Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-28
They Held a Meeting at ScOfeld
Last Night
W. G. SHARP GIVES ANSWER.
General Manager OF Pleasant Valley
Coal Company Also Has some
Views on Matter.
tspEc1AL TO THE oNEws. \

ESPECIAL TO THE "NEWS."l
sconeld. Utah. Jan. 2S-At a meeting
held last night at : o'clock. II was
unanimously decided by al the en-
ployes Of the Pleasant Valley Coal com-
pany at Winter Quarters TO resume
work II the company were willing to
arbltrate. 1t was thought that Mr..
Shirp would recommend Il, but to make
sure that the company would settle by
arbitration after they would resume
work, committee was sent TO walt up
on Alr. Sharp for an answer, which was
received at about II $50 p. m, and con-
sldered as a refusal to the employees Tor
arbitration. Clear Creek employees are
also out with Winter Quarters until the
company will settle by arbitration.
All is quiet at Scofed today, while
over at Clear Creek the miners have
laid OF for the day pending a favorable
answer from the coal company TO their
requests. From adyices 10 hand there
seems 20 be no probability OF the Castle
Gate miners coming out on sympathe-
tic strike. At the present the situation
has come down 10 a waiting game on
the part Of the Pleasant Valley Coal
company, and the disanected miners.
Both sides apparently are determined
not 10 give In. The miners say they
have a grievance and do not propose TO
90 10 work on the old schedule, while
on the other hand the company Is ready
at all times to listen to the complaints
OF the men, and, II possible, 10 grant
them. Under the present conditions,
however, those at the head OF the COM
panys affairs feel that the men have
no legitimate grievance and that con-
sequently they do not propose TO give
in TO their demands. II a waiting game
OF freeze-out Is to be played the COM
pany Is prepared TO fight It TO the bitter
end. as while they are undoubtedly
losing business on the Southern Paci-
fc contract. at the same time the COM
pany IS protected from any complica-
tlons as 10 the delivery Of the coal on
account OF a strike clause, which was
inserted In the contract when II was
signed May /, 1900. The contract calls
for the Pleasant Valley Coal company
TO deliver 10 the Southern Pacific 1000
tons Of coal per diem. Every pound Of
this coal has been mined from Scoteld
and Winter Quarters mines. The shut
ting down Of these mines In no way al
fects the coal supply for domestic pur-
poses in this city and elsewhere
throughout the state
The Clear Creek miners Of the Pleas
ant Valley Coal company met yester-
day and after prolonged argument
passed a resolution 10 the fleet that
they would present their grievances to
arbitration Later the committee pre-
scented 70 General Superintendent VIII
ilams the proposal OF the miners and al
the same time stated that pending the
settlement OF the troubles by aroitra-
ton. II so agreed 20 by the company
that the men would continue TO work
The company did not take long to de-
eide upon the matter, with the result
last night the following notice was
posted
Winter Quarters, Jan. o. 19ol-To
Ed Smith and G. A. Gastri, Committee
Of clear Creek Miners, Clear Creek,
Irtah:-Answering your verbal and
written communication OF this date
and referring 70 the resolution passed
by the meeting OF the Clear Creek
miners today, and also referring TO the
demands presented January 23rd, VIII
say:
"That under the law creating the
state board Of labor and arbitration,
such board cannot act or take turisdlc-
ton while employees are out on strike
or employer has made a lockout, and
IN either event neither party Is entitled
20 the benefits Of the law creating that
board.
"As the Winter Quarters miners are
out on strike, there Is nothing TO atbl-
trate.
eve consent 10 meet a committee OF
Clear Creek miners and try 70 agree
on a statement Of Clear Creek mine
grievances. as provided for IN section
1928 Of the law creating the State board
OF labor and arbitration, which sec
tlon Is as follows:
The application shall be signed by the
employer or a majority Of Its employees
I'm Inc department of business in which
the controversy or difference exists, or
by both parties. and shall contain con-
else statement OF the grievances COM
plained Of and a promise 10 continue on
i'm the business or at work, without any
lockout or strike. until the rendition OF
a decision by said board. II said de-
cislon shall be rendered within three
weeks of the date Of filing the said ap-
m we should fail TO agree on a
statement OF facts. this does not pre-.
vent the employees from presenting
their side OF the controversy to the
board provided they are at work.
wv G.. SHARP"