The Springfield herald., 1898-02-18
COAL MINERS WIN.
ARBITRATION BOARD SO DE-
ClDES.
After . Careful Investigation of the
Trouble in the Lafayette District, the
Miners Arc Given What They Ask for
Both Sides Bound by the Docision.

Denver, Feb. 12-The State Board Of
Arbitration yesterday concluded Its
consideration Of the points involved in
the recent coal miners strike, ana
late in the afternoon Secretary ]. w.
Barnes filed with the secretary OF
state, In accordance with the law,
copy of the decision rendered by the
board. The decision is n complete VIC
tory for the miners Of the Lafayette
district, as the board decided they
We're entitled to the increase OF wages
they demanded of the operators.
When the board of arbitration was
first asked to arbitrate the differences
of opinion MS regards the scale of
wages between the miners and the op-
orators, 1t had to deal with the ques-
tlons 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 the scale of wages In the
Lafayette district to be decided.
The decision, in full. is as follows:
State of ColoradO-Befop the State
Board OF Arbitration: In the matter
of the strike of January 1S, 1893, of
the coal miners of northern Colorado
on account OF disagreement as to
scale 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having withdrawn their demands as to
the Louisville district. so that the mat
tiers of dispte are confined to Ques-
tiOns of wages in the Lafayette dis
trict. and the board being now suffi-
clently advised In the premises. the
following scale of wages for said La
fayette district is hereby awarded for
the kind of work designated, tO-wit:
Per Ton
For shooting and loading coal af
ter machines in rooms. .......$ 40
For shooting and loading coal af-
ter machines In pillars. ....... 80
For shooting and loading coal af-
ter machines in narrow work. 40
For narrow work where coal Ia
sheared in center by machine. 10
For pick work in rooms. ..... 10
For pick work in pillars. ....... 80
This scale shall relate back and take
effect on January 81. 1893. 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. ID. 1898.
]. Il. 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 as fol
lows:
Forty cents per ton for shooting and
loading the coal after machines in
hv,,sssc ....sI I,IIIufn.
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,
ms heretofore. In narrow work where
coal Is sheared In the center by ma
chimes