Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-07-21
BRIGHT PROSPECTS
Tor the Settlement of the Great Miners'
strike-Both sides Count on = X sump-
ton In . Few Dsya


PITTsBURGH, Pa. July Ia-The pros
pect for settlement of the great
miners strike was brighter Wednes-
Jay night than at any time since the
struggle began. and both sides are
almost ready TO count on a resumption
u work in the near future.
The cheering announcement was
made Wednesday night that w. Il.
DearInit, president OF the New York
md Cleveland Gas Coal Co, whose
LOO men have been constantly at
work and without whose assistance
the success of the movement would
have been jeopardized, has agreed
to join with the other operators
IN plan for the settle
ment OF the strike on "A true uniform
'ty basis This result has been brought
ABOUT through the efforts of the mem
Oers of the joint arbitration commits
sion who have been working ass!d-
iously to this end since meeting Presi-
lent Dearmit Tuesday. "Wednesday
afternoon the commission called upon
MIR. Dearmit and submitted their plan
TO which he agreed. Then the COM
mission met the miners officials and
The proposition also received their APP
prevail.
Under the terms of the agreement
MIR. Dearmit consents TO sign n con.
:ract which will bring about u condi-
ton of true uniformity in the Pitts.
ourgh district according 20 the plan
formulated, but which failed Is months
ago. The contracts provides that
there shall be no company stores.
honest weight, fair screens and the
removal of other evils long compl ained
OF by the miners. lie will sign such
a contract provided % per cent. of the
operators in the Pittsburgh district
become parties to il. In agreeing to
the terms, the miners officials prom
lsed to use their influence to obtain
the signatures of the operators to the
contract,and they Will begin Thursday
morning on this work They stipu.
lated, howeve that the proposed con.
tract should have no immediate effect
in calling off the present general sus.
pension.
Gen. Little, of the Ohio board of ar.
bitration, said Wednes law night that il
the plan is carried out it viii. not ONLY
affect Ohio, Indiana and illinois. but
will be barrier against recurring
- ONS'NS ~ VIC L lblS district
The miners Off Gals admitted that
even though they had won the present
strike without arbitration, the victory
would have been only temporary, as
the absence of a contract such as has
been agreed upon would have left the
door open for new grievances that were
bound TO manifest themselves under
the present mining laws and the
new ones awaiting the signature OF
the governor. the prospect OF set
Element of the mining trou bles was re.
celved Wednesday night with sense
of great relief on all sides and the re.
suit of the efforts of the Joint commits.
sion TO secure the names of the neces.
sary % per cent of the operators to the
agreement will be awaited with gen
eral interest
The miners officials claimed Wed
nesday night that the Canonsburp
mines In the Pan Handle district.
which has been in operation since the
strike began, were shut down Wednes-
day, on account of the men Joining
the ranks of the strikers. This makes
the suspension in the Pan Handle dis.
trict absolute
Coal sold Wednesday at 81. so per ton
for mixed and Sis for run of mine.
No disturbances of any kind occurred
during the day, and quiet reigns in all
parts of the district.