The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-10-26
HEOFFICIALSCONFER
A Statement to Be Issued, Defining
the Position of the Strikers.
Conference Discussed Plans as to
What VIII Be Done in Case one
or More Operators Decline
the Miners Demands.


Scranton, Pa, Oct. PA meeting
of superintendent representing most
of the large companies of the Lacka-
wanna, Wyoming Valley region, was
held here Tuesday in the Offices of
the Temple Iron Co. and an agree
ment was made to post the following
notice:
''In order to avoid the complications
that would result from figuring the
amounts due each miner on the no
tees that have been posted, the COM
panies have concluded after a care
full compilation of statistics for the
past year to adopt a general average
and sell to their miners powder at
$3.50 per key and add the balance,
21s per cent. to the price of the car
or ton"
The meeting was attended by Gem
eral Superintendent c. c. Rose of the
Delaware & Hudson Co.; General SUI
perintendent f. E. LOOMS of the Del
aware, Lackawanna q Western Co.;
General Manager w. A May of the
Hillside Coal & Iron Co.; General SUI
Perintendent w. J. Richards of the
Lehigh & Wilkesbarre Coal Co.; and
President T. H. Wilkins of the Tenn
pie Iron Co. These companies still
refuse to make any specific guaran-
tee as to how long the ten per cent.
offer is TO run and from conversations
had with a number of them it can be
said with every assurance that they
VIII not make any specific guarantee.
Superintendent LOOMS of the Lacka-
wanna said: 1--WE do not feel called
upon to make affidavit that our offer
was given in good faith"
Hazleton, Pa, Oct. 25.-President
Mitchell Wednesday night announced
that he would, Thursday, probably
late in the afternoon, or evening, is
sue statement defining the position
of the United Mine Workers in the
present situation of the strike. He
also said that his statement would in
all likelihood indicate whether the
S rike would be Immediately declared
off or whether it would be con-
tinued.
This announcement was made as
result of Wednesdays conference be-
tween the nationaI and district Off
GERS of the United Mine Workers.
The impression around headquarters
Wednesday night was that the state
ment will contain practically a decla-
ration that the contest is ended. Coal
companies controlling about rs per
cent. of the anthracite product, it
is learned, have posted notices, but
President Mitchell will not say that
all of them comply with the terms of
the Scranton convention.
The big companies in this district
that have not posted the notices are
the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co.,
G. B. Markle e. Co. and Coke Bros. &
Co. The Markles have granted no in
crease of wages of any kind.
Wednesdays conference was in
session three hours, and was adjourn
ed until Thursday.
President Mitchell at it's conclusion
announced that the situation was
partly canvassed and that the review
would be completed Thursday The
conference discussed plans as to what
should be done in the event of one or
more of the coal companies reclin-
ing to grant the demand of the miners
as set forth in uhe resolution adopted
at the Scranton convention.
No definite conclusion, however,
was arrived at.
Mr.. Mitchell declined to say wheth-
er the statement of the United Mine
workers that no man will be permit
ted to return to work unless they all
go in together still holds good.
The notice posted by several of the
larger companies in the Lackawanna
and Wyoming regions Wednesday
announcing that the mine workers
will be given 2115 cents on every car or
ton in order to make up the 10 per
cent. increase, came in for much con-
sideration at the conference When
the conference adjourned Wednesday
evening this matter was still under
discussion.
COurt-MartiaI Board.