The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-23
Operators Suggest Cut in Present Price.
  Joint Committee Will Be Named and an Effort Made to Reach Com mon 0round-No Case
 Against Berry.

miners and coal operators started their conference this morning looking to a new wage scale for the twelve months, conl- rnencing July 1, and the indications at the start look anything but bright. Ed. Flynn, President of the Alabama District organization of the United Mine Workers of America, was chosen Chairman of the conference and A. H. Carpenter of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Com pany, and J. L. Cierno. of the miners, were elected secretaries.
 The operators presented scale in which they ask for a renewal of the scale of this year, with the change that the minimum wage be made 37 1-2 cents per ton instead of $ cents and also some changes in the rules at the mines. This scale stipulates that the men must work at least twenty days out of the month or lose their places. No man Is permitted to be absent from his work three days without excuse or permission or lose his place. Holidays are prohibited, and other things are asked for.
 The miners presented their scale. whicn is as follows
 Birmingham, Ala. June g, 1903.
 Scale proposed by the United Mine Workers of America, District No. 20. Alabama to the Alabama Operators As- sociation.
 We, the Committee on Scale. beg leave to make the following report for your consideration, that the following contract to remain in force until June 90. 1904. with the old scale prices, rules and regu- lations now in force, with the following additions:
 First-That there be an advance of sev- en and a half c i-2) cents per ton on both maximum and minimum price of mining coal, and that all narrow work to be advanced in proportion.
 Ea11nA-That fnllnyNfnD dav men be placed on our uniform day wage scale, viz: Top eager. s2o2; bottom eager. s2.12; boilermakers helper. SIS: machinist helper, s1.7s; washer engineer. g; crush CT engineer, g; compressor engineer. $2; electrical engineers. $2; boiler water ten der. Sls5; boiler cleaner, H.s5; washer oiler, $l 50; and all men working around the washer, not mentioned in this scale. to receive s1.S5. Fire boss to receive the same as miner on company work, 2S; per day.
 Third-Ail inside and outside labor tc be advanced in proportion to the advance in the price of mining.
 Fourth-That eight hours shall consti tt,ste a days work.
 Fifth-That we have semi-monthly pay day in legal currency. Sixth-No man shall be suspended from work pending investigation by mine com mittee and mine officials.
 Seventh-All cross-cuts and break throughs between rooms to be paid air course price. ....--.. Eigth-That differential of seven cent to be allowed between machine and piel mining.
 Ninth-That we recommend that tn | present dockage system throughout tn | district be referred to the various local | and when any grievance exists the sam | to be taken up by the district officers 10 revision and adjustment.
 Tenth-That all dues, assessments an limitation fees be collected through tn | company's office without cost and turne' over to the parties duly authorized to re ceive the same.
 Eleventh-That any employe desiring t leave the employment of any compan! shall give ten days notice of his intention | to leave the employ of said company shall receive his money in full to date- Respectfully submitted, Signed-Joseph Wolwork. Chairman; J H. orange, Secretary; R. L. Colston, T H. Tlnney. William Fields. E. M. Broom | Ed Browning, J. T. Brady, Joe Sorsby John Ikord, O. A. Washington, William Montgomery, Pat Slattery, Eugene Sun van, A. L. sharritt, Hugh Goodwin, Johi Lee, R. A. Carew. Alex Gilmore T. Bryant, Scale Committee. W. R. Fairiey, Alabama member Of tn National Executive Committee of tn | United Mine Workers, delivered an ad dress to the convention after the scale had been submitted. saying that Tn hi opinion the scale of the operators was | most reasonable one. He said that trol prices during the past year had beel such as to make iron making very profit able. He stated further that coal price were also good and had not changed an during the year. Col. T. G. Bush of tn l Tw0 | Company delivered a speech in which h stated that the matter was bushes one. and that it would be necessary fo both sides to understand each other. H said that iron prices were not as gloriou as they appeared to be. and that fnuc iron had been sold at prices not given | the glowing quotations.
 The two scales will go to scale com
 mittee selected by the conference an
 which will make effort to arrive at com
 mon ground. The miners and operator
 have adopted to have four votes to a sid
 in voting on all questions. The prospect
 for a settlement on a contract do not loo
 so bright. The operators contend tha
 they cannot grant any advance and espe
 cially the advance asked for by the min
 CTS in their scale. The conference will b
 in session most likely the better part c
 this week when both miners and opera
 tors will do all they can to thrash out tn
 demands and arrive at some agreeabl
 end.
 | A letter was received this morning fror
 John Mitchell. President of the Nationf
 organization, in which he stated that h
 regretted that he could not come to Ala
 bama at this time because of exactin
 duty in the anthracite fields. This occa
 stoned considerable regrets. hundred c
 more men being in the convention ha
 this morning to listen to an address b
 him.
 A strike would involve no less than 20
 900 miners mine workers and others.
 The State Rests.
 The State rested this morning in tn
 murder case of Glen Havis, charged wit
 tthe murder of Ellis M Lathem. tf