Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-05

The Fifth Ohio sub-distriot -
ton OF miners closed their wor pHsen-
| terday after a three days sessions st1A YES YES.
work accomplished was large and the -
actions taken by this district viii 'a -
scaped by every mine worker - -. -
State. Their derernin,4o tn al, t e
a lust advance will roee quite > a+, III
n,us q delegates Who attend ~ e e4
convention at Colusaa next Tras s,a1s
The convention A'S 2aanged manv
rules that we're in ioi-e last vear ans
| tho new ones adopfF+ re thonaht -
10 onite an improveTg-.:t over ne -.
IN summing Up tbs purk Of hi. a.
vention it can e sta 81 that tho 49,.
was we'll infor ed q Ill mining ans
their actions ere ,efuIly weigbed
by the member AL e delegates had
but one object md 1t the advance
mept of the unio The Register
wishes to thai all le officers, and
especially Presi. INT 18th and secre-
tarv Stevenson, for cir kind treat
ment. Followirs is le summary Of
the entire business II nsacted BY this
convention:
seoretary-Treas1rer Stevenson re-
norted receipts tor niue months s21o
30. balance cash March Z. 1899 sS9 qs.
EXPENSES nine months, 347.OS; balance
on hand December 81, 1899, s4618
The committee on resolutions renort-
Cd the following, which were adonted.
pass word to be sent to local nrasi.
dents. miner call out to drive Ia re-
ceiye no cars; two leaders in machine
mines to have not less than two places.
eight-hour law strictly enforced; re,
striction of the output of coal; Satur-
day half holiday; condemning Sunday
| work.
Amendment to constitution increases
per capita tax to three cents per mem
Der per month was adopted. The fol-
| lowing were also adopted:
Resolved, That We, the delegates of
Sud-district ), in annual convention as
sembled, do heartily endorse T. l..
Lewis as our choice for national vice
president, providing that he is a candi-
date.
Resolved, That where bottom coal in
machine mines is required to be taken
| up, that the company pay for such
| work.
Resolved, That any machine miner
who leaves a sprag in any room the
loader shall receive the price of pick
mining for loading out Of the same
room.
Resolved, That the cutting Of prices
shall cease at once, and that we, the
delegates Of Sub-District s. in conven-
ton assembled, pledge our co-opera-
ton and financial support, and that the
local operators be requested to put up
scales at their mines Immediately.
The report of the scale committee
favored enforcing the mine run sys-
TEN; demanding an advance of twenty
cents per ton above the present mining
rate; recommendations Of the State
executive board, with reference to a
fixed differential of twelve cents per
ton between pick and machine mining,
which would make the present machine
rate Of mining "a cents per ton for cut
ting, drilling and loading, etc; fayoring
that all room turning, break-throughs
and entries driven less than twenty
four feet in width shall be considered
narrow work and paid entry price;
favoring a fixed basis for scale be-
low which the rate shall in no event be
reduced, regardless of market condi-
ton; demanding above the regular
mining rate on mine run basis, an ad-
vance of one cent per ton en- coal for
every inch Of thickness of slate or soap
stone, or other refuse coming down
over the coal or handled; favoring a
uniform fixed basis over State of one
cent on the dollar for blacksmithing;
favoring a meeting Of the representa-
tives OF the miners of this sub-district
to convene one day before the opera
tors and miners meet to formulate a
scale effecting Sub-District 5.