Warren sheaf., 1897-08-05
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I Pitts sburgh 81, Jdly 50. The y. ttrue
/ anllforlni con ference of COZ gsoper-
]. .ators of the Pitt sb,ir gh Id district con-
yeillded it's work law 81 Ii i ats
3s:1o o'clock 81 fter s. 4 vvosdays' session
Il ofsslose and persist tent work he
/ sections Ct the uni forlnity agre ements
| were thorough ghly discussed and ael lon ed
| Ssseclion by section. The best of feeling
| prevail thrOug ghout the NEE ir,ps. the
So1aiy option being the bol ting of
ese,ks sesol; lsend 3at Tuesday session !. Just
I8preYious to n adjournm ent, however,
Judge ,11lv Owens announced that Col. Rend
had III a1lth thorized him to sta te thai q ~
reemer zen III e con ference a aiopted
would llld receive his hearty cooperation,
and md he would 81 it if S05, SO Or even 20
per cent ct the operators were iii i1lcere
1n rl$ Their sanction to q t. confer
sence pointed q committee Of 1--WE
W. =. De Armitt j b. Zerbe, j. j.
/ Ste sSttoyter,,J q. Dyoart and IS. Il. sanfc ord.
with wit Gen.sJ ohm Lit to secure the
sigma tMllres y Of the operat tors to the agree
Iment. Ssss ss 5sli ls
8t s#t y IInes agreement as adopted provides fCr
scash es payment Of wages. 1000 pounds to the
/ Ton heck weighmen on the tipples, min 8
ers to zpe credited with the full quantity OF
company stores. semimo ontlllyf nav days.
UNIFORM price for pick mining in the thin
and thick vein districts and screens not ex-
cseding one 1'a- half inch II also provides
tnat ln5 case Of the VI tion OF the provi-
3slons and terms Of the agreement q penalty
OF ten cents per ton on the total output ot
coal mined by the Yiolator will be charged
Whien penalty is to be paid as q commits ission
appeal Said penalty When aallected
to pe distributed among the signers Of the
tetai Pc ID The
them during the year. The commissionis is
to be chosen annually and shall be known
py By me n q name Of the unif commits
!! bers, the thick and thinvein operators hay-ss
Ing .lags proper represent tion. The memhers
" perform the duties Of cir office and will
be authorized and empowered to enforce
the judgments and awards 1t shall also
the same force and effect as board Sof
of the assembly Of the state Of PennsyI.
| The agreement shall not become effectives
unless It has been. signed by 895 per cent.
Ona IHe. OpeEslOrSTO OF De1OreEJ anuary i,
~ ~ per cent nave signed the
~ = lo gperal9Is snaL oe
ltn render. IL ~
called ia Pittsburgf Il, declare 81 in force
Columbus f9 T,, II, s3n IS, 81 ~, 8
2, from the headquarters Of the United
Mine Workers Of America to the miners
and mine II hnrars If He -, !, ~, =,
in part ,3s5
We have great sconfid enceS Of victory
tnan.ev 5sa5 ss e3a
q sMppayol coal On hana Is stu low.
fore tafs tine were not for : fa,v sec-
ltlons Of West Virginia. southern Illinois
ana e portion s of central ga and
where ~ frort =
have them join our movement. which
i when done win soon. eide the contest.
Iences. are making our fight their fight
and haye thrown all available force. NOR
/ ally ana financially, into the mo movement e
atonned unrt IL hnsn nave
issued. This makes total 81 81 900 u men
now Idle In Ohio q, 600, Or all, are idle.
/ tn ln hentucky5 ana tennessee little change &c
sued. About 600 miners are Idle is there her
.'In Indiana the supply 81 coal Goa ~ is % al al.
most shut Vt Of. and 5000 are idle Fully s5,
~ mine workers Sc, N llnois laid down
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