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

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progress is being made by all the
coal companies in the anthracite re,
gion toward a general resumption of
coal mining. The suspension officially
ended at O'CLOCK this morning, but
the quantity of coal that will be
mined this week will not be great
1t is not believed Is per cent Of the
normal production will be reached
until some time next week. There
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 general inspec-
ton 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 convention
those directly employed in cutting
and handling coal cannot return to
work until today, but workmen who
wise place the workings in condition
for operations were reinstated yester-
day wherever needed. There were
many disappOintmentS, however, prin-
cipally among the engineers and
pumpmen. These two classes of
mine workers struck on June for
an eight-hour day and also to help
the miners win their contest. Their
positions are not SO arduous as those
Of the miners and their wages are
comparatively better. They want
their old positions back, and in many
cases they failed. 1t is the opinionI
Of the workers that the superintend-
ents will find a 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-
tendentS will not risk the lives Of
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 in
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 the 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 off 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-
tons and We're 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
more o. these men will quit
work in the course Of the next few
days. They are disliked by the union
lists and it is probable the relations
between them win 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, anG Plains, just out |
side OF this city. celebrated last night |
President Mitchell is now engaged |
n preparing the miners side Of the
case for presentation to the arbitra- /
ton commission. He will appear be-
fore the tribunal and viii have with |
him number of assistants.