Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-03-09
MINERS WAGE SCALE.
Operators and Workers Again
Fail to Agree.
Special Committee Was Appointed by
the Miners Organization to Con-
slider the gotta
tons May Be Reopened.

Indianapolis. Ind. March The
Joint conference between the coal min
ers and operators of the central COM
petitive district adjourned without
reaching an agreement as to the scale
OF wages for the year commencing
April l. This is the second time there
has been failure to agree.
President Mitchell said Sunday night
the situation between the miners and
operators of the central competitive
district had not changed since the ad-
journment of the joint conference Sat
urday night.
The special committee" said he.
which was appointed Saturday by the
miners organization to consider the
situation met this morning and ap-
pointed a subcommittee to frame a
formal statement of the position
which the United Mine Workers will
now take. This subcommittee is at
work and will Monday morning report
to the full committee, which will sub
nit its report to the miners in nation
nj convention at o'clock 1t will
then be for the convention to ratify
or reject the report of the committee"
will it be possible to submit the
final settlement of the question as to
the acceptance of the operators COM
promise proposition to a referendum
vote Of the locals in the district?" Mr..
Mitchell was asked
Il don't know" replied Mr. Mitchell.
That will be determined later"
There was a conference Sunday be-
T.
orators. and President Mitchell. Nei-
Their would say what if anything was
accomplished toward a reopening of
negotiations. Later in the day Presi-
dent Mitchell and many other leaders
OF the miners were in secret consuIta-
ton
Pittsburg. Pa. March THE Post
Monday morning says: There was by
no means hopeless spirit shown
among the returning coal operators
from the indianapolis convention with
the miners which closed Saturday with
disagreement.
From the best of authorities the
Post was informed Saturday that the
break in the negotiations between the
TWO interests is not a permanent one
and that by March q another meet.
ing Of the joint subcommittee will be
held quietly. The whole matter will
again be discussed among them and
solution to the present difficulty
sought. 1t was further said that there
was every reason for believing that
the ultimate end OF the whole matter
would be the acceptance of the lower
rate by the miners. or the S5-cent ton
base for pick mining for the next two
years. This agreement may not be
reached by the end of the present
month. but it wCIld be soon after and
in the meantime the suspension would
be for short time only, if at all
Altoona, Pa, March Sub District
NO. ], OF District No. =. United Mine
Workers of the Central PENNSYLVANIA
bituminous field has unanimously
adopted a resolution insisting on the
continuance of Sc cents a ton for pick
mining. 80 cents a ton for machine
mining, an increase of 40 pcr cent
over the old rate, and an increase for
drivers and day laborers. The annual
district convention will be held here
next week. The delegates have been
instructed to resist any reduction even
to the point Of striking. The Central
Pennsylvania delegates led the fight
for no reduction at the Indianapolis
convention.