The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-02
TO STRIKE AT ROSLYN
The linen Rsflss = Aeespt 50
Per Cent Re1action.
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ard drivers Of Tie NorshsRn Pssi6e Cad
Company. operating h moss sxtsnsive
coilisfy n the Nogxhwsst. decaded q .
mass msesine this afssrnoon not 70 aecsps
the - pr esnk reduction pr0possd IN the
nsw contrast suhenikted lof signatures 10
day The vote STOOD rs against ard =
for accspsance q tbs enk This setion has
bssa anticipated sinco the peOvisions at
the rew contract vsro aunounood vesk
asos Sunday afternooa iass . meeting of
The min1xs and drivers was he'd and
committee appointed - confer With the
company management With viev 81 Of
fectiug compromisA The committee
met Mine Superintendent Harrison and
were informed BY him tnas the terms 81
forth In the nsw contract woald b strictly
adhered 70 b. the company. bot stated
furthsr that eoncsssions would b made
In reducing the prizes of eoal % employs
from - - to - Is Per ton. and that With
the beginning Of the nAs contrast cheeks
would Be issued from the eompany's ofacs.
payable in goods - any msrcantiie estab-
lishmsnt in the city. instead Of ths pre-
ent system of checking out bstussn pay
dsya which means tAas checks ars good
% one store only.
A second mass meeting q the employees
Was held this morning. when the COM
mittee made their report. Consideration
Of the report resulted In instructions 70
the committee 70 again interview The
management and propose to effect COM
promise By accepting 10 per cent ~
ductiou. The company refused 70 accept
the compromass terms, and 1t the meeting
this afternoon the employees decided 70 70
to work only upon the 10 per csnk basia,
which would mean 30 cents per ton for
mining and 81 - per day for the drivsra
A motion was passed requesting the men
to remove their tools from the mine
Wednesday morning. The meeting was
very orderly, and IL was evident from the
speeches that we're made that the men
thoroughly appreciated the gravity of the
situation.
In IN interview with eupes1ntsndsnt
Harrison this evening the Posr-IxfKLII-
8scER correspondent was informed that
the company had made contracts for coal
contingent upon the reduction, and that
the mine would operate on the reduced
schedule. He further stated that the cut
was matter Of absolute necessity in order
to operate the property. and that the
proportion was considered In Its every
phase before the terms we're arranged and
posted. He statsd that under the new n.
rangsmsnts tbs men would have double
the work that they hsvs had for the past
two pears, and that while they would not
receive ~ much mousy per ton - under
the old contract. they would have steadier
work and . better income in the aggregate.
At the present time the company en-.
ploys about $50 men. $40 Of whom are
miners and drivers and the remainder are
what are known % company men, en-
ployss engaged In laying track, repairing
cars, operating machinery. dumping coal,
etc A 10 nor cent cut Was made In the
wages Of the company men IN January
work, the crew on the Roslyn branch b.
ing among the number. In the absence
the miners and drivers the mine cannot
refusal Of the former 30 20 "a work the
situation may assume the same features -
characterised the great strike Of 1sSa For
the past two yeaSs the average wages Of
the miners hare been about $l2 Per month.
- calculated by tho psymssser.
The situation here b grave. and the
business men Of the camp are praying for
IN early settlement of the trouble. There
- excitement over the turn Of affairs.
and the seriousness Of the move apparently
impressss every person in the city. To-
night the management states that the
whistle will b blown for work Wednesday
morning. and that al former employees
who fail 20 sign the contract and report
for duty will be stricken from the roll and
their places declared vacant