The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-10

Continued From Page I'D
err.ng lhe demands of the meO. OF the
ole mon. G.0lc are 90 the southern coal
.lclls. 1000 in the northern coal fields
ped $50 in Fremont county. one nun
Ird mines have been closed down. A
e'y independent properties I'm the north
Tn coal fields and elsewhere will not
i1p Hork, since the operators nave
agreed Go corcede the eight-hour day and
$50 increase wages. Less tnan Luoo
b ucre VIII remain ut work. according 70
epurts from the affected districts The
procurement comes that GU have gone
ut I'D CUlfaX county. New Mexico. The
PfHerr iu that territory aye now ne&o-
lifting with the mine owners
Tho Colorado Fucl & Iron. victor Fuel
lic Northern Coal g. Coke companies are
ct. largest producers. Practically all OF
sneir properties have been tied up bF the
lclCn Of the miners. However. they are
baking efforts 10 continue operations un-
cr the protection Of strong guard. II
estimated that there are about ll0 coal
ines iH the state. with an output OF
Cme A.aOj.C0 tons "a year and about l.tJJ,-
Oh tons ~ coke
Leaving For New Fields.
It viii be the police OF the United Mine
orkors 90 dcpopClate the various coal
istTiCts los sending the idle men and
aeir families 60 Illinois. Indian Territory
MISSOURI. lows ANA other states Wncre
york has been secured for them. Some
goo fares to these states mad already
been arranged for by the United Mine
h0rkers and today hundreds OF the
r-EeIc are on their way to new fields.
d. O. Evans. member or tho CNeCuutc
board Of the national organization frgA
|nGiana, is now st Trinidad 20 h2nute
he financial end of me strike otA-E
nemDcrs Of the executive board are iI
be state and viii have charge 81 ,ha
campaign during the Struggle, one Delr-
ftationed pa each OF the centers az the
trike zones.
The storm ceutcrs win be about TriIi-
aad I'm the southern fields, where tn'
humber o. miners aggregates S.OJe-
at the towns ~ HASTINGS aud DclaEna,
Fnere the Victor Coai eoEpany, eemplol-
600 men. il is reported that lHj mWi
vere working today. Both places are
strongly guarded and strangers are not
fi0wed 60 enter them.
Claims Of the Operators.
General Manager James T. Welboru OF
Dee Colorado Fuel & iron company am
bounced today that the company would
3uulic nec0 have no fear of coal ram
4ne. AT The office OF the victor fuel
ompany DO was announced that an its
mines were I'm opcrauun and would con-
luue Co. be operated. The iargc compd-
lies operating in the northern fields ad-
nltted tha- thei- mines were closed. Not
Dver l5g men are WORKING i'm the northern
Despite the claims of the coal compa-
ai.s. h0useholders ln Denver and otne.
.itics who have not laid iu q winter S
suppIy or coal fcund It impossible TO-DAY
30 secure ton OF coal Ger immediate de
itafv The supply of Ignite coal Is al-
rclar exhausted ana companies having
,tl.e- kinds OF coal booked orders for not
more than cne tom, subject % two weeks
lc.ly u delivery.
rhe railroad companies claim to have
rupuEu coal stored 20 meet all tneir re-
tulreuteuts for some time.
THE state militia i5 ncld ln readiness 10
be- aespstc hrd Go the coal regions al che
irst can from the shtrIts ul the COun-
fcs affected.