Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-18
THE ANTHRACITE COAL
STRIKE IS SETTLED ON
TERMS Of THE MINERS.
A CONFERENCE OF THE BIG MIN
ING AND CARRYING CON-
PANIES HELD
AT PHILADELPHIA YESTERDAY,
DECIDED IN FAVOR OF GRANTING
ALL THE DEMANDS OF THE
MINERS.
THE INDEPENDENT OPERATORS
AGREE TO THE TERMS AND THE
MINES WILL SOON RE-
SUME.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa., OCTOBER IL
The great strike of the anthracite
mine workers of Pennsylvania, which
began September IL, practically ended
to-day, when the Philadelphia & Read
ing Coal & Iron Company and the Le-
high Valley Coal Company agreed to
abolish the sliding scale in their re
spective regions and to grant an adj
vance in wages of ten per cent. net,
the advance to remain in operation
until April l, 1901, or thereafter. This
action meets the demands of the Scran-
ton miners convention. The decision
was arrived at after conference be-
tween representatives of the individual
coal operators and the large coal car
rying companies. The conference be-
gan yesterday. The participants were
President Harris and Directors John
Lober Welch and George F. Baer, Of
the Philadelphia & Reading Company;
Vice President John B. Garrett, of the
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company; Con-
gresham William Connell, of Scranton,
who operates several large collieries;
DR.. Herbert M. Howe, representing A.
Pardee & Co.; and NJ. S. Kemmemer,
of Mauch Chunk, senior partner in the
firm of Kemmerer & Whitney. Others
who participated in an advisory capac-
ity were General Manager Henderson,
Of the Philadelphia & Reading Coal 4
Iron Company, and General Managing
superintendent Lathrop, of the Lehigh
Valley Company.
To-day's action was the elimination
of the recent meeting of the Individual
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 mine
workers convention, posted notices
granting an advance of ten per cent.
The mine workers in considering this,
demanded that the sliding scale of the
Lehigh and Schuylkill districts be
abolished, the increase to be guaran-
teed until April /, 1901, and all other
differences be submitted to arbitration
The individual operators agreed to
everything and the appointment of a
committee to induce the Reading an1
the Lehigh companies to abolish the
sliding scale and make the increase
permanent followed.
1t is conceded that the result of to-
days conference is a complete victory
for the men. All the demands of theil
convention are acceded to, and, as one
Of the individual operators put it after
the conference, the operators go little
further in agreeing to maintain the
wage advance until April 1.
This same operator, who requested
that his name be not used, said, il
speaking of the conference:
IL dAl up " LLt llllLtlo AOW' "
have agreed to everything and nothing
remains now but for them to return
to work as soon as the notices are posted
by the colliery managers. These notice.
will be practically similar to the Read
ing Company's notice, the phraseologl
only being changed. look for re
sumption of operations by Monday a
the latest. The conference was entirel!
harmonious, and every phase of thu
strike situation was gone over"
Just how soon the official order mott
flying the men that the strike is ended
and TO return to work will be issued BIZ
President Mitchell can only be con
jcctured. 1t is the belief here that M
order to return will be issued until /;
notice similar or in line with that o
the Reading and Lehigh companies il
posted at all mines.
The Reading Company's notice reads
This company makes the followin,
announcement:
1t hereby withdraws the motto,
posted October 8, 1900, and. to brint
about practical uniformity in the ad
vance OF wages in the several coal re
gicns, gives notice that 1t will suspend
the operation of the sliding scale, viii
pay ten per cent. advance on Septem
ber wages till April /. 1901, and there
after till further notice: and will tax
UP with its mine employees any griev
ances they may have
No formal announcement has as ye
been made by the Lehigh Valley Rail
road Company regarding its intentions
but after the Reading company's state
ment had been made public. Vice Pres
ident Garrett, OF the Lehigh Valley
said:
Concerning our operations in tht
Gchuyikill region, you may say that tn.
action Of our company viii be simila,
- that X the Reading company. Il