The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-23
SOME VIEWS
OF COAL men
Concluded from Page IL

tHut ought 10 De SuT1lClent Inc state
ment referred to read as follows:
THE representatives OF the larger coal compa
nies after tlcir meeting this afternoon, state,
that they offered their men a ten per cnt adj
vance as indicated by the notices they
had posted; that this notice speciAcall,
stated that the reduction CT powder from A.. a:
to sl.5O would be considered in arriving at tn,
wages Of their contract miners. II was expected
when the notices were posted, that the offer wa:
TO stand until April and indefinitely thcrcaf
ter. but inasm,ch as there seems 20 he sumo
misunderstanding in this matter, they have
agreed to add to their notice A clause to the
effect that It is their intention to pay the ad
vance in wages until April !, 1901, and there
after until further notice.
Operators Present.
The operators who were present at
the meeting and whose names were
furnished for publication with the
above. We're:
General Superintendent +. T.. Loomis, of the
mining department Of the Delaware, Lackawanni
and Western company.
General Superintendent ". A. Iathrop, OF the
Lohgh Valley Coal company.
General Superintendent W. II. Storrs Of the
New York and Scranton Coal company Ontario
and Westerly.
William Conncll Of the Connell Coal company
and chairman Of the independent operators com.
mittee.
W. A. My, general manager Of the Hillside
Coal and Iron company (Eric Railroad company.
General Superintendent W. J. Richards, OF the
Lchigh and Wilkes Barre Coal company
General Superintendent Morris Williams OF
the Susquehanna Coal companies pennsylvania
,ailroad).
General Superintendent Sydney Williams, Of
the Pennsylvania Coal company (Erie and Wyo.
ming railroad).
Reese G. Brooks, president OF the Latin,
Greenwood and Langcliffc Coal companies.
j. l.. Crawford. general superintendent Of the
Temple Iron company.
District President r. D. Nichols
said to Tribune man last night that
he thought 1t very probable the strike
could be called off without the neces-
sity of another convention, providing
the operators meet the one require
ment stipulated by President Mitchell.
All the district officers have been
called to meet with President Mitchell
and the national officers in Hazleton
tomorrow. If the compliance with the
demand for a time guarantee is gen.
eral by tomorrow, 1t is expected the
strike will be called off tomorrow
night or Thursday.
President Nichols further said to a
Tribune man that the efforts to stop
the washeries from operating were
not directed from headquarters and
that, he did not deem such actions ex-
pedient at this time. The report that
general movement against the
washeries in and Immediately about
Scranton was contemplated for today
had reached him as rumor. he said,
and he would send word out advising
that the movement be postponed for
time.
As the Story Had 1t.
The story had it definitely thai a
against the Diamond washery by the
West Side strikers ut 5 o'clock this
morning. They proposed to surround
the place with pickets. located at a
good distance from the company's
premises. and endeavor by argument
to dissuade the man from going to
work. Similar action was to be taken
at other washeries, 1t was stated.
The strikers succeeded in getting
out the worlimen from the Grassy Is
land washery. at Olyphant, yesterday
morning. but did not succeed in shut
ting down the plant completely. The
superintendents and bosses took the
workers places and managed to load
about six cars during the day. The
strikers We're on hand rs early as a..
m. and came from various directions.
One delegation came from Olyphant.
numbering several hundred, and an
other large contingent came from the
direction of Winton. They complete
ly surrounded the works and as the
washery hands put in an appearance,
they We're induced to Join their ranks.
They succeeded in this and crippled
the washery for the day. The crowd
stayed about the place till nearly noon,
when they gradually disappeared. The
strikers say they will be on hand
again this morning.
The application of T. B. Howe to
have the strike raised at his new
separator in Green Ridge, was passed
upon yesterday afternoon by the dis
trict executive board, and granted.
Mr.. Howe agrees to advance the
wages of his men ten per cent. and
to supply coal only to the schools.
Were q Tribe Wild.
Yesterday afternoons local papers
We're not quite as wild in their guesses
as usual. but their misstatements
make necessary few little correc-
tions. The denial by the Truth of
The Tribune's announcement of o.
meeting of local presidents Sunday af-
ternoon was u denial of a positive fact,
which no one but the Truth seemed
to be ignorant of.
The announcement of the Times that
the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern breaker whistles We're blown "for
work" yesterday morning was an err
ror. The Truths announcement that
the local officers of the Anime
Workers We're in Hazleton was
wholly inexcusable. President Mich
OILS and Secretary Dempsey We're
about headquarters most of the
day. President Nichols says the call
ing out of the pump runners and en-
gineers is possibility IL the strikers
are forced to so to extremes. but
nothing has been done yet looking