The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-01
MINERS STRIKE
IN OPERATION
Men Took Their Tools Home When,
They Came Off Shift Last
Night.
ORDER AGAINST VIOLENCE
CASSATT AND BAER HOLD A
CONFERENCE.

Philadelphia, March 31.-Wheu the
mine workers in the anthracite field
finished their weeks work at noon to-
day there was every indication that
the order of the scale committee Of tho
Mine Workers OF America, suspendtnS
operations pending the result of the
next Tuesdays conference with the
operators, would be generally Obeyed.
Reports from every district received
here tonight are to the effect that q
majority of mine workers intend 70 re-
main away from the workings until
further instructions are received from
President Mitchell and the members
of the scale committee. In the lower
field, comprising the coIlieries in
Schuylkill county. some indecisiOn on
the part of the men is reported, and
the impression prevails that sufficient
mine workers viii return to work on
Monday To permit the operation, shOrt<
handed, of number of the COllferies.
Complete Suspension.
But the fact that in the vicinity oe
MahanOy City and ShamOkin hundreds
of men failed to report for duty today
is regarded as evidence that there VIII
be a complete suspension Of mining
throughout the entire anthracite terri
tory
The men left the mines today as
usual making no demonstrations at
any of the workings.
The lead taken yesterday by the Del
aware, LaCkawanna & Western Rail-
road company in posting notices an
nOuncing the continuation of the strike
commissions award for the ensuing
three years was followed to a large ex-
tent today by other operators, espe-
cially in the northern field. At Scran-
ton today and tonight officials of the
companies whose holdings are located
i'm the Lackawanna and Wyoming
districts held conferences for the pur-
pose of discussing the situation. It
was decided to keep all the mines in
readiness for operation should the men
ignore the scale committees order
Baer and Cassatt Confer.
Ire most important feature of to-
DAYS Developments in this city was a
conference between a. j. CassaJt. pres
ident of the Pennsylvania Railway
company. and George F. Baer, presi-
dent of the Reading company. in the
Iatter'S office shortly after the de-
parture of President Cassatt- Al G.
Brown. secretary of the Philadelphia
and Reading Coal and Iron company,
was summoned by Mr. BaeT
Most of the statistics bearing on the
mining operations of the Reading COM
pany are compiled under the direction
of Mr.. Brown. Neither Mr. Baer nor
Mr.. Cassatt would discuss the object
Of their conference President Baer
stated, however. that the Reading COM
pany would probably keep its cOll1er1eS
open on Monday. in order to give any
miners who so desire an opportunity to
go to work.
Prices Will Not Be Raised.
Mr.. Baer stated also that it was the
intention of the Reading company TO
continue the existing prices. He said
the company would make every effort
to discourage speculation on the parU
of retail dealers and declared that the
charging of eXOrbitant prices by re-
/ tafIers would result in the cutting of
/ of their supply. The stock of coal on
/ hand he said, in the event of a strike
/ will be judiciOusly distributed, special
attention to be given to municipalities
institutions and industrial esta.blish-
mentS.
/ While complete reports Of the an
/ thracite operations for the month OF
! March have not yet been compiled, It
/ is believed the production will break
all records. The Reading company
output is expected to reach 100000
/ tons. which would indicate a total pros
duction of 100000 tons
/ In this city company prices were adj
vanced % and so cents a ton All dos
nestle sizes brought 81 d ton and pea
4 coal brought as much as Sc in SONS
.