Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-03-26

indianapolis, March 23,-After
being in session for most of the day
The Joint scale committees Of the
Joint conference of operators and
miners of the.central and southwest
ern districts adjourned yesterday af-
ternoon until today, divided ON every
proposition made during the day by
either side. They were no nearer
agreement than they were February
> when the former joint conference
disagreed and adjourned sine die.
Every indication last night pointed
to disagreement today and the con
vening of joint conferences of the
two districts to receive reports to
that effect.
President Winders of the opera
tors admitted that disagreement of the
Joint scale committee of the central
competitive '5istrict is probable. Vice
President Lewis of the united mine
workers said: There will certainly
be a disagreement unless the opera
tors recede from their position.
The Joint scale committee of the
central competitive district adjourned
after being N session all day. During
the afternoon four propositions were
made in the meeting and all were de-
feated. President Mitchell, as sOor
as the afternoon executive session had
begun, moved that the wage scale OF
1908 be adOEted for one year. In
making this motion, the miners re-
coded from their former demands of q
run-Of-mine basis, a differential OF
seven per cent, eight-hOur day, III
crease of 12H per cent. in wages ana
the prohibition of the employment OF
Boys at the mines under 16 years OF
age After brief argument, this prop
.ositiOn was defeated, the operators
and miners voting by states. All the
operators voted against the motion
and the miners unanimously for 1t.
H. n. Taylor cOf the Illinois opera
tors moved that the wage scale OF
1903 be accepted for two years. pro-
riding the miners agree to pay the
Expense caused by the shOt-frers law
II Illinois. This. it has been figured
ny the operators, amounts to two
cents per ton of mined coal and would
amount TO 100000 per year. 1t was
defeated by the unanimous vote OF
Doth operators ant miners.
President Perry of the Illinois
miners moved that the 1903 scale,
whiot is an advance ,of $50 per cent.
over the present scale IN the central
district and relatively in the south
west district, be accepted for one
year, the operation of the shot-firers
aW in Illinois to remain as at pres
emit. Il was defeated, the miners
voting Tor it and the operators
against
F. L. Robbins of the western Penn
7!Fanja operators, moved the adop-
non OF The 1903 scale f0r two years
With the Same conditions II was de-
leated by lhe operators OF Illionis,
INDIANA ana Ohio, who voted against
me proposition. Western Pennsyi-
wanna operators and miners yGted for
IF.
Illinois Law a Hard Nut
FARLEY in she day the miners rep
tesen-aJiyes moved that the Illinois
SAotHrers law be regarded as a dis
met matter to be settled by the dis
"'e., but this was defeated By the
.ae.etors, who took the position that
q, was an Interstate question, as it az
.el-e1 the competitive field. The
-...eTs made an effort 10 have the
1Lerences referred to the sub-scale
y'nnIttee Of four miners and four
operators, but the operators would
Aol agree to this. Western Pennsyl-
anna operators voted with the min
ers On the question.
me joint scale committee of the
eo0'nWestern district defeated the
opposition Of the miners for the ap-
gG-nlment Of subcommittee and
also refused 10 exclude a. stenogra-