The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-12
CONTRACT SIGNED AND MINERS
RETURN TOWORK NEXT MONDAY
WCE-PRFSIDENT BARR
TELLS OF S. A. LIS PLANS

No motion for an appeal from Chancel-
lor CarmiehaeIs decision IN the injunc-
ton suit brought by the Belt Line against
the seaboard Air Line to prevent the
latter from laying track, on certain
streets has been made, and It is not
thought likely that an appeal will be
taken,as both sides In the litigation claim
the decision as a victory.
Vice President and General Manager B.
s. Winchell of the Frisco system, which
owns the Belt and Vice President and
General Manager J. NJ. Barr of the Sea-
| board Air Line, will probably meet in
Birmingham within the next day or two
and agree upon plans which will be sat
isfactory in every respects to both in
| terests
! Chancellor Carmichael cited numerous
authorities in support of his opinion. but
they were Inadvertently omitted in The
Age-Heralds publication yesterday
An interview with Mr.. Barr in yester.
days Atlanta Constitution follows:
THE seaboard Air Line will be run
ring trains into Atlenta from Birming
hem IL a years time" said First Vice
President and General Manager ]. NJ.
! Barr OF the Seaboard to representative
of the Constitution who called on him at
the Aragon yesterday afternoon.
| Mr. Barr had just leceised advices from
his representatives at Birmingham telling
/ i'm that the Seaboard had won the legal
| fight for an entry into that city. and he
was feeling very good over the victory.
Yes" continued Mr.. Barr, we intend
| to have our trains in operation by that
| time. The work of rebuilding the East
and West and of constructing the con-
Meeting lines will be pushed as rapidly
| as possible.
1.-THE first work will be the construc-
tion of the link between Birmingham and
| tired of discussion and were soon ready
| to vote 1t was about half past three
when the committee was instructed to
| sign the contract, and at o'clock the
convention adjourned sine die. There
was a great feeling of relief and those
who had voted in the negative seemed
glad that the scale question was settled.
| The joint committee met In Fox's hall
to sign the contract There were three
copies, one for the operators, one for
the miners and one for Mr.. Farley, ma
tional board member, to be forwarded to
national headquarters. Several operators
other than the committee were present
when the signatures were attached and
everybody was happy.
Some of the miners will return to work
today but the majority will wait until
Monday.
1t is estimated that the mine workers
lost fully 100000 by the twelve days sus-
pension, and that the loss to the opera
tors will total fully. as much.
Asked yesterday evening how he ac-
counted for the convention changing its
mind and agreeing to a. settlement yes
terday. Mr.. Farley smiled and said: II
am not mind reader. But I am glad
enough that the contract Is signed. Ev-
erybody ought to be satisfied now"
Vice President and General Manager
McCrery of the Tennessee Coal Iron and
Railroad Company said that the five fur
naces of his company that were banked
would be unbanked as soon as he had a
supply of coke, which would be inside
of two weeks.
President Maben of the Sloss-Shefrield
Steel and Iron Company said that he
would be able to put No. 2 city furnace.
which has been rebuilt, in blast in about
two weeks.
The Republic has two furnaces az
Thomas banked but they will be in ope-
ration again in a week or two
Two Suggestions.
I'm regard to future contracts" said
prominent operator last night, 1T
would be economy all round If the miners
and operators would take up the scale
question month earlier than they have
been doing so as to come to a decision
before the 1st CT July"
1.-The United Mine Workers held their
| first convention this year on the 10th Of
| June and here 1t Is twelve days after the
old contract had expired before the men
can go to work. Had the miners con-
vention held it's first session in the mid
die of May and the operators and min
ers held their joint, conference not later
than the first of June there would have
been no suspension of work on the first
of July.
'It would be well, too, since the slid
contracts were signed for two years in
stead of one. Next to strike nothing is
so harmful to the mining interests as the
feeling OF uncertainty that prevails as
the first of July approaches
As the miners did not get the maximum
wage until the selling price of iron reach
ed 81 their average wage during the
past twelve months was only 51A cents
ton. AS there is every probability of the
iron market remaining strong for year
| to come. the wage will not drop below the
maximum under the new contract.