The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-03-30
PITTSBURGH COAL MEN
CONFIDENT or Obtaining Uniformity in
sIInInE Conditions.

CONFIDENT OF Obtaining Uniformity In
3IInIng Conditions.
PITTSBURGH. March 20 Uniform
Ity OF mining conditions at the mines
within the farty.mile limit OF the Pitts
burgh district is melsurably assured.
This is the opinion OF T II Chapman
chairman OF the committee appointed
IN secure signatures TO the agreement
and OF ". =. De Armlt. president OF the
New York and Cleveland Gas and Coal
Company Mr.. Chapman felt confident
that some signatures desired will be
affixed 30 the agreement tomorrow, ana
some few out-of-town operators on
Tuesday morning Rt the meeting OF all
operators Of the district
Some Of those who have signed Oper-
ate mines outside Of the fbrty-mllc limit,
and Il is felt that by reason OF freight
rates. which place them Mt dlsndvan-
tage. they should not be required 10 con-
foFm 10 the agreement IN so Tar as II
binds them TO pay the IO-cent mining
rates. II is possible this point viii be
conceded. Uniformity OF screen, cash
payments und other features provided
| FOR win be- Insisted upon.
uniformity must become a fact,
said W. Z. De Armlt No action which
viii lmpcrIl itB attainment must be left
undoue. To tat now would be Gala
mitous. and those upon whom the re-
gp0nslbillty would rest would merit and
receive the condemnation OF the CON-
merclal men and others OF this entire
section, Uniformity means prosperity
10 a vast number Of people engaged IN
| All the avenues Of trade and industry
In n wide territory. Failure means as
urtcr TO q large Invested capital, and
UrIyatlnn 10 thousands whose livelihood
drrcnds upon the coal industry and its
rnm.fcnt!oEs."
'sTbr meeting on Tuesday will be one
6f the mott important ever hold by the
| r0al producers In this city" said T. II.
Chairman. at that meeting many
Dursfl0lE must necessarily come W
which aHcct the business methods ~
every operator. and the action which
| may he taken 10 frnuEht with trcmcn-
dDus Importance 10 millions oi capital
and hundreds Of thousands Of pconl"
not directly concerned Win coal pro
"Tho number u sinners 10 the agree
mont iy cI1gp to the percentage specified
arl th0B who have given assurance
| they viii sign when they have the con
tr1gi prrFcHtpd "a them will exceed the
fI.flf The operators along the Pan
TtTrlIo Baltimore 4 ohio. Including
| tho wheeling atSlFlou, tue tlttShutFh-
VIrfdrla a. CharlrHtgn. Pcmlckoy. and
! ptuIurgh & Western railroads hay.
| rrnrfIrlily all .igugl a few smull
| uL,luscrs who sell their coal 10 larEr
| .i.lppnrg nloug The Pennsylvania rail
rD1d. arc yet out. but there T. reason tu
rnl,arn they will sign when II Is known
20 whlt extent the agreement has hen
| rlu.erttbcI Ia by their competitors.
Tha4a who do not Join 'ur movement
guIiI bp nt n gront llgudyantagr IN doh.
aualurra az COMPARED with those who
| unltu ln lhIF much 10 b" desired reform.
| III. movement is purely IN thr direction
| ~ lngtatrT1l economy, but II has a7Hu-
| r,pirG with II phlnnthTlpir features ri
whlrh II cannot be dlvcrl'd. The effort
o. attain II has cost heavy IN tmr
! munrg and labor. but The results which
| ] believe viii follow win compcnFht" ior
| all this believe succeeds II assured