The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-28
NINE OWNERS MEET.
Operators Consider . Uaiformity Plan-IittIe
Hope or an Agreement.

PrTTsBURe. Pa, July 27.-Not half Of the coal
operators of the PittsburR district attended the
meeting that was held to-day as a beginning TO
secure The " true uniformity" movement In coal
mining. and thus pave tho way to end
the coal strike. The river operators were
conspicuous by the absence OF represen-
tative men. In fact it is believed that
the introduction OF the river men as a
factor foredooms the movement to defeat. They
were not considered in tho uniformity move
ment eighteen months ago, and 1t is only the es-
Enlistment OF free lockage on the Monongahela
that has led certain operators to insist on in
GLIDING them. Mr.. De Armit wanted them in
cluded, and F. l. Robbins, his chief opponent,
also favored the idea II the failure to secure
the river operators signatures results in tho
defeat OF the true uniformity movement, the
usual excuse. e lay the blanc on Dc Armit,"
will not hold good.
The meeting was called to order in the Crimi-
pal Court room at the Court House. Alexander
Dempster was made Chairman and Thomas K.
Young. Senator Mark Hanna's representative,
was elected Secretary. Arbitration Commits
sioner Little OF Ohio made n speech, and was
afterward taken TO task by Col. w. p. Rend and
| w. p. Murray. who said that Mr.. Little had
made a general accusation of dishonesty against
tho Pittsburg operators.
a mint, was appointed to prepare a uni
Ier%rty f %nnb ct a.. rs lntsr in snotthhe day !! made 2
-, VI t"o " Vi DtTIb % I
dhe uniformity contract of eighteen months ago.
The new matter Is:
"Th Pittsbure district is to include the thick
and thin vein mines; railroad and river. In what
10 known as tho Pittsburg seam, including
mines 10 the vicinity. whose product completes
with Pittsburg district mines. The question of
thick and thin vein differential shall be mr..
bitratod if not determined by the convention. Ii
the requisite 95 per cent. Of the signers shall not
be obtained. eighty 1907 subscribers may cali a
meeting. modify tho contract and pledge the
support or all subscribers to the action OF tho
meeting.
TO settle the question OF wages, n commits
sion or ,nino operators and nine miners snail
select a board OF arbitration with power to act"
inc report WAS ordered 10 be printed. The
convention will meet again to-mor ow, A
prominent coal operator told The SrN CORE.
spondcnt that 1t would be impossible to secure
the signatures of 95 per cent. OF the operators.
and that the uniformity movement will fall
Col, W p. Rend. who was on the committee. pro-
pared q minority report. Dramatically he read a
long attack on De Armil. whom, however. he did
not name. Chairman D mpster said he would
rule out or order everything In tho report OF a
personal nature, and Rend refused TO stty in lhs
meetin-: Tonight, however, he told Commits
sioner Little that he would abide BY whatever
uhiIoimity contract SO per cent. OF the oper-
ators would agree to.
Some operators believe the uniformity discus.
si9h Is simply AN encouragement to the miners.
%terested, in the strike. said this evening that
the strike is, practically broken. and that tho
miners are al anxious to return to work. He
SAYS that, all that Is necessary is for the oper-
ators 70 adjourn and 20 home and say nothing
more nc ESQ .Or q rev days, and inside of two weeks
Inc whole trouble. Mr.. Murray says, in oysr-
production and the cutting OF prices by the
operators In some of the fields where coal is
easlly mined. This will adjust Itself In a little
over.