The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-12
THE LABOR SITUATION
Miners Have Been More Successful
Than They Anticipated.
MUCH DEPENDS ON WEST VIRGINIA.
Heroic Effort Will BE Made to Get
the Men Out.
VIEWS OF SOME OPERATORS.
They Are Not Inclined to Adjust the
Differences untii the Market
Hus uccn Cleared.
VIEWS OF SOME OPERATORS

pittsburg. Pa, July 11.-Today marks
the beginning OF the second week of the
coal miners strikc and already 1t gives
promise Of being one OF the greatest wage
struggles In the history of this country.
Eight days ago the coal operators In this
district and the miners themselves little
dreamed that within ono short week such
an era OF general suspension could be
! wrought as has been dUae IN the bitumin-
GUS coal industry. The mouth OF the many
coal ,ipples that dot the Monongahela, AL
leghcuy, Ioughioghcny and Peters Greek
valleys and the valleys OF Toms and Mill
ler's Run were open and turning out thous-
ands and thousands OF tons OF the best
coal that enters into the competitive mar
kets OF the world. Now all is changed. The
vast caverns are like 80 many grayeyards
on the hilsldos, baskns in the shade. ON
nearly every railroad track leading to the
MINIS stands empty cars.
The success that has attended the move
mcnt has greatly elated The minors and
during The noxt few days every enort will
be made TO bring out the men IN ,he few
mines that are sun working. This Will be
Il dincult task but they express confidence
| In their ability TO make the suspension
| complete before the week ls forty eight
| hours Old.
From The best Information ohtaluable,
| fla, o,...r,t,,r, ,ro IL, mo- h,-r. tc bsvr mo
| di,fsr,,nros ndinsted Mani nj th,gn hod
stocks on railroad sidings which they held
| for Na advance. Much oil TINS was disposed
| OF saturday at Il good proht. y prominent
| oth'.S m.oop a',.,.,,,tr H. - .,',1o
~ ~ ~ 80 ~. -. -
| y, '''t '"u' ~ " - ~ 80 - r..
S uP 80 '", ''''' q. i'', -.
'''eu VIZ ue teauS 20 ovsin ,i-,9s
On ne" p"Sis ana p'o"ao'y WAC" A's'ie'
/ FiiGe.
Els Nhoie thlhg VIII result III d CON-
lm Pr, Sdid aho'aer PitlEaieht opei{oi.
He "Peidtois are IN position ~ s1'i'H IL
icF some uihV, ana pe!'@le me miner
aIe N apcut the same cSi1Ali'oh' IL 1oVhe
as l; business WIN brlehl 2 up ana mat
4 ~. init tNnut uiv vpefatois VIII DC ao'c
20 t-l p'uiF pIlees anu me eohultI'h o'
D"ali'"s ahu me CONFUSION OF INC miners
/ WIZ ht simultaneously improved
Just now mo greatest obstacle IN me way
ot success OF the minors u. me actiNi'y
gl lhN ulssV's IN me NteI Nirsihia iields
lAey are WORKING day and nlght ana arc
EetlhS ready 10 supply all the coal that
Is he,u,u d lh'y are repeating wat th'y
d'u iu'po y"ih ago "h.h Il general sus-
pension was declared AZ thLt tlHe 'heIe
were numbers oil operators 1--WE mountain
STATE tH"t were on inc verge OF bankrupt
| w Ne E'heIai susp' h"ioh WAS declared.
una 'n'Ie came II ETtai u'lhand lor coal RI
pFie's mat insured 4 big prolit, The opera
tola faI'cd AROUND them %Fge numD~
oT mon whose friendship and support they
have encouraged ever since, The operators
,Io!'''u IN 1usahlS ana thousands oil dOi-
iAe' w hth me Strike Was declared fal-
tfc thtY balanced lhtf books ana FOUND
things on the proper SIDE of their ledgers
AT me tnd OF the season. They realized
they owcd much profit 10 their miners, ana
rewarded them for II. ON every succeed
ing FAY DAY the faithful miners were paid
bohusc" IN the shape Of gold pieces. and
uaura!iy he best of feeling prevails among
me employer and employees.
This Is he condition OF affairs the or
ganI2ers that will 20 into the West Viz
elna dl"hlct this week viii have to en-
( cnl.nter. 1t is argued by the miners that
there are moro men in that section than
/ mere were throe years ago, and they exc
press the greatest confidence IN bringing
~ -' or ~ nhey an '-"t their cow
This falling. tho railroai Organizations
VIA be app,a.ed 10. Inis plan OF campaign
has been outlined by the National officers,
aud the developments of tho weos Will he
watched with interest
The miners OF this district say the sue.
cets d the movement depends on what ac-
! ton the West Virginia miners will take
They argue that so many men in the PITTS
burg district who were not affiliated win
| their Organization sacrificed thousands Of
| dollars and Joined them; they viii teu the
Mountain State dlggers OF the success in
this district. and every effort ia being made
to have them Join.
There are a number or operators I'm TN.
Plshurg district who have EXPRESSED n
Willingness to pay the price den,nrded; hut
the miro's have said nay. They Will in
sist that a majority Of The operator. in The
district nay The Cs-cent rate or nor. This
| Is the ultimatum OF the National officers
| from which there is no appeol' 4 is Known
| that me OF The mirers of his district
would he glad TO let all operators noyIup
,bo eo.cept rn,n onn,ate ,hoi, -, p'' LIE