The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-29
WILL CHANGE SYSTEM.
True Uniformity Plan Of Operators
10 Better Condition Of Miners
Men to Be Paid In Cash and
Company Stores Closed
Reforms TO Go Into Effect Jan. I n SufiIcIeh.
Number Sign Agreement

Pittsburg, July 29.-The coal operators
Of the Pittsburg district perfected theirl
plans for uniformity agreement last
night after two days hard work The
agreement consists OF II articles, and
should II go into effect the miners will
have their greatest causes Of complaint
removed
The best OF feeling prevailed through.
out the meetings, the only exception be.
Ing the boiling OF Colonel Rend OF Chi
cago. Just previous TO adjournment,
however, Judge owens announced that
Colonel Rend had authorized him I
state that any agreement the confer
ence adopted would receive his hearty
cooperation, and he would sign IL IL 80,
bO or even 20 per cent OF the operators
were sincere In their sanction IL II.
The conference appointed a committee
OF five--W. II. DE Armitt, j. B Seerbe,
j. j. Stoyler. j. B. Dyert and NJ r. San.
Forthwith General John Little, to Sc.
cure the signature of the operators to
the agreement. This committee will be-
gin It's work today 1t will be aided by
the Ohio board Of arbitration. When
the requisite number Of signatures have
ttth oONulNu duOlHtT InttIlnS Will DC
held to ratify the agreement.
Speeches were made by De Armitt,
Demester. Little, Seerbe and others, ex.
pressing satisfaction over the result OF
the meeting and predicting the success
Of the plan.
The agreement as adopted provides for
cash payment of wages; 1000 pounds &c
the ton, check weighmen on the tipples
miners to be credited with the full
quantity of coal contained In the mine;
abolition Of company stores semi
monthly pay days; uniform price for
pick mining In the thin and thick vein
districts and screens not exceeding IL
inches. 1t also provides that in case OF
the violation Of the provisions and terms
or the agreement penalty OF 10 cents
per ten on the total output of coal mined
by the violator will be charged, which
penalty Is to be paid to commission
subject to the right of further arbitra
ton or appeal. The penalty when col
lected Is to be distributed among the
signers OF the agreement pro rata in pro.
portion TO the total amount Of tonnage OF
output made by them during the year.
The commission Is to be chosen an
Of the uniformity commission. 1t shall
be composed Of nine members, the thick
and thin vein operators having proper
representation. The members shall be
sworn to faithfully and impartiaIly per.
form the duties of their office, and will
be authorized and empowered to enforce
the judgments and awards.
It shall be empowered to subpoena
witnesses with the same force and effect
as board Of arbitration duly appointed
under the act Of assembly of the state Of
Pennsylvania relating to compulsory
arbitration.
The agreement shall not become effec-
tive unless 1t has been signed by 95 pei
cent Of the operators on or before Jan. /,
1898.
After9O per cent have signed the agree
ment If any 10 operators shall be of the
opinion that enough have signed to rem
der Ii effective, a meeting shall be called
In Pittsburg to declare IT in force.