Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-09-08
PROPOSITION
From the Operators to BE Submitted
10 the Striking Miners.
Delegate Convention OF All Idle Miners
Called to- Meet in Columbus. a.. sep
tcuhber The End of the strike
believed 10 he in sight.

the great miners strike il in sight.
FRIDAY afternoon the national cNecu-
tive board OF the United Mine Workers
agreed 10 recommend 10 the miners a
proposition from the Pittsburgh opera
tors Tor straight price OF - cents a
ton, To continue in force until the end
OF the year. 4 delegate convention OF
MI miners who have suspended work
mas been called % meet in Columbus
september at 10 Il. IN TO act
upon the recommendation. Pres
idcut EatChford and the other
members of the board say there il
not the slightest doubt but that the
miners Will approve the recommended
ton The proposition does not involve
arbitration and in effect provides for
AN Immediate settlement OF the strike
President Ratchford said that there
were special reasons for the board
recommending the proposition In the
hr>t place u comedies the miners "a ma
terial advance Had Gg-cc n { rate been
secured ne was confident IL could not
have been maintained for more than 40
days. The proposition does away with
all the uncertainties of arbitration and
Will bring the strike To a speedy tarmi-
nation. A. soon as the miners ratifv
the proposition work will bc resumed
i'm AN the mine. In the second place
the proposition provides for "A revival
of the Joint conferences for the adj lust
mcut OF prices The operators ar,
pledged 10 meet with the miners prior
10 the termination of the agreement
and determine the rate OF mining for
the nest year Both the members
"i Tn" miners executive board and
the operators committee are pleased
over the outcome Of IN. com f.r,.,,,.,.
t rr,
ANU '''' ''l"' pN'ii' sentiment WILL
sustain lhrr action FRIDAY morning
the operators committee renewed their
first proDo,itiou fn- ia ,,Dts n.n5iD,,
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10y the miners board. Then the opera
tors committee got together. and sub
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,,.t.... 80 a. ~. ,4
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'uNNi'h' III was accepted by the miners
BOARD. subject TO the approval OF the
miners at forr.
Inc f,rlnyying cir.,i.r ,.,. i.u.5
49,. ~ '"' W
may hiE"l 'N inc national executive
board.
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Wul}, iu the Dincr,ut states.
No. are hereby notified tl,.+ , ,.,,,,,..,., tom
vii t. hold M T,lu,rt,,- , en-, 80 -
a ~ on Wednesday ~cpt,utn,-. I...-
Greeting. Alta conference held M Comm
ht5- % am S.,,,.,,l,..-' 80. -, ~
tfora. .x.,.r,fft,. tna,.f .,,,., 49,,
OF -h, United Ni-r vy,,r..-- 80 -. 90 .
r,pr.-,utaf.v. committee N, ~ n.,,. -
district opcrat1r- whom Az. ,,...,,,..', -,
only after 10 became apparent thnt n ,nti,.rei
coufcrrnco of ornr,t,,r. and ,,i,,r -, , ''
b,.c,sysued "''
The following propo,itious were submitted
10y tho representatives. Of the Pittsburgh opera
tors to the executive. board and dt.trirt ,,r..i-
dents as the basis of "a settlement In t.r,,' i, -,
tho p-escu, strike.
Eir~tAThc RESUMPTION of ,yorl, at a et-ro,,,
rate Of mtuiur The .,ibr,ittir,.,, If tI,,. 80.
tiou 10 board of arbitration IN denim,
wha; the price shall he, M. ,n,, INN, -, ,,,
80 cents ana the minimum 10 be- "a crnt, a Tor,
the price to be elective from dn,, of re-i,,,,,..
wor,
Second 4 straight price OF Is cent, "a ton IN
continue in force until the end Of tnc year. with
"' ''''', 'o''"' n'..u'i "Hner- landing That a
I.,f IN D.,,h.r t.,- I- 'i', '''.. 7'',,'i "'
ming what the rate of mmir., shall he
t"cr''itcr
... ,N.'-l..' n'arl ana district presidents.
Sid.r.-ior r ,,.. ,,, -, ,'''' 3'- con
mend the latter. a., i'm their iudrucrr he. b,.-,
thar can be secured. because OF circumstance,
t"". are apparent o" 'i' who study market con-
You t",,,, W. ..,',, "' w, SUI
cation. and must decide for yourselves ,ba,
your actions shall be- and when work shall bc
'','i' ,'.'
r,pot mad. og tG. .,,,.r, E.t.n an" "a iu'l
convention. We would further na,i-g mar
deliberate, come untmmmclcd by resolutions
.' I..-s ''.'" "'h'' ina" To- act in your
Al mi. ,ir.l, il ,..rr.d .,,,,...,,r,. ,,-.,o
reason that provisions are made i'm the uni
i"rw.'y agreement nov pending in the Pitts
".' u.,'IIo. ana "nich 'i i~ expected viii be
l,,. ~ arbtr,t ,r ,,,.ti, 90 ,i,
Perennial between pick and machine
mining which will We anticipate.
~" ''-gn ,o""T'S infniNhinR u' with
"''' ON I""l question
viii nc beneficial to us in settling question,
O'.W''h machine ana pick Mining
ne SIa'e p"ard 'i arbitration OF
"'''' WH'cn mas peeh IN conmunlca-
.ol' ~" ','' comm l'ee Oh operators
anu miners "''o" "'iIciais during thelr
'i'''I' u''nR asked lot an cN-