Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-03-26
END is NOW IN SIGHT
Top Price Will Be 50 SO for all of
the State.
WORK ON GENERAL RESOLUTIONS
Question of Holidays for Miners Gives
Members of Committee considera-
BILE TroubIe-operators Object to
Too Much Idle Time.

BILE TroubIe-operators Object to
Too Much Idle Time.
Des Moines, March 24.-(SpeciaD-
The end of the work of the miners and
operators joint scale committee is
now in sight, the day wage scale hav-
ing been agreed upon and the greatest
obstacle removed from the path of the ;,
committee. The advances were given
the miners on practically the same /
basis as was asked with few eXcep-
tons, and the top day wage scale in
the state now is $2.56. which prevails
in all four sub-districts. The price for
1line-run coal at Farser was fixed today
at 50 cents. AS yet the price for mine
run coal in the second. or Ottumwa
district, has not been agreed upon,
and neither has that price for the c.,
B. & K c. track in Iowa been settled,
but otherwise the scale proper is prac-
tically settled. This morning, just be-
fore adjournment, the committee be-
gan work on the general resolutions af-
fecting the entire state, and met with
trouble on the first, which has been an
eyesore to the operators for years.
This resolution refers to the custom
of giving the miners holidays and half
holidays.
The Day Wage Scale.
There is not miner nor an operat-
or in the state, it is safe to say, but
is glad to know that the day wage
scale is finally settled. While there
was no Likelihood of trouble arising
tic, oil G
much uneasness as did the disagree
ment over the shot-firer question last
year. but was settled in as short time
and as satisfactorily. The scales for
the several districts are as follows:
First Sub-District.
TraclSlayers and timbermen ....S2.55
| Pipemen 49,. ......... ...... go
Drivers and cagers ............ IA
All other adult inside labor 49,. 2.36
| Couplers ....s...f........ I.o9
| Oilers and trappers ............ l.l3
Second and Third Sub-Districts.
Drivers, tracklayers, timbermen.
waterhaulers and cagers ...... $2.56
iTracklayers, helpers and timber
mems helpers -. -. ...... 2.36
All other general inside day la
/ Dor ....... ...... 80
! Bow counters ~. 80. ...... l.5G
IOilers - LAO
Fourth Sub.District.
ITraclilayers and timbermen " .$2.56
Pipemen $50
IDrlysrs and cagers ..... 49,. PA
All other inside labor ...... S 2.36
Trim riders 2.58
Oilers and traDpers :. 1.13
Electric motormen and spike
team drivers, engaged in reg
ular switching 80. 2.7O
Miners Taken From Face.
MI o,otors, won their noint with
-, ~ 49, ,,,,r. n ha naid IN min.
ssa 49, " s,. Az faca If tho coal 10
s "a "a, .aNen -. IIa,aa fter tba nrice foT.
10 ~ uas 49, a,.,. Ill, ~ 60 5e ;,,s+o.d
.lis class =, 49, ~ sosle For drivers
VI ~ ee .,' a ,,1o ,,st resr Tho n,inars
% Mas ~ ~ 49, ',,Ia ~ snnl,, +bis
wanted ehe ~ az sene ara a d fnp sauar.
year aiso, oue .ne opS and enau9 +ha
al reasons oo'e''e'' ''i' liA'
miners asleeo.
Fraser Mine Kun.
The price for mine run coal at Fra
ser, which could not be satisfactorily
settled last week. was liked today at
95 cents per ton. This leaves the
mine run price on the G. b. & X. g.
: er that part of it that is in Iowa, and