Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-27
OPERATORS CONFER.
THE UNIFORMLY AGE EMEST,
Tho Subj Ct to b. t0ns der d BIZ the
Mine Iwnars and tho Arbl rI-
tiOn tOmmiss Onrrs.

iOGkcu o. con eTeuco OF the Bitteburg
c1ai operator, which tue ioint arb
tration commission fully eN Pee cd to
| adopt plan which will setlle the big
minert' strike was called tor II O'Clock
this mOrning In the court bGuse, but
owing to the slowness OF tue operators
to gather 1t was almost mon before 1t
was called TO order. II 10 the largest
meeting of the kind ever hold 10 this
district. TIE convention being m
open one, miners' officials and many
Interested citizsns were on hand as
spectators.
Amons those present sTo: Or. Is.
FfanB Scmidt, Labor CcmUisaIonsr
u indiana; Judge 5elwyu V. Owens,
Secretary Bisb0p a.d u II. John Lit.
ie OF the ONO Board vi Articulation;
u o. w. SrhleuJ tberg, represUutiul
the. & Francis j.. Robbms' Interests;
Alexander Dempster Of tue BJwei
Hin ana Spring Hill miuef; W. p.
Murray OF Plckauds, Mather q Co.,
Il. IS. Aegar ard Fran NJ, O,ouru OF
Osborn, Steger & Company; w. II.
Villain or Ridseway, Bisuup d Co.;
A. w. and Thomas e. Young fepre-
| seniiug NJ. n. Hanna d Company;
Col. w. p. Rsnu OF Chicago, w. r.
stld iuoa1as u ArmitI, representing
The New YorE & Cleveland Gas q al
| company; VIM. B iAdilng Oi Re sdilng
Brother; j q. Dysarl; lohn Newer
OF J. W. Ellsworth ~ o.; e. w.
Hi.chccck, A. &. SunIers, ID. w.
Van Emau Of the PuisUurs anu Gu.
caso Gas Coal Co.; George anu John
HOsack, Frank Armstrong; w. J.
5ieen, Il. N. Wildmau, j. W. Alice.
w. Black, X. Nj. DressbAcB, J Ames
ATmsuOD.; j. Welser nj the Lake
OF the Eureka COal Go /; ID. NJ. AMER.
son, }. w. Blower, ,x im mere II the
Equitable Coal o.; VIM. Shlnn,
EIwar Boyle OF Boyle Bros; Henry
F,uersche.m, the Finieyvilie operator;
J0hI Blythe Of tue Blythe Coal Co;
AMI j. J. 5treiIIer Of The Siops Mining
20.
AS yet the "uue uniformity" plap
which is Delnt urged by the arbltra.
iion commission Is the only one pre-.
sented for action by the o1nierent
While the operators generally nTe
apathetic and have little faith IN the
successes nj consumRlion o tho CON-
missions wish, they are aux, GUS to die.
cuss aud Edopt some plan which viii
put tine miners TO woTB. 1IGe uniform.
liy calls ToE cash payments for every
1000 pounus OF coal mined every two
wseRs, the abolisbm mt OF company
stores anu ulultitUrn scream. Tae Jii.
ferentiai between the thicR aud thf
vein coal and between Ohio and Pom.
rylvania coal may asa c1ms up for
consideration. The operators Ia the
thin vein copl say the | A cents differ
ence in favor OF toe thick vein coal IL
too much, ana some go as far as TO say
II ehouiu DO cut one-hsli This cut, IL
attt m pted, wiii he fought by the thick
vein operators anu may be the first
ROCK On watch the conference will
split, ae all tbs other pJinls mentioned
have been granted Ia loImer cJnler.
enoes.
There are log railroad m mes In the
PittsourS district, anu these are operal-
ed by 50 firms. Thirteen o. these are
aaiu to mine and control almost 80 Der
cent OF the coal mined in the district.
The ambition of the arbitrators anu
w. +. Dearmitt, the islher OF the
uniformity agreement, to have
ninety live per cent of tue eighty. nine
operators agree ~ auopt system or
STANDARD OF doing business.
The number Of Operators was In.
creased o,seventy-tiye before the M Gel.
ing begun, w. p. Murray called the
meeting to order at 1880 a. m. by
nominating Alex Denipsler as chair.
man. Oh. w. p. RsuI named Geo.
w. Schleudbsrg, GuG ne declined anu
Mr.. Dempster was chosen O. preside.
General J0hH Little was Gibson
vice-president. He made short au.
dress, saying the board was hero es
citizens and had 10 personal interest
in the cGai bushes. They hopel by
Cancellation and me liatiOn TO bring
shout seitlemrnt between the com
tending factions. State lines had
nothing 10 DO win the question. rue
operators had the power 10 sJtlle the
controversy. AS P4ttsOurg goes 50
Will 20 the other states.
Alter electing Marshall IL. Reno
secretary, a committee was appointed
to take up tho proposed uniformity
agreement, revise 1t 10 suit the changer
conditions since its hfst fOrmulaiI, II
and report TO the conference at lhree
O'Clock.
The mmfttee eoueists OF w. Z.
DeArmitt, Lso w. Schleu 1betg,
Thomas Il. Young, w. =. Rsnd, ID. L.
BLACK, U. A. AnGrsws, James Arm.
strong anu Il. NJ. o b jrne.
Rscess until 3 0'ol ck,
On the arrival Of President Ration
ford at noon, the con ereuce asse nibleU
at Trades Assembly Dall, with PIeal-
dent Samuel Gompers 10 the chair.
All outsiders are eXolu led, but state
ment will be given GU. after ADJOURN
ment which Will probably DO this
sfterngoo. President w. al. Garland
OF tho Auiaigamated association has
Just arrived.
Reports Received by the strike
leaders this IN morning, do not bear on,
tho claim made last night on what
they consider reliable advices thai
over half OF the West Virginie
ininers were cut, anu It 10 seen that
another and even more determined
effort must be maize 10 brlns about
general strike IN the West Virginia
tields.
The oonterees are now considering
the auvisabilily OF levYing a general
assessment on ali oresniEs1 labor for
the mainten0noe OF the striking min.
ere. Some OF the leaders say that in
tho ovent IL IL seen tU be impOssible
TO bring abobt gouerai strike IN
Yves. Virginia, the conductors, hre-