Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-12-05
NO SETTLEMENT
REACHED As YET At TIE ELM GROVE COAL
MINES
twenty-five Non-Unon Men at Wo-k-Ths Old
Men and the Company Pail to
Come 10 Terms

at the works Of the Elm Grove Coal
Company. Twenty non-unlon miners
from Pennsylvania went TO work yes
terday, About one-halt OF these men
recolored. The old employees, who have
waited since last July for their old jobs,
are out Of work and are indignant at the
course Of the Company towards them,
and trouble is talked Of.
There are two sides 20 the affair and
the REGISTER will give them both.
Last Thursday the Coal Company
made a proposition 70 the miners 20 give
them as much for mining as is paid In
the GlenwOod, W. Va, mines. II
appears the miners heSitated
over this proposition and would neither
accept or refuse work. Last
Saturday representatives OF the coal
company met members Of the Local
Union United Mine Workers, in this
city. The Company then offered re-
ductiOn of five cents a ton on mining,
making the price SiXty-five cents, and
reduction OF eight cents day on all
general labor about the mines, but the
Company desired 10 hire whom they
pleased, regardless Of the Union. From
this conference nothing whatever re-
suited
Yesterday afternoon the miners OF
the Elm Grove Coal Company called
committee from the local Union OF this
city to Elm Grove 10 confer with the
operators, looking to an adjustment
This commit q desired that the Com
D. q tina
labor Manager Chambers replied that
be did not feel like doing this. The
committee then wanted the dit-
erences settled by arbitration. Mr.
Chambers said he would not con-
sent 10 this until he had consulted the
Directors of the Company. All the
members OF the Coal Company will be
called together some day this week 70
discuss whether or not TO entertain the
Committees desire for arbitration.
A number Of miners were seen yes
terday and their statement is; That
they had been waiting long in the as
surance Of work, and now 10 have for
eign aud cOlOred labor 10 I'LL their
places is diSheGrtening. Many of the
old employees are 10 needy cirCumStau-
ces. Tue miners claim that they Of
fered 20 60 work, II the Company took
all the Old employees back.
A REGISTER reporter saw Manager
J. b. Chambers at the cOupany's Office,
and he told tho side Of the operators.
He says he offered the miners work
as rapidly as he can employ them 10 the
mine, aud that be would pay 65 cents
ton. This, be claims, the miners re-
fused TO do. The company is deter
mined, and trouble for some time is
feared
Several union miners went to the
works yesterday seeking employment,
but were met by the miners, who had
collected about in little groups, and on
learning the situation they said they
would not work there now under any
consideration.
Since last July, when the mine was
last operated, the company has met
with reverse after reverse. and they are
naturally much bothered by the present
and by far the worst difficulty of all.
There are about one hundred OF the
old men idle, aud as they have been
nearly an out of work for four months,
il can be readily seen they are scarcely
i'm condition to make long fight against
the Company. in the dead Of winter.
The LaBelle nail factory was on in
full yesterday
Repairs are being made at the Thirty
seventh street coal works.
The new Sinclair building at Forty
sixth and Jacob street is being pushed.
The heating furnaces at the lower
Benwood mill are lighted, preparatory
to a start.
Frank Goshorn, mill man Of ALE
gheny City, is visiting his parents on
the South Side.
James O'Neil, OF Trenton, we'll
known potter, will arrive In the city to-
day on pleasure trip.
Adam Maner, engineer at the power
house, had a relapse In bad attack OF
grip, and is again confined 20 his roUm.
Michael Stegman and John McGraw,
South Side mill men, will so 20 Nc
Keesport to-day 70 work In rolling
mill.
A consignment Of machinery was re-
caived yesterday for NiebergalPs new
ice plant, at FOrty-ffth and Water
streets.
The puddlers at The lower Benwood
will go on this morning after two
weeks idleness. The SkeIp mill goes on
tomorrow.
Coal dealers report large business
Yesterday. one south Side dealer SAID
ne received enough orders yesterday 10
keep his larg3 force busy Tor three
days.
The Boggs' Run Mining Company
will put up a large new coal chute mid
way between the TWO mines. Plans
will be on the ground to-day, and a
good force will De put 70 work at once
The chute will be used TO supply the