Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-03-23

quest of the said board, by one of the
circuit judges of the Third judicial cir
cult of the United States, whose de-
cision shall be final and binding in the
premises.
The membership of said board shall
at all times be kept complete, either the
operators or miners organizations hav-
ing the right Mt any time when con-
troversy is not pending to change their
representation thereon.
No suspension of work shall take
place by lockout or strike pending the
adjudication of any matter so taken up
for adjustment.
Provision For Check Weighmen.
Whenever requested by a ma
jority of the contract miners of any
colliery, check weighman or check
docking bosses or both shall be en-
ployed. The wages of said check
weighman and check docking bosses
shall be fixed, collected and paid by
the miners in such manner as the said
miners shall by a majority vote, elect,
and when requested by a majority of
said miners the operators shall pay the
wages fixed for check weighman and
check docking bosses out of deductions
made proportionately from the earn
ings of the said miners on such basis
as the majority of said miners shall de-
termine.
VI.-NIne cars shall be distributed
among miners who are at work as uni
formly and as equitably as possible,
and there shall be no concerted effort
on the part of the miners or mine work
ers of any colliery or collieries to limit
the output of the mines or to detract
from the quality of the work perform
ed unless such limitation of output be
in conformity to an agreement between
an operator or operators and an or
ganization representing a majority of
said miners in his or their employ.
vII.-In all cases where miners are
paid by the car the increase award
ed to the contract miners is based up
on the cars in use. the topping required
and the rates paid per car which were
in force on April 1. 1902. Any increase
in the size of car or in the topping re-
quired shall be accompanied by pro-
portionate increase in the rate paid per
car.
VIII. - The following sliding scale
of wages shall become effective April
1, 1903, and shall affect all miners and
mine workers included in the awards
of the commission. The wages fixed in
the awards shall be the basis of and
the minimum under the sliding scale:
For each increase of : cents in the
average price of white ash coal of
sizes above pea coal sold at or near
New York, between Perth Amboy and
Edgewater and reported to the bureau
of anthracite coal statistics, above $3.50
per ton f. o. b., the employees shall
have an increase of l per cent in this
compensation, which shall continue un-
til change in the average of said coal
works a reduction or an increase in
said additional compensation hereun-
der, but the rate of compensation shall
in no case be less than that fixed in the
award-that is, when the price of said
coal reaches $4.55 per ton the compen-
sation will be increased l per cent, to
continue until the price falls below
$3.50 per ton, when the / per cent in
crease will cease, or until the price
reaches $460 per ton, when an addi-
tional 1 per cent will be added, and
so on.
Monthly Computation.
These average prices shall be com
puted monthly by an accountant or
commissioner named by one OF the cir
cult judges Of the Third judicial circuit
of the United States and paid by the
coal operators such compensation as
the appointing judge may fix, which
compensation shall be distributed
among the operators in proportion to
the tonnage of each mine.
In order that the basis may be laid
Tor the successful working of the slid
ing scale provided herein, it is also
adjudged and awarded that all coal
operating companies file at once with
the United States commissioner of la
Dor certified statement of the rates of
compensation paid in each occupation
known in their companies as they eX-
listed April /, 1902.
IX.-No person shall be refused en-
ployment or in any way Disseminated
against on account of membership or
nonmembership in any labor organiza-
ton, and there shall be no discrimina-
ton against or interference with any
employee who is not n member of any
labor organization by members of such
organization.
X.-All contract miners shall be re.
quired to furnish within reasonable
time before each pay day a statemen
of the amount of money due from
them to their laborers, and such sums
shall be deducted from the amount due
the contract miners and paid directly
to each laborer by the company. All
employees who paid shall be furnished
with an itemized statement of account.
XI-The awards herein made shall
continue in force until March 81, 1906,
and any employee or group of EN-
ployees violating any of the provisions
thereof shall be subject to reasonable
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