Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-07-10
TWO THOUSAND MIN
WILL LIKELY Be ORDERED OUT IN THE
RAILROAD MINES
Inside Of The Coming Wesk-Ihe National Exec
udys Committee Has Charge Of the Matter, and
VIII Meet in Columbus in Few Days.

It looks very much as though the
strike Of the railroad coal miners,in this
portion Of West Virginia was going to
grow 10 immense proportions within the
next few days.
The National Executive Committee
has charge Of the matter, and they will
assemble in Columbus within the next
few days, probably about Wednesday,
where they will determine upon what Is
30 be done, as all attempts to negotiate
with the mine owners seemed to be
destined to fail. About three hundred
and fifty men are out, and it is conf
IDENTIFY expected that this number will
be Increased by the addition Of fully
two thousand miners, employed In the
mines along the Baltimore and Ohio
from Wheeling to Grafton, and from
Grafton to Wilsonburg, on the Parkers-
burg branch.
Ia this vicinity the mines affected are
at Wehsburg, Elm Grove, Boggs run,
and Moundsville, employing in the sg-
0regate about two hundred and fifty
men. The other hundred now out are
located at Opelika, in the FairmOnt dis
trict, where there is a double grievance,
one growing out Of the wage question,
and another relating to certain IMPOSE
hons alleged by the men to have been
made upon them.
The main question is purely one OF
wages. The national price for mining
along the railroad is fifty cents per
ton. The mine owners have been pay
apg forty cents, and have maintained
that they cannot afford to pay more, 0y
reason Of certain freight discrimina-
tions. The men claim, that through
their organization they have investi-
gated this claim OF discrimination, and
found that the mine owners get re-
bate, and a re fully able TO pay the
price. They accordingly demand
fifty cents per ton, and falling to get It,,
az strike will be ordered.
Said a prominent miner last evening
20 a reporter
The prices paid in the railroad mines
along the line OF the b g. o. road are
the lowest IN America. They have
been paying forty cents for 'run-Of-
mine coal, but when, as is often the
case, the mine-owner gets ton. and a
half for that forty cents, it's pretty
rough on the men. They say they are
not able TO pay ID, but we know they
are, and are willing TO arbitrate the
matter. Why, out at Monongah we Of
Tered TO give them twelve months to ar
bitrate the matter OF wages
and they refused to do Ii. There are
some other matters mixed up with
the wage question. One is the mat
ter Of house leases. The companies
nave been in the habit OF renting houses
to the men, and If anything occurs, put
them out on ten days notice. We are
entitled to more than that under the
law OF the State, and we have consulted
eminent counsel, who have told us to
70 ahead, and when we want them TO
let them know. That question will
axe ease OF itself President Mcbride
Ia man who Is very much Ia favor OF
arbitration In the settlement Of such
matters as now confront US, and upon
an equitable and conciliatOry basis, but
there has been no proper spirit to meet
him half way exhibited, and IL is about
As certain as anything can be that has
not yet transpired, that the National
Committee will order strike"