The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-04
AN END IS IN SIGHT.
Miners Officials and Operators
Reached an Agreement.
COMPROMISE ON SlXTY-ElYE CENTS
1t Will BE Recommended to Con-
ventiou Of Workers.
COMPROMISE ON SlXTY.FIyE Cents
COMEDIES MATERIAL ADVANCE
II Does Away with Uncertainties Of
ence to Fix Next Years Rates.

Columbus, Ohio September 3.--The end
of the great miners strike Is in sight.
This evening the National executive board
of the United Mine workers agreed to rec
ommend to the miners a proposition from
the Pittsburg operators for straight price
OF Go cents q ton to continue in force
until the end OF the year. A delegate
convention OF all miners who have sus-
pended work has been called to meet in
Columbus September 8. at 10 o'clock, to
act upon the recommendation. President
Ratchford and the other members OF the
board say that there Is not the slightest
doubt but that the miners will approve
the recommendation. The proposition
does not involve arbitratio ami in effect
provides for an immediate settlement of
tho strike.
Mr.. Ratchford said tonight that there
were special reasons for the board rec
ommending the proposition. In the first
place. 1t comedies the miners a material
advance. Had 60 cent rate been secured
he was confident 1t could not have been
maintained for more than seventy days.
The proposition does away with all the
uncertainties of arbitration and will be
the means OF bringing tho strike to a
speedy termination. AS soon as tho miners
ratify the proposition work will be re-
sumed in all OF the mines. In the second
place the proposition provides for the re-
vival OF tho joint conferences for the ad-
justment of prices. The operators are
pledged to meet with the miners prior to
termination OF the agreement and deter
mine the rate of mining for the next year.
All here on both sides are pleased and feel
that public sentiment will sustain their
action.
This morning the operators committee
renewed the first proposition for a 64-cent
rate pending arbitration. This was again
rejected by the miners board Then the
operators committee got together again
and submitted new proposition sor a
straight price OF 65 cents and after long
discussion 1t was accepted by the miners
board, subject to the approval OF the min
ers at large.
The State board OF arbitration OF Ohio,
which hes been in communication with
! the committee OF operators and the miners
officials during their conferences being
asked for an expression about the settle
ment, gave this statement:
"The settlement is most fortunate ter
imitation o, the strike. There has been no
question in eny quarter that the miners
wages should be increased. The only
question was how much. 1t reflects great
credit on both parties.
"rhe operators went more than half
way and sacrificed not little. but this
Is done generously and ungrudgngly with
the purpose Of securing 20 the other en-
poyes a living wage and their action
is appreciated and met in a spirit OF kind
ness and fair dealing. We regard II as
foregone conclusion that every settle
ment will be formally ratified Wednesday
next and see no reason why work may not
be resumed at once. half weeks work
win thus be saved and large sum Of much
needed money earned. There should be no
further time lost"