Evening journal., 1900-10-18
Operations May be Resumed
Next Monday
COMPLETE VICTORY FOR MEN
Nothing Now Remains for Them 20
Do But to Return to
Work

Philadelphia, Oct. 1s.-The great
strike of the anthracite mine workers
of Pennsylvania, which began Sept. II,
practically ended yesterday when the
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
Iron company and the Lehigh Valley
Coal company agreed to abolish the
sliding scale IN their respective regions
and to grant an advance in wages Of
10 per cent net. the advance to remain
in operation until April /, 1901, or
thereafter. This action meets the de-
mands of the Scranton miners conven-
tion. The decision was arrived at after
a conference between representatives
Of the individual coal operators and
the large coal carrying companies. The
conference began Tuesday. The par
ticipants were President Harris and
Directors John Lowber Welsh and
George f. Baer, Of the Philadelphia
and Reading company; Vice President
John b. Garrett, Of the Lehigh Valley
Railroad company; Congressman Will
lam Connell. Of Scranton, who operates
several large collieries; DIR. Herbert NJ
and NJ. S. Kemmerer, Of Mauch Chunk,
senior partner in the firm of Kemmer-
er & Whitney. Others who participa-
ted in an advisory capacity were Gem
eral Manager Henderson, Of the Phila-
delphia and Reading Coal and Iron
company, and General Mining Super
intendent Lathrop, of the Lehigh Vel
ley company.
Xpgfprdavfa ooffo~, rr-or tha o,4f1-,fno
tion Of the recent meeting Of the indi-
vidual operators at Scranton. following
the mine workers convention in the
same city. Nearly all of the collieries
in the coal region had previous to the
the mine workers convention posted
notices granting an advance of 10 per
cent The mine workers. in consider
ing this, demanded that the sliding
scale in the Lehigh and Schuyl,ill dis
tricts be abolished, the increase to be
guaranteed until April /, 1901. and all
other differences be submitted to arbi-
tration. The individual operators
agreed to everything, and the appoint
ment of a committee to induce the
Reading and the Lehigh companies to
abolish the sliding scale and make the
wage increase permanent followed.
It is conceded that the result of yes
terday's conference is a complete vic
tory for the men. All the demands Of
convention are conceded to, and, as one
OF the individual operators put it after
the conference. the operators go a little
further in agreeing to maintain the
wage advance after April l. This same
operator, who requested that his name
be not used, said, in speaking Of the
conference:
IT'S all up to the miners now. We
have agreed to everything, and moth
ing remains now but for them to return
to work as soon as the notices are post
ed by the colliery managers. These
notices will be practically similar to
the Reading company's notice. the
phraseology only being changed.
look for a resumption of operations by
Monday at the latest. The conference
was entirely harmonious, and every
phase Of the strike situation was gone
over"
Just how soon the official order noti-
flying the men that the strike is ended
and to return to work will be issued by
President Mitchell can only be con-
jectured. 1t is the belief here that no
order to return will be issued until a
notice similar to or in line with that of
the Reading and Lehigh companies is
posted at all the mines.