New-York tribune., 1903-03-22
COMMISSIONS REPORT.
HIGHER PfY FOR IIINERS.
4 Sliding Uagc Scalc-ShOrter
Hours of Labor.

Washington. March 2f.-Tha report of the
commission appointed by m" President last %"
tober 10 investigate the s.rrhr.cIr. coal srrlHI.
was made public to-day. Th- report IS dated
March II, and is signed 10y all fh" members "f
the conmfssiOn-Judg" Cfe0rg" Gray. Of Della
ware; Labor Commissioner Carroll T. Wright
and Brigadier General John u. Wilson. uo;h ot
this city; Bishop John l. SpaIdiu@- "f Illinois;
Thomas H Watkins. of Pennsylvania. F. F.
Clark. OF Cedar Rapids, iowa. and EdwHr! ".
Parker Of this city. The r"pnrt IS {" be- Illus
trated. and It will be arc0ul IrlHd hy the t"sti-
rnony taken by the commission, but thus far
only the report proper has b"~u priu-@i This
alone covers etghty-srvcD Isges ot printed MAJ
Following is the commissions o@a summary
Of the awards made:
First-That an increase 0f 10 Ta~ cent -ovor
and above the rates IaIi iu th. month of April,
1902 be paid To all contract uir.-r~ for cutting
coal, yardage and other work for which stand
ard rates or allowances existed ar rhot time,
from and after Nnv,rlpar I 1875. and dar.ug
the life Of this award The amount "f il"''.t-.'
under the award due for work .i..- ..''""-I
November /. 1902. and April ]. l!"E'. E" .- i.ii4
on or before June l. I!H3.
Second-Thar engineers who a-e eruTI'y-i liz
hosting water shall H-v ,r-~-- ~ 90 ir
cent on their earnings b"fH'--H N"'-.l---' 10
1902 and A priI l. l.HL}. To- .- paid OH or t"''Es
June l. 1905 and from and #t'"r Aift }, I.'-'
and during tho Hf- of rh. award. tG-E Ss'l
have eight hour shifts with th.- Same pay s, min
was effective in April. l!H2. and En@re they are
now working eight hour shifts thA eight h'Hr
shifts shall he continued AMI ms 'i.-i-.'.'i7
shall have an incroas" IF 10 P"r cont rA me
va ges which waT@ effective Ia tE' ~-E'T.'t i'@.-
tiOnS in April 1872
IIoisting engineers ana ctE-r @E.s-E@-s~ at.i
pumpmen other than th"~" rU.!."-. lil H. ~
ing water; who are emPI"ye et lu positions y. Il
are manned continuously SAlH A'E" Az '"-
crease Of ~ per cent their rtrf.-.E< r'-'''. u
NoIrr1Iber !. 1872 and April J. l."-t t'' l' (..l
on or before June I. l:tEi. ami trH- ssF.l .f'c
April l. 1903. and dUr!-.G tn" lIt" "f tn "N-, -
they shall have an Increase o. - I.r cent "u the
rates of wages which W-r~ Elective IH m" >'..-
eraI positions in April l.HG- and iI "'i'ij'i
they shall 10 relieved from duty o.. Tit.''.'- :,
without loss Of pay. 10y ulafl. IT"Fit--i i.E t"
employer 70 relieve tl'Iil di-itill si-' -'---E
the day shift o.,
That flrarnrn shall hay~ m iu"."asA 'f 10
per cent on their earnings .-tF -N'''"''..'.L
/ 1892 and AIrIl ]. 1:rEs -r b" s..t "u or -
1903 and durine, the life of rho ayytr.i they S.lll
have eight hour shifts. with IN" ~.'H." wax =
per day week or month as W"r" It4t III e'ich
position April |. l.T2
All ernuI0v,S rr curlr.tUy MN 0rE"T than
those for whom the commission rl@ilsS spec iaI
awards shall h- paid an l.c-nsls-- ~ j" IT | '.lI
on their earnings between NDE"nh-T ]. =" -
and April l. 1912. 10 n" paid ou or hire Jli.-
I 1905. and from and after April J. l.E-'- ann
during tho Ufr Of this award. they ~0t.- 80
Ta III on thp basis of hour ---sINlFS
therefor the same waE-.5 i~ N.r@ E'slt III \Pri..
1902 for n ten hour day. uv"rtu LE "E.-.~ or
nine hours ia any day 10 l" paid 81 " IE'i'E-
tiOnaI per hour.
ent methods OF payment for grrl IntHrft shall he
adhered TO unless changed iF mutual aSFee-
ment.
IN asLof .hr aeI~-7 - Is ?; : ~ - ii ~
allowances ~ II 80 SD 80. So =. tn
legal reuresents.ttves If rIrIA >-rup,yyes as 7a>
have died since NovemFr~r /. 1!S'3-