Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-23
Rapid Progress by Componies
Toward General Mining
ofCeal.>
PLENTY BEFORE ITS REAL COLD
Thousands of Men Made Application
For. Work, YesterGay-WiIl De No
Discrimination, Except In Case OF
Strikers Unduly Aggressive.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. 23.-RapidI
progress is being made by all the
coal companies in the anthracite re-
gion toward a general resumption oil
coal mining. The suspension officially
ended at O'CLOCK this morning, butt
the quantity Of coal that will bel
mined this week will not be great.
1t is not believed 25 per cent Of the
normal production will be reached
until some time next week. ThereI
are a number of mines that will not
be in condition for operation for sew
eral months, and there are others
that will not be ready for the men
under two or three weeks. Yester
day was devoted to a general inspec,
tion Of most collieries to see what is
needed in the way of repairs before
the men can cut coal.
Thousands of men Of every class
made application for work yesterday.
Under the decision Of the cOnventiOnI
those directly employed in cutting
and handling coal cannot return to-
work until today, but workmen who
are needed to make repairs and other
wise place the workings in condition.
for operations were reinstated yester
day wherever needed. There we're
many disappointments, however, prin-
cipally among the engineers and
pumpmen. These two classes of
mine workers struck on June forI
an eight-hour day and also to help
the miners win their contest. Their
positions are not so arduous as thosel
of the miners and their wages arel
comparatively better. They want
their old positions back, and in many
cases they failed. 1t is the opinion
Of the workers that the superintend-
ents will find way to re-employ all
of them. The unionists say the COM
panies will get rid Of all incompetent
men hired during the suspension, be-
cause when the collieries begin work.
ing full time the non-union men will
not be able to fill their places prop
erly. The strikers argue superin-
the men nor the wrecking of the
mines through the mistakes of the
non-union men, whom the strikers
claim are mostly incompetent. Com
pany superintendents said yesterday
there would be no discrimination inI
taking back men, except that where
men have committed violence or were
otherwise unduly aggressive during
the progress of the strike. Such
men, the officials say, will not be
taken back
Many Men Returned Home.
One of Ihe developments of the
day was the great number Of men
who have been employed throughout
the strike who left their places yes
terday and returned to their homes.
Hundreds were paid of by the several
coal companies in this valley and the
same is true for the region. Among
these were clerks, who will return to
the Offices of the coal companies, men
who were employed in other Occupa-
tions and were thrown out Of work
on account Of the strike, men who
were strikers but went back to work
in other parts Of the region where
they were not known and will now re-
turn TO their own localities and try
to get work in their own places, and
some coal and iron policemen. 1t is
expected more o. these men will quit
work in the course of the next few
days. They are disliked Dy the union
lists and it is probable the relations
between them will not be improved
once thew get working side by side
in the mines.
Celebrations in honor Of the end
ing Of the strike were conainued in
many towns in the Wyoming valley
yesterday. Plymouth had big time
in the morning, anL Plains, just out
side OF this city, celebrated last night
President Mitchell is now engaged
in preparing the miners side Of the
case for presentation to the arbitra-
ton commission. He will appear be-
fore the tribunal and will have with
him q number Of assistants.
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