Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-17
DEMANDS OF MINERS.
Coal Carrying interests to DETER
mine if They Will Be
Granted. 81.
ENTERS FIFTH WEEK
March of Miners from Hazleton &c
Panther Creek Valley Called or
~ on Account of Rain.

New York, Oct. 15.-Whether or not
the demand made by the miners will
be granted by the operators was
question upon which definite informa-
ton was not obtainable in this city.
The miners demand that the 10 per
cent. advance shall remain in force
until April 1, 1901, and that other
grievances shall be settled by arbitra-
ton. Efforts were made to see w. II.
Truesdale, president of the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western railroad; T.
B, Thomas, president Of the Erie rail-
road, and Alfred Walter, president OF
the Lehigh Valley, but reporters VINO
visited their homes We're informed
that all three of them were away from
town. ia u a rf'd !; 1aa
Called to Attend Conference. Il.
The coincidence OF their absence
from the city upon the same day led
to the presumption that they had been
called away to attend some conference
! to consider the mems demands put
4 other officials Of the companies VINO
We're seen prdfessed to have no Rnowl.
\ edge OF the holding of any meeting py
4 the heads of the coal-carrylng ran,
roads. :, The three companies referreu
to will be largely concerned in any de-
| cision that may be reached as to- the
A acceptance or refusal OF the terms
\ formulated by the strikers. Another
] dominant factor in the deliberations OF
I the operators who control the situa-
4 ton would be r. NJ. ELEPHANT, presi.
Il dent of the Delaware and Hudson Coal
company, but he is lying seriously III
ut his home ,this city, and can take
no part in the controversy.
Individual OPERATOR Will Agree.
Some Of the individual operators
who were seen said that they had no
idea of what attitude the railroad
! would take, but they agreed that what
ever action was determined upon by
tine coal-carrying roads would OF neces'
J sity receive the acquiescence OF the III.
dividual mine owners. More thal one
Of these independent operators, now
ever expressed the opinion that 1he
railroads would not agree to arDltrate
inasmuch as such an agreement woulc
he ome-sided in the face of the readl
ness which the men had manifested, as
shown in the instance of the employe:
> of the Markle mines, to disregard
= when it suited their purpose, contract'
which provided for the settlement o.
!. disputes by arbitration.
: Thinks Com panies' Offer Final.
= "Nor do l think" one of the indie
). pendent operators said in discussing
). the situation, that the mine owner
will consent to bind themselves to pa:
so large an increase until April
when the warm weather and the fall
ing off of demands for coal which al
ways occurs in the spring, might YER
greatly reduce prices. While do no
= think that the demand to abolish tn
= sliding scale. would in itself be re
jected by the operators, If that ha
been the only additional concessio
asked for, am inclined to believ
e. that the answer of the railroads t
the men will be that they have mad
their offer and will not go beyond
or, in other words, the miners mus
either be content with the proffere
7 advance of 10 per cent. in wages
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