Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-29
COMING CONVENTION
viii be the Largest Ever Held by
District No. 13.
THERE is NO TROUBLE ANTICIPATED
It is Thought Agreement for New
Scale Will Be Adopted With But
Little Diseussion-comm Asks
Aid for Entertaining the Delegates.

The local unions connected with
+ District 10, United Mine Workers of
America, which comprises all of Iowa
and the northern tier of counties in
Missouri, will have selected their del
egates and adopted resolutions tend
ing to make a scale before the end of
this week These resolutions will be
presented to the convention of min.
ers which meets in this city Febru-
airy Il, and then win ,e placed in the
{. hands OF the miners scale committee.
This committee will be elected by
the convention when assembled here
Previous to the presentation of the
resolutions to the convention, and SUBJ
sequently, before going into the hands
OF the scale committee, the several
different sub-districts of District 10,
where the conditions of mining coal
are identical, will meet, and present
Their views after considering all reso-
lutions presented to the joint conven-
ton for discussion, and from there if
the convention so sees fit will order
them sent to the scale committee.
Listen to All.
1t can be seen at a glance thru
this system that the convention of the
United Mine Workers will not be a
one-man affair, but that all delegates
4 are extended the same privilege and
the endorsement of their local unions
given the same consideration. The
radical will vie with the conservative
and the scale will be talked over be-
fore being sent to the committee. Each
delegate present being given an OPP
y itu - L.
( ter the scale committee has complet-
ed its work, the convention as a
! whole will pass upon it, making such
alterations as in the wisdom of the
delegates, is considered Just
Is Still Secret.
There cannot at this time be any
information gathered from any source
as to what the possible demand of
the miners will be, and those who
+ make prophecies in regard to the
! scale to be adopted will, after the con-
yent1on has assembled, have gone the
same road as all former prophets.
Conversations with leading miners,
( disclose no information on the scale
matter, and they frankly state that
, the delegates to the convention, are
the only ones who can possibly deter
mine what demand will be made.
Will Be no Trouble.
1t is not anticipated by those who
have the welfare Of the United Mine
Workers at heart, that there will be
no trouble in the making of a new
scale for 1901. The articles that have
appeared from time to time in the
Iowa newspapers do not seem to stir
the miners to make any unauthorized
statements or to become feverish
with excitement as to the outcome of
their convention and the Joint meet.
ing with the operators.
Delegates May Determine.
The return of the Iowa delegates
from Indianapolis may determine in
some way what the demand of the
miners will be, and the adoption of a
scale in the competitive fields of Hi
nois, Indiana, Ohio and West Virginia
will have some bearing on the mat
ter also. Naturally all these things
will bear weight in the drawing up OF
1901 scale. The miners are all
very enthusiastic over the prospects
of a quick adjustment of all matters
coming before the convention, which
by the way will be the largest ever
held in the state by this organization
Issue an Appeal.
The joint committee on entertain
rnant for the delegates to the conven
ton of the miners, met at Labor Hal
yesterday afternoon, and decided te
issue the following appeal to the pub
lie.
To the Public.
'The joint committee on entertain
ment for the miners convention, agar
appeals to the citizens of Ottumwa
for financial assistance to entertain
the delegates in attendance at tn,
coming miners convention. 1t il
the desire of the committee to collec
all money as soon as possible, SO al
!, to lay the plans for the entertainment
of the delegates, and keep within tn
bonds of the money subscribed 70
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