The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-18
STRIKE TO END
ANTHRACITE MINERS May RETURN
To woRK IN A FEW DAYS.
and Lehfsh Valley Com
psnies Have Granted All Demands
OF the scranton Convention.
EVEN GAVE MORE THAN ASKED
AGREED TO MAINTAIN THE WAGE
ADVANCE AFTER APRIL 1.
Obnoxious sliding Scale 10 BE AboI-
ished I'm the schuyikiIl and
Lehigh Valleys.
MINERS TURN TO ACT NOW
GREAT VICTORY FOR PRESIDENT
MITCHELL AMI HIS UNION.
Y~esterday,s Action the Result of Con-
ference Between Individual Oper-
ators and Coal Road Managers.
JOY AMONG THE IDLE MEN
WHO HOPE THE STRIKE WILL BE
SPEEDILY DECLARED OFF.
Individual Operators Posting Notices,
and Ii Is Believed Work VIII
He Resumed ON Monday.
Yesterdays Action the Result OF Con-
ference Individual Oper-
ators and Coal Road Managers.
JOY AMONG THE IDLE MEN
WHO HOPE THE STRIKE WILL BE
SPEEDILY DECLARED OFF.
Individual Operators Posting Notices,
and 1t Is Believed Work VIII
He esum on Monday.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1.-THE great
strike OF the anthracite mine workers Of
Pennsylvania, which began Sept. II. prac-
tically ended to-day. when the Philadelphia
and Reading Coal and Iron Company and
the Lehigh Valley Coal Company agreed
10 abolish the sliding scale in their re-
s~pective regions and to grant an advance
I'm wage of 10 per cent. net, the advance
TO remain in operation until April 1. 1901.
or thereafter. This action meets the de-
mands Of the Scranton miners convention.
The decision was arrived at after a con-
ference between representatives of the In
dividual coal operators and the largo coal
carrying companies. The conference began
yesterday.
To-day's action was the elimination of
the recent meeting of the individual OPP
orators at cranton following the Mine
Workers convention in the same city.
Nearly all the collieries in the coal region
had. previous to the Mine Workers con-
v~ention. posted notices granting an adj
vance OF 10 per cent. The mine workers,
fn considering this. demanded that the slid
Ing scale In the Lehigh and Schuylkill dis
tricts be abolished. the increase to be guar
anteed until April l. 1901. and all other diff
ferences to be submitted TO arbitration.
The individual operators agreed to every
thing. and the appointment of a commit
tee to induce the Reading and the Lehigh
companies to abolish the sliding scale and
make the wage increase permanent fol-
lowed
II Is conceded that the result of to-day's
conference Is a complete victory for the
men. All the demands OF their convention
are acceded to. and as one of the individual,
operators put it after the conference, the
operators go a little further in agreeing 10
maintain the wage advance after April 1.
This same operator. who requested that
his name be not used. said. in speaking of
the conference: TITS all up to the miners
now. We have agreed to everything, and
nothing remains now but for them to re-
turn TO work as soon as the notices are
posted by the colliery managers. These
notices VIII be practically similar to the
Reading Company's notice. the phraseoiogy
only being changed. I look for a resump-
ton Of operations by Monday at the latest.
The conference was entirely harmonious.
and every phase of the strike situation was
gone over"
Just how soon the Official order notify
ing the men that the strike is ended and
TO return to work will be issued by Presi-
dent Mitchell can only be conjectured. 1t Is
believed here that no order to return will
be issued until a notice similar to or in
line with that OF the Reading and Lehigh
companies Is posted at all the mines. TIE
Reading Company's notice reads
ut hereby withdraws the notice posted
Oct 3. and to bring about practical uniform-
ity in the advance OF wages In the several
coal regions gives notice that IL will sus-
pend the operation of the sliding scale. will
pay 10 per cent. advance on September
wages It'll April 10. 1901. and thereafter until
after further notice, and will take up with
they may have"
No formal announcement has as yet been
made by the Lehigh Valley Railroad Com
pany regarding its intentions. but after the
Reading Company's statement had been
made public Vice President Garrett, of the
Lehigh Valley. said: Concerning our
operations in the Schuylkill region you may
say that the action OF our company will
be similar 20 that OF the Reading Company.
In other districts. however. certain condi-
tons exist-for instance. the price Of DOW
der-which must be treated separately. and
we have not decided definitely with regard
10 them These matters are now in the
hands OF Superintendent Lathrop, whose
headquarters are at wikesbarre." Super
intendent Lathrop. who attended the con-
ference. prepared a nun Der of official no.
tices. but refused TO make public their pur-
port.
Calvin. Pardee & Co. extensive individ-
ual operators in the Hazieton region. late
this afternoon announced that they Will
post tomorrow notices similar 10 that
issued by the Reading Company. This un-
doubtediy indicates what all the individual
operators will do.
WAITING ON MITCHELL.