Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-25
CABLE MINES STOP.
The Golfers General Strike
Having its Effect.
IT REACHES e1LoHR1sr ALSO

Operations Cease ut Both Places rh,.
Mornlng-Elght Hundred Men Ont. but
Quiet and Good Order Prevails sympa.
thy the Main Cause for Action.
The mines of the Coal VALLEY Min.
ing company at Cable are idle TODAY.
likewise the Gilchrist mines. The
golfers employed by the Coal Valley
Mining company determined late
last night to lay down their picks
this morning. and those at Gilchrlst
followed suit, having determined to
base their course OF action on that
adopted by their Cable brethren.
The consequence is that two mines
500 men-are out, and are like.
~ TO remain SO until the
American Federation of Miners
settles its grievances with the mine
owners.
sympathy the cause.
From the best sources of informa
ton at THE ARGUS command. it can.
not he learned that the Cable miners
and the same may be said of those
at Gilchrist-have any personal
grievance against the company EN-.
ploying them, their action beinp of
the sympathetic order. having been
convinced that general tie-up of
all mines is necessary to win in the
localities where the trouble orioi-
mated. J. NJ. Murray, vice presi.
dent OF the Miners State Federation
OF Illinois, has been at Cable for
several days, striving to induce the
Coal Valley Mining companv's men
to join in the general strike. A
number OF meetings were held, and
ut two of these, the men voted down
the proposition to cease work. A
third meeting was held at the opera
house at Cable last night, however.
ut which, by vote of l54 to 81, the
miners determined to drop their picks.
The Gilchrist GOLFERS had previously
decided to acquiesce in whatever the
Cable men did. and accordingly they
likewise refused to 90 to work this
morning. About 800 miners and la.
borers are involved in the strike.
Eject of the strike
81 cannot tell, as yet, VIVA; the eff.
feet of the strike will be- said Supt.
Sudlow, OF the Coal Valley Mining
company. this morning. Lone thing
is certain; that is if it lasts very LONG
it will cripple great many of ouI
industries. l think the Coal Valley
Mining company and the Gilchrist
mines furnish most of the coal con.
sumed in this market for manufac.
turing, rs well as for general pur-
| poses. We Will take one of our coal
trains off tomorrow. and what supply
we have we will put on the marke,
while it lasts. One thing is certain
there will be no rioting at Cable
The men are not of that stripe.
will say for them that they are
peaceable and quiet and good order
reigns there. and will continue to,
believe. For our own part. don,
think there is q man who will deny
that they have been receiving five
cents ton more for mining
than our competitors have been pay.
ing, or that they have been paid
up to the full standard. The mer
have been mining from 800 to 9oC
tons per day, and have been satisfied
with their work and pay. They have
made no complaint-have expressed
no dissatisfaction whatever. They
have simply been driven out by the
representatives of the strikers from
Spring Valley, Lewiston, ETC."
Our Local Industries.
As far as local factories are con.
ccrned the effect of the strike will de-
pend upon the length of time it lasts
The Rock Island Flow works report
abundance of fuel on hand to re,
along no matter what happens, Will,
the stove works have no fear but
what fires will be kept up. The sit.
uation seems to affect the street Cal
company the most seriously. Chief
Engineer Gowling, of the power sta
ton. has been laying up all the coal
he could get hold of for some time,
and has been using sawdust as far as
possible in making the supply last
but that will not answer when used
alone; it must he mixed with coal.
Mr.. Gowling stated today that he had
enough fuel on hand to run a week
more, but after that he did not know
what would he done. One thing was
certain. the power plant could moi
run without coal.