The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-17
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Action. which will have an import
ant bearing on the strike, was taken
last night at a special meeting Of
Local union No. 80, of the National
Steam Hosting Engineers associa-
tion, held in Archibald hall. on West
Market street. The eighty members
present unanimously decided not to do
any firing at any of the collieries or
mines and also not to instruct anybody
who might be sent to take the strikers
places.
A committee OF the engineers was
sent to the firemen's meeting. which
was in progress in O'Malley's hall a
few doors away, to announce the ac-
tion. When the committee reported.
the members were cheered loud and
long.
The strikers places at the collieries
which were closed down yesterday
were taken in the majority of in
stances by the foremen. who did mere
ly sufficient firing to keep the fans and
pumps going. The strikers claim that
the bosses cannot stand this work very
long, as IL requires a seasoned man,
used to extreme heat, especially dur
ing this very warm weather.
LACKAWANNA MEN MEET.
Local Union, No. 500, Of the United
Mine Workers OF America. comprising
the engineers. fremen. machinists and
pump runners employed at the Pyne,
Taylor, Holden, Central, Sloan. Hamp-
ton, Continental, Archibald and Belle
vue collieries and the washburn street
air shaft, met in Jayne's hall on Jack
son street last evening TO take action
on the proposed strike.
The union is composed of between
sixty and seventy members, all of
whom were represented in person or
by proxy. William f. Markwick pre-
sided at the meeting and Il. T. James
was secretary. The local was in ses-
sion for several hours, during which
time the various phases of the strike
were discussed.
After due deiberation 1t was de-
cided that no action could be taken
in the matter, as the union is governed
by the rules of the First district,
which were adopted at the Olyphant
convention held on April 1O,l9ol, in
which this clause is included:
This district will not recognize
any strike or other difficulty that may
have been brought about by any local
union or its members, unless they have
first notified the Executive Board and
received their sanction"
The men will. therefore, continue
work as usual, unless they are called
out by the district officers of the United
Mine Workers.
OF the above named collieries the
Sloan and Central have been idle for
the past three weeks, while repairs
are being made, but the engineers,
firemen and pump-runners have been
at work as usual. The decision Of
Local 500 to remain at work practically
settles the question as far as the col
lieries in the Keyser Valley are con-
| cerned. This union is not affiliated
with the International association of
Firemen, although its members may
| become identified with both.
d. & II. SUFFERED.
Superintendent G. G.. Rose, OF the
coal department of the Delaware and
Hudson company, admitted yesterday
afternoon to a Tribune man that the
majority of the collieries of that COM
pany were closed down yesterday as
the result of the strike.
Yes" said he, "the majority of our
mines are idle today, as the result of
the strike. There are a few working
here and there, but only few"
| When asked to make some statement
setting forth the company's side of
the controversy, Mr.. Rose said:
| II don't see that there is any state
ment to make. The firemen demanded
an eight-hour day at the present wage
rate and this company refused the de-
mand, because it considered that II
was paying its fremen enough. Our
fremen are now working on a twelve
| hour shift, on the average, and to put
in three eight-hour shifts at the pres
ent wage rate, as demanded by the
men would mean just exactly fifty
| per cent increase in the present wages
paid, The company does not feel tina,
it can afford to pay this, and so the
demand was refused. We feel that our
firemen are being decently paid at
present We gave them an unsolicited
ten per cent. increase last fall along
with the other men, after the big coal
strike"
Superintendent Loomis, of the coal
department OF the Delaware, Lacka.
| Ndhilh anu NtStNih NoIlpdIy, utIltN
himself to newspaper men and sent
out word through Chief Clerk Tobey
that he had nothing whatever to say
and that he would give out no infor.
mation regarding the number of mines
belonging to the company which were
affected yesterday by the strike.
| o. e. w. ALL RIGHT.
General Manager John r. Dryden, oi
the Ontario and Western coal depart
ment said that the fourteen mines up
der his control We're all working yeS
terday, not a fireman having gone out
lie seemed to think that they would
all be working again today and sait
that cars had been ordered for thi!
morning at all the mines.
At the Glenwood mine at Mayfield
where desperate efforts have been
| made for over month to free the mine
of the water that has flooded it, the
places of the strikers We're taken by
foremen and the like. The cutting off
OF the supply of steam from that mine
would be a very serious matter at this
time.
The Kingston Coal company, which
controls three collieries, granted the
demand OF the firemen yesterday after
noon and they returned to work after