The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-14
MAY COME SOON.
Developments Expected Within Forty
eight Hours.

Cleveland, O.. July 13.-Within As hours
developments of a definite character are
expected to take place in the West Vir-
ginia coal fields. A leading operator re-
ceived a long distance telephone message
at 10 O'Clock this morning. stating that
nine organizers had just left P.ttsburg
for the West Virginia coal fields. per-
son who occupies a high official position
in the mine workers union was at the
Pittsburg end of the telephone.
You may look for something startling
in that direction within the next IS
hours" he said. Reliable advices which
me that the West Virginia miners will
come out All they wait for is a little
urging from the union. l am free to con-
Tess 10 you that while l expected many
men would come out. never hoped for
such complete and overwhelming vic
tory as this"
Inc foregoing message was repeated to
a reporter who was standing at hand by
the operator who received it. When that
point is reached. that the coal mine oD-
orators refuse to talk for publication.
the situation is grave indeed. The op-
orators now urge upon their interviewers
that under no circumstances must their
names be used in connection with the
Information they have supplied. A lead
ing operator made a clean statement,
startling. in fact. this morning. but in
sisted his name must not be used.
Are there not some parts of your state
ment which 1 may accredit TO your
asked the reporter.
No You see. if I talked for oublica-
ton would have to say to you just the
nreciate that there are many reasons way
would not want my name to appear as
admitting all these facts"
A GRAVE ASPECT.
Since Saturday the coal strike has as
sumed a very grave aspect, but full re-
alization of the change did not reach |
Cleveland operators and dealers until to-
day. Excepting a few operators who had
some inside information. they We're dis !
posed to speak lightly of the matter and |
hand-more than enough coal to supply |
the country, regardless of the outcome of |
the strike. Today all this seeming or |
pretended confidence has disappeared. |
terday to attend the voluntary confer |
ence of the state arbitrators. One of 4
these. whose knowledge of the premises |
is above question. said today:
THE situation is very grave and I an
ticipate some very startling develop
ments within the next As hours. believe |
and that will make the tie-uD practically !
for the strikers will then con- /
centrate all their efforts on the De Ar
nitts men. A small amount of coal is
now coming from the mines along the
Pennsylvania main line and from the coke
regions. but ii Is in comparatively insig-
nifcant quantities. 1 think it will be
shut off entirely very soon. From what
could learn yesterday at P.ttsburg, l
do not hesitate to say it is my belief the
railroads will hesitate to haul West Vir-
ginis and De Armitt's mines coal The
engineers and train men are regarding
the situation with lowering brows P. NJ
Arthur's statement to the contrary not
SUPPLY is SHORT
1.-THE supply of coal on hand is very
short and | look for another sharp adj
vance in prices shortly. Saturday, coal
which was loaded at Pittsburg for 81 %
70 $l.50 f. o. b., is now held at S1.75 De-
ivered TO Cleveland the Price IS s265
Chicago is buying freely and paving high
prices. l do not think the supply viii
lold ont moro than a week longer
Mr.. ]. ]. Phillips received a telegram
rom Pennington. W. Va. this afternoon
is follows:
Miners all went on strike here this
Pennington is an important point in the
Vest Virginia coal fields and local oDer-
ltors believe that the strike will now
pread in West Virginia.
j. j. philips, q coal operator, said:
@I.e people do not realize how seri-
Jus this strike is. There is not enough
oal on hand to supply the market more
han week or ten days longer If this
strike is settled. it will be when the
operators go to the mine workers The
miners do not have to go to the oper-
tors. I think the railroads will soon
efuse to haul West Virginia coal. if {
rainmen do not refuse to handle it," {