The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-26

re7uesr Of said beard b, ~, cr The
circuit judges OF tire 'frf fit.d Dir.
cult OF the Jnitei States Who's. lo.
clslon shall De unal anl oiuliaE iu ,ho
No suspension of work shall take
place BIZ lockout or strike. pending the
adjudication OF any matter SO taken up
| Tor adjustment
Cheek Weiehnen.
.. Whenever requested by a ma
Jorlty OF the contract miners of any
COllicry. check weighmen or checi,
docking bosses. o. both. shall be en-
ployed. The wages OF said check
Weighmen and check docking bosses
snail be liked. collected. and paid by
the miners in such manner as the said
miners shall by a majority vote elect
and when requested by a majority of
said miners, the operators shall pay
the wages fixed for check Nveirhinen
and check docking bosses out Of de
auctions made prOpOrtionately from
the earnings OF the said miners. on
sucn basis as the majority OF said min
ers shall determine.
Distribution Of Mine Cars.
.. Mine cars shall be distributed
among miners who are at work as uni
fOrmly aud as equitably as possible
and there shall be no concerted effort
on the part of the miners or mine
workers of any cOlliery or coiiieries to
tract from the quality of the work
performed. unless such limitation be
in conformity TO an agreement be
tween an operator or operators and an
organization representing majority
of said miners in his or their EN-
plOy.
Z. In all cases whore miners are
paid by the car the increase awarded
TO the contract miners is based upon
the cars IN sizes, the topping. required.
and the pail xaI1t lob
in force on April 1. 1902. ANY increase
in the size of car or in the topping re-
quired shall be accompanied by a pro
portionate increase in the rate paid
per car.
sliding Scale Of WAGES.
s. The following sliding scale of
wages shall become effective April |.
1903, and shall AFFECT all miners and
mine workers included in the awards
OF the commission. The wages fixed,
in the awards shall be the basis OF and
the minimum under the sliding scale:
For each increase of five cents in
the average price of white ash coal of
sizes above pea coal. sold at or near
New York. between Perth Amboy and
EdgeWateT. and reported TO the bureau
OF anthracite coal statistics above
s. 30 per ton 4. o. b., the employees
shall have an increase OF 1 per cent
in their compensation. which shall
continue until a change in the average
Il
/ or an increase ir said additional com
pensauOn hereunder. but the rate of
/ compensation shall in no case be less
/ than that fixed in the award. That is.
| when the price of said coal reaches
| SfJ5 per ton, the compensation shall
be increased l per cent. to continue
unit, the price falls below S455 per
ton. when the / per cent. increase will
| cease. or until the price reaches $3.50
| per ton, when an additional per cent.
/ Will he added and
These average prices shall be com
/ puted monthly by an accountant or
| commissioner. named by one of the
circuit judges OF the third judicial cir
| cult OF the United States and paid
| by the coal operators. such compen-
! sation as the appointing judge may
nX, which compensation shall be dis
| tributed among the operators in pro-
portion TO the tonnage of each mine
In order that the basis NAV be laid
for the successful working of the slid
ing scale provided herein. it is also
/ adjudged and awarded. THAT all coal
operating companies nle at once with
the United States commissioner OF la
| Dor certified statement of the rates
OF compensation paid in each occupa-
! ton known in their companies. as they
| existed April !. 1902.
No Discrimination Either. Way.
3. No person shall be refused en-
ployment or in any way Disseminated
non membership in any labor organi-
cation, and there shall be no discrimi-
nation against or interference with any
employe who is not member of any
labor organization by member OF such
organization.
10. All contract miners shall be re-
CURED to file within reasonable time
before each pay day a statement Of
the amount of money due from them
TO their laborers. and such sum shall
be deducted from the amount due the
contract miner and paid directly to
each labOrer by the company. All
employees when paid shall be furnished
with an itemized statement OF ac-
count.
In Force Until March 81, 1906.
IL. The awards herein made shall
continue in force until March 81. 1906;
and any employe. or group of EN-
ployes violating any of the provisions
thereof shall be subject TO reasonable
discipline by the employer; and.
| further. that the violation OF any pro-
| vision OF these awards. either by en-
ployer or employe, shall not invalidate
any OF the provisions thereof