The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-03
MINES NAY RESUME
Notices Posted by Pleasant
Valley Company.
STRIKERS ARE WAITING
COMPANY HAS LOST ITS FOR
EIGN BUSINESS.


There was no change yesterday in
the coal strike situation. So far as out
ward appearances go, the men are
more determined that ever TO stay out
and the coal comrany is just as firm
as ever in its refusal to submit the
matter to arbitration. IN fact, the
Pleasant Valley people take the posi-
ton that they are living up to the
strict letter Of the law, while the men
are outside the law in asking for ar
filtration while they are OUT on a
strike. They hold, too that this law
was enacted at the special request of
the working man of the state, and that
they should, above all others, be the
ones to abide by it, and have it modi-
ned IN the regular way If they are
satisfied that il needs modification.
On the other hand, the strikers hold
that if they We're TO return to work
now without any assurances of arbi-
tratiOn they would in that way sur
render all for which they were con-
tending and place themselves COM
pletely at the mercy of the company,
confess that they had been in the
wrong.
Report from Scofeld.
p J Rooney. the third member of
the arbitration committee, returned to
salt Lake Yesterday and reported TO
his cO-WOrkers the conditions he found
among the strikers at SCOheld.
THE miners are more determined
that ever to hold out until they get
their rights" Mr.. Rooney said. AT
first there was considera bic division
among the men and many Of them were
not in favor of striking, but they are
all of one opinion now. In addition to
this. there was a representative of the
Castle Gate miners in ScOfield to consult
with me. and I learned from him that
the men there We're very likely to join
the strike in the near future. 1 had
no special word from Sunnyside. but
was told the same feeling existed
there.
There was perfect order and quiet
among the strikers" continued Mr..
Rooney I saw no evidence that any
of the men had been drinking, and. in
fact, II was so quiet and orderly that
you would have thoqkht it was Sunday
in the camp
While Mr.. Rooney stated that he was
informed that the feeling in Sunnyside
favored Joining the strike. the report
comes through another channel that
the miners there are perfectly satisfied
with their conditions and that they are
not in svmpathv with the striking min
ers of Scofeld and Clear Creek.
Awaiting Developments.
The committee. consisting Of Messes.
Hove George and Rooney. did nothing
in salt Lake yesterday; at least. moth
ing that thew would make public. The
men stated that they were awaiting
DEVELOPMENTS. and thought that there
would be a number of important moves
made on Monday They looked for
ward. too. TO important developments
at the meeting of the Utah Federation
OF Labor on Monday night. The men
are working quietly on the bin that
they DrODOse TO have submitted TO the
legislature modifying the arbitration
laws of the state. They will insist, too,
that this or some other law shall pro-
vide that the ton of the coal miner and
the ton Of the coal consumer shall be
the same. In other words, they pur-
pose TO do away with the long ton of
2.240 pounds.
This committee communicated yes
terdav with the headquarters of the
United Mine Workers of America with
reference to having an organizer sent
at once to ScOfeld. The reply was
that the organizer was at Columbus,
O.. and that he would be sent on here
as soon as he was through there. He
is exDected in Utah in a few days The
men state that they are determined to
have a complete organization, and they
mean to work in harmony with the
Utah Federation OF LABOR
The committee now in this city, which
is in reality q subcommittee of the eX-
ecutive committee of the striking min
ers, will remain here until there Is
some definite outcome Of the diif1culty,
This committee was originally Il com
mittee on arbitration, but since that
has fallen through it has become 1
committee on the general conduct OF
the strike The whole executive COM
mittee is composed Of J. c. Bell as
chairman, Robert Walker as secretary
and Bert Sindin, John Landeen, John
SamueIs and Joseph BrOn ok of ScOdeI1
and William EyOn, f. Wolf, J. Hen
Erickson, Guy CasJeIano, Frank Plas-
tino and Leo Hampton of Clear Creek
In addition to these are of course T F
HOye, Lewis George and p. J. Rooney
now in the city.
Preparing to Open Mines.
The most significant news that P. J
Rooney brought back from ScOfield
as indicating the future course of the
company. was that notices were posted
at the mines and in all conspicuous
places in ScofieId, asking the men tC
make application individually for work
in the mines. 1t was stated in the no.
tice that the company had lost its bust
ness in British Columbia and China as
a result of the strike, and that for this
scale 1t was stated in the notice that
as soon Is there were enough appEca-
tiOns to run one shift one OF the mines
would be opened up
Mr.. Rooney said that there had beer
no responses to this notice when he left
Scofeld, and judging from the temper
of the men, he thought there would
not be a single applicant for work I'M
til the strike was settled. He cOnsid-
cred that this notice was d sign OF
weakening on the part of the company
as it was stated at the time the mines
were closed that they were closed in
definitely, and the men were given until
yesterday to remove their tools from
the mines. So far as ne was able tC
learn. all the men had complied with
this request and all the tools had been
taken out.
". @. Sharp, the general man
ager of the Pleasant Valley
Coal COMPANY. Dersister in re-
naming silent on the subject OF
F,oT h.,