The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-07
WAGES CONE DOWN.
Notice OF : Reduction Posted
ct Gilman Mines.
a STRIKE Nay &c rig RESULT.
NiDsse Ness1eg Rejects shs He1oesSoo.
bss O0eta1s SAP 1hey We're
NOe uDnDt0Ooa,

fhe coal minsss Of the seass:s Coal and Iron
Company yesterday decided 70 str.ks against .
REDUCTION In wages ordered b. the company
ringing in amount from 10 - Is PER cont THIS
mines VIII however. run today. - the company
viii nil the strikers places with new men.
70 the nsn- Il took the form Of . notice which
VS. posted - ~ nine q noos On Wednesday.
sssdisg:
Owing 70 the financial condition Of The cous-
ny the company has beea reluctantly com
peised 70 ordsf reduction, commencing with
tns president apd ssdiug With tins oil boy.
The men wers 20 surprised that they said
nothing for white. but abous o'clock Cos
crowd together snd held . meeting In the
knights Of Labor hall, where they re-
solved not 70 stand the cut A committee
waited ON J. l. Parker, the superintendent. and
presented the revolutions 20 him. They met
sge:n In the evening, when J. l. Parker, the
superintendent vas present By invitation OF
the men snd explained Why the cut IVES made.
They ssksi untii yesterday afternoon - decide.
which time was granted Wesley Wilson, gen
erai manager, and H. X. Taiecss, vice president.
were present 1t that time and stated that the
conditions OF the times forced them TO make the
cut M Parker said that there would b . Is
per cent reduction on powder, OIL house rent.
etc. The men then adjourned % the hall and
alter long discussion decided not 70 accept the
cut
Tho mines viii, however, start today and the
places OF those who will not work will probably
be nl.ed BY othsrs telegram from Gilman
ssys no violence 10 anticipated.
Vics President Tsicott and General Manager
Wilson returned from Gilman last night To Q
reporter for the Posr-iSTxLLs0ExcxR Mf. Tai
colt said:
/ do NOT think there viii Be any ssraks.
We work sbous 60 men. and ct the meet
ing which Was addressed By Mr. Wilson
and mysslf there were shout 80 m.nsrs
Present OF these there were only about
miners aitervard. understand that the great
majority OF the men Wall go TO work In the morn
Ing No they are not union men; We hare no
contract We agree 10 pay them % much
ana they agree 70 certain conditions, such
- not to leave without giving W ten
the no,s &c; no We .e yer not to
wages went into eject from the moment the no
tice WAS posted.
The reason tot the reduction is that. owing to
ton OF coal ha. fallen Oh No there
viii - no reduction In the price
OF coal A TO whether wages will be restored
when the 1naactai atrinxcOcy 10 over, can not
say; thatwili depend on circumstances Last
winter we sold about 5000 tons q month and
were making . nice profit, but now the con-
IN. o % : sS.
shinGle mills have shut down and consequently
the railroads are not using ~ much coal . they
did last winter. They arc not handling 40 many
trains. Yes, We are now selling ias. about the
same quantity per month we did last sum.
mer: perhaps little less. but We
have san Francisco market Tor 1000 tons
which We did not have last year. Yes, the
Great Northern IL now q isrgs cd1sumcr which
was not buying Ia this market lat year. The
order 20 reduce wages came from the
East and was made on monthly statement
OF sales We are trying - make the mine
pay fof the Developments work, but that In N IL
should BE- The opening up OF new ground 10
tegisimate charge upon every niue. The men
srs paid from 10 TO ~ cents ton for mining. aud
they have besu earning from = 50 TO $50 .
day, aud We have given them pretty
steady work The mine has been shut
down only very few days during the year, snd
part oil the time We were running double SHIFTS.
We ray out about &ao.0oo q month. 50 the reduc-
ton will amount TO about tis01 . month.
We have been paying too high wages.
AID No thought We ought to get some
thing out OF the mine ourselves. Tho Wiike son
mine cut down its wages last winter. The
south Prairie mine has also reduced its wages
aud the Newcastle and Franklin mines have
been paying less wages than We have. No, do
not think that this action Will force reduction
IA the other mineA