton, PEI 1 l addition 10
ths CON pensatlon PAID a. lis Esa of such adj
vance. provided. howeve. "a IL a aereernan.
iE upon the express cor sat .hs 80
miners and mine laborsrs So zee ard cor.
uaoe - WORK AT the price sFs Ihefore men
toned for the period OF tHo "a rorn tss ista
hereof s eNts
Ihisd-It ID further agrseS e. a. 3 at any time.