The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-16
SETTLEMENT Is PENDING.
LEARY NINE WILL PROBABLY BE
WORKING AGAIN TOMORROW.
Superintendent sbunlefon's state
rent-IoeaI Organization Of Min
ers May he Brought Into the
western Central Labor Onion.

The Teary mine, according 10 statements
OF Superintendent 8. l.. Shuffeton. will In
ali probability be working again tomorrow
morning Settlement 10 now pending. Mr.
Shuffefon has been negotiating with COM
miftees Of the striking miners, and re-
turned TO this city yesterday. He says that
the strikers now have a COMMITTEES with
which he Is dealing, that f. Of the right
material, and satisfactory adjustment
seems certain He says the members OF
the committee arc sober, sensible. In
dusfrfous men. and each has family.
He can deal better with that class. he
says.
II is understood that there Is a move
ment on foot TO place the Leary Nine
workers Union under the control and
management OF the western Central Labor
Union. which movement II Is claimed. IS
favored by both employers and employees
II II even guaranteed by the company
that should this arrangement be perfected
the company WIN build and furnish hall
for the unions meetings and headduar-
fers- In addition to this. the company
claims TO have sufficient confidence in
the fairness and integrity Of the Western
Central Labor Union 10 placc future mat
tiers at its disposal rather than TO migra-
tory organizers who may happen TO be
working at the mine for the time being.
There IL . business reason also which.
summed up in q word. Is that the com
pany VIII get men for the same wages
that neighboring mines pay, and Will ex-
pcct better class of workmen than un-
der tho present system.
In answer to certain statements made
by d. +. Williams, secretary of the min
crS mass meeting. in yesterdays issue
OF the observation-disclosures. Superintendent
Ghufneton says;
II observe that Mr.. Williams. secretary
~ ~ vx.fx In. az IN
rsant published this morning, makes the
statement that IL had been the company's
practice 20 load mine cars which werc
supposed TO hold sixty cubic feet OF coal
% that thsy held seventy feet. This il
fsIse IN svery particular, Our records for
the month Of August show that the ave-
fake amount Of clean coal received by Us
from tho miners was ffty-six cubic feet
for each car, or four feet less than We
should have received under our contract
with the miners. This statement can he
books. which are open at any time for
the purpose TO any person interested.
The wages which we were paying be-
1orc the strike were 70 every depart
mines similarly located: and when we Of
fercd an increase OF q cents per day for
work for which We were already paying
uF~re dctnr M well bv the workmen a.
W could afford. and found II difficult 70
understand why We should be expected to
pay y per day for work for which other
The statement OF Mr.. williams that
told him that the published statement to
the effect that the miners were earning
~ 70 $50 per day was a Typographical
error II also false In every particular.
the miners earned during tho month Of
August an average OF nss per day net.
which fact can be verified at any time
BY AN examination OF our books. which
are open to any person, for that purpose
= was originally authority for the state
ment that the miners were earning 48
per day net. and have never denied II to
Mr.. Williams or anyone else. A simple
examination OF our pay roll for August,
which can be made by anyone. WIN prove
that this statement Is correct
"a settlement Of the strike IN now
pending. the strikers having agreed to re-
turn 70. work for the same prices which
are paid by similar mines. and a. soon
~ an average scale of wages paid BY
other mines can be made out"
Mr.. Shufffeton added that under the
existing expenses there Is q margin OF
but B cents per ton on coal. with which
70 PAY taxes and provide for a sinking
fund.