The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-17
BLACK DIAMOND CONTRACT.
Miners Signing Rapidiy-Sliding Scale
and Right of Discharge Retained.

Miners Signing hapidiy-Sifdins scale
and Right of Discharge Retained.
BLACK DIAMOND. July l6.-[Special. lone
hundred and fifty miners have signed the con-
tract, and the balance viii sign as fast as they
can The mine is not expected to start with
full force before Monday. The contract is as
follows:
This agreement, made and entered into this
- day of -, 1891, between the Black Dia-
mond Coal Mining Company, a corporation I'M
der the laws of the state OF California, herein
and e undersigned, OF King county, stale of
Washington, party of the second part, witnesses
that in consideration of 81 to each in
hand paid, and OF the mutual conces-
sions and agreements herein made, it
is agreed by and between the parties hereto
as follows: The party of the second part
agrees to commence to work for said Black Dia-
mond Coal Mining Company at and in its mines
In King county aforesaid, under the direction
and contro. OF the superintendent OF the mines
OF the Black Diamond Coal Mining Company,
and shall continue to work faithfully and hon
esty for said company for the full period of
-, from and after the date of this agreement,
and the wages or compensation to be paid to
said party OF the second part shall be for doing
work follows
Az outside laborer, 81 % per day.
AS inside laborer or driver $50 per day.
AS car man and sheet layer, 1915 per day.
As repairer. 50 per day
As assis ant repairer, $3.50 per day.
AS miner, s. per day.
AS blacksmith, 81 per day.
As assistant blacksmith, $3.50 per day.
AS carpenter, IS per day.
As engineer, S. per day
As fireman, $50 per day.
Breast work, including timbering properly, in
mine No. i. sl025 per yard, thirty feet breast;
in mine No. 2, $40 10 for six feet or under thirty
feet breast; in mine No. ., $3.50 for over six
feet, thirty feet breast.
Chutes AID eross-euts forty feet wide in mine
No. IA, q per yard in mine No. II, s2.55 per
yard; in mine No 2, $3.50 per yard.
And in order that the said employees
at the mine of said company may par
ticipate in the profits aud reap the benefit
from an advance in the price of coal, it is
agreed that. whenever the market price of coal
screened from the ship is 50 per ton, the said
party OF the second part employed under this
contract i'll mining said Black Diamond house
coal shall be allowed and paid an additional
sum equal TO 10 per cent. increase on the rates
or wages herein before named, and for all of said
Black Diamond house coal that said Black Dia-
mond Coal Mining Company sells for more than
- per ton there shall be paid as an additional
compensation 5 per cent on each additional
dollar in price that the coal sells for above 81
per ton.
1t is further agreed that the miners or labor
ers in what is termed mine No. IA, or the white
ash vein, shall receive an additional ID per cent
on the prices hereinbefore named on all coal
from that vein which said party of the first part
sells in San Francisco for 50 OF more per ton,
and an additional 5 per cent. on such wages on
each dollar per ton in price exceeding 50, and
whenever the coal from section IL, or the Bruce
the party of the first part in san Francisco, a
like increase of IL per cent on the wages or rates
above named shall be paid to the miners on this
vein, and an additional 5 per cent on such
wages on each dollar per ton obtained by the
company above 81 per ton.
1t is further agreed that il at any time in the
judgment of the company the amount of coal
required by the company for its business can
not be or Is not produced by the number OF men
employed at the time of this agreement, the
company may Increase Is working force by en-
poying additional men to produce the required
amount of coal. and in like manner if in the
opinion of the company or its superintendent its
interests require the production of a smaller
amount OF coal at It's mine, the company,
through its superintendent. shall have the
right 10 reduce the number OF men employed by
this contract or otherwise 10 such number as
i'll the Judgment of the superintendent and of
the company is necessary to do the work of the
mines aud produces the required amount of coal,
the intention being TO employ none but good,
honest-working white miners, but the company
reserves the right through its superintendent to
at any time discharge said party of the second
DO lair and honest days work, to the Satisfac-
ton OF said superintendent This agreement
shall not be construed to interfere in any man.
ner with the right OF the Black Diamond Coal
Mining Company TO carry on its business and
work It's mines under the sole direction and to
the entire satisfaction of its superintendent
without interference from any quarter
Payments for labor performed shall be made
In lawful money of the United States at the
office OF the company at the mines on or before
the twenty sixth day of each month for the labor
performed during the preceding calendar
month
This agreement is made and entered into in
good faith by each of the parties hereto and for
any breach thereof each party shall be held liza
bic Tor any damage that may accrue TO the other