Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-16

before an agreement can be signed and
work again begun at the mines
The Engineer Question Settled.
The settlement of the engineer ques-
ton by the sub scale committee was
one of yesterdays surprises. For
years the miners have complained that
the engineers at the small mines were
poorly paid and compelled to work
long hours without reasonable COM
pensation. Yesterday afternoon it was
decided that the engineers day shall
be nine hours, additional time necessa-
ry for oiling and cleaning to be rem
dered without additional pay, but
where engineers are required to do
other work than engineering they shall
receive extra compensation.
First District Scale.
The scale for the first or southern
subdistrict has been agreed upon. 1t
is preceded by the usual preamble and
screen clause The portion of the
scale adopted during the afternoon and
evening sessions yesterday follows:
The price to be paid for pick mined
coal in the various sub-districts named
below of said district thirteen, during
the year commencing April 1, 1904,
and ending March 81, 1906, shall be
as follows: Per ton of 1000 pounds at
the option of the operators as to mine
run or lump coal, provided that only
such coal as is sold as mine run shall
| be paid for on that basis, unless 9th
erwise agreed upon between the state
board of the U. M. W., of A. and the
operator of the mine.
All Of the screens in the different
| fields shall have not to exceed sew
enty-two square feet of superficial
area, free from distractions and the
bars of each screen shall rest upon a
sufficient number of bearings to hold
the bars in proper position. No screen
provided for in this agreement shall
be more than twelve feet in length, ex
cept those now in use, nor have any,
thing on or near it, which will impede
the progress of the coal over the
screen. provided further that the
shall be as follows:
The screens shall be of fiat bars OF
not less than five-eighths of an inch
| surface and not to exceed one and one
fourth inches between the bars, except
in Putnam county. Mo-. which shall be
on an absolute mine run basis. Hand
i picked coal shall be considered as
screened lump coal.
\ Mine run coal Putnam county
Mo-, per ton ......S6%z
Mine run coal. K. C. track in
Iowa, per ton ..... -. -. SO 3-1l
Screened lump coal. per ton -. s1O
Eight foot entry, per yard 5000. 1.6
Twelve foot entry, per yard 49,. 10
, Fourteen foot entry. per yard. IL
Room turning twelve to fourteen
foot doorway, each FL
Double shifting entries, 25 cents pc
: yard extra.
!. Lee Machine.
Machine runners ...... .0.685c per to-
n Machine shovelers .06S5c per to-
J. Leaders 80. ..... =. 52Bc per to
IL CentervlIe Mines.
g Legg Machine Runners.
It 40 foot room ........ :. 81 per foo
n Entry -. ...... -. .06s5 per foe
e Extra cuts ...... 80. .07197 per foe
Lese Machine ShoveIIers.
40 foot room -. 80. .17067 per foe
c entry ....., ......... WOOL per roc
Us Extra cuts 49, ~ .O65S per foe
d Harrison runner, double
I'd rib -. 80. ....... .09057 per foe
Harrison shovellers, dou-
Of Bile rib 80. .O61S1 per foe
~. Harrison runners ;. 2.65 per da
= Leaders, per ton :. .467s per to
y Head track layers, per day. "a
w Pipe men, per day .............. %
OF Drivers and trip riders, per day.. 2.s
c. CaEerS, per day =;
lie Boy couplers, per day ...... L.
,ol Oilers and trappers, per day -. LOG
Pushers and all other inside adult
.. labor, per day ...... .......... q:
1T Boy drivers may be used betwee
is partings but when used at reguli
r. switching they shall be considered {
men and receive mems wages.
Top Labor.
:, The minimum wage for outside da
=, labor will be $3.50 per day. All me
VI now drawing over $3.50 to be reduce
~ 5.55 per cent providing no ones wage
Is are brought below $3.50. Sinkers, pr
day of eight hours, $2.55.
u Price of smithing shall be one pr
"a. cent Of the gross earnings, provide
ok that miners tools be given preferent
ar over all other work done by IL
O., blacksmith and the tools shall
en- sharpened in workmanlike manner
That in accordance with the sta
in law the company shall furnish all Il
of necessary timbers and the miner shs
A. keep his room securely propped
An the miner working in the room fails
~ securely prop the same, or neglects
prop as directed by the pit foreman
to build his road wall within thr
feet, or his COB within four feet,
nd the working face, provided he has II
ed terial to COB with, he may be dischal
ry ed. If the miner is discharged. a
de he is not satisfied with the decision
in the mine foreman, an appeal may
RS taken as provided for in Resoluti
ed No. of this agreement.
.es In any mine where the compa
ac- does the brushing the miner shall {
ee. liver his coal and receive his emp
zee car at his switch; it is also furth
lie agreed that two men may work on o
of road under this agreement It is al
ne agreed that the miner shall be respc
r.