The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-11
CONFERENCE "OPENS
Operators and Miners Met Today
in Joint Session.
Operators Wanted the Present Scale,
Miners the Indianapolis
Scale.
NOTHING DEFINITE WAS DONE
CONFERENCE BEGINS.


Mine owners and operators attend
ing the conference are Guy M Deane,
NJ. M. Baruwell, Hywel Davis, e. A.
Foster, J. S. Hobson. william Fades.
W. G.. Duncan, J. S. Nicholson. j. L.
Frankel, Alex Blaine, ID. II. Miller, j.
Halstead, f. o. Coffmsn, F.B. Wright
and S. p. Sturgis representing rs
mines of the Twenty-third district.
The conference between the district
mine delegates and the operators was
called to order at 1915 this morning
in the council chamber at the city
hall.
Mr.. f. B. Wright of the Crescent
Goal Co., was selected for temporary
chairman.
A credential committee was then
appointed with representatives from
both sides.
While the committee was out maxi
ing their report Mr.. Wright made a
short talk in which he expressed the
hope that all business of the conven-
tion would be adjusted amioably and
In businesslike manner. That no
"sharp" practices would be indulged
in and that the Golden Rule would be
followed by both sides throughout the
meeting. The report Of the credential
committee was returned and read at
this iuncture.
The report showed that there were
26 mines represented by both the min
ers and operators. seven mines being
represented by miners alone.
Mr.. O. Barnaby was elected perma-
nent chairman of the convention with
d. II. Miller secretary for the opera
tors and W. J. Campbell secretary for
the miners.
After setting the time for conven-
ing and closing the daily session and
other business of minor importance.
The scale for 1908 was the first thing
of Importance taken up. Mr.. Wright
of the operators after stating that the
miners had prospered the past year
and that perfect harmony had pre-
vailed between both sides, made the
motion that the scale for 1908 be the
same as 1909 National Board Mem
Der Wood on behalf Of the miners in q
short talk asked that the Indianapolis
scale adopted February of this year be
the scale for 1908 of the Twenty-third
district. Mr.. Deane of the other side
seconded the motion. Mr.. Wood then
apologized to Mr.. Wright for not SEQ
onding his motion as II was an over
sight on his part.
The motion was discussed by MEM
bers of both sides. National Commit
teeman Farley Of Birmingham, Ais,
stated that no settlement on the old
scale 1909 was possible.
Mr.. Wood arose and requested that
all applause and cheering be cut out
in the future, which all agreed upon
with pleasure.
National Committeeman vasey Of
Tennessee, in answering Mr.. wright's
statement that both sides were pros
porous, the past year; that not 10 per
cent of the miners had bettered their
bank account. while on the other hand
over 80 per cent Of the operators had
bettered theirs. Operator Hywel
Davis answered the talk of Mr.. Farley
and Mr.. vasey and said that the ope-
rators had no scale to offer the miners.
That the operators were. strangers
more or less and had not yet met and
settled the scale and other questions
like the miners who were as unit.
Mr.. Davis asked that the operators not
be misjudged until they had met to-
gether and gotten the operators side in
shape for adjustment before the con-
\ ference.
After short talks by Mr. Wright
and Mr.. vasey Adjournment was tax
en- until 2 p. m.
JOINT ENTERTAINMENT.
Central Labor union, of the city. q
preparing, IN conjunction with the lo-
cal coal men, to arrange an entertain