The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-23
MINERS GET
AN0IN'CR|;.E|:'.A'|I.S';;',E T:
Board Of Arbitration Makes
its Award.
"A SLIDING WAGE . SCALE
& Men Shall Be Paid Semi. Monthly ne ~.
Checks shall Not Be Transferable
Boys Under Fourteen Can
* Not Work. 4
"A SLIDING WAGE .t SCALE

lSStA aSSS'iS
..1pnrINC, FAM, ALA.,g August 2.-Ihe
honrd Of arbitration appointed 10 aaJus'
matters in controversy between coal opo-
rhtnrs and miners In the Blrrnlnsha,.
d,.tfIc, a mado It's award through us
\ chairman Judge Gray, of DelcWure' ~
late hour tonight. After recltlns tae
claims made by the miners ana 'operhtols'
respectively. the REPORT, apout a,avo Moi
In length, makes the following AWARDS;
minimum and maximum ratio Of inc
4 s,i5inp scale: the rates per ton Tor mining
coal ar Tho Pratt basis vary accordlns
to the selling price Of pig iron, ! -
cents, when pig iron is selling q. %
per ton, to 81 - cents wheh iron %
selling at s1l5o per ton. i a.
The same propornonatee incl a.,. i, nj
he given on day wages for work IN anu
inhn,,t The mines. but no increase IS slVe"
by this award for narrow work.
P4AY-DAYS
semi-,nonthly payment Of wages
= From and after October |, the earn
ings OF miners and wages OF Gay men
shall be paid semi-monthly, ana sue.
co,nmissary checks or credfts as ny. III,
rators may issue to their employees s'iai'
,,of In transferable, but shall be redeem
able IN goods at the respective coHnns.
snries upon which they are drawn ol'.s
when presented by the employees 10 VIM
thny have been issued or BY some h'eih-
Ter of their families.
+ Rates for narrow work ~.
The total Of the maximum prics-o,i .lao
Pratt ba sis-to be paid for WORK ~ i ,,o',
ings, exclusive OF ar courses es %, s ward
&. a ncr yard in lieu OF s2.e4 per Sa.u.
the .5nresent. rate; rates for work IN az
courses 10 remain OH the present OASIS.
= ~ tho snbiect Of differential between
machine and pick mining, the poa QUIZ
makes no conclusion, as nsu1lcient e ..,'
have been presented on "h'cn ~ ~.
an intelligent award. Inc oouIu s Iae
gests that n committee rom ~. a,,d
be appointed to mahe On i'e '3'i''
s - 2 M MINIMUM DAYS or LABOR.
rr,o award on this subject PROVIDES LOT
s,,stem of fines 10 be imposed for ap-
so,ce from work, except for sickness, or
b sfIer notifying and obtaining consent OF
Ethe mine foreman. An alteration OF ~,
Ing is suspension from Work loi u - - -
s number OF days dove IN
.ryS one month when the mino is IN opef,
,tinr twenty days or more, shall DC hieo
ono dollar ar suspended the nrst siA
anxs In the following month, or pc as
tTrad n another working place. Inc
Gnes imposed shall be collected through
Inc company's officers and DC palo 10 VIZ 30
secretary-tre treasurer of District NO. ~
T. "a labama) OF inc Oilu-d thitS ~
of America. on or before the tenth Gay
Of each month.
It shall be optional with the operator
to imposc fines or suspend mine workers
or assign new places, In cases proVideo
for above.
Differentia between Pratt and other
mines:
The differential in the rate for mining
coal at the jefferson mine and the hlm
berry mine, of the Central Coal Company
shall be reduced two and half cents pei
ton. the ardage at the above mines tc
remain us at present.
AGE LIMIT.
Employment of boys under fourteen
years of age.
A submission having been made by rep
rcsentatives of both sides to this contro
versy OF the question of the age at which
Boys may be employed 1T Is hereb:
awarded that on and after September ]
1905. no boys under the age of fourteen
years shall be employed or per
nitted in the mines by any OF the min
operators who are parties to this arb
ration.
When dirferentials for thin coal ar
paid they shall not apply TO yard price!