Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-30
MINERS STATEMENT AND APP.
PEAL.

Scoaeld Carbon Co.. Utah Jan o.
We the miners committee appointed
az Scoheld on the 18th inst by the min
ers In mass meeting do humby ask q
small space In the columns of Your val
liable paper in order that we might
present 10 the public a true statement
u the conditions now existing al This
town between employees ana employ
eys. In the first place, we want 10
show that the company claims % be-
paying us 60 cents per ton. that rs by
run OF mine" but we must remember
that not less than 30 per cent OF this rs
taken OF for slack which leaves the
miner about A. cents, and that for
loading not less than 22i0 pounds OF
coal which We believe Is about the
lowest price paid In the United States
anywhere
on the above pretences the Pleasant
Valley Coal company succeeded 10 ship
into our midst just one year ago. a car
load Of men from california. only % find
them returning on m next train at
their own expense. after finding out
for themselves the conditions. while
those who could not pay their way out
did the next best thing rather than
mine coal for the Pleasant Valley Coal
company az the above figures.
We need not inform the public that
the prices for mining coal have every
where been advanced except under
the Pleasant Nallev Coal company. and
we know something about the market
prices, TOO. II the retail consumers
were deriving the benefit Of our cheap
labor We would not care 10 ask them
FOR their sympathy In this struggle
for the right
We also want 10 show the general
public that p more upright and peace
able body Of citizens cannot De found
In this great country OF ours. and yet
We are frequently called "Hobos Bos
excepting the fortunate few who csc
capped the terrible disaster Of May lst
which Is stlll fresh In the memories ~
all. through which wt lost OF our noble
comrades geo. Just think Of IT, all You
liberty-)lovIng people ~ our demands
are just on not and especially so when
you think ~ the numerous and awful
dangers 20 which we are from day t0
day exposed. The average price of
digging coal throughout the United
States Is not less than So cents We
simply demand 10 cents per ton. or in
other words. 10 cents more on the very
lflAN h'A NA "a'" N''AllhHf W lllNN WI nave
% load In order % get 22i0 pounds out
Of t. We also ask 10 cents advance
IN all day labor both In and about the
mines. and % cents on an yardage work
which We consider 20 be- very small
portion. Indeed ~ the profits which the
company realizes on our labor
We expected an answer on the 10th
inst. as promised by the general man
ager. and that a very favorable one.
as our demands were so reasonable
and the coal market iu such "a flourish
ing condition. Little We thought OF
having 20 see a body OF armed mer
being shipped into our peaceful town
as an answer % our reasonable request
when we know that the presence NJ
such was no more needed here than a
carload Of men with Winchesters upon
their shoulders would Doe needed In
grave yard or church All We ask OF
our fellow men Is 90 continue IN peace
and harmony and show the world that
their presence viii be no more needed
IN the future than II has been In the
past And now we humbly ask our
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