Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-18
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Fhliadeiphia, Oct. 1.-THE strike OF
the anthracite mine workers of Penn.
sylYania, which began September II.
practically ended to-day, when the
Philadelphia and Reading Coal ana
Iron Company, and the Lehigh Valley
Coal Company agreed to abolish the
sliding scale in their respective regions
ana 10 grant an advance in wages OF
main in operation until April /. 1901.
or thereafter. This action meets the
demands of the Scranton miners con-
vention. The decision was arrived ar
after n conference between representa-
tiFes OF the individual coal operators
and the large coal-carrying companies
The conference began yesterday
To-day's action was the culmination@
oil the recent meeting of the Individual
operators at Scranton, following the
mine workers convention in the sauna
city. Nearly all of the collieries in the
coal region had previous to the mine
workers convention posted notices
granting an advance of 10 per cent
AGREED TO EVERYTHING.
The mine workers in considering this
demanded that the sliding scale III i
the Lehish and Schuykill districts be
abolished, the increase to be guaran-s
teed until April 1, 1901. and all other
differences be submitted to arbitration.
The individual operators agreed to
everything and the appointment of a
committee to induce the Reading and
the Lehtgh companies to abolish the
sliding scale and make the wage In
crease permanent followed. ~
VICTORY FOR MINERS.
1t Is conceded that the result OF to-
days conference is q complete victory
for the men, An the demands of their
convention are acceded to- and as one
of the individual operators put 1t after
the conference. the operators go fit-
tie further in agreeing to maintain the
wage advance after April l. This
same operator, who suggested that his
name be not used, said in speaking Of
the conferences:
ITS up to the miners, now We
have agreed to everything and nothing
remains now but for them to return to
work as soon as the notices are post
ed by the collery managers. These
notices will be practically similar to
the Reading company's notice. the
phraseology only being changed.
look for a resumption of operations by
Monday night at the latest. The con-
ference was entirely harmonious, and
every phase of the strike situation was
gone over.
READING COMPANY'S NOTICE.
The Reading company'S notice reads:
1T hereby withdraws the notice
posted October 8. 1900. and, to bring
ABOUT 1EuCllCdi ultlOlhtitS ia thS
vance of wages in the several coal re-
gions gives notice that 1t will suspend
the operation OF the sliding scale, VIII
pay ten per cent. advance on Septen-#
Der wages till April 1. 1901. and there.
after until further notice, ana VIII
take up with its mine employees any
grievances which they may have.
PRESIDENT MITCHELL RETICENsr
HazIeT0h. Pa, oct. ff.-PresfdeHt
Mitchell. of the United Mine Workers,
when informed of the Reading COM
pany's action by q representative OF (
the Associated Press. was pressed Tor a
statement on this acceptance OF the
miners proposition All he would VEN
ture to say however, was that ne
would be glad to know that the anthra-
cite operators had decided to chanse
the notices previously posted so as 10
comply With the provisions of the re-
solutions adopted at the Scranton con-
vention. ~
READING.
The first company in the Hazleton re-
gion to take action similar tn that OF
the Reading Company We're Gavin
Parclee Il Co, operating the I.attifner
collieries. and the a. Pardee Company,
owners of the Cranberry mines, BOTH
of them Individual concerns. The no.
tees announcing their acceptance,
which will be posted tomorrow morn
ing. are as follows:
I'VE hereby withdraw our offer OF
October 6 and make the following ar-
nouncement to our mine employees:
1.-THE sliding scale under which we
have been working is hereby suspend-
ed. and we will adjust rate OF wages so
as to pay to our mine employees from
October 1. 1900, to April 1, 1901. and
thereafter until further notice. a nett
increase of 10 per cent. over the wages
paid for September, 1900"
These companies viii reduce the price
OF powder from s2.75 to $3.50, which re-