Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-20

final, but the miner shall continue at
work pending such decision.
Fifth7A-That the right of the compa-
ny to employ such persons as it may
deem proper or to discharge any one
from it's employ for inefficiency or a
violation of any proper or reasonable
rules made for the government of the
mine shall o be questioned.
SiXth-That when the death of one OF
the employees occurs from accident the
mine shall not shut down except on
the day of the accident and the day
of the funeral, and such sus-
pension of work shall apply only to
the pit or mine where the accident ac-
tually takes place. In the case of the
death of an adult member Of the fam
lily of an elnploye from natural causes
the mine shall shut down only one day
for the funeral. In the case of the
| death of the child the mine shall not
shut down for the funeral but any
employee who is a friend of the family
shall be in no manner restrained from
attending such funeral.
Seventh That the operators shall
comply with the law requiring them
to make semi-monthly payments.
Eighth-The, duties of the pit COM
mittee shall be confined to the adjust
ment of disputes between the pit boss
and the miners or laborers arising out
of this agreement or any district
agreement made in connection here
with where the pit boss and said min
er or amy mine laboPer have failed to
agree. In case of anystlocal trouble
arising at any min thru such failure
to agree between the pit boss and any
miner OF mine, Iaboger, the pit com
mittee, the miners, local president and
the pit boss are empowered to make
an adjustment, and in case of their
! disagreen1entsit shall be referred to
the superintendent of the company
and the miners. president of the sub
ldistrict, and should they fail to make
Ian adjustment it shall be referred in
writing to the executive committee of
the Iowa Coal Operators association
and the state officials of the United
Mine Workers of America for adjust
ment, and in all cases the miners and
mine laborors and parties involved
must continue at work pending an in
vestigation and adjustment until the
final decision is reached in the man
ner above set forth.
Ninth-That if any employee or en-
ployes doing day work shall cease
work because of amy grievance which
has not been taken up for adjustment
in the manner provided herein and such
action seems likely to impede the ope-
rationeofs the mine The pit committee
shall assist the company in obtaining
Il mar or men to take such vacant
place or places at the scale rate in or
der that the mine may continue at
work. In,case the mine is shut down
lin Violation of this agreement or any
of them the organization will do it's
utmost to furnish all the men requir-
led by the operator at the scale rate to
properly care for the mine.@n There
lshafl be no demands made locally that
~areSin conflict with this agreement and
no conditions affecting the same.
Tenth-Where the company, does the
sharpening the price of the black
smithing shall be one and one-third
per cent of the gross earnings in the
second, third and fourth districts. The
price of smithing in the first district
shall be n per cent of the gross earn
ings.
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not covered by this agreement shall be
paid for at a price to be mutually
Iagreed upon between the mine boss,
party concerned,f and failingsto agree
the matter shall be referred to the SUI
perintendent of the mine and the pres
ident of the local union for adjust
ment, whose decision shall be final.
Twelfth-That this agreement be
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Quoting accepted orders, house rent
fuel and organization.
Thirteenth-The operators agree t o
check off all dues, assessments from
the miners and mine laborers when de-
sired, provided that the revenue laws
be complied with. The United Mine
Workers of America agree to protect
Operators where such checking is done
and it is further agreed that individual
or collective continuous order he pre-
pared by attorneys representing both
Operators n miners, but no commits
sion shall be charged for making such
deductions.
Fourteenth-All regulations relat-
ing to mining supplies shall remain as
lat present during the life of this con-
tract.
Iteam Presented With a Watch.
Yesterday afternoon at the close. of
the session the miners and operators
thru President Reese presented John
II. Ream, of Beacon, ex-president of
the state organization of the United
Mine Workers of America, with a
handsome gold watch in recognition
of his services in averting a strike and
bringing the conference to a satisfac-
tory close. Mr.. Ream is one of the
most level headed business men con-
Injected with the Mine Workers and the
watch was but a slight token of the
lesteem in which he is held by both
the miners and operators. On the case
was a suitable inscription, with the
date "19OO."
The Scales. X
First district--Screened lump coal,
95 cents; entry driving, S1.45; machin,
mining, Mystic, so cents; Centerville,
"A cents.
Second district-Screen lump coal, 81