The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-29
Strike efAntiClpatedtn In the New 8:
River Field In April.
COW NTloN OF / MINERS Il. N''jI:: (:
Operators Declined to Meet With the
Miners andTheY Adjourned Without ltl1 VI II
aking AnyAction----w''Iill'' l'.'A'.'3 Meet
Again April l4th. &

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s9 FAYETTEVILLE,3 W. IVA, March 22s--. e. =.
The United Mine Workers CO. Yentlon.. q
which has been In soss Ion at Huntington y
for several, days. adjourned 70 meet gain
On he 14th otApr1l.,,Ar ton y va as
Sent to tho. coal operators In the No ffolx
a nd Western, Fairmont and New River
fields to meet with the United Mine
Workers at their convention and adjust
ali matters OF controversy This request 4.
vas ignored by; the operators from N ! tall q
three OF these fields. except three or FOUR
operators from the county Of Kanaw
who attended the convention. The miners RS
expressed their disappointment frl not
meeting With the operators. and adjourn m:
ed to meet on the 18th OF April. Under the
belief that at I that time more .'f OF the
operators would meet them. In y his how.
ever, they Will be mistaken. 4s5
Your, correspondent has been over
considerable. portion Of the New River
coal fields within the past fewSdays. and
almost without an except on the opera :
Ittors are more an;deterrninedy that they
viii not meet with nor In q. . y wa y recogs
|fnize the miners, union Several ma tertal
advances In he price Of digging coal, as
we'll as IN other labor round the mines,
,haye beer made In the New River elds
within the past few nlonth5. Al his time,
under present prices, the coal dlggers can
make from three toaeight do lars per day,
deIead Ing upon, sltl and ex pcrlenee
&. he Iii Enited -.SEorkers -iiEe snDding
their organizers through this, he; Sew
River field. and are ma king a desperate
EFFORT 10 organize tttea miners and get
Them ready to- come out. On. strik keS about
The mlddleeo OF April The oper tors are
taking every, precaution to prevent the
organIzati tion OF the men now In tn mines
and keep these agtators ava from
them. Nearly everysmine owner is now
laying in supplies OF Colts Greyolvers.
Winchesters and ammunition preparing
about. They arc salso., employing mon
(. of nerve used to dangers and strikes TO
act as guards around the min es and keep
away agitators from their property. Il. II
1T seems to tho opinion ,of athe.s neo-
pie best informed as \ to- the real ii sltu-
alton. that#it will be almost Impossible
for the United Mine Workers to- Sbrl g8 on
o. nfsuccessfuSst All sthe New River
field lis covered With Federal blanket In
functions which keep the organizers and
agitators3 at such a distance fromtthe
mines that their work is not effectlye.
The 5lnjunc ctlons. together with the armed
forces kept hys all OF the coal com panies
Tor their protection, It is believed, will
be 3suflcient,to prevent the strike. Should
.ittcome. however, Il Is believed by all
that It will be a most desperate EtrnE.
gle. .. .
Business OF all klndsl'is active. money
plentiful through allsot the coal fields Of
is8averted. 3 this win be one of the most
prosperous years In West Virginla'sj hts
tory, III sg 81 X t ~ III. Z, iss2 t2