Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-22
ACCORDING TO COLUMBUS AGREE
MEST 1T CANE YESTERDAY.
A STATEMENT BY RATCHFoRD.
FIGHT Is TO CONTINUE WHEREVER
ss THE SCALE Is NOT PAID.
Dir. Ratchford Says He Is Satisfied
With the Agreement and Regards
1t as the Greatest Victory
UniOnism Has Won
for Years.

FtlspurB' Ia, sept Inc oIIGlHil4ous
coai miners strike Is otlcliahy at iih ehd.
Inc Ten uays WHICH the miners sloutu re-
main fdie are at an ehd' ana now
the i'o,vVv men VINO nave been Idle seVefai
weeks Will resume Work at an advance OF
~ per cent IN their wages.
bcsultory hshts VIII pc coiitilueu' nu. Tue
most interesting one VIII De lhe hSht Oh
the New ork ana cleveland Gas coal COM
PanE, us IL Is the ifp!ioh Oh me miners 10
make them pay 30 cents ton ior MINING
Inc task Is admitted TO be nara one
hence the interest centeFed on this one Dat
ue.
ihe wage scales committee having IN
charge the work oil aoJudicatlnS lhe diHer-
ences on lhe various prices ior mining coii-
pieted its WORK yesterday. Inc correcleu
scaie adopted by Inc committee OIL miners
aiia operators Is as ioiio"s'
fHce 10 ne paid ior run OIL mine coai' %
cents per ton' over an lnch ana nan
scieeh' % cents per toii' over 'iree-quaf
.er ihch screen, "a cents. Ita! Veihs' SIN
'hcnes anu less thah t"eNe n,ches' oi,o'
GEMS an! .hiis over t"eNe iiiehes a. siie
: iS.e .oe oI ei-oo per loo'.
ho miners sot piac'ieaiiy .i'y aI tiies asheu
tot aiiu ino.e 'iah 'iie eoiisei iali,S tii,iei
SApe.leo. an .i,e iiiinets III ,ae i'lspui s
os'ie'' "neie 'he p,i'e Id, .,as M peen -lo1olu-
90, nave sone 70 NoIk. me opsia'ois ale
Suns a,I .ne ' ea's ."ey ~ anu '''e iiii'ie'
Uasstsa- 60. y, p..o,,rs
usss sep. -.,, u. ~ N,li
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2ao.,,, s az o@ar " .e ~ =,
- Iats e IN rs,,o.. '.t,sa.oi,
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..na ~ m ',a. - -. CSC
,.,,y, e.. ~ ,;,,.,;,a,,S o,ai ao,s, 80
,ha Centre, st,,os TIL s,r;l,o ,.rar.,I,,-
-. =. IL, .r,,;s =; ~ ..;s,,eas ~
t.I,,h .,.ea1 &c ;t a,,ro.;a,, -
/. bronpht IN = close at ,omr convention bsId
ar CoJ,,mbus a ON rho 9Th IN the 1I,b of
.be nresent month tbe ten dave, time he
;,,r eivers-to -aI,o,v miners sr,,. onerstors
10 como tneetber In Iuirois and West viz
,in;a IN ,neot the nrices tiyed-e, capts ,
to,, &, p,,tsh,,-x, se oart, IN obio and II
d;,ra-,bn s.ma IN continue ,,n,;I tho end
of naoo,,har
.rba noin,n, situation &c not likeIv IN
bacoma d;st,,rhed ae.in mill the bepin-
nins nf navt 90 -. wh;ch tive MO bone
60 ba atIa to sa,t,a roc d;ffarsnces amt
c,h,,, ond u,;tbout Tho necessitv of a STRIKE
=. .. -.o1, ,naa,r,,od Tho. ,be fiebt ,v;II-con-
60, 80, 49, ,,rasant ti,,a in oil seIds
Asa,... ~, a'sss.t.-- - ,.of,,.o e.,
.a s,'a e-- ,r,'a ...na..s. .ra,,t,a Ill,
t - ...s -. W. II,ss.,.',a 80 ,,o,t;or,
-" ..,s -, ,
OF ILLINOIS. am sui hopeiui, however.
that the producers in those fields Will
conform to the change and put their
-,,fr.s g., aro,io, 1saiI;nn - ao ,b;s ,rs
es ~ opei alioi- fr'ns ~ uo ms We
VIA ngnt tnem rs we nave uohe unii the
beginning of next year. at which time it
is said their present contractsswill expire.
.T rat;sa.d ,,,;,h ,ha oaroa,,ar+
~ e s s
reached, ana ieei that II Is the greatest
victory gained by trades unions for years.
OF course the victory is not aItosether
on. af ,hn ,,;,.rs Jt-,,;,a .,,o,. ha.,e -
e VI .e Aiiies. hio eies nave uohe
the STRIKING, trades unions ana organized
bodies have supplied the necessaries with
mt which the miners could NOT ,,ossibIv
: s,,e,s =. - o-.,
= sueceeu. IL is victory LOT organized
3 labor. and not Tor any particular trade,
and we want our friends who have helped
MS to feel that If is their victory as we'll
-. e., -, ,,.a.e,,, g. AZ. -
as ouis' L ieei .eiS sia'eiui ior the as
sistance given US by the American Fedora
tion of Labor, and the kindly disposition
shorrn us at all rimes Inv Mr. Con,nars and
an. ...,s.. e "a, s., ,.. =,
'ne members ol ms executive committee.
Mr.. Ratchford was asked as to the sit
uation in West Virginia and Illinois, He
said ssAJv adyices from West Virpipia ara
q a. 49,. 80 -, .,,,,o, -. -. -. a.. ~ .
" 'ne eiieee .nt,' o"i iiineis are s'ahuihs
nrm; are wei pleased with the agreement
reached and evince determination to fight
their hattie 70 the end e)rrr u,,rnose &c 10
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