Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-07

the second and third districts, as fixed
by the operators.
No report has as yet been made by
the committee appointed yesterday
afternoon just before adjournment,
whose duty is to fix a scale for day
work in the whole state This com.
mittee is composed of the following
men:
Operators-T. E. Lee, Mystic; T. J.
Phillips, Ottumwa; w. T. Phillips,
Evans; d. B. Fleming, Des Moines,
and T. w. Carpenter, Boone.
Miners-Joseph Sharp, Brazil; John
F. Ream, Beacon; Hugh Reed, What
Cheer; L. P. Joyce, Des Moines; Wm
Heslop, Lehigh.
At the afternoon session of the joint
scale committee today the matter of
seven-foot and eightfoot entries in
the Des Moines district was taken up
Immediately after converting. Mr.
Reese moved that the scale price for
these entries be $190. d. B. Elem
ing, of Des Moines. moved as sub
stitute that the price remain at $l.6S
as the scale read last year.
After a short discussion Mr.. Reese
withdrew his motion and Mr.. Fleming
his substitute and Mr. Reese moved
that the price be SITS without any
proyiso, but with an understanding
that if a miner refused to work at
this rate he shall be given a room.
This was adopted.
Mr.. Reese then moved that all gen.
eral resolutions affecting all districts
alike be incorporated in the resolu-
lions governing all the districts.
Regarding Falls.
Resolution No. a of the Des Moines
i agreement, made in that city last year,
was adopted to affect all the sub-dis-
tricts except the southern or first one.
This resolution, with the addition made
today (which follows the word re
moval") in the third paragraph, fol
lows:
"That in accordance with the state
law, the company shall furnish all
the necessary timbers at the mouth
of the room, and the miner shall keep
his room securely propped. If min
er working in room fails to securely
prop the same, or neglects to prop as
directed by the pit foreman or care
lessly shoots down the props or tim
bers and a fall of slate occurs thru
such failure, neglect or carelessness,
he shall Immediately clear his road
way Of such falls of slate and do all
necessary retimbering and in case of
his negect to do so, the company may
do such work and charge the expense
thereof to such miner.
''In case the room has been proper
Ily tiubered, as above set forth, and
the roof from any cause becomes SO
heavy as to require double timbering
the company shall. when notified by
the miner, do the necessary work to
protect the roadway.
Where a fall of slate occurs be
tween the inside props and the face O
. his room, of an average thickness o
not to exceed three inches he shall i'm
mediately remove such fall, and IL
; case of his neglect to do so, the com
pany may do such work and charg'
the expenses thereof to such miner
: if of greater thickness, he shall notlf.
: the pit foremane who shall within
twenty-four hours furnish the neces
5 sary labor to make such removal.
IF the fall is not removed within 2
: hours the miners affected shall be civ
en- employment until it is removed. 2
! IF the miner is dissatisfied with an
= decision of the pit foreman, an appea
r may be taken to the superintendent
: and the president of the local unior
1 who shall decide the question, an
e their decision shall be final, but tn
4 miner shall continue at work pendin
= such decision"