Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-03
AN AGREEMENT REACHED

AN AGREEMENT REACHED
BY the Miners and Operators in
| Their Conference Mt Indianapolis.
Their Differences Compromised.
/ INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, February e.
After joint conference lasting nearly
two weeks, the delegates from the
| United Mine Workers of America and
the Interstate Operators Association
| finally adopted scale at ll:30 to-
night which is a compromise between
the first demand of the former and the
first offer of the latter.
Section THAT an advance OF IA
cents per ton of 1000 pounds for pick
mined screened coal shall take effect
in Western Pennsylvania thin vein
and in the Hooking district. the basing
district of Ohio, and the block coal
coal district of Indiana. That the
| Danville district, the basing point OF
Illinois, shall be continued on an abb
solute run of mine basis and that an
advance of nine cents per ton over
| present prices be paid on the district
named.
That the bituminous coal district
of Indiana shall pay 40 cents per ton
| for all run of mine coal loaded and
| shipped as such. All other coal min
| ed in that district shall be passed over
| a regulation screen and be paid for ct
! so cents per ton of 1000 pounds for
screen lump.
Section 2-That the screen hereby
| adopted for the State of Ohio. West
| ern Pennsylvania and the bituminous
| district of Indiana shall be uniform in
size 6 feet wide by IL feet long, built
of fiat or Akron shaped bar of not less
| than "a of an inch surface with IA
| inches between the bars, free from OBJ
structions, and that such screen shall
rest upon a sufficient number of bear
| ings to hold the bar in proper position.
Section 3-The block coal district of
Indiana may continue upon the de-
mand of the bar screen, the screen to
| be 72 feet, of uniform size, ia inches
| between the bars, free from obstruc-
| lions, and that such screen shall rest
upon sufficient number of bearings to
| hold the bars in proper position.
| Section 4-That the differential be-
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| Pittsburg district be referred to that
| district for settlement.
Section 5-That the price of machine
mining in the bituminous district of
| Indiana shall be Is cents per ton less
than the pick mining rate for screen
| lump coal when punching machines
are used and 1914 cents per ton less
| than pick mining rate when chain ma
chimes are used When coal is paid for
on run of mine basis they shall be
10 cents per ton less than thick ming
rates when chain machines are used.
Danville district, the basing point
point Of Illinois on both punch
ing and chain machines be
80 cents per ton.
Section 6-That the section mining
rate in the thin veins of the Pittsburg
district and Hooking, the basing dis
trict of Ohio for shooting and cutting,
shall be advanced. cents per ton, and
the block coal district of Idiana shall
be advanced liz cents per ton.
Section THAT the mining rates in
the central district of Pennsylvania
be referred to that district for adjust
ment.
Section S-That the advance on in
side day labor be 20 per cent, based
on the present Hooking Valley scale,
with the exception of trappers, whose
compensation shall be 81 per day.
Section 9-That all narrow, day
work and room turned shall be paid
| a proportionate advance with the min
| ing rate.
| Section 10-That the internal differ
ences in any of the States or districts,
| both as to price or condition, shall be
| referred to the State or districts af
| fected for adjustment
| Section 1.-THE above scale is based
| upon an eight-hour workday.
The report, after considerable dis
cussion, was adopted.
The scale provides for a general adj
! vance of 21.21 per cent, and is salts
| factory to operators and miners of
| Ohio, Pennsylvania and Indiana, but
not of Illinois. Patrick Dolan, presi-
dent of District No. 5, of the United
Mine Workers, has called a meeting
of the district delegates to meet in
Pittsburg February Is. A motion was
carried to meet at Columbus on the
second Tuesday in February, 1901
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