The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-10-22
MINERS iiAEING READY
TO RESUME THEIR WORK
ColIiery Boilers Are Repair
ed and Steamed Up.
TO WORK IN DOUBLE SHIFTS
Miners and Non Unionists to Enter the
Mines Side BY Side-Many Places
Already Filled.

WILKESBARRE, Pa. Oct. 22.-Steam
arose this morning at mines where there
has been none for many weeks and the
workers who went to the colueries no
longer lodged stones or ran to escape
clubs. Nou-union and union men went
apart. but there was no friction.
That may come tomorrow when the
miners return.
Today only the steammen, black
smiths, fremen, and others went to the
coIIierfes- They are the men needed to
start the mines. and they will work
double shift until the start is made and
the coIlieries are running in good con
dition. At some Of the mines when they
applied for work they were turned away
your places are filled, they were
told. there is no work for you" Thag
are hopeful tHat when general work is
resumed they may get other places, bu-
have no assurance Of this
Operators Still ObduTate.
The operators report that at present
only about haIf the steanwOrkeTs ami
others OF that class will be taken back,
because they have a large force Of noG-
union men in their places.
some Of tksse are small bosses. 9th
ers are enployes from various depart
ments CT the company. who as soon as
there is again work in tkeir own de-
partments VIII make way for the strik-
ers. Bul there are many who, having
been brought the region from outside,
or having leg =ed the work OF fremen,
engineers or pumpmen. will remain
President Mitchell in his speech be
fore the convention said he had liJtle
doubt that the men from the city and
country brought here TO fiji the places
OF the strikers would within two or
three weeks return 10 their homes. The
operators say the majority Of these men
viii stay. They like the work, get fair
wages and are satisfied. Many of them,
II admitted viii it IS understood, join
the union. Others VINO 30 nor. tie 6ry-
orators say. will share what concessions,
II any. the arbitration commission
grants.
To Put Mines IN Shape.
There viii not be much effort to nine
a large quantity Of coal this week Many
of the men viii be used in getting the
mines IN shape. and there is much TO be
done. The IimbeTing has to be gone
over and repaired il number Of places.
cwiRg TO the danger OF falls
President Mitchell and the district
presidents have sounded a note of warn
ing and told the men to be particularly
careful in their work. 10 look out for
weak roofs and gathering gas. The mine
inspectors and other officials say they
expect a number of accidents. Il has
been the occurrence after every strike
and long idIeness For this reason the
officials viii pay particular attention al
first to making the mines safe before
they Try 10 mine coal
To Work in Double Shifts.
Once started. however. the work viii
be pushed forward with a rush. II there
is a surplus of workers at any Of the
collieries and the men cannot get work
elsewhere Il double shift will probably
be started and many OF the washerics
will run double time
There IS no doubt that there will be
plenty Of work for all the miners. labor
ers. and others who are actual miners.
The men who viii suffer are those whose
places are permanent places and whose
numbers cannot be increased because
there is no room for them.