The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-29
Agree on the Uniformity
Plan
PRETTY LITTLE RULES MADE
TO GOVERN THE ACTION OF THE
COMMITTEES
The Coal Miners Give It Out Cold
That the Strike Is Not Yet
Ended
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
PITTSBURG, July 2S-The true uni
formity" conference of coal operators
of the Pittsburg district concluded its
work tonight at 9:15, after two days
session at close and persistent work.
The twenty-one sections of the uni
formity agreement were thoroughly dis
cussed and adopted section by section.
The best of feeling prevailed throughout
the meeting, the only exception being
the boiling of Col Ren0 at yesterdays
session. Just previous to adjournment.
however, Judge Owens announced that
Col. Rend had authorized him to state
that an agreement of the conference
would receive his hearty cooperation.
and he would sign it if 95, so or even 20
per cent of the operators were sincere in
their sanction of it.
The conference appointed committee
of five, w. P. DeArmitt, ]. p. Zerbe, j.
J. Steitler, j. C. Disart and N. F. San
ford, with Gen. John Little, to secure
signatures of the operators to the agree
ment. This committee will begin work
tomorrow. 1t will be aided by the Ohio
board of arbitrators. When the requi-
site number of signatures has been Sc
cured another meeting will be held to
ratify the agreement.
The agreement as adopted, provides
for cash payment of wages, 1000 pounds
to the ton, check weight men in the tip
pies, miners to be credited with the full
quantity of coal contained in the mine
car, abolition of company stores, semi
monthly pay days, uniform price of pick
mining in thin and thick vein districts,
and screens not exceeding one and one
half inches.
1t also provides that in case of the vio-
lation of the agreement, a penalty of ten
cents per ton on the total output of coal
mined by the violator will be charged,
which penalty is to be paid to a COM
mission subject to right of either arbi-
tration or appeal. Said penalty, when
collected is to be distributed among the
signers of the agreement, pro rata, in
proportion to the total amount of out
put made by them during the year.
The commission is to be chosen an
nually and shall be known by the name
of the uniformity commission. 1t shall
and thin vein operators having proper
representation. The members shall be
sworn to faithfully and impartially per-
form the duties of their respective Off
ces, and will be authorized and empow-
cred to enforce judgments and awards.
1t shall also be empowered to subpoena
witnesses with the same force and effect
as board of arbitration duly appointed
I1xr Of Io Of l.
vania relating to compulsory arbitra ton.
The agreemen not to become effective
unless it has been signed by 95 per cent
of the operators on or before January
/, 1898.
After 80 per cent have signed the agree
ment, if any fifteen operators shall be
of the opinion that enough have signed
to render it effective meeting shall be
called in Pittsburg to declare it in force.
The operators, with a few exceptions,
want it distinctly understood that the
passage of an agreement whereby all
operators are to adopt similar system
and are to pay the same relative prices
for mining has nothing to do with the
great strike. They wish the miners to
disabuse their minds of any such theor
les.
miners leaders from taking any part
in the conferences that may take place
through questions arising between the
operators and miners by inserting a
clause in the agreement stating that the
commission shall be composed of work.
men employed by the subscribers. 1t
was decided that present contracts could
not be made the basis for arbitration.
10 of et1 n at the SSiOO NOT
as large as the day previous. Operators
from So rail mines and five river mines
agreed to take part in the convention,
which is larger percentage than it was
hoped to get together,
The operators worked smoothly and
few objections were raised to the agree
ment as written. There was close vote
on the question: whether the commission
to be appointed should be privileged to
tamper with the differential in the thick
and thin vein region. The vote on the
question resulted in 10 to settle by
commission and IL to- stand as a present.
The voting was light.
Mr.. Hoosack broke up the assamblage
when he moved, to make the agreement
become operative when 10 operators
signed it. The vote was then taken and
TGSulleu III slA W ltiehc ~ ~ Pci SSlti
and fourteen TO make it So per cent.
DISORDER FEARED
METAMORA, ILL.,, July 2S.-Twenty
deputy sheriffs have been sworn in to
go Immediately to Roanoke, where an
invasion of coal miners is expected to-
night from Minonk, Streator, Kangley,
Wenona, Toluca and Rutland, with the
purpose of forcing the miners to join the
strike A telegram from Minock says
three hundred men have left there and
will meet others at Benson, the entire
| force to number 800 to 1000.
ROANOKE, Ill, July 2S.-The sheriff
has wired Governor Tanner asking for
troops, to protect the mines and miners
The sheriff has sworn in fifty deputies
and some special police, but is unable to
procure a Sufficient number to resist the
1000 men marching here from several
nearby towns. Great excitement pre-
walls.
A SURPRISE IN STORE
WHEELING, w. Va, July 2S.-Among
the local labor leaders there is general
disappointment that the conference held
here does not take more radical meas