Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-11-12
COLORADO ALREADY
FACES FUEL famine.
The Mine Workers of the State
Leave Their Workings Al
most to a Man.
VIOLENCE is EXPECTED
Governor Holds the State Guard Ready
for Service at Moments Notice
Denver Dealers Say They
Have No Coal.

Denver, Colo, Nov 11.-More than
10000 coal miners in Colorado went on
strike for an eight-hour day, increased
wages and other concessions. The
strike was ordered by the national ex-
ecutive officers of the United Mine
Workers of America after the coal COM
resentatives concerning the demands Of
the men. OF the idle men 5000 are in
the southern coal fields, 1000 in the
northern fields and 1880 in Fremont
county. One hundred mines have been
closed down. A few independent prop
critics in the northern coal fields and
elsewhere will not stop work, since the
operators have agreed to concede the
eight-huur day and also the increase in
wages. Mere than LOCO miners will re-
main at work according TO reports from
the affected districts The announce
ment comes that 600 have gone out in
ColfaN county, N. M. Others in that
territory are now negotiating with the
mine owners.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron, and Vic
tor Fuel and Northern Coal and Coke
companies are the largeste producers.
Practically all of the property has been
tied up by the action of the miners.
However, they are making efforts to
continue operations under the protec-
ton of Il strong guard.
1t is estimated that there arc about
$40 coal mines in the state. with an
output of some 100000 tons Il year
and about 100000 tons of coke.
1t will be the policy of the United
Mine Workers to depopulate the Nari-
Gus coal districts by sending the idle
men and theic families to Illinois. In
dian Territory, Missouri, Iowa and 9TH
er states where some work has been Sc
these states have already been ar
ranged for by the United Mine Work.
ers, and hundreds of the strikers are on
their way TO new fields
ID. c. Evans, member of the executive
board of the national organization from
Indiana, is now at Trinidad to handle
the financial end of the strike.
The storm center will be about Trim
idad, in the southern fields. where the
number of miners aggregates 5000.
General Manager James IL. Wellborn,
of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company,
announced that the company would
continue to operate its mines and tho
public need have no fear of a coal fam
inc.
AT the Office of the Victor Fuel conn
pany 1t was announced that all it'd
mines We're I'm operation and would
continue to be operated. The largo
companies operating in the northern
field admitted that their mines We're
closed.
Despite the claims of the coal com,
panies, householders in Denver and
other cities who have not laid in wins
ter supply of coal found 1T impossible
Yesterday to secure II ton of coal for
immediate delivery. The supply of lig-
mite coal is already exhausted, and
companies having other kinds of coal
booked orders for not more than ono
ton. subject to two weeks delay in de-
livery.
special from Trinidad says that
since Saturday and Sunday night near
~ 1900 non-union miners have joined
the unions i'm that district.
A special to the Republican from
Boulder, Colo. says:
The electric light and power com
pany which furnishes light for the city
and operates the street railway system
announced that tine street railway Will
be shut down on account of the threat
ened coal famine. The lighting plant
will be kept running.
Unusual precautions have been taken
by the sheriff of Las Animas county,
southern Colorado, where IL is feared
trouble may break out 1T is reported
the strikers have threatened violence
IL they are oustcd from the cottages of
the coal companies.
The state troops are being held In
readiness to respond in a moment to
n call from the governor
Practically all the Denver coal deal
ers announced that they have no coal
to sell. The prospect is favorable for
a serious coal famine in Denver and
other points in the state