The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-13
THE COAL MINERS
Get Fair play at Last in the Pitts
burgh District.
IMPORTANT OFFICIAL REPORT
Is that practical uniformlty Is a Realized
Fset-Reaoiuuons Adopted by a Joint
Meeting ofnilner, and ope,ptors-Fnii
TEXT OF Them : Puddiers Get an ADJ
vance : closing or window Glass
Works.

vance : Closing OF Window Glass
Works.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. IA meet
ing OF great interest aud Importance to
the thousands of coal miners and the
operators of the Pittsburgh and sur
rounding dIstrlcts was held yesterday
in the rooms of the Railroad coal opera
tors association. in the Carnegie bald
Ing. This meeting was the final session
Of the iolnt committee OF miners, coal
operators and newspaper representa-
tlyes appointed last october to take &C.
tion on the reports to be prepared by
the subcommittee on tho resui. oI
their investigation as to whetneI tnese
IA n true uniformity OF wages, ana other
conditions prcscribed by the agreement
Of inst fall, at the railroad mines OF the
pittsburgh district. The session con.
yened nj 10 a, m. Philip II. Pennh, OF
the United Mine Workers. was chair
man, and William Warner, secretary
The reports OF the committees were
carefully reviewed and discussed AZ
1880 y, IN. the meeting adjourned until
$50. .,.,
tory conference In the afternoon, the
committee adjourned sine. die after
passing n series OF resolutions whlch
shows thnt practical uniformity OF
WAGES and other conditions nave Deen
established In this district by mine
operators producing 81 per cent OF the
total coal Tonnage and output IN ms
district. This result was n most aSrSe-
able surprise TO all the members oil the
committee, many OF whom NJ ny ou.-
set did not expect to find that UNIFORM
ity had been established in more than ~
per cent OF ihe mines. The operators
NOT complying with the requirements
nre but small producers, and their NJ
fairs are of little Importance. inc Iol-
lowing synopsis of the report or the
sub-committee shows that coal opera
tors complying with the agreement as
to price constitute 30 per cent; store, ~
per cent; deductions, 95 per cent; limit,
eS per cent; checkwelghman. 100; pay
day, 100: screcnes. % per cent.
The number OF mines complying
shows q general average OF 20 per cent
producing, 81 per cent of the total out
put. The miners have the right 70 put
a checkwcIghman on every dpple In the
district. Some Of the operators VINO
have been considered as violntors In re-
gard 10 screens because they have back-
action screens will have them removed
as soon as possible. Others cannot
change because OF the location OF their
tIpples.
The following resolutions embodying
the report Of the conference were unar-
imusly adopted:
Whereas, In pursuance OF n call issued
| Jointly by the Railroad coal operators
and miners Of the Pittsburgh district q
convention was held in Pittsburgh. Oc-
tober 10, 1895, for the purpose OF devils
Ing ways and means TO procure true
uniformity as to wages and all other
conditions at the railroad mines OF the
Pittsburgh district; and,
Whereas, The said convention adopt
| ed plan by which such uniformity
might be attained. and adjourned 70
meet December 3, 1895. to hear reports
OF progress and further perfect the
plans TO bring about true uniformity:
and.
Whereas, In furtherance OF the action
| already taken, the said convention after
| completing the various details OF the
plan already adopted, appointed a COM
mittee, consisting OF five operators, ana
| five miners and representatives. OF all
the Pittsburgh daily papers, having full
mower to act in all respects In determine
ing when true uniformity had been
practically adopted by the mines OF the
district: and,
Whereas, The said committee, having
made thorough investigation OF the
conditions prevailing Mt the Hines OF
the Pittsburgh district, find that 81 20
per cent OF the said mines, grading %
| - 10, FF Hi0fFiNf
| nra conforming with the articles OF
agreement OF the said convention In oil
respects, and said mines producing 90
| per cent Of the Tonnage; therefore be It
Resolved, That we declare and pub
| lIsh to all the operators and miners of
the Pittsburgh district, and the public,
that true uniformity is practically es-
tablIshed, and that all the covenants
| and agreements entered into by the
operators and miners In their joint con-
vcntlons are operative and In full force.
and express our great satisfaction at so
early and 80 successful consumma-
tion OF 80 great work. and extend our
congratulations to MI interested In the
successful solution OF the question.
SIgned-For the operators: George w.
Schiucderberg, John Blythe, Roger
Hartley, a. W. Young, Thomas H
Chapman; for the miners: William
Warner. John A. Grains, George Wilson.
Edward Mckay; for the press: Henry
J. Ford, Chronicle Telegraph: George
Wardman. Press: James F. Hudson.
Dispatch: ], a. Crawford. Post; p. H,
Penna, chairman committee; William
Warner. secretary.
President Garland. OF the Amalga-
mated Association, returned TO Pitts
burRh yesterday from his conference
with Secretary Mutt, of the Bar Iron
Manufacturers Association, having
succeeded In getting an advance OF 25
cents ton for the puddlers, which
makes the scale for January and Tebru-
airy 81 80 a ton, nm increase OF per cent
to the tlnIshcrs. About 1900 workmcn
viii be affected, The puddlers had
long hoped for this rate. and, happily,
the sales OF tho past sixty days figured
up Just that advance.
All the factories operated by tho
Pittsburgh window glass company
closed yesterday for period OF four
weeks, The action 10 due to an agree
ment reached between the eastern and
western combines in Chicago two weeks
ago,