Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-11-28

MBETTNG PROLONGED BY A DIS
CUSTOM OF THE HIGHLAND
COAL STRIKE-CONTRAC SUB
MITTED BY THE OPERATOR
MATTER REFERRED BACK TO
THE MGNERlS-LETTER FROM THE
CITY CLERK IN REGARD TO EN-
PLOYMENT OF CITY LABOR-OTH-
Err COMMUNICATIONS MUSI-
CLANS MATTER UP AGAIN.
The Ohio Valley Trades and Labor
Assembly met yesterday afternoon.
The session was lengthy one, lasting
until after five o'clock, prolonged by
discussion CT the Richland mine
strike. The strike, which was brought
to the notice of the Assembly a month
ago, appears to be farther from set
Element than at the beginning and
bears serious aspect on account OF
the miners being out of employment
and winter at hand with families to
care for. The Assembly yesterday dis
played an anxiety to have the matter
settled fully and satisfactorily for both
miners and operators and discussed
every plan suggested by which this
might be accomplished.
The Assembly met at two O'Clock and
was called to order by Secretary Thos.
Salisbury, as President Riley was alb
sent attending a meeting of the stogie
makers league. Delegate Tighe was
chosen President pro tenn, and took
the chair. After the calling of the roll,
reading of minutes, etc, had been
passed, Delegate Bauer, chairman Of
the Legislative Committee, made brief
report, stating that he had attended
the free toll meeting at the City Hall,
and told what had been done at that
meeting. He also reported that more
signatures had been obtained for the
petition to be presented to the next
State Legislature. Chairman Bauer's
report was received and adopted with
out discussion.
The Richland coal miners strike was
the next and chief business considered.
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that the strike was still unsettled and
that several meetings had been held
with both Mr.. Gilchrist, the operator,
and the miners. The committee re-
ported that Mr. Gilchrist desired to set
tie only upon his own terms and had
drawn up an agreement which
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upon which he would make
a settlement. The committee
stated that it had told Mr. Gilchrist
that it could not accept the terms Of
fered, and submitted the proposed con-
tract to the Assembly with its report.
The proposed contract reads as follows:
THE Richland Coal Company agrees
to permit all its miners to return to
work, reserving the right to discharge
any man for cause; the company
agrees that they will not refuse to en-
ploy or discharge man because he is
a union man, but if nOn-uniOn man
is employed he shall not be compelled
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same if he is not SO inclined; the rule
now established and enforced in regard
to loading copper-stones is to be con-
tinued and strictly enforced and this is
notice to all miners employed in said
mines in regard thereto; the company
agrees to pay the same price for min
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the competing mines, the said compel
ing mines being the Elm Grove, Bogg S
Run, Glendale and Mcundsyille mines;
the screens and hours of labor to re-
main as heretofore and now; the said
miners to agree that they will not
strike for any cause. If they feel they
have cause for complaint they must
submit the same to the Ohio Valley
Trades and Labor Assembly for con-
sidnration and settlement. If the
Trades Assembly and Richland Coal
Company cannot agree then disinterest-
ed arbiters may be selected to deter
mine the matters in dispute, each party
selecting one and these two the third,
whose decision shall be final; in case
Of a general strike it is agreed that
the Richland miners will not come out
until a majority of the miners in this
district first come cut and a majority
Of the coal miners in this district have
stopped because of said strike, and if
said strike be question OF wages the
miners agree to go to work at the
wages demanded as soon as offered by
said Richland Coal Company; the Ohio
Valley Trades and Labor Assembly
hereby agrees to unite in demanding
the discharge of any miners who VIC
late or instigate others to violate any
of the provisions of this agreement
This agreement was fully discussed
by the Assembly and freely commented
upon. The general sentiment express