Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-02
OFFERS AND DEM ANDs.
What Coai Operators VIII Concedc
and What Miners Demand,

Philadelphia, Oct. 2.-The coal oper-5
ators of the Wyoming, Lackawanna
and Lehigh valley regions met at
Wilkesbarre late yesterday afternoon
and decided to offer the miners an in
crease Of 10 per cent in wages and also
to reduce the cost of powder. w. A.
Lathrop, general superintendent of the
Lehigh Valley Company, presided, and
there were present Representatives OF
the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Coal Company; the Delaware & Hud-3
son Company, the Lehigh & Wilkes
barre Coal Company, the Susquehanna
Coal Company, the Hillside Coal Com
pany. the New York & Scranton Coal
Company, the Seneca Coal Company,
Markle & Co.. the Pardee Coal Com
pany. the Mill Creek Coal Company,
Lentz & Co. the Stevens Coal Com
pany, the Clear Spring Coal Company,
the Temple Coal and Iron Company,
the Connell Coal Company, Kemerer &
Co, the West End Coal Company and
several individual operators.
The whole situation was thoroughly
discussed, nearly all those present
taking part therein. The powder ques-
Ition was the chief subject of debate
and next came the recognition Of the
union. So far as can be learned none
of the operators was In favor of recog-
l.nizing the union in any way.
The meeting lasted until 6o'clock IN
| the evening. Last night the Lehigh
VALLEY Coal Company made the follow
ling announcement to its mine en-
ployes::
1t will adjust its rates of wages SO as
| to pay to its mine employees on and az
| ter October a net increase OF 10 per
cent on the wages heretofore received
1 and will take UP with its mine em-
ployes any grievance which they may
have. 1t is understood that powder
will be sold to miners for Sl.5O per keg,
| and that the difference between this
rate and the old rate of s2.75 shall be
taken into account in figuring the net
advance Of 10 per cent noted above fol
! this class OF labor.
Similar notices will be posted by all
the other companies represented at the
4 meeting. The strikers say that under NJ
circumstances will they accept the OF:
fer. They claim 1t is not as good an OF.
4 fer as the Reading company made TO 1T
A men. The union is ignored and the me-
4 slincrease must come out OF the price O.
powder.
e. NJ. Palmer, chairman Of the pres!
committee of the United Mine Workers
said: "The men will not return to worl
under such conditions It is not fai
offer"
4 President Mitchell. when shown cop!
of the Lehigh company's notice, declinet
i to gay anything at this time, but init
4 mated that he might outline his position
4 at the Wilkesbarre mass meeting today
4 He added, however, that there would b
no resumption of work until a conven
4 ton Of the anthracite miners had beel
called and the proposition considered
4 At United Mine Workers headquar
i ters at Wilkesbarre this statement wa
Igiven out:
What we want is:
81. A better enforcement Of existinl
mine laws. 4.
..2. To obtain thai which IL fully ou
81 own !. e., the value of labor actual
a performed and hitherto taken from us
.'3. To obtain the right to opurchases sou
implements Of labor at u fair marke
ilyalue and eScape from the comrulsOr