Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-08-22
THE MINING SITUATION.
Everything Quiet on Both Sides Of tht
River.
A Detailed Riview Of the Situation
Iu Belmont County-Large Col
Lotions By the Relief Committees
in This City.

The mining situation over the river
at present is in a very quiet state,
there being nothing of any great inter-
est to the general public having trans
nired in the past week. The miners
still retain great confidence in their
belief that they will win the STRIKE
notwithstanding the fact that the pres
ent outlook for a victory for them ap-
pears to be very gloomy at the present
time. They are of the opinion that the
Pittsburg operators are only making a
bluff. when they say they will start
their mines with non-union labor.
Whether or not this will prove true,
however, remains to be seen. -,
The rumors that the Ohio men VIII
march to the Fairmont region, whlc.
have been afloat the past several days
seem 10 have stirred the men up
some. Many it seems would be Wiling
to undertake this step, but the state
officials of the organization are strong
ly against such a movement, and lndl-
cations are that such an idea Will never
be carried out.
AS far as the coal business is con-
cerned, among the small peddllng
banks throughout the district in east
ern Ohio il is dead. With the eXcep-
tions of three or four small mines that
are at work, every peddling mine ls
closed. Out the B. & o. road the Sit
nation is very quiet. The miners up
TO the present time are patiently walt
ing. At the Wegee mines, near Bell
aire. it is reported that the men that
came out at these mines are going
and working after night At any rate,
two boats have been loaded with coal
since the general mass meeting held
there last Monday, and the fact that
this has been done has caused con-
siderable dissatisfaction among the
striking miners in the vicinity, so as
much so that a delegation will be sent
to these mines Monday to guard. At
Warnock's Station a car was loaded
with slack Thursday to be sent to Bell
aire. Friday when the car was 10 have
been sent to Bellaire, it was found
empty and the slack scattered about on
the ground in such a manner that 1t
could not be reloaded. 1t is generally
supposed that the job was done by
those interested in the closing OF the
mines.
Out along the c., L. & w. road every
thing is idle with the exception OF a
small peddling mine near Barton, that
is supplying the needs Of the farmers
in the immediate vicinity. Large guam
titles Of West Virginia coal have been
shipped over this road in the past week
and all the trains have passed through
the coal regions without molestation,
with the exception Of one instance,
when the train men were stoned
from ambush near Barton.
The Boston mine at Bridgeport is
still working, but will shut down as
soon as the driving of an entry is
done.
Out the Wheeling & Lake Erie road
and along the c. & P. the situation re-
mains about the same as that assumed
shortly Y. after the the. strike was declared
Yesterday a committee of miners
from Maynard and Wheeling Creek re-
q
ing from the employees Of the Aetna
Standard mill Yesterday was pay
day at this mill, and the men were very
liberal in their contributions. This
will be added to the relief fund. The
relief store at West Bridgeport which
is open two days a week, is supplying
the wants of all the needy in the vicin-
ity.
From the indications presented it ap-
pears that coal is becoming very
scarce, as owners Of the small mines are
being besieged by people who ask the
privilege of hauling away the slack
that has been lying around the banks
for the past year or more The gen.
eral run of these people are those who
have small manufacturing plants and
have heretofore gotten their supply Of
fuel from the peddling banks.