The state herald., 1898-02-18
COAL MINERS WIN.
ARBITRATION BOARD so DE.
CiDES.,
After Cersfrl investigation Of tho
Trouble IA The, Lafsysrs'D Dists1ot, the
Miners Are Given What They Ask for,
Both Sides Bound by tho Decision.

Denver, Feb. 12.-The Stnte Board OF
Arbitration yesterday concluded its
consideration of the points involved in
the recent coal miners strike, and
late in the Afternoon Secretary j. w.
Barnes filed with the secretary of
state. in accordance with tho law a
copy of the decision rendered by the
board. The decision, ,is Il cOmpleteevic.
tory for the miners of the Lafayette
. district, as the board. decided they
were entitled to the increase Of.,wdgcs
they demanded OF the operators. !, ="
When the board of arbitration was
first asked to arbitratc the differences
of opinion as regards the .'scnle of
wages between the miners and the op-
orators, 1t 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 hut tho scale of wages in the
Lafayette district 10 be decided.
The decision, \ full. is MS follows:
STATE of Coloriitlo--Beforc the State
Board of Arbiiration: In the matter
of the strike of January IS, 1898, of
the coal'mincrs 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 tcs-
tlmony under oath in relation thereto,
in behalf of all parties. and the miners
having Withdrawn their demands as io
the Louisville district, so that the mat
tiers OF dispic are confined TO ques-
tions of wages in the Lafayette dis
trict. and the board being now suiii-
ciently advised IN the premises, the
following scale of wages for said La
fayettc district ia hereby awarded for
the kind Of work designated. to-wit:
Per Ton
For shooting and loading coal af-
ter machines in rooms. ....S Al
For shooting and loading coal af-
ter machines in pillars. ....... 30
For shooting and loading coal af-
ter machines in narrow work. N
For narrow work where coal Is
shcarcd in center by machine. -
For pick work In rooms. .. -
For. pick work nspillars. ... III
This scale shall relate back and take
effect on January -. lS9S. being the
day the miners resumed work.
Done by the state Board of Arbitrn.
tlon Mt It's office In the state capitol
this 1lth day of February. A. u. lS9S
j II. GRANT.
ROADY KENEHAN.
y. w. BARNES
Members OF the Board.
The foregoing Is the scale demanded
by the miners. The operators said
they were unable 10 pay more than the
old scale called for. which was as fol.
lows:
Forty cents per ton for shooting and
a, loading the coal after machines In
. rooms and pillars. -
Three dollars and ten cents per day,
ms heretofore. for shooting and load
Ing after machines In narrow work.
Three dollars and ten cents per day,
ms heretofore. In narrow work where
cooI 10 sbeo raI Ia flo snntnr Lar, voo-