The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-23
OPERATORS AGREE
TO MEET MINERS
SPECIAL COMMITTEE HEADED BY
MITCHELL TO CONFER WITH
COAL BARoNS.
FRAME THEIR DEMANDS
ASK An Increase of 1879 Per Cent
Over Present Scale, Run of
Mine Basis and DifferentaI
Pick and Machine.

Indianapolis. Jan 22-Whcn the
delega o. re-ass embed after the noon
recess President Mitchell said
In he report of the president IN
der h captiea The Anthracite Field
he re orted that al the convention
held Il Chicago ON December H. Is
and lf a committee consisting of the
executive boards and officers 81 dis
t:icts # one and seven was appointed
ana il rIucted 10 communicate with
ra'lwa presidents and Independent
opclat rs Ia the north 10 arrange for
conf renee 10 consider their rela-
ticns afte- the expiration of the an
thracte coal strike commission. He
also reported that yonr president had
been made a M ambcr Of that commits
sion and been delegated by The com
mittec to negotiate a conference with
the railroad presidents Up 10 Jhis
time your president has not been in
position 10 make a definite statement
10 you as the result Of hi work. He f.
now prepared. how arer 10 make
definite statement
As resul OF my spondencc
arrangements have been made with
Presidents Of coal carrying railways
and representatives. II the Indiana IN
dependent Operators association to
mcer hi special committee on the
Eth q. February at such placa as may
hereal 2 be- designated"
Formulate Thsir Demands.
Tho general scale committee of the
United Mine Workers of America al
4 O'Clock mi. afternoon made its re-
port Is the convention The report was
received and wir be aiken mp for con
sidegai on tomorrow morning The re-
port as follows
We your committee Of scale after
careful examination, submit The fol
loving report
"Flrst-We demand that districts
-. II. q, "a aud % be admitted to the
joint conference. Also The admission
of all outlying districts whose oper-
ators ere willing TO participate
"Second- We domand a general adj
vance of i2ia per cene over the pres :
ent scale
"rhird-'Ya demand run Of the !
mine basis.
Fourth Wt demand that the diff /
tercnt.al between pick ANA machine
mining sban be seven ,cants
"Fnh We demand uniform ont
side day wage scale"
AZ Tie joint convention of districts
l, arl Q, held al Shamokin Pa, De.
cembc lilG. 1908, a report from raat
committee consisting Of Officers and
cxecU yc boards Of districts / : and
9 VIII Ha delegated ANA I'M tructed 10
confer with Representatives Of various
mia NJ companio. for the purpose of
ioruu ting ana agreement 10 govern
WAGES hour Of labor and other cen
ditior of employment, such agree
mont ID be effective beginning April
I, 1900 rIe dave upon which The award
If The anthracite coal 81 -ibs commits
sion e pires: ana also that any agree
ment altered ilJu between tho above
named committee and various coal
p mpa les will he reported for rat flea
iO0 81 rejection 10 tlo convention OF
Inthra itc mine workers to D. held
prior o. April !. 1906 and Il is recom-
nende further ihai all resolutions
low in the hands AT thg Gale commit
ec, or which may be introduced here
lfltr il this Convention beayng upon
natter of wages. hour. of labor and
,thcr condition of employment are TO
be Iei errci 10 q special committee
provided flr hereafter