Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-09-23
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
Fairmont. w. Va, September u
The miners of the Fairmont district
have been liz convention for two days
here and have finished their work.
The scale of prices which they adopt
| ed calls for 80 cents a ton, which is
less than the mines now in operation
are paying.
w. A. Carney, when seen, said ne
had no doubt that the terms would
be well received by the operators, but
that in case any of them refused to
sign, he. with Evans, Harvey, Davis
and several other organizers, would
agitate the question until they did
sign.
THE present SCALE" he continued,
sis four cents less than what is asked
in the Pittsburg district when run-ot-
mine coal is considered. 1t puts the
operators in a good way to enter all
markets. This is the last convention
to be held in the State and the men
will go to work as quick as the scale
is signed by the operators Of the dis
trict."
The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted by the conven
ton:
Resolved. That we approve Of the
terms and scale of prices adopted at
Columbus, O., and will use every eff
fort to thoroughly organize the min
ers Of West Virginia in the United
Mine Workers of America
Resolved, That we commend the
position taken by Governor Atkinson
in his efforts to do justice to rich and
poor alike in the injunction cases
which have been before the courts Of
the State, and for his manifest desire
to establish a more friendly feeling
between operators and miners by
using his influence to bring us closer
together for the adjustment of pres
ent grievances
The officers elected for the Fairmont
sub-district are: President c. B. Sat-
terfield, of Hoult; Vice President, A.
P. Roach, of Pennington; Secretary
Treasurer, Walter Greenleaf, Of Mo-
Longah; Executive Board, B. NJ. Flah-
erty, of Clarksburg, and J. E. Hall, of
Monongah.
The following is the report of the
committee arranging the scale of prices
for the district:
"We your committee on scale Of
prices, beg leave to report as follows:
After due consideration on the price
of mining coal in the Fairmont dis
trict, believing that it will be to the
best interest of operators and miners to
agree on a scale of prices that will just
ify both parties in their efforts to es-
tablsh a better feeling among all con-
wisdom at all times to encourage
friendship between employer and en-
ploye, express our willingness to meet
the operators in joint conference for
the purpose of making a seal of prices
for this sub-district or of the entire
State.
In doing this we recognize the. fact
that it is one step forward towards
establishing conciliatory methods in
the adjustment Of grievances that can
not otherwise be reached. With this
object in view and an earnest desire to
effect a satisfactory settlement of the
present dispute we hereby recommend
that the scale of prices for mining coal
| (run-of- mine) in the Fairmont district,
| be So cents per ton until January 1,
1898, or till a general price for the
State can be agreed upon by miners
i and operators as is contemplated.
BE it further resolved that all mines
where operators and miners officials
| Jointly agree on the payment OF the
/ above named scale Of prices, day labor
/ in proportion, that we resume work
3 subject 10 Tue PRIZES anu tSA LIS gJlhlis
adopted by the operators and miners. .
AS the principal mines now crippled
/ are owned by men who will possibly
not oppose this scale. it is likely that
! work will be resumed here. The prin-
! cipal operators who fight unionism are,
according TO reports, the Watsons, and
as none of their men are out, the
battle will not be fought al this time.
An operator was seen by the Regis
! ter man and asked how he thought
| 35 cents would be for West Virginia.
He at once acknowledged that it was
four ceats lower than run-of-mine in
Pennsylvania but said the deferential
in freight rate hpot been consid-