The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-20

States are much interested in the new scale
adopted in this district for their contracts
end on April 1 and hence II an Increase rs
secured in the competitive fields. they prOnt
90 much the quicker.
While none but those In official positions
know what action the convention viii take
understood from statements made by mem
bers OF the competitive districts that the
convention will formulate a new scale en-
bOdying an increase Of 10 per cent. over the
old scale, a decrease in the diGcrential and
the abolition OF screen mining. In place
of the screen mining. the run-of-mtne basis
will be adopted. This method provides
that the coal Is weighed as IL is mined
by the miners and Is a guard against the
operators cheating the miners In the
amount OF coal turned out. BY screening
much Of the coal dug by miner Is lost,
as far as he IS concerned, for he IS not
paid for Il. In cases where the screens
are allowed to become old. much coal slips
through and the miner Is great loser.
At present the regular scale wage IS 10
cents ton pick mining and 50 cents
ton on machine mining but II Is understood
that each OF the competitive states VIII
make recommendations to the scale COM
mittce that the new scale be 81 on pick
mining. with a varied decrease in the DIFF
ferential, which will mean larger increase
IN the machine mining than in the pick
mining. member of the national board
and delegate from District s. OF Pennsyl-
vania, said yesterday that District had
come TO the convention TO fight for an
increase OF 10 cents on the ton and a de-
crease IN differential. His district, he said,
has nothing 10 gain by the adoption or
the run-of-mine basis. for the reason that
AZ had been declared unconstitutional in
that State. The scale committee or District
8 was appointed at a recent convention in
Pennsylvania, was the scale committee
OF the Ohio district at its convention last
week. Delegates from Ohio refused 10 state
the figures Of the new demands further
than they are going ito ask for an increase
over the old scale on both pick and ma
chine mining and demand the run-of-mine
basis
ILLINOIS COMMITTEE.
A meeting of the delegates from the ILL
nois district, almost 900 strong. was held
in Tomlinson Hall yesterday afternoon. at
which they appointed their scale committee
20 represent their demands. Illinois will
ask for an increase with the remainder OF
the competitive States. One of the dele
gates said that they hoped to get the 10
cent increase If possible. but that In any
event they would stand for the run-of-
mine basis. The scale committee appointed
by Illinois comprises II. c. Perry. A. SUIT
tie. Robert Osborn, Of Scale District 1;
j. II. Walker and J. ID. Davis, OF Scale Dis
trict 2: Joe Hurget and ]. Parsons, OF
Scale District 2. David Maloy and William
Welsh. OF Scale District 4; John Green and
J. w. Bayer. Of Scale District, 5; George
McCarty and A Sullivan. of Scale District
.; NJ. Gutherie and James Edward, Of Scale
District S: Frank j. Hayes and Henry
Jackson. OF Scale District 9.
The State Of Kentucky, which borders on
the competitive fields is resting on its
cars. awaiting the adjustment of the new
wage scale. One of the delegates from that
State said yesterday: I'VE cannot tell
what we will do about a new wage scale
until the competitive scale Is set. II IT
provides for increase. we likewise will
ask for one when we come 10 renew our
yearly contracts with the Operators"