Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-22

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NINE RAILROADSCONT FIELD
The striking miners recognize as
tfeir real opponents in this struggle for.
a Sigh, amelioration af5the hard, grind
ing conditions of the ainer's life nii
railroads which. with thei,, presidents
Are: Pennsylvania Rs8lgGad Company
AieNande, J. Cassae5. PRESIDENT: Lee
aigh Valley railroad system. Fred Wal
Ter. presidents: Delaware & Hudson
railroad. u. NJ. Oliphant president. Del.
aware, Laekawanna d Western Rail-
road Company, w. n. 1'ruesda!e rresi-
Sent: Central Railroad Company of
New Jersey, j. r. Maxwell PRESIDENT:
fiil9l pfta & Reading Railway Com
pallS. Joseph Ii Harris president. Erie
abroad Il Sew York. Susauehanna q
Western railroad, Il. b. Thomas. presi-
dent: Delaware. Susquehanna &
sschuslkill company. Irving "A. Stearns.
president; New York. Ontario & West
9grn railway, Thomas b. Fowler, presi-
dent.
These nine railroad corporations, be-
sifses producing approximately IL per
eent ef the nard coat are the sole ear
5sis ~ tide water Of all coal mined in
land TO-. his service nj carriage N ciiarEg
rom 10 e Is cents Pei. te, according
% theHs:siZs Of the coal. is made. ,ncret!
ible AS ii may appear. The. charge :hree
times as much to carry ton OF anthra-
Ies;e8ctal lG0miies rs is charged 10 carr,
I & bitumiabus ton iile same distance. s.
3Herbtant are the rates that the !es;t-
nate profits. wi,ici: should lie credited
T, - No.
reads. ere absorbed by freight rates.
|iasld a.; consequence their coal proper
ties are made TO show small profit
lon their capitalization.
IF this is the state of affairs with the
isailioaa mining departments what is
the condition of the independent oper-
ators Is Il not matiersof reason that
he can do nothing which his railroad
j7is,aster viii not commend? Is it not a
matter of public notoriety that he does
do nothing that railroads do not sane
ton! Therefore, whether or not indi-
Nldual operators see in the RAILROAD
lmonapoliss their great enemies, whether
or not the Individual operators feel
| themselves free to make common cause
against these railroad systems, I.
speaking for the 100000 mine workers
this day on strike recognize these rail-
roads as our real enemies, and name
ltheir presidents as the men rcsponsit!s
for refusal to arbitrate or even confer
upon the differences which have grown
iup. not between them and tie organ
ization represent but between them
land their own employees, who thru
delegates selected by themselves, me,
4 in convention in the city OF HaZ.cton
on Aug. 10 and framed {, lis: Of griey-
inces which were mailed TO TIC general
superintendents of the mining depart
/ ments Of these railroads, accompanied
by an Invitation to meet In joint con-
Nention on Aug q for the purpose Of
discussing and, if possible, agreene
upon such changes in the scale OF min
| ing and conditions Of employment as
We're warranted by the conditions OF the
coal industry.
ARBITRATION PROPOSAL 1G-
NoRED.
4 But to our chagrin and disappoint-
ment the cordial invitation extended
4 was not even acknowledged by those In
charge Of the Coal departments These
grievances, which the miners recited IN
their circular, formed the ground. for
i the present strike. and because the rail.
iroads are the real masters, against
whom we are making this peaceful
passive struggle, we can only regard
such independent operators as g. B
4 Markle & Co. in the light of fellow vic.
Itims with ourselves, suffering under ex-
cessive freight rates as we suffer from
low wages and inhuman conditions Of
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