The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-04-06
SIGNING OF WAGE
SCALE IS PROMISING
indications Point to Early Ces-
sation of Strike in Bitumi-
nous Field.
EVERY7h HING is ORDERLY
Anthracite Mine Operators Will Meet
Observation-Disclosures of Disagree
ment Results i'm Failure of Men
to Appear for Work.
HING is ORDERLY

oskaloosa, Ia, April AN mines
are idle today. The suspension is
caused by the abandonment of the
Spring Creek mines employing 200.
Twelve trains were taken off the
Iowa Central to save coal. Pres
dent White OF the miners arrived
from the east today and looks for
an early settlement in Iowa.
New York, April 3.--The V of the
second meeting of the committee rep
~resenting the anthracite mine workers
and their employees 1inds the situation
so far as the hard coal fields are con-
cerned unchanged from that disclosed
in the communications that have
passed between the c%ontending forces
and which have been made public.
Neither miners nor operators last night
venture q prediction as to the
outcome. Both sides are hopeful, how
ever, and there is q feeling among
those vitality interested in the struggle
that some way out OF the present diiti-
Guilty will be found.
President Mitchell arrived here last
night from Indianapolis and estab-
lished headquarters at the Ashland
house. He was accompanied by his
secretary and Thomas Haggerty. of
the central Pennsylvania districts of
the miners union. who is a member of
the international executive board. 9th
ers who arrived last night were Presi-
dents Nichols, Fahey n Dettrey and
secretaries Dempsey, Gallagher and
tiaflleln, all OF the anthracite region.
Operators Are Indignant.
The conciliatory spirit shown in the
hfst meeting of the two committees is
not expected to obtain in today's con-
terence. The operators are indignant
over the action of the miners union
III forcing a suspension of operations,
and from information gathered it is
not unlikely that the miners will be told
that their action was "eNtraordinary,"
as President Baer has already told Mr..
Mitchell by telegram. The district
leaders of the mine workers. in de-
tending their course, say the action
OF the Shamokin scale committee was
justified; that no agreement or con-
tract between the operators and the
men existed after midnight Saturday.
The presidents of the anthracite coal
carrying roads devoted considerable at
tention to the action of retail coal DEAL
ers In New York, Philadelphia and 9th
er cities in raising the price OF domes-
tic sizes of coal to the consumer. They
have received reports that many retail
ers have advanced prices anywhere
from % cents to 81 a ton. The OPERA
tors some days ago warned the dealers
that If they continue the practice their
supply of coal will be cut off and fuel
will be given to only those dealers who
rigidly maintain the regular prices. The
practices of advancing prices, however.
nave become so widespread that the on.
orators deemed 1t necessary to issue n
statement to the public showing their
position.
Indianapolis, April 2.-Although half
q million members of the United Mine
Workers of America have ceased work
y tn1ou nvraitiru t1,A yro ~ ~
wage demands by the coal operators,
there is nothing at the national head
quarters OF the union that would in
dictate anything unusual has happened.
Nearly all officials are out of the CITY
n a corps of clerks and stenographers
Is In charge of the offices. President
John Mitchell is in New York to meet
the anthracite operators tomorrow;
President Lewis is in Ohio directing the
strike in that state: Secretary-Treas-
urer w. B. Wilson is at Clearfeld. Pa.
attending the joint conference of the
Central Pennsylvania district. Samuel
N. Sexton, edito of the Mine Workers.
Journal is the only official in the city.
The feeling at headquarters concern
ing the situation in the bituminous
fields is Sanguine.
1t is known that in the western
Pennsylvania district f. l.. Robbins.
president Of the Pittsburg Coal COM
pany, will at once sign the scale not
only for his company's mines, but for
his own as we'll. 1t is expected the
Independent operators, who will meet
tomorrow. will agree to sign the scale
to protect their markets.
In West Virginia and Iowa joint con-
ventions etween the operators and
miners are in session at Charleston and
Des Moines, and it is aopea at national
Headquarters that the operators will
meet the demand for the advance.
Michigan miners and operators win
meet tomorrow at Saginaw; the central
Pennsylvania meeting will be held to-
morrow at Clearfield. and the Kentucky
meeting at Louisville tomorrow.
Before leaving for New York last
night President Mitchell said:
Anthracite miners will stay ont UNI
til we have an understanding with the
operators. Tomorrow the eight-hour
day will be celebrated. Strike condi-
lions will prevail Tuesday over prac-
vania, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Mich
gan, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kansas, In
dian Territory, Texas and in the an
'lhracite fields.
The mines in West Virginia will be
operated a few days. pending the re-
suit of the district joint conference in
Charleston.
IF. L. Robbins and the western Penn
~sylvania and independents will readopt
he 1903 scale Monday by signing a
contract. Western Kentucky operators
nave signed. Iowa operators have ac-
,epted the terms and many independent
operators of indiana and Illinois have
notified our district officers they are
;eady to sign. The advance has been
posted in the irwin field in western
Pennsylvania and the big Berwind-
White company in central Pennsyl-
Yania has posted the advance. Fifty
per scent. of The tonnage is ready to
sign up"
Mitchell will arrive in New York this
evening. His conference with the OPP
morning.
Philadelphia, April Reports re-