The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-29


inotest possibiity Of the mines being sue
cossfuIly operatcd until nm honorable nnG
eouitahle settlemont Of the strike has been
made
CAN NOT RAISE WAGES
Revorting 10 the demands on the miners
for increased wages and improved environ
ment, Mr.. Baer claims that he can not
possibly pay an Increase In wages that
would amount to 10 or 10 cents per ton
to the miners but he and the allied presl'
dents admit TINT they can afford TO sae'
rlhce temporarily large market and lose
millions OF dollars rather than pay this
Increase. nevertheless. without advancing
the miners wages cent the operators did
raise the market price last year from 80
A.. ~. .,,1 ~ ~, a.ns,t,,,t, arc
ea.,,n,' a., AMI. ., ,,o,. ,ran, se 20 $40
$50, 80, 80, l., go, 90 s.rc MS
s.n,o ,,,,Ji, N -, ~ osrts
NJ Rosr states In, 40 nor cont q, tbe
c,o, nro,lncod a sol,i 4, the n,,,.t.t heiovv
tho rost Of mln,nr. INIT he fails 10 say
tb,t tho iorgo. ,orttop nj mis- 40 nor cont
u NOD, N, ~ ,.,das ~ coal Cor which IN.
,,t,e.s rsre,,.d NO con,nons,tion vb,teyer
tpdaad nm 10 fa,e vears AGO mr. before
mo Installation Of yasborios the minors
Ns,a doctcd for LOADING mis- very coal
which h,tp,s spoll nriccs NOW In tho mar.
ta A,cord,p. II, NJ. p,o,.s nrocsss Of
r,as,,,,,,, ~. ,,,,,,r. cr,rtd rocoi,.o ,o..
,'.,5 ~ 49,. ,,...,. .r,t. t,,,.. 49,.
MIN. 81, ,,t, .l.,s rr,t,tto,st,
sh,u r,t c,tcr ,Isbor,tol, into rho
,,os,i,,, 90 ,.s, t,. ,,,li ,,,.rot, 81, tb,.
Mr. p,cy,s gt,tc,,,nts ,ro rtt.,is n,isis.d
500 rb, riep IN yr,oes in tnno y,,s ,,oro
tb,, conpts,I,,Innccd IN. am ,nereose q, IN,
cost ~ g,t,, ,rbf,, tof, Tho ,,t,ars n,o.-o
az ma, bcforo Nr pocr ciotr,g mot ANS
ndoapc, ~ m moi. ,en, which vas ,oid tha
tnfncrs ib i0nn cost the ,o,nnonios ,poro
tbep zoe ION. INIT tbs is Al Least nrob
e,otirsi
WAGES VERSUS COAL PRICES
IN March ID q the ENGINEERING ana Min
ing journal maze caieiul ealeulatlon IN
order To snow what ebect fhe increase In
wages iast wear had upoh the cost ol eoal'
As result OF TINS CONTINUATION BASED upon
the ngnres OF the Delaware aud Hudson,
the pelawar" LaeEnwnnna and Western
ana the Lehlsh Ioai ana IRON company,
tAe thElneeHnS ana Mllhhs journal Whita
can not be accused oi being either friend
h or fair to US stated t1at me couelu
sion 10 be drawn Is TIM the ieSnluus IN
crease IN cost was laIae' IN a'i ptopaollt'
not over eepts TON az thf outside
| per working DAY IN his mines is 50 ~. Ad.
hitting. Tor the sake Of argument, the cor
rectnegs of his figures. this would make
upop the average number of working da5
In aol grand annual total Of sos per
employc ol au average Of S1O5 per wcck;
thus as a result Of the strenuously opposcd
and bitterly regretted advance wrung tron
me operators boy the strikers Of 1890. the
average adult employe Of the Reading Coai
aud iron company rs permitted 10 spend
upon himself. his wife aud his children
the imminent sum OF Slol per day
In closing this statement ! desire 60 say
/ TINT We have entered ana are conducting
this struggle without malice aud without
bitterness We believe thot our antagonists
are acting upon Misrepresentation rather
! than IN bad faith; we regard them not AS
enemies but as opponents and we strike
In patience until they shall accede TO our
demands or submit TO impartial arbitration
tac din"rcnoes between us We are stNS.
lug not TO show or strength bat the Jus
/ toe ct our cause, and We desire only the
1 privilege OF presenting our case TO talf
] tilhunni We ask not Tor taNorS, bLt for