Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-12
Concerted Efforts Being Made to In
duce Miners There to Strike.
BEST ORGANIZERS BEING SENT OUT
Governor Atkinson Prepares for
Trouble by Securing Arms.
COAL G E TTING SCARCER

P1TTSBTRG, Pa, July 12.-On to West
Virginia will be the cry this week of all the
labor leaders interested in the coal miners
strike. During the week the cleverest or
ganizers, labor orators and oxhorters will
te at work I'm the West Virginia diggings
spreading the doctrine of strike Vice Pres
ident Carney of the Amalgamated Associa,
tion and Rev. Winston Green, who were an
pointed organizers by the United Labor
League last night, left for West Virginia
this morning. and six others, whose names
have not yet been announced will follow to-
night or Tuesday.
Pittsburg's quota of organizers will be
Joined in West Virginia tomorrow or the
next day by those from other parts of the
United States. There will be enough OF
them to. thoroughly cover the entire coal
regions of the state. When they have fiu-
ished their work they will come 10 Penn
sylvania and the Georges Creek district of
Maryland. They will work among the min
ers of the New York and Cleveland Gas
Coal Co. and the Westmorcland and Clear
lield regions, III the strike is not settled be-
fore that time.
Have Hard Work Ahead.
Whatever success they may have in the
West Virginia, Maryland. Clearfield and
Westmoreland fields the organizers, ac-
cording TO present indications. will have
nard work in persuading the employees in
the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Com
p1nys mine to strike. The officials are
handicapped by the courts injunction re-
strainins them from going on the COM
pany's property. But this difficulty is over
Swallowed by the apathy of the miners
themselves. a visit to the mines developed
the prevalence of a Willingness to strike
provided the Mine Workers Union guar
antees them their wages for the time they
out.
The feeling among the miners is exem-
pllfled in the failure TO hold the much
advertised meeting at Beulah Church yes
terday afternoon. At the Plum Creek
Sandy Creek and Turtle Creek mines the
digsers knew nothing of the proposed
meeting. The miners said they would not
strike under any circumstances They
have grievances, but some of them think
they were sold out when they struck three
years ago.
Attendance at Meetings Prohibited
Superintendent Thomas De Armit visited
the different pits yesterday and kept On
the lookout for a me citing. 1t was freely
stated that any miner caught attending a
meeting or found talking with any of the
labor leaders would be instantly discharg-
ed. The three mines of the company put
out 1,5oo tons of coal per day. The coal
Is shipped TO Pittsburg and points west
The company is trying to take care of all
the orders IL can get, attempting TO buy
ocal from neighboring mines, which are
located on the eastern edge CT outside OF
the Pittsburg district
The Clearfield bituminous coal district
and what is known as the mountain coal
field. along the line Of the Pennsylvania
railroad between Johnstown and Altoona
began receiving orders today from the
dealers of the Pittsburg district
The action Of the United Mine Workers
officials in deciding to make West Viz
g1nl2 the battle ground h,a <: ika ha.
caused alarm among the local shippers
Consequently they will place emergency
orders at good round ;igures with the ope-
rators In the Clearfeld and mountain re-
gtons in case the striking miners are sue
cessful in effecting a total suspension of
ccal production in West Virginia and the
Georges creek district of Maryland The
latter has one OF the heaviest outputs of
any coal region in the United States, and
supplied the eastern markets with the
bulk of their coal during the strike of 1874.
Coke Ovens to Shut Down.
The small coke operators of the Connells-
vile region who own independent plants
will, 1t is said, shut down the majority of
their ovens today and begin to load the
raw coal for shipment. At the present
price of bltuminoCs coal there is more
profit In 1t in the raw state than could be
made by manufacturing il into coke.
With hituminous coal advancing. and not
ises to be exciting times in the coal mar
ket today. 1t is known that there are a
number of operators short on small orders,
and ii is probable that a number of the
smaller dealers will unite I'm making one
big purchase, and thus protect their trade.
small Visible supply.
The visible supply of coal is very small.
There are about ten train loads of the
Pittsburg product on the sidings of the
Fcrt Wayne railroad between this city and
Alliance, on which the railroad company
has an eagle eye. 1t was mined for the
lake trade, but since held. Then there are
S,00,OcO to 100000 bushels on the fats
and barges along the rivers. This might
as we'll be in the mines so far as satisfy
ing the railroad demand is concerned. 1t
will cost nearly as much to handle II as 1t
did to dig ii, and II IL Is put on the market
1t will be at a very stiff price.
There serious doubts, however, of the
operators being able to put IL on the mar
ket. The miners will watch the coal in
the barges, and If attempt is made TO
load it for the railroad trade the handlers
will be induced to strike. In this the
miners expect to be successful.
COL. REND On THE STRIKE.