Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-06
TO End THE strike.
Some Developments That seem q
Promise Early Settlement.

HaxtetOn, Pa, Oct. 6.-There are de-
velopments In the anthracite coal strike
situation which are considered OF the
utmost Importance and which many be-
iieVe, altho they do not bear the official
approval OF either operators or miners,
at least are indicative OF a meeting in
the near future in which a settlement
may be reached. President Mitchell
said he had had no official communica-
ton with the operators, but 1t was no
table that he was in good spirits and
said he took a hopeful view of the situ-
alton.
Fred Dietrich, member of the general
executive board Of the union, returned
from Scranton and brought with him a
portion Of the good news. He said that
a meeting of individual operators, in
icluding the owners OF nearly all the
workings about Scranton. had decided
to grant u 10 per cent increase in wages
and a reduction in powder. Then came
q rumor that the individual operators
in this section, would do the same.
Almost Immediately following the an
nouncement "A. Pardee & CO., extensive
operators. posted a notice at their Ha-
zleton and Latimer mines announcing
the increase. The official notice is as
follows:
This company makes the following
announcement toits mine employees: 1t
will adjust its rates Of wages SO as to
pay to Its mine employees on and after
Oct. and until further notice a net In
crease OF 10 per cent on the wages here
stofore received.
Note-It is understood in the forego-
ing that powder will be sold to the min
ers for $1.50 per keg and that the differ
ence between this rate and the old rate
of $1.75 shall be taken into account in
figuring the net advance OF 10 per cent
noted above for this class OF work
"a. PARDEE & CO."
This notice differs only from the no.
tice posted several days ago by the.
Reading and Lehigh Valley railroad
companies in the words until further
notice" Pardee & Co.'S men have been
among those who have not Joined the
ranks OF the strikers, and many OF them
fear that the offer was made for the
purpose Of keeping them at work and
using them to assist the operators In
defeating the miners union, and that If
such thing was accomplished the ..un-
til further notice clause would go into
effect. Notwithstanding this feeling. in:
some quarters the action is looked on as
indicating that something is about to
happen.
A prominent individual operator. who
declines to have his name used. said last
night: II the operators decide to have
their plants working 1t will be necessary
for them to grant a substantial adj
vance in wages in order to get the men
to return to work. =
1t was reported that the coal-carry-
ing roads had made concessions to indi-
vldual operators that would go long
way in assisting them to make up any
advance that might be given to the
miners. Action of this character on the
part OF the railroads was said to be the
principal reason the individual opera
tors decided to post notices OF an adj
vance. Previously they have refused to
follow the lead OF the railroads and post
the 10 per cent advance notices, and
have held their refusal as club to COM
pei the railroad companies to give them
In the way OF a reduction Of
freight rates.
The union continues to gain ground.
It was claimed by the officers last night
that there are less than 1000 men at
work In the whole anthracite region,
and that the last OF the Reading coms
Daqy's mines In the ninth district was
closed down. that at Treverton, where
$50 men went out
The omcers OF the union expected
Eamqua TO 30 out last night and that
lvtlltamEtOwn would follow yesterday.
4 Number OF 0rganixefS aee IN the