The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-28
MEETING OF OPERATORS.
Col. Rend Submits n Plan and Then
Bolts the Conference.

PITTSBURG Pa. July 27.-Eighty
coal companies mines located in the Pitts
burg district, were represented at the coal
operators uniformity meeting here to-day.
The operator who ship by river and those
owning mines in the West Moreland field
were not present. The river operators held
a meeting at the Coal Exchange this aft
ernoon and decided to take no part In the
uniformity movement. No attention was
paid to the call by the West MOreland peo-
pie. Very little was accomplished at the
two sessions to-day The old uniformity
agreement with the new clauses inserted
was reported on by committee and the
meeting tomorrow will take up the agree
ment by clauses for discussion. Where
changes in the conditions since 1896 war
rant different provisions committees will be
appointed to draw up clauses that will COW
er the points at issue. The only sensational
incident of to-day's sessions occurred when
Col. w. P. Rend presented minority re-
port on the uniformity agreement denounc-
ing the procedure of the meeting in severe
terms and boiling the conference.
Among those present are B. Frank
schmid, labor commissioner of Indiana;
Judge Selwyn Owens, Secretary Bishop and
Gen. John Little, of the Ohio board of ar
bitration; George w. Schluederberg, repre-
senting the Francis L. Robbins interests;
Alex Demster, of the Bower Hill and
Spring Hill mines; w. P, Murray, of Pick
ands, Mather & Co.; E. Saeger and Frank
M. Osborne, of OSBORNE, Saeger & Co.; W.
r. Wilson, of Ridgeway, Bishop & Co.; A.
w. and Thomas E. Young, representing M.
A Hanna & Co.; Col w. P Rend, of Chi
cago; w. P. and Thomas De Armitt, rep
resenting the New York and Cleveland
Gas Coal Company; William Beading, of
Beading Brothers; j. c. Dysart, John
Newell, of j. w. Ellsworth & Co.; c. w.
Hitchcock, A. C. Saunders, D. w. Van
Eman, of the Pittsburg & Chicago Gas
Coal Company; George and John Hosack,
Frank Armstron w. j. Steen E. n. Wild
man, j. w. Allies, w. Black, r. M. Dress
BACH James Armstrong, of the Mansfield
Coal Company; ]. Weisser, of the Lake
Shore Coal Company; VIM. Dinker, of the
Eureka Coal Company; d. M Anderson, j.
w. Blower, of the Equitable Coal Company;
Brothers; Henry Floersheim, the Finley
vile operator, John Blyth, Of the Blyth
Coal Company; j. j. Steitler of the Slope
Mining Company.
GENERAL LITTLE SPEAKS.
w. p Murray called the meeting to order
at IL 80 a. m. by nominating Alex Demp-
ster for chairman. Col. w. P Rend named
George w Schleudenberg, but he declined
and Mr.. Dempster was chosen to preside.
General John Little was chosen vice presi-
dent. He made a short address, saying the
board was here as citizens and had no
personal interest in the coal business. They
hoped by conciliation and mediation to
bring about a settlement between the con-
tending factions. State lines had nothing to
do with the question. "You have the pow
er here" he said, Ito settle this controver-
sy. AS Pittsburg goes, SO will go the other
States" After electing Marshal H. Reno
secretary of the meeting a committee was
appointed TO take up the proposed uniform
ity agreement, revise it to suit the changed
conditions since its first formulation and
report to the conference at 3 o'clock. The
committee, consists of w. P. De Armitt,
George w. Schluedenberg, Thomas e.
Young, w. P. Rend. D. P. Black, U. A An
drews, James Armstrong, f. NJ. Osborne
A recess was then taken
other hour, and the meeting took a second
recess until o'clock. when the committee
reported the old uniformity agreement
with the new clauses and preamble pre-
pared by the visiting arbitrators The re-
port was read, and Captain Steytler moved
that it be received and the committee dis
Colonel Rend demanded recognition for
the hearing of a minority report. He
prefaced the report with a few remarks on
what he termed the bunko intention of
the meeting. Colonel Rend said he had
been mislcd by General Little as to the
purpose of the meeting. He understood
that it had been called with a view to has
tening q settlement of the strike, and was
assured of that at a conference with the
general on Monday When he got to the
meeting he learned that the strike was not
to be taken into consideration or discussed
in connection with uniformity. The pre-
amble to Colonel Rend,s resolutions recites
the earnest desire of the coal operators of
western Pennsylvania to devise honorable
methods to bring the strike to a termina-
ton, deplores the poverty and misery of
the vast army of miners and their fam
lies and claims that the public has been
Inisled by crafty and false statements as 10
the causes responsible for the present and
past turmoil.
COLONEL REND'S RESOLUTIONS.
The resolutions submitted by Colonel
Rend follow:
Resolved, That we favor the speedy ad-
iuatment of this strike and all questions and
controversies connected Herewith by concii-
iation employed in joint conference of
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