The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-22

| it by either party, and any award made
by majority of such board OF conclI-
iation shall be final and binding on al
parties If. however, the said board is
unable to decide any question submitted
or point related thereto, that question or
point shall be referred to an umpire, 10
be appointed at the request of said board.
by one of the circuit Judges of the third
judicial circuit of the United States whose
decision shall be final and binding in
the premises.
The membership of said board shall at
all times be kept complete, either the
operators or miners organizations having
the right, at any time when a contro-
versy is not pending, to change their rep
resentation thereon.
At all all hearings before said board
the parties may be represented by such
person or persons as they may respec-
lively select.
No suspension of work shall take place,
by lockout or strike, pending the adju-
dication of any matter so taken up for
adjustment.
5.-Whenever requested by a majority
of the contracts miners of any colliery,
check weighmen or check docking bosses,
or both, shall be employed.
The wages Of said check weighman and
check docking bosses shall be fixed, col
lected, 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 opera
tors shall pay the wages fixed for check
weighmen and check docking bosses out
of deductions made proportionately from
nf ha cold min
basis as the majority of said miners
shall determine.
6-Mine cars shall be distributed
among miners, who are at work as uni
formly and as equitably as possible. and
there shall be no concerted effort on
the part of the miners or mine workers
oil any colliery or collieries, to limit
the output of the mines or to detract
from the quality of the work performed
unless such limitation of output be in
conformity to an agreement between an
operator or operators and an organization
representing majority of said miners
in his or their employ.
TN all cases where miners are paid
by the car, the increase awarded to the
contract miners is based upon the cars in
use. the topping required and the rates
paid per car which were In force on
April 1, 1902. Any increase In the size
of car. or in the topping required, shall
be accompanied by proportionate in
crease in the rate paid per car.
S.-The following sliding scale of wages
shall become effective April l., 1908, and
shall affect all miners and mine workers
included in the awards of the commits
sion:
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 Edgewater
and reported to the Bureau of Anthracite
Coal Statistics, above $40 per ton, f. o.
! b.. the employees shall have an increase
| of one per cent in their compensation,
which shall continue until a change In
| the average price of said coal works a
reduction or an increase in said addi-
| tonal compensation 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 S4.55 per ton, the compensation
| will be increased one per cent to con-
tinue until the price falls below $4.55
per ton, when the 1 per cent increase
will cease, or until the price reaches
| $3.50 per ton when an additional | per
cent will be added and so on.
| These average prices shall be COM
puted monthly, by an accountant as COM
missioner named by one of the circuit
| judges of the third judicial circuit court
Of the United States and paid by the
coal operators. such compensation as the
! appointing judge may fix. which compen-
sation shall be distributed among the
operators in proportion to the tonnage Of
| each mine
| In order that the basis may be laid
for the successful working OF the slid
I ing scale provided herein, it is also ad-
Judged and awarded; that all coal operat-
ing companies file at once with the Uni
ted States Commissioner of Labor. a GER
titled statement of the rates OF compen-
sation paid in each occupation known in
their companies, as they existed April
/, 1902.
9-No person shall be refused employ
ment, or in any way Disseminated against
on account OF membership or non-mem-
bership in any labor organization; and
there shall be no discrimination against.
or interference with any cmploye who is
not a member OF any labor organization
| by members of such organization.
10-All contract miners shall be re-
qured to furnish within a reasonable time
before each payday a statement of the
| amount of money due from them to their
laborers and such sums 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 account.
! 1.-THE awards herein made shall con-
tinue in force until March 81. 1906. and
anv employee or group of employees, VIC
iating any of the provisions thereof,
shall be subject to reasonable discipline
bv the employer: and, further, that the
violation of any provision of those
awards. either by the employer or en-
/ ployees. shall not invalidate any of the
provisions thereof.
The Commission also make number
If recommendations which may be sum-
married. as follows;
4 The discontinuance of the system of en-