Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-02-19

New York. Feb. 16.-The demands
Of The special scale committee of the
.--a anthracite mine workers OF
PENNSYLVANIA were placed before the
e-estears and other officials OF
u.l mining companies here yester-
day. The demands were stated in
general terms of the propositions de
sired The committee then retired
70 formulate in detail the demands.
Before the conference adjourned two
subcommittees Of seven men each
We're appointed. one representing the
miners. the other the operators, to
lake mp jointly the questions at issue
and endeavor to reach an agreement.
When these committees have com
geted their work they will report to
The conference. The utmost good
feeling prevailed during the meeting
Z and there were many signs that all
matters at issue may be settled with
out resort to a strike That the
nine workers were not completely
prepared to go ahead with the negoti-
atoms came as a surprise to the OPP
orators. as they had been led to be-
leye that the miners had perfected
their case. The operators were
FULLY prepared to proceed and some of
Them were disappointed that the min
e.s We're not quite ready.
The conference. so far as it relat-
ed to the coal companies, was the
most representative that has ever
.75n held Every coal company in
.ae anthracite region was represent
e1 President Mitchell of the min
IFS union was spokesman for the
employees and made a speech that
vas Well received by the operators.
Aai-aer Mitchell nor the operators
'o-.o discuss the nature of the de
-32ls made by the miners, but it is
-..ea they are substantially the
@a as those made public at the
-e OF the meeting Of the miners at
'a9.in last December. These de-
Z amos call for an eight-hour day,
.ol. any reduction in wages, for
y oyes paid by the hour, day or
- "a, uniform wage scale for all
-s OF employees; ten to 20 per
increase in wages; reconstruc-
OF the board Of Cancellation, and
.-A.tlon of the union.
resident Mitchell, when seen last
~. refused to make any comment
-e outcome of the first meeting,
inquiry among the other mine
.7.S showed that they were, as a
s. We'll satisfied with the situa-
49, vale none of the operators
.' venture an opinion for publ
'~ as to the outcome of the nego-
..,'s IT Is known that they believe
Noc2edings of the conference
I0 a'orable for ultimate harmony
sen The mine workers and the
--oyors.
..7o!a.e'y after the adjournment
conference the miners repre-
-"'eS returned to their head
S Where the subcommittee held
urinary meeting to discuss
After an hours conference it
-"o1nced that the subcommittee
s,A the work of formulating de
" detail this morning. In the
~-.e other members Of the scale
.5e will remain in New York
'aSu,tation 1t is not known
s miners subcommittee will
Guy 10 meet the subcommittee of
u. orators, as it expects to go into
~ ,- -~-,eSr detail in presenting the
81 case 1t is probable that they
s.. De able to report before the
.'I. of next week.
Firm Against DoIan.
..-olss, Feb. 16.-Addressing the
convention yesterday Presi-
gave a resume of the pro-
- vi the Joint conference at In
~ - 10 show that he had done
-~. geLieved to be his duty. He
-, some Of those now oppos-
men who in times past