The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-05
THE End SEEMS NEAR.
Miners officials and Operators Come
to an Agreement
ACCEPTS SIXTY-FIvE CENTS
The Rate 20 Remain IN Fores Ustl
Jan. i-RAtiGostlon By the Miasrs
Only Rsmains 20 Mako 10
Ensctive-DeAFmist's say.


the great miners strike Ia in sight. for
the national executive board Of the
United Mine workers agree 20 recon-
mend TO the miners a proposition from
the Plttsburg operators for a straight
price Of Gj cents a ton 10 continue In
force until the end Of the year. A del
ogate convention OF all miners who
have suspended work has been called
10 meet In Columbus on Sept. to act
upon the recommendation. President
Ratchford and the other members OF
the board say that there Ia not the
slightest doubt but that the miners will
approve The recommendation. The
proposition does not involve arbltra.
tlon and In effect provides for an i'm
mediate settlement Of the strike.
Mr. Ratehiord says that there were
special reasons Tor the board recon-
mending the proposition. In the FIRST
place. Il comedies the miners a mate
rial advance. Had a 69-cent rate been
secured he was confident Il could not
have been maintained for more than
20 days. The proposition does away
with all the uncertainties OF arbitra-
ton and win be the means Of bringing
the strike 20 a speedy termination.
~ soon a. the miners ratify the
proposition work will be resumed In all
the mines. In the second place. the
proposition provides for a revival Of
the Joint conferences for the adjust
ment OF prices The operators are
pledged 20 meet with the miners prior
10 the termination Of the agreement
and determine the rate Of mining for
next year.
All parties are pleased and feel that
public sentiment will sustain theft ac-
ton.
The operators committee yesterday
renewed their FIRST proposition for a
Ci-ceut rate pending arbitration. This
was again rejected by the miners
board. Then the operators committee
got together again and submltier a new
proposition FOR a straight price Of IS
cents and after long discussion Il was
accepted by the miners board. subject
TO the approval Of the miners at large.
The following circular has been Is
sued by the national executive board:
To the miners who have suspended
work In the different state:
You are hereby notified that a con-
ventlon will be- held al Columbus. o.,
at 10 O'Clock. on Wednesday. Sept. %. I
1897.
Greetings
A. conference held al Columbus.
o., on Sept. and 3. between the na-
tional executive board and district
presidents of the United Mine Workers
Of America and a representative COM |
mittce Of the PittsburE operators. /
whom We consented TO meet only after
Il became apparent that a national con-
ference 81 operators and miners could /
not be convened.
The following was submitted by the |
representative Of the Pittsburg opera
tors TO the executive board and district
president az a basis OF a settlement 10
terminate the present strike:
l. The resumption Of work at a eic
rate Of mining. The submitting Of the
question TO board OF arbitration to
determine what the price shall be-, the
maximum TO be CSC and the minimum
10 be soc a ton. the price to be effective
Irom date Of resuming work.
2 A straight price OF csc a ton 10
continue in force until the end Of the
ycar with the additional mutual under
standing that a Joint meeting Of oper-
niors and miners shall be held IN De-
'embor. 1897. for the purpose Of deter
mining what the rate OF mining snail be
thereafter.
Your executive board and district
presidents. after much dellberatlon
Ind a thorough consideration Of the
Two propositions. do recommend the
latter, as In their Judgment the best
that can be secured because Of cir
tina, are apparent TO all
Who study market conditions since the
OF the strike
You, however. are the court Of inal
adjudication. and must decide for
Touuelyos what your actions shall be
Ind when work s.iail BE- resumed
Additional reasons will Le given and
full report made OF the general sit.
nation at the convention. We will fur.
her advise that delegates come un-
.rammelled and unlnstructed other
han TO act for your best interests.
AZ this time Il Ia deemed advisable
Tor the reason that provisions are
made In the uniformity agreement now
pending In the Plttsburg district and
which Il is expected will be operative
IN that district on and after January
J, lS9S, 60 arbltrate the question OF rel
ltive dlfierentials between pick and
mining, which will. We anti
'ipato. do much towards furnishing us
with more reliable data on that ques-
ion than we possess az present aud 20
hat extent will be beneficial 90 us IN
lettling questions as between machine
Ind pick mining
Il was signed by Fred Dilcher. II. l.
Davis. J. II. Kennedy. Henry Steven
Ion and Patrick nolan as members Of I