The evening times., 1900-04-24
THE COAL MINERS STRIKE.
A Conference Expected to Bring
About "a Friendly Feeling.


CUMBERLAND. Nd. April 24.-Yester-
day passed without any change in the
Georges Creek coal strike. A number OF
leading miners said they thought it would
be Of interest to the operators TO confer
with the employees, as they would then
have a better understanding of the friend
ly intentions of the miners Of the region.
These men said the operators are evidently
under wrong impression as to the spirit
of the miners toward the companies and
conference would bring out friendly state
of affairs.
Should work be resumed in the Georges
Greek region in the early future il would
find the railroads with a scarcity Of cars
for transportation. A great deal of rough
timber has been coming in within the pas;
Gay or two on cars that used TO haul coal
from the Georges Greek mines. Most Of
these cars are ali bound for points in and
around Boston and cannot be returned in
within the next week or two they could
not be secured to haul coal.
Just now a great quantity OF Fairmont,
beTlaod. The Fairmont operators are get
ting many contracts which otherwise would
come to the Georges Greek region John
a Clark. president of the J. A. Clark Coal
and Coke Company, Fairmont, w. Va, said
TO a Cumberland friend that his people re
gTetted the Georges Greek strike. Some
years ago." he said, when we were hunt
Ing coal trade, suspension IN your region
would have been welcomed by US, but now
81. har lie orrA
can't get out a ton more than our capacity,
which is ali sold for months to come"
Railroad men are complaining of the ef-
feet Of the strike on their work. Some
Baltimore and Ohio freight trainmen, who
early in the month made eight and ten
days in a week, now make only five and
six.
Although the output of the Georges
Greek mines is not large factor in the
seaboard bItuminous coal supply. yet. ac-
cording TO the statement OF a coal expert,
interest in the seaboard soft coal trade
centres about the strike in this district for
the reason that il is representative of GER
tain tendencies and conditions. He said
the position OF the operators was that they
will simply allow the strike 20 last until
the men tire of it. They say the miners
demands are unreasonable.
The Fort Hill Coal Company a new op-
orator in the Meyersdale region. is making
an effort 10 begin shipping coal as soon as
possible. The tipple and incline plane will
soon be completed. The Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company has put In siding 10
hold twenty-seven cars
Rev. Don Luigi SsrtOri. pastor Of 81. Jo-
sephs Catholic Church, Midland, preached
/ to an immense congregation on Peace Be
Unto You, and. alluding 10 the present
strike. said: There is in our George
Greek Valley kind OF war between miners
and operators, and consequently an alb
sence of tranquility. The calamity is
! strongly felt in all Maryland and in other
States OF the Union. Standing on neutral
ground ard for the advantage of the Com
monwealth. l advise to employers and tc
employees mutual eondescension. This is
Eastertide. a time of peace, proclaimed "a
the Christion world by the loving and for
giving risen Saviour. In mutual charity
bury at once your differences. In two
weeks start your work and all enjoy happi-
ness and prosperity. Abstain from any
act of violence" D."