Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-07-23
WILL RAISE MONEY.
Working Miners 10 Be Assessed
10 Support Strikers.
The Miners Hope to Raise $3.50, 900 a
Week From the Public Contribu>
tons, as That Much Will
Be Needed.

Indianapolis. Ind. July 21.-The con-
vention of United Mine Workers ad
journed, after declaring against gen.
eral strike. providing for the raising
of a fund with which to aid the strik-
ing anthracite miners and issuing an
appeal to the American people for sup
port.
The convention passed resolutions
appealing to district and local unions
to donate from the surplus in their
treasures, directing an immediate do
nation of $50 900 from the funds of the
national treasury; levying an assess
ment OF 10 per cent. on all members
of local unions in districts Nos. 6. s,
j., 10. % and % and an assessment
OF 81 per week on all members of To-
cal unions in districts Nos. 2. 5. II. 13.
u. 10, l6. 20 and p. An assessment of
% per cent. is levied upon the wages,
salaries or percentage received from
the organization of all national. dis
trict and sub-district officers and or
ganiZers. Assessments to begin July
16. 1902
The care of the national organiza-
ton will be to see TO the collection OF
the defense fund with which to carry
on the strike Secretary Wilson. who
is the financial head of the union. will
be in charge Of this work and will lose
no time in providing to handle the
sums. II is believed that all the volun-
tary cOAtroutions from the various
districts. subdistricts and local organ
izations will be turned into his hands
within the next ten days. These con-
tributions are estimated at about
100000.
A part of the contribution money
has already been turned in. The Ohio
men, before leaving, turned over to
Secretary Wilson a check for their
10000 The $50 900 from Illinois was
expected to arrive Monday Indiana
and Iowa are expected to make their
contributions at once and the other
districts will do the same.
A systematic method will be adopt
ed for canvassing for outside subscrip-
tons in the large cities. The miners
hope to raise $250OOO a week from the
public contributions. as that much will
be needed 10 bring the sum up to
$500 600.
In some Of the largest cities of the
country, such as Chicago New York.
Philadelphia and others, headquarters
will be established from which the
work will be conducted and commit
tees will be appointed to make the
canvass.
President Mitchell has made the fol-
OF strikers and. dependents in
each district and weekly revenues
to be derived from each district under
the decision of the convention.
Cost of maintaining strike: District
No. ]. Pennsylvania (anthracite). min.
ers on strike (estimated). 79.5OO.
Number of dependents (estimated)
$4,000. District No. 7. Pennsylvania
(anthracite), miners on strike (esti-
mated). $4,000; number Of dependents
testfmated1~ so 900. District No. 9.
Pennsylvania (anthracite), miners on
strike (estimated), $500; number OF
dependents (estimated). 262 500. To-
tai strikers in anthracite field (esti-
mated. 10000. Total number de-
pendents in anthracite field (estimat.
ed), $50 900. Estimated weekly ex-
pense in anthracite field. $500 900.
District No. II. West Virginia Obi
tuminous). number OF strikers (esti-
mated). $4,000; number of dependents
(estimated), $4,000.
Revenue for defraying strike ex.
penses: Estimated contributions
from districts, 100000 Estimated
contributions from sub-districts. $780,
600 Estimated contributions from 10.
calls. 5000 900. Total. S4OO 900