The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-27

PITTSBURGH, June 2G.-The Pitts
burgh Evening News has the following:
The mining rate in the Fourth pool OF
the Pittsburgh district has been broken
below the 57-cent rate. The Acme and
Allan mines Of the stockdale Coal Com
pany, and the California mines, Of ]. W.
Allies, resumed operations yesterday at
42 cents per ton. At the Snow Hill
mines, q notice is posted offering 81 80
per 100 bushels, and 81 20 Is offered for
the same amount at the Clipper mines,
but neither have resumed Us yet
The district officers OF the United Nine
Workers were called into consultation
with the Blyth Coal Company at noon
to-day. The Acme and Allan mines arc
located near their mines. ]. J.'Steytler
for the company, said that while he Is in
favor OF upholdinG wages, he cannoG
operate the mines ut prices above those
paid by competitors, and SO notified the
miners officials. Their reply was that
they will visit the cut-prlce mines and
attempt to secure better wages by hav-
ing the miners quit work and await bet-
ter trade codltions. Mr.. Steytler added
that he will not request his diggers 10
accept less wages, but II they them
seIyes do not offer to work at the COM
petitive prices, their mines will be shut
down and their contracts will bo given
to other companies for fulallment
The Blyth Coal Company has been one
Of the best friends OF the uniformity
movement, and has been paying the rate
without question. MF. Steytler said that
he considers the mining officials have
been derellct in their Efforts 70 bring
about uniform mining conditions, anu
have shut their eyes on the Sheppler
mine and other cases where the 7O-cene
rate was cut They failed to bring 1t to
the public attention, and failed in call-
ing out the miners. In addition, Mr.:
Steytler said that the best friends OF
the miners have been the ones who have
received the least consideration.
The Wheeling Division.
The operators on the Wheeling divI-
sion of the altimore & Ohio ruilroad,
both on the main line and the Wheeling
divisions, are complaining bitterly OF
the effects OF the cut rates on their
trade. They held short Informal meet"
ing to-day, and It can be stated that
movement for GO-cent mining will be
made within a short time. Several mines
in their immediate neighborhood are
working at this rate alCeady. The ex-
ceedInEly dull trade and the impossi-
bIllty to mine coal at profit on the 10
cent basis are given as substantial
reason for the necessity Of lower wages.
What effect the prospective cut Will
have on the lake trade is not known.
Operators who have visited Cleveland
this week state that little coal is going
forward from the docks there, and that
several of tho heaviest shippers cam
not keep their own mines running stea-
dtly with the orders they receive. While
the opinion prevails that heavy tom
mage OF Pittsburgh coal Is needed in the
northwestern markets, none OF the Ship
pers will place their orders Rhead ana
are only ordering for present needs.
The New York and Cleveland Gas
Coal Company and the First pool AND
the Pittsburgh and Chicago Gas Coal
Companies of the Robbins interests have
contracts with their miners which give
them n lO-cent dlfferentiRl below the
district basis. Asked II he will enforce
that contract should 60 cents become the
rate. President -. p. DeArmlt, OF the
former company, stated that II con-
tracts can be kept on present basis, no
reduction will be made. He said that
last year they we're so placed that only
a. 6.cent differential was taken.
Tomorrow Is payday for tho hrse
IL DAYS OF June and less than $4,000 VIII
be given to the miners Of tho Wheeling
division Of the Baltimore & Ohio sys-
fem. The operators state that with
steady employment the miners there
would earn 100000 O month at 60 cents
ton.