The age-herald., 1900-05-31
BAN AT BROOK WOOD
 HAS BEEN RAISED
Formal Recognition of United
 Mine Workers.
ALL OPPOSITION WITHDRAWN
Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron Company Rescinds Its Action With out Prejudice to Other Organiza-
 tions or Independent Miners

The Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron
 company has recognized the United Mine
 Workers at Brookwood, where the organ
 ization has been under a ban for some
 time,-the terms of the recognition being
 without prejudice to members of other or ganfzations or independent miners.
 The settlement was brought about
 through the efforts of the officers of the
 state organization. Several conferences
 were held with the officers of the Consoli
 dated company, who some time ago
 formally recognized the Knights of Labor, who controlled the local camp As result of these conferences the fol- lowing agreement was arrived at and ap- proved by representatives of both fac- 1 tions:
 Messrs. Farley and Kirkpatrick, Repre- sentatiYes of the United Mine Workers, Brookwood, Ala:
 Dear Sirs-Referrng to our conference last night, concerning the organization of l the United Mine Workers of America at Brookwood, Ala, I beg to say that after
 carefully considering this matter, the Ala 1 bama Consolidated Coal and Iron company will withdraw it's opposition to said or l ganization and permit the men discharged 1 to return to work in the mines with the l following understanding:
 1. That no demands will be made in the 1 name of or in behalf of the United Mine | Workers before July l, 1900, for any change | in scale of wages of any kind or with ref- 1 erence to the manner of conduct of the 1 company's business.
 | g. The company will agree to collect as- sessment fees from the United Mine Work CTS If furnished with a list of it's members to be so assessed, and pay over same to whom the organization may direct. i g. That the United Mine Workers shall in no manner intimidate or interfere with the members of any other organization or
 miners who belong to no organization with reference to their work in connection with l this company, but that all shall agree to I go peacefully to work under the rules of | the company, awaiting such further ar- engagement or agreement as may be made with your organization with reference to wages, etc., for another year.
 4. The representatives of this company will agree to confer with the representa- | tives of the United Mine Workers of Amer l ica at such future date may be agreed upon with reference to arrangement for l recognition of said association during a period of one year, or as much longer as l may be agreed upon. Very truly yours, l T. G. BUSH, President. l WILLIAM KIRKPATRICK, M. D. E. B. U M w. of A. l w. R. FARLEY, N. B. M. U. M. w. of A l In accoruance wiun une terms of the 1 agreement President George w. Young of l6@f:g sfot2Gs to dnfon lion miners: The Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron company having recognized the United M Mlne workers or America and are paying 65 cents per ton for Mildale seam. which is 2ls cents above the scale adopted by the convention in June, 1899, for Brookwood it | is now open for any union miner who de sires to go to Brookwood or Milldale to do so, and the company will hire good miners who apply for work
 GEORGE w. YOUNG. President District 20, U. M w. F. A.