The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-05
lay. The normal output with the

a day. The normal output with thu
three mines in operation is 20 cars.
There has been no change so far a
Oak Hill. A statement made by ths
miners that only two men were work
ing may be true. In that case the out
put of eight cars claimed for Monday
and Tuesday wlll be decreased to one
car. The extraordinary capacity of the
| mine is l20 and the normal capacity sc
cars.
The demonstrate ton against De Armitt
has had the effect of decreasing the
/ capacity of $40 cars to ~ cars with the
probability OF its being further reduced
The campers at Turtle Creek were
on the march at a. n. and went tic
! the Oak Hill mine. They marched
back at $50 a. m. and had breakfast.
Camp life has been reduced to a sys-
tenn. One hundred men were sent to
Plum Greek and 800 sent home, leaving
600 men in camp. They have divided
into companies OF 100 each, under a
lieutenant. Provisions seem to be
plentiful. The camp VIII be policed by
strikers as borough police.
The hearing of President Dolan and
the other miners officials charged with
riot and unlawful assemblage is set for
? o'clock this afternoon. The case will
be dropped by the defendants giving
bail for court and nolle PROSE- being
CllLciED
A NOTABLE FEATURE.
One of the notable features of the
strike of the miners has been she
absence OF effort by the operators to
get their miners TO work. There has
been no meeting by them to consider
the situation, nor have there been any
attempts TO start mines with new
men. This was explained today by an
Il or hn sol 1a iS 70
have the strike continue until January,
as he has enough coal to last him or
can get it at prices which will enable
him TO make profit. The lower river
markets are reported to be well stocked
with Pittsburg coal, and by reason of
almost continuous navigation from
January until July large stocks have
been accumulated in the New Orleans.
Louisville and Cincinnati markets and
no ccal-boat stage of water can be ex-
pected now before November.
Some of the rail operators have
plenty of coal, one producer claiming
10 have not less than 100000 tons
available for his contracts and others
can buy coal at q price almost as low
rs they can produce it, Ruling prices
are 70 cents f. o. b. cars and shipping
POINT for run of the mine and 81 to $1.25
for screen coal.
The miners at Schmick's mine, on
the Redstcne branch of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, came out today and the
mines are once more closed down.
When the news was received in this
city the price of coal jumped to 81 a
ton and brokers said prices were likely
to advance TO $3.50 before next week.
President W. 2. De Armitt of the
New York & Cleveland Gas Coal COM
pany SAYS his men are not on strike |
and not in sympathy with the move |
ment. 'sThey have been inundated" |
he said, and I have no doubt, would |
all return to work if the strikers en- !
camped at the different mines were
Eight hundred workingmen, headed |
by band. marched through the streets |
Of Turtle Creek tonight. The strikers
had gone to meet them, and about 1900
nec were in line.
Rev. William Hall. of the II. E.
church of WHmerding. addressed the /
meeting after the parade. He compli-
nented the miners on their fight and
he DeSceable manner in which it was
aeiBg conducted. at the close OF his
address ne handed the miners a bag
containing S265, a contribution from the
citizens OF WiImerding.
]. B. Corey, a prominent coal oper-
itor, has sent a letter to Governor
hastings, calling attention to the open
lefiance of the sheriff's proclamation.
Ind the sheriff's failure TO enforce the
and asks him to order
,ut a sufficient force of the national
,uard. whom Mr.. Corey says are play
ng soldiers, to disperse the strikers.