The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-29
TIE CONTRACT
Between the Operators aud Mlmsrs Can-
ntmrd BY the Great Coal Confsrsnee at

between the Operators and Mlusrs Can-
ntmrd BY the 0rtat Coal Conferences at
Chicago. x i5idp dpsitt t3'
CHICAGO, Jan, cS,-The following Is
tho contract between the operators OF
the competitive coal ilelds and the
United Mine Workers OF America. 1t
having been signed to-day;
The following agreement made and
entered into In joint Interstate con-
ven,lon in this city tchicaso, 1llinols)
January 20, 1898, By and between the
operators and miners Of Illinois, india
ma, Ohio and Western Pennsylvania,
known as the Pittsburgh, Thin vein dis
ttict, Witnesseth: s II il n l..
\ THAT an equal price for mining
screened lump coal shall hereafter form
a base scale IN all OF the districts above
named. excepting the slate OF Illinois,
the block coal district of Indiana, a.
pay ten cents per ton over that OF Hock-
Ing Valley, Western Pennsylvania and
Indiana bltuminous districts and that
the price OF pick run OF mine coal In
Hooking Valley and Western Pennsyl-
yanla shall be determined by the actual
percentage OF screenings passed through
such screen as is hereinafter provided; /;
II being understood and agreed that
screened or run Of mine coal may be
mined and paid for on the above basis
at the option Of the operators, according
to market requirement and the operators
OF Indiana bituminous shall also have
like option Of mining run Of mine or
screen coal. t
S92-That the screen hereby adopted for
the state of Ohio, Western Pennsylvania
and the bituminous district of Indiana,
shall be uniform in size, G feet wide. by
IL feet long. built OF fiat or Akron
shaped rods of not less than ss OF one
inch surface, with II Inches between
bars, free from obstructions and that
such screenings shall rest upon a suil'-
Client number OF bearings 10 hold the
bars in proper position.
3-That the block coal district OF Inli-
ana may continue the use Of the dia-
mond screen OF present size and pattern
with the privilege OF run Of mine coal,
the mining price OF which shall be de-
'termined by the actual screenings and
that the state OF Illinois shall be abso-
lutely upon run OF mlnc system and
shall be paid for on that basis. @
4-That an advance of ten cents per
ton OF 1000 pounds for pick mined
screened coal shall take effect in West
ern Pennsylvania, Hooking Valley and
Indiana bitumnous districts on April !,
1898, and that Grape Creek. Illinois, and
the 'bituminous district Of Indiana shall
pay forty cents per ton run OF mine coal
from and after same date. based upon 66
cents per ton screened in Ohio, Western
Pennsylvania and the Indiana bttumi-
nous district. same to continue In force
until the expiration OF this contract.
5-That on and after April /, 1898. the
eight hour work day with eight hours
pay, consisting of six days per week.
shall be In effect in all OF the districts
represented and the uniform wages for
day labor shall be paid the different
classes OF labor,in the fields named and
that internal differences In any of the
states or districts. both as to prices or
conditions shall be referred to the states
or districts affected for. adjustment. {.
e-That the same relative prices and
conditions between machine and pick
mining that have existed in the different
states shall be continued during the life
of this contract.
THAT present prices for pick and
machine mining and oil classes Of day
labor shall be, maintained in the cnmpe-
tluve states and districts until April /,
1898. ~
S-That the Cnftad 3iine Workers or
ganizatlon, q party to this contract, do
hereby further agree to afford all possl-
bic protection to the trade and to the
other parties hereto against any unfair
competition resulting from a failure to
maintain scale rates.
9-That this contract Shall remain in
full force and effect from April /, 1898.
to April l. 1899. and that our next annual
Interstate convention shall convene in
the city of Pittsburgh on the third Tues
day in January, 1899. Adopted.