New-York tribune., 1900-09-14
SITUATION IN s. ithE REGION
MOST OF THE MEN WORKED YEsTBRDAT-
CAREFUL COMPUTATION OF NUMBER
TO 90 OUT ON MONDAY.
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Wilkesbarre Penn. Sept. lS.-Although many OF
the United Mine Workers were expected to quit
work to-day in their desire to go strike before
the time set, Monday, careful inquiry at all the
mines in the Wyoming Valley shows that all the
mines where work has been going on worked TO-
day with full force of There was no dis
turbance at any place. The men were quiet ana
orderly and even those who did not know OF the
order until they assembled at the mine this morn
ing received the news quietly.
They advised by their leaders to go to work
and continue until Saturday night taking adVan-
tage of all work they get before the strike
is on They were told to clear up their workplaces,
bring all their tools and powder, and leave the
mines in good condition. and from the feeling pre-
vaiing present they will obey this 10 the letter
A small strike occurred at the Barnum shaft OF
the Pennsylvania Coal Company. in Pittston, but
II had bearing the big questions involved In
the miners demands. The drivers and laberers,
who had been getting 81 day, demanded 81 10, and
refused to go work until they got 1T. Four hun
dred thrown out of work by this, but
after talking with the officials the strikers went
back to work. and agreed to submit their demands
to the officials at the main office. committee of
four the officials and will get reply to-
morrow.
The great interest now is as to how many of the
will go out Monday morning and salts
factory estimate is difficult to obtain, because the
reports of the operators widely divergent. The
heads of some of the large companies declare only
a few of the will go out, while others expect
all their employees to quit work,
The Kingston Coal Company and the Delaware
and Hudson will probably shut down their eollieres
If they experience any difficulty in operating the
mines and this difficulty will arise If only or 10
per cent Of the go out, A careful canvass
of all the companies made to-day on the feeling
of It's employees gives very exact view of the
situation. The officials Of the various companies
made the following statements:
STATEMENTS OF COMPANY OFFICIALS
Lehigh and wilkesharre Company $3.50 emPleyes)
There seems to be a decided feeling against
strike, but the agitation may eause about 20 per
Lehigh Valley $4,000 empIeyes)-Not many of the
men are orsapized. and 1t is impossible to say heW
Delaware Laekawanna and Western COMPANY
between the Bliss mine at Nanticoke and the
them will strike The officials say the men are well
organized and consider 1t their duty to obey the
order of the union and quit their work on Mon
Delaware and Hudson-The officials say there are
them them to aespend TO the ORDER TO strike %hen the
to do so, although many of them are opposed 10 the
Kingston Coal Company President Edwards said;
We have about twenty seven hundred men and
| belong to the union there is means of know
in!gi but should the strike occur next Monday we
| The Sqseqehanna Coal Company employs forty
| five hundred men at Nanticoke and Glen Lyon. At
the Mineral Railroad and Union collieries at Sha-
mokin there sixty-fve hundred. At the William
no organization eleven hundred are employed At
and Williamson twenty-five hundred. From the
officials of the Susquehanna company ii was learned
| that the men at Nantcoke are very well organized
and may all go out on strike although it is not be
| eved they are in condition to remain out long, as
they have not fully recovered from the five months
strike which ended in January last.
Coal Company are Strongly organized and while
not all favoring strike, will probably quit work
The plymouth Goal Company, with fifteen hun
|
The officials of the. West End Coal Company have
four hundred and fifty men, and do not expect any
strike 5 The ppS2 S @ has re only HD mem
| forced out They tell Manager John NJ Conyngham
! they look 10 him for protection
| 1000 men, state that while there are some who
| II is doubtful if the mines will be closed down.
! COMPANY's MEN HAVE NO GRIEVANCE.
| The Newton Coal Company, at Pittston, employs
| about thirteen hundred The officials state
after conversation with the miners that the
| general feeling among the men is one of regret
| that the strike will occur. The company amicably
| adjusted the grievances of the miners which
caused the strike this spring and since then not a
| grievance has been heard. The company does not
| anticipate that many of its men will go out on
| Monday.
The four hundred men of the Red Ash Coal Com
pany not expected to strike.
The men at the Raub Coal Company and the
Payne Coal Company, about four hundred each, are
| expected to remain at work on Monday.
! The men of the Crescent Coal Company Ave hun
| dred Strong, have no grievances, the officials say
and not 5 per cent will strike.
The superintendents say the thousand men o
the Butler Coal Company have more complete
organization than those of any other company, &nc
all are expected strike
The Stevens Coal Company. of Pittston, employ
expected that about one-fourh Of these viii strike
The four hundred men of the I>ahin Coal Compan!
The officas Of the Algonquin Coal GompanT whic
| EMPLOYS prob
grievanees and have made no demands
! of the Alden Coal Company say the entire ST
Mon5 They H are @ Ths 'h d
say they certain majority will strike, and
dow down the p mines The four hundred We'll organiae
men at the Stevens Company of Pittston, are e>
peeted TO strike.
MANY MEN EXPECTED TO STRIKE.
If the officials are correct In all their estimate
: great many more men will strike than has bee
( generally expected because there undounted
many men who have not said they will strike. an
who will when they the others going out gu
! work with them. At the mines where One-feurt
of the men are expected to strike It is probah
: work and may he gradually assmilated by n
e strikers. The majority of the strikers will he
Z will result in closing down the collieries whel
= the majority of them go out;
this region very fair indication of he feelir
5 among the miners in the entire coal field. tt
y miners here are the most conservative In ~
e region, and more than in the other districts a.
The outlook is that next Monday the strike
: will be able tie up fully ene-half the mines
r ! operators instead of trying the ,n'nes wit
= half a force will close them down. and Nake q
e strike ii general There many who b
o lieve this will result in speeder settlement thl
It If only half the men were on strike Sheriff Harv'
furnish protection at eny coiliery, and did n