Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-12

[ARCH IL. 1901
son the remainder of that class prefer
to leave the engineers out of the scale
now being made. However, the pre-
vailing opinion seems to be that the
few operators who are against this
will change their minds and it will
then not take very long to make an
agreement as far as the engineers are
concerned.
Top Labor.
The committee appointed yesterday
morning to arrange scale for black
smiths and other top labor not other
wise provided for in the scale, report
ed yesterday afternoon that they had
been unable to agree on the price to
be paid engineers, night watchmen and
lpG1npers, but had made the following
scale for other classes, as indicated:
First blacksmith, per day $2.25
Tool sharpener ............ zoo
carpenter $500. $500. ........ 1.lo
Carpenters helpers to be paid same
Iscalc as top men in the same sub
district.
Blachsmiths' helper. same scale as
carpenters helper.
Tail rope engineers to be paid same
scale as tracklayers in same sub-dls-
trict.
This scale to be based on an eight
hour and to stand no reduction.
This report was unsatisfactory to
large lumber of the committee, how
ever, and after thoro discussion Of
{ it, it was decided to adopt the follow
ing as a substitute, proposed by John
=. Reese.
Mechanics, bumpers, firemen and
i blacksm;ths shall be paid the same as
under the Des Moines agreement, pro-
viaeG that those now working more
. than eight hours be put nnnu an eigs.
hour Lasis and when required to work
, over time be paid for overtime at reg
; ular rate.
Passed Over Objections.
Operator Johnston, of Mendoza. Mo-.
offered the following resolution:
'tAll labor and dead work not other
wise covered by this agreement shall
be paid the same as last year."
This was carried, in spite of the OBJ
! lection by Operator John w. Harkes,
who owns mines at Jerome. and who
Says lIIL lie Is pdylIS AioiS ioA eSehu
work than his competitors. He is not
| lae1rber of the committee, however,
and had no voice in the decision. He
sail he would have something 10 say
lin the joint convention which Will
meet to ratify the agreement, and he
expects to have change made then.
5 The First District Trouble Again.
4 Yesterday afternoon the trouble in
: the first district was again reverted
e to. This is over the dead work, as
t previously mentioned in the Courier
8 The operators proposition, which was
e published in yesterdays Courier, pro
vides that the miners shall be respon
9 sible for certain things for which they
= are not responsible in the other sub
! districts. That is what the miners
r object to, and are determined to elimi
I nate Mr.. Reese made an explanation
n of their position yesterday. He said
g This is a most vital question, and
/ must be considered with much thought
t for upon the decision in this matter
o rests the future veal or woe of the
|. first sub-district. The minlrs from
= that territory are against such prop
l. osition as is now in force and also the
+ one the operators wish to have il
: r oleI nv her hrothar miners If
3 other s,,b'd;s+r;cts T have dime all
n 49,, - hr;,,o than, "a an aereement
g t,,,4 +Ia,, sta7,a Arr, Now 1et mo ca,
9 tha+ th;s 1s,,st ha dac;dad ono way n,
3 th i,a' o the Jf the ,oinars are givey
> what they ask and believe to be fail
J. all will be well; if not, there will bs
NC sl,o,,Id ,,ndarstand each other an,
if ~, s. ,,,,s+ ~ II ,,,nst ba, done will
S ~ bast nf fae,ina IF q tisbt is do
: o1srad ~ will he On tho onastion Of .
e ,,ine rn,, b.s;s not IN The scale I
t. tha onara+ors wish to aytand If al
n go e,ns tha s,t.to = will stiIi ha IN +ba
+, o,,as+;ar,
r 49, mi,ere, pronoe;+;on
J. Tho ,,,iners have snbn,ittad I. nro
n osaa odditinn IN Resolution No
?. whicb bas been adonted. tn annlv +,
q "iiie iiA iie.o o fPi.