La Junta tribune., 1898-02-19
COAL MINERS WIN.
ARBITRATION soARD 80 ~.
After Careful Investigates a N.
Trosb's N ths Lafayette Dass.sss, sAs
Miners Ars Gtvsa what Thsy Ask fss-
Both hidss Be.ss ~ sAs Dsss.ee..

Denver. Feb. 1.-THE State Board Of
Arbitration yesterday conciuded n.
consideration OF the points involved in
the recent coal miners strike. and
lnte In the afternoon Secretary ]. ".
Barnes died with the secretary Of
state, In accordance with the law. 4
copy Of the decision rendered by the
board. The decision II q c0mplete Vic
tory for the miners Of the Lafayette
district. as the board decided they
were entitled to the increase OF wages
they demanded Of the operators.
When the board OF arbitration was
nrst asked to arbitrnte the differences
of opinion rs regards the scale Of
wages between the miners and the on
orators, It had TO deal with the ques-
tions In the Lafayette and Louisville
districts. During the Investigation
Into the causes OF the trouble the min-
ers and operators In the Louisville dis
trict withdrew their portion Of the
statement Of the grievances, leaving
nothing but tho scale Of wages In the
Lafayette district to be decided.
The decision. In full. Is AZ follows:
State Of Colorado-Before the State
Board OF Arbitration: In the matter
of the strike OF January IS, 1893. Of
the coal miners OF northern Colorado
scnle OF wages between the United
Coal Company, the Gladstone Coal
Mining Company, the Rex Coal Com
pany. the Leader Coal Mining Com
pany, the Otis mine and the Imperial
Coal Mining Company. on the one
hand. and their employees on the
other.
The above named parties. having
submitted their respective grievances
and matters Of difference to this board
for arbitration. and the board having
investigated and inquired into the
matters in controversy. and taken tes-
timony under oath in relation thereto.
in behalf OF all parties. and the miners
having withdrawn their demands MS to
the Louisville district, so that the mat
ters Of dispte are confined to ques-
tions of wages in the Lafayette dis
trict. and the board being now sufii-
clently advised in the premises. the
following scale OF wages for said In
fnyette district Is hereby awarded for
the kind OF work designated, to-wit:
Per Ton
For shooting and loading coal af-
ter machines In rooms. .....$ As
For shooting and loading coal af-
ter machines in pillars. ..... 80
For shooting and loading coal nf-
Ter uuCblutS III udrEoW WOIk.. I'D
For narrow work where coal IL
sheared in center by machine. 10
For pick work in rooms. ..... rs
For pick work in pillars. ...... .65
This scale shall relate back and take
effect on January %. 1895. being the
day the miners resumed work.
Done by the State Board OF Arbitra-
tion at its office in the state capitol
this 11th day OF February. A. d. 1903.
j. r. GRANT.
ROADY KENEHAN,
J. W. BARNES,
Members Of the BOARD.
The foregoing is the scale demanded
by the miners. The operators said
they were unable to pay more than the
old scale called for. which was n fol-
lows:
Forty cents per ton for shooting and
loading the coal after machines In
rooms and pillars.
Three dollars and ten cents per day,
as heretofore for shooting and load
ing after machines in narrow work.
Three dollars and ten cents per day.
us heretofore. in narrow work where
coal is sleared in the center by ma
chimes.