The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-24
STRIKE TOEND MONDAY

PottsviIle. Pa, Oct. 23.-Rain fell
heavily during the demonstration of
striking miners today, but the large
crowd, estimated at nearly 5000 per-
sons, did not seem to mind the down
pour In his speech President Mitchell
said:
4 believe it will be but a few days
longer until the operators in the Ha-
zleton, Lackawanna and Wyoming val
leys will consent to post notices agree
ing to pay the 10 per cent increase in
wages until April 1. I believe that if
you stand together the rest of this
week, by Monday at least, you can re-
turn to work with everything won you
struck for
President Mitchell then made a plea
that all remain loyal to the organiza-
ton after the contest is over just as
they are doing now.
End Is Now Expected Soon.
Hazelton. Pa. Oct 23.-It is believed
that nothing Will now intervene to de-
lay the ending of the contest, which has
run more than five weeks.
President Mitchell was asked on his
arrival from POttsville tonight on what
he based his belief that the strike would
anything other than that the PROPOSE
ton of the miners was so fair that he
could see no valid reason why the Op-
orators should not accept He also eX-
pressed satisfaction that the Forest
Mining company, whose men have been
on strike since January, had acceded to
the demands. President Mitchell de-
ciineS 10 say what course would be pur-
sued if one or more companies refused
to guarantee the payment of the in
crease until April.
A meeting of the national executive
board of the United Mine Workers of
America and the officers of the three
anthracite districts will be held here
tomorrow for the purpose. Mr.. Mitchell
says, of thoroughly canVasSing the sit
uatiOn- He would not say whether the
conference would take any positive ac-
ton looking toward the calling off of
the strike If any action will be taken
he said. it would depend entirely upOn
what the canvass would show. In an
swer to another question the labor
leader said he would not take the re-
SponSibihty upon himself of calling off
the strike, but would rather have the
national board vote upon the question.
Explain Powder Price.
Scranton. Pa, Oct. ga meeting of
superintendent representing most of
the larger companies of the Lackawan-
na-Wyoming valley region, was held
Iron company, and an agreement was
made to post the following notices
In order to avoid the complications
that would result from figuring the
amounts due each miner on the no.
tees that have been posted the com
panies have concluded after a careful
compilation of statistics for the past
year, to adopt general average and
sell to their miners powder at $3.50 pel-
key. and add the balance, 25k per cent
to the price of the car or ton
The meeting was attended by General
superintendent c. G. Rose of the Della
ware & Hudson company; General Su-
peTintendent Z. E LOOMS. of the
Delaware, Lackawaona & Western
company; General Manager w. 4. May.
of the Hillside Coal * Iron company:
General Superintendent ". j. Richards.
of the Lehigh & WilkeSbarre Coal COM
pany, aid President T. H. Wilkins, of
the Temple Iron company.
These companies still refuse 70 make
any specific guarantee as to how long
the 10 per cent offer is to run and from
conversations held with a number of
them ii can be said with every assur-
ance that they viii not make any such
specific guarantee. Superintendent Loo
mis-. of the Lackawanna. said:
we do not feel called upon to make
affidavit for our offer was given in good
faith"