The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-05
De ARMITT NOT In IT.
Has Net Participated 10 the Set
Element Conference
AND THEREFORE IS NOT BOUND BY IT.
His Miners Do Not Look With Favor
on Proposition.
ARE WISER NOW
Strikers Arc Recipients OF a Great
Deal of Sympnthy--Onc Company
Pushing the Injunction CaseA.

Pittsburg. September 4.-The striking
miners encamped about the DeArmitt
mines do not look with favor upon the
proposition to resume work at the rate Of
Go cents per ton until the end Of the
wear. The strikers in Camp Isolation.
Plum Creek. made large gain from the
ranks of DeArmitts during the early
morning of the fifty men who came from
Expert. Pa. They were interviewed while
on their way to the pit and they ag' eed
to quit work in the Plum Creek miro.
They refused to go into the mine and
most of them have returned to their
homes.
Many OF the strikers who favor tie ac-
ceptance Of the 65-cent rate want TO in
sert a clause in the agreement TO provide
that the New York and Cleveland Gas
Coal company be required to pay that
rate This company is included in the
big Thirteen" of the lake shippers who
have been conducting the negotiations for
a settlement. but President w. p. DEAR
mitt has not participated in the efforts to
compromise and therefore is not bound by
any OF the propositions made ry the lake
shippers. A suggestion has been made
that the camps of the miners of THE COM
PAW be maintained and the mines kept
closed while the other diggers work at
the 65-cent rate. 1t is believed that II
this can be successfully done uniformity
in the Pittsburg district will be 'stab-
hp dat i'm o.
ment and the uniformity plan will be
adopted and a higher rate fixed to go
into effect mt the first of the year.
The operators committee returned from
Columbus during the day. Chairman
Schlendeburg said the conference had pro-
duced better state of feeling between
the operators and miners.
"Our committee he said, "saw that
the miners were the recipients OF n great
deal of sympathy of practical nature.
We always believed their causes would
weaken when a fair price was offered for
their work. Coal reaching lake points
from other regions than ours was rer-
mitted to 20 out and affect cur future
trade. We therefore made the miners an
olltT Ol Va per tVi iol al Npai
mined from now until January l. 1898.
We also agreed that when that time came
to enter into negotiations with the miners
to arrange the price for the ensuing year.
These propositions were fayorably met and
we were assured that the best efforts Of
the miners committee would be excrted
to have the strike terminated on these
conditions. We expect an acceptance
from Mr.. Dolan about Thursday OF next
week. We are therefore convinced every
mine in the district will make a start on
the following Monday. The offer, we
think. is a very fair one. and should be
accepted, as delay will be dsadvautageous
to ALL"
j. C. Dysart. another member of the
| committee. said resumption of work in the
| mines now would mean millions of dollars
in all lines OF industry. The operators,
| he said. seem TO have the worst end oil
! the affair. but they are standing In tie
last trenches from which they will not
move an inch. l believe that the miners
| in duty TO themselves and 10 many lines
| OF trade dependent upon the coal industry
| should accept the offer and start up the
| mines. doing away with that depression
which has existed as a consequence OF the
| strike"