Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-09-01
COAL OPERATORS
Will Start With Imported Diggers IL the
Old Men Refuse to Work.
cerning the Failure OF the Joint Confer
ence to Eject Settlement of the
strike Trades Union Conference

Corning the azure or the Joint Confer
ence to Eject Settlement of the
Strike-Trade- Union Conference
PITTsBURGH, Pa, Aug 25-The oper.
ators conference was in secret =, Ssion
for several hours and when the doors
were opened their press agent an
nounced that the mines would certain.
" be started with the old diggers IS
possible, with imported men if the old
men refused TO work committee
was appointed composed OF representa-.
tves of every firm in the district 10
map out the mode of procedure for the
resumption. This committee will meet
Wednesday for this purpose
The statement concerning the Joint
conference issued by the operators
press committee TUESDAY ight follows:
The conference committees of the
coal operators and the officials of the
miners failed to agree and adjourned
finally The miners were represented
10y their national and district officers
Operator j. Il. Ierbe was chosen chair
man of the conference, and W. G.
Pearce. of the miners. secretary Mr.
Ierbc stated that il was desired 10
bring about settlement Of the strike
Mr.. Ratchford stated that he and his
associates were empowered to enter
tain, discuss and decide upon any pro-
positions the operators might submit.
Chairman Ierbe asked that the ques-
ton of Interstate agreement be waived
and this was assented to-
Mr.. Ratchford then stated the terms
upon which the miners would return
TO work, saying that they would 90 to
work at once ON the 90 cent rate being
paid until such time as board of ar
bitrators could make AN award of what
would Ice fair wage rate, any excess
paid 10 the miners above the award of
the arbitrators TO Toe deducted from the
ray of the miners following the award.
The operators stated their reasons why
TINS could not be accepted. and in lieu
thereof, submitted four propositions
for arbitration, one that the men
should return to work. leaving TO arbi-
traitors what rate shall be paid: one
leaving the question Of rate open. until
after award has been made: one
that the arbitrators decide within 10 or
20 days, the miners remaining idle and
one that the arbitrators have so days
in which to decide, the miners remain
ing idle.
An these were narapntoriI,, ra;aa.,,,
bv the miners representativc. 80 80
conference adjourned
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these various nronosit;ons fnr at,its
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they have exhaustad ev.r,, -, 80
TRYING to brin, abo,,t -.
with the Officials 80 a., -. ~,
pronosition az Mr. p,,,h,fa.I -, I.'.
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vance of a7i, per cent in ,,,.or,. c,,,, a ,,
would entail irr,.nar.t,io - ,,' NV
the producers !rho rr;,,
coal contracts la,,, ,-i'
for this veu. ,,.o., - ~,
the conditions which r,l.d 3D., .,,....,
in omen conrc,i,i,, f,.a,, IL ,l'-' W.
ducing fields II .Io,,Id -. rO
that on.r, t,,,..
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BUYERS to get the Lowest ,,,.ic,. Ill, -
determined b,, - ,.o,no.I,.I,,s 49,. -
ton. and bv the nine. ,,,,n - -,
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