Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-03-19
PROSPECT E1SICHT FOR
An E lIELY SETTLEMENT
Joint Scale Commit 50 CHI
es Fourth Subj it
Scale.
REST OF WORK is SHORT
Inside Day Wage Scale Yet
Remains.
SnlTHlNG QUESTION SETTLED


SuJTHINc 0UECTION TTIED|
n'u geDeiiVn hDD
,.,.,,
'"''' nct'a'n oh oa'ne heiat'Ve BASIS
as Last Year-Second, Third and
rou''n D's'r'c's oca'ss r&eo on
Practically Same Basis as First.
Des Moines, March 19.-(Special)-
Only a few knotty questions are left
for the ioint scale committee to settle
now and these will he done away with.
doubtless. within a week so that an
agreement cna he signed and the dele
gates depart for their homes early
next week The nrosnects for o,,ick
settlement have not been hotter DIR.
ing the session of tba committeo than
they are AT the present time and this
afternoon tbe compi+tea is u,orl,ino
unon tho ae.d and dafnient u,orl,
clause tho mart of tho sca1e which
has reference to tho fourth district in
the northern part of the state. Yes
terday afternoon the work was slow,
and most of the time was spent upon
the question of the wage to be paid
to miners taken from the face of the
coal to do day work. The afternoon
adjournment was taken without a set
tlement of this question, but night
session, which lasted until II o'clock,
was held by the committee and result
th>
scale for the second and third sub
districts.
Aaon+ sn,i+hino Clause
r,,., ,,it,,;,r o,orsa for tba seoond
,,, ,s-t,;a. ,l.,,: ~, .,.,,,;aa "a thot ~
e,nnn ~. ho1, IN r,an nota,, fron, tha ,,;ners,
so'p',s ;. snan assain - tt,a 80 an,n
iaas - nar ~ - ~. y sI,, ,7.,,,,;,e. MI of.
III ~ W ps ,assad e' NTH ~ ,ittia .ro,,
tble. remaining the same as it was last
year This means evidently that there
will be no more trouble with regard to
this matter in the hrst sub-dlstrlct,
where the operators contended Tor
some time for L l-S per cent instead Oh
per cent that prevailed there last
/ year.
Top Labor.
The top labor scale for the second
sub-district was also settled last night
after very little discussion. Last years
scale for general outside labor was
SLIGO, but in some mines higher
price was being paid. The miners
have been contending that they have
a raise OF 121s per cent over any and
all prices, put tne loiloWins cause
was hhaiis passed last hlshl anu M uiu
away Win '.he ulscussion, an top
wages snail pe, lliciease', iSI2 pei cent
over last year prices. pu. ~ NJ ease
shall any operator oe coinpelieu W
nsnne iaise VI a pas.e W .la.a ny .mai'
9liV. III accoruapce WIN 'his asles-
men. .iie pilee ~, siiiNs' ., sne oiis
spseii.eu ciass o. iapoi ~ ene seeohu s'
A suoluls'f.s' " &c scaie' was iaieeu iioii
@S'1o - PNao.
Scale FOR Third.
The scale for the third sub-district
or Des Moines field was also taken up
and nearly closed on the same basis
as the others last evening. The screen
clause was adopted the same as in last
years scale and is as follows: The
screens shall be of fiat or akron shap
ed bars. of not less than "a of an inch
surface with 1A inches between the
bars provided that where diamond
bars are now in use. with not more
than IL inches between the bars, ant
in proper condition. said screens may
be retained at the option of the oper
ator.'
Mining Prices Raised.
the mining prices In the third sub
district We're raised on the basis Q
the nat advance secured IN the othe
districts, lO cents on screened coal ant
cents on mine run. per ton, and the
following prices VIII prevail In tha
district next year:
Jasper county thin vein screened
lump per ton ~.