The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-13
A FEW FACTS.

tensively among the employees of the
Delaware, I.ackawanna and Western
collieries:
FEW FACTS.
Have the miners of the Delaware I.ackawanna
and Western carefully considered the nature Of the
grievances they desire adiusted9 And do they
consider them OF sufficient importance to go on
striker
Cannot the present unrest among the miners
be attributed largely to agitators in the interest
Of the bitumiuouS regions.
All miners should ponder we'll before they walk
blindly into a trap Of this kind.
Can the Delaware. Lackawanna and Western
miners AFFORD to he put on an equal basis with
the miners nj some OF the surrounding workingsr
Was there time when the miners Of the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western earning
better wages than at the present? II not, why
this talk about striking at this time?
The organizers coming On here from the west
claim wonderful things they have been able to
accomplish in other districts. Do the miners in
| the anthracite region know this to be true2
| As a matter Of fact are not the miners in the
| bituminous region drawing less from the pay
car at the end Of the month and working longer
hours, than the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
| Crn men today2
| Is it not a fact that what the Delaware Lack
awanna and Western miners have needed more
! than anything else in the past is days work?
| And is it not also a fact that last year showed
! an Improvement and that this year the pros
poets are still better, il there is no interruption
to work?
! Have the Delaware, Llckawanna and Western
| miners taken into consideration the moneys being
paid their accidental funds for empty powder
kegs, which amounted last year to over SlO,0ooH
! Do the demands made by the United Mine
| Workers which they say they are going to or
der out all the men in the region materially
affect the Delaware. Lackawanna and WesternH
| Frst-The abolishment Of company stores-This
| in way affects the Delaware, Lackawanna and
! Western, they have no company stores.
Second-Powder They claim that it is an out.
rage for the miners in this distinct TO pay 81. Is
per keg for powder while they only paying
| sl.50 in some other districts, but they fail to
state that the very men that are paying ~. 75
per keg are drawing more from the pay car at
the end Of the month than the men in districts
where they are only paying 81. so per keg, ac
count Of allowances.
Third-Semi.mont payments.
Is it the desire of the majority OF the miners
in the anthracite districts, their families, to
be paid semi.monthly?
Another grievance for which they want to or
der out the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
men is the weighing of coal Does this in any
way affect the Delaware, Lackawanna or West
crn men, or do they want arrangements made
to have all their coal weghed2 Would not they
be the losers under such an arrangement?
Another request is that no miner shall have
at any time more than breast, gangway OF
working place, and shall not get more than al
equal share of cars work
Do the Delaw'rc, Lackawsnna and Western
miners want such arrangement as thisy
Great cry is also made Of the necessity o
hiring company doctors Does this in any way
affect the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western?
Not only do their men not have TO emplo!
company doctors, but that company spends thous
ands of dollars for the support of the Moses Tsy
lor hospital TO take care Of their employees anC
their families, and in medicines distributed t
them.
These are things that should be carefully con
sdered in connection with the decision Of TIN
operators, printed in our daily papers some tim