The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-22

The conference OF Michigan miners and
operators which was in session at Bay City
great stumbling block was the question of
pushing cars in the mines. The mines will
close April 1 unless the miners and opera
tors reach an agreement in the meantime.
The strike at the American Shipbuilding
Companys plant at Lorain, o., involving
about 1,5O0 men, inaugurated several weeks
ago, has been settled on a compromise and
the workmen Will return to work Monday.
An average increase of 10 per cent. is
granted and the company also recognizes
the laborers' union.
Notices were posted at the collieries of
the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Company Saturday stating that all the
mines operated by the company will work
five hours per day until further notice.
der is general with the company. and that
1t is entirely due to glut in the coal
market and the warm weather.
The Western Federation of Mine Work.
to lend a helping hand in the Colorado
City (Col.) mills trouble by refusing to
switch ore cars consigned to the unfair"
mills. 1t is said that the local order is
inclined to give the mine workers the as
sistance asked for, burt the matter may
not be settled for several days.
The threatened strike of the 500 men and
boys employed at the Natalie colliery at
begin last night because the workmen
claimed they were not paid promptly, was
called off yesterday. The United Mine
Workers were notified by the Shamokin
Coal Company that the employees would be
paid their back wages next Thursday and
that hereafter the semi-monthly pay law
would be strictly adhered to-
Concerning a deficit of s47,5SS shown in
the last quarterly report of the Metropol-
itan Railway Company of New York city
to the State railroad commissioner, H. II.
which increased the cost of power from
three to five times the normal in a large
part of the time covered by that report,
and also in less degree to the fact that
in this quarter the increased wage schedule
on the Metropolitan system went into
effect.
After a brief meeting Saturday the joint
grievance committee of the conductors and
trainmen of the New York, New Haven
& Hartford Railroad formally disbanded
until next Monday. Figures on the recent
poll of the conductors and trainmen of the
officially to-day. They are said to be re-
liable According to this statement the
total vote cast was $500: of which about
further that 1,01S Of the votes were cast by
nonunion men. of whom $50 votes in favor
of striking.
The strike of coal wagon drivers at st.
Louis was settled Saturday, forty hours
after it had been declared, when commit
tees representing the drivers and the coal
team owners signed a scale for two years
After April the wages will be as follows:
For drivers of one-horse teams, SO; two
horse teams SIS; three-horse teams, $3.50;
four-horse teams, $3.50. Twelve hours will
constitute a days work. The men were
granted time and half for overtime, and
the same rate of pay for drivers COM
PEELED to work on Sundays and holidays.
General Superintendent Goodell, OF the
Chicago Great Western, and committee
of trainmen, headed by A. b. Garretson. of
the Order of Railway Conductors, and w.
T. Newman, representing the National Or
der of Trainmen, came to an understand
ing on Saturday. Conductors and trainmen
on the freight trains are to receive 10 per
cent. increase, instead of 20 asked for; pas
senger conductors and brakemen, II per
cent. increase. in lieu of the 20 per cent.
asked for; yardmen In smaller yards will
be paid on a basis of / cent less per hour
than is paid in st. Paul. This settlement
will undoubtedly pave the way to speedy
settlement with the Northern Pacific,
Great Northern and Omaha.