Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-18

Plan ~ o-vs-esllcs tasp,eI - rur
p"s"- ~ o,--ssisrs sad ws.~r.-u...,
sro"h'r' IA ts-tera stet,aa uuis rAs,
".t tsveire Tens .: Thou-sas-.
IhhaFn, Jan. iS-The eoafervar. y,
eoa' operators ani r,in.r. q Try 4,
ar-ce on q sra'e - ws~es for the rrea.
ent yeas r'"t - this city yesterday with
~ capitalization oaio. indiana. mlrol.
sni iNnnsy.varia ard gss Miners fro-a
Va same foag s;atrs aai fror, w,,t
virginia. pr nt The eou,nl,tee On
ru'es reported a p'an % orraaln,nn
o. whlch elch state 10 allowed th, San.
number 20 votos-fuu--ar that n.
fcnie eamm.ttee tc courroyyi ~ t,,r
N n"ra and four operators rre.a s,rs
state. with ttc sa5ertion ~ uln,l,
whigh SHOULD have rye lelsr,,es la,
trlv t'uf votes Tfis rarl, az r.--..
trutnii1n wnr rot g-.eeabt. q, tn nm.
nous c"utlneent AaIs minority rspn-t
N'.ptes. ht'd rscouirncnslns one v,tst,
,''n ,.'' ''"etso tons output IN 1906 N
- operator In speaking for tn
after report declared u o. b. tha oaI.
lis' hoa.r. ari .ited tn spgse OF rerrs.
uves o. a TAI ex,nple.
sep"rt .fthe usI,rify Adopted.
Chairman zerhe. 90 IN, rules c,mf.rN
tee. defended the majority report On
the ground that representation on =
tonnage basis IVES a dangerous prrse-
dent, ant would result ln shu.-nr ont
The small prrdieers. The majority r.
bort Was adopted. The selection
~ a sralc committee was next taken
az. earh state to select It's own asfs-
gates. ou dsmlnd Tor n roll can nv
states TIE fact vas developed that only
one W two da,.ratlons were organized.
ard rruc ediu"s wer. blocksd. An al
iontumout vas ttv.efose taken until
trlay, Before adjournment the West
Nirfin.a delegation of miners Wa
riod with volge IN the convention
hes without a vote
lnun'crsitoa ef the Drirs.,tIan..
The states arc rnrrcs,nt,d IN tNe con-
ference ~ follow Operators -Ohia. as.
Indiana. ~. uuuHr. o.. Tsansyivarla n
q Minerg= l'itDlg. ~. Obip. a. p,rn-
- lvaria. a.. Indiana ~. West VIZ
rinin. ~ There is ~ doubt that While
IN nini"rsHre iisprsJd toshow a cnnsti a..
h'"ty Srlrit tbgy are a'sp p, ify 10 n
si urrn thcir u.waa,ls Among ether
th.1F vhicb thcy win IN aG prub-i.i-
u iueist on securing the faurW.~r
thrcr ttand rrr-eu'lrent. Z. The ah.u-
ti'n ~ ~" screen anJ tho s<taJE~hnn.at
ot rrcus scilo wcSrht. :. An ircrpase 81
~ cents q ton. o The institution of the
cttht.hour d5r. Ne a corrnary to the
b. rtcrosltbn the SATURDAY lalf-hoi.
hiy may no aslcd
s-si~ s-h-u- TIA. o. rrrs-u,e,t
To the nrst Demand Illinois operatar,
have rtactically ecce,lsd. az Ven as a
r"rilun - fn'l.irn. bat Ohia and renn.
stlvhria sru prepared tn frht a. In
ease " l. found niorv practicahie To-
Work On diNcrcntl1l svale. o. orier to
sccure harmony. the miners prupost &c
present substantially these eefrsni,.
severity cents ton IN the F7tt--
burt district for s,rccn,d coal This h
equivalent to 30 crnts rrrsa on thl<
tnsia oho would rct 90 ant frlnuIs ?.
cents Tabire thc panviile district .s
basis, 70 would eive dirgers IN the
sircttHr vrirs 81 c,nts IN TIE wu.nirs-
tn thiri-vcin fsld O. cents
rrrr-~- .f ~. o,.-rsts--.
opposed o. these dsmands tke ersra-
hrs have eornc % CNlosrn prepared %
tfht tor a reduction. They win ash Or
81 ccnts IN the Fittsburg district. ether
dsttirts o. - Differentiated cn this
e7sis. The real purpose % this work is.
o. c"utsc. 20 secure a corpyoriise. scch
comrrumise o. b. the basis q 80 cents
ton tor severed coal in the rittsbvrg
'trlct=a net diNerrnce from the mir
ers' demands u g cents a toa.