Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-04-18
Two Hundred Thousand Men Now
Idle Will Resume Work.
CONTRACT IS FOR TWO YEARS
It is Based on Last Years Rate Of
Ninety Cents a Ton.
ILLINOIS IS NOT REPRESENTED
Operators of That state Asked "a
Become Parties to Next Confer
ence, which VIII BE Held
February. 1910.
MINES TO REOPEN MONDAY

TOLEDO. o., April la-SIne NOO,0O ldle
miners in the central competitive district
will go to work next Monday. An amicable
agreement between miners and operators
was reached today by members of the
scale committees and this agreement was
later ratified by the joint meeting of min
ers and operators. The terms of the agree
ment provided for a general resumption of
work throughout the district next Monday:
the adoption of the old rate of 80 cents
ton for mining work, referendum vote to
be taken by districts and call Of the
committee to receive the returns OF the
vote, the referendum being on the propo-
sition to make the agreement hold for two
years; a uniform screen of one and fourth
inches; an eight-hour day; the referring of
all local differences as to prices and con-
dltions to the districts for settlement; an
Invitation to Illinois operators TO Join in
the next interstate convention; and that
the next joint interstate conference be held
in Toledo " February, 1910.
Miners and operators declare there is
now a more harmonious feeling between
miners and operators than has existed in
years.
Terms of Contract.
The interstate agreement effected by the
day is as follows:
1t Is hereby agreed between the operators
and miners representatives. of western
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana:
l. That the mining rates, day wage scale
and general prices In existence In western
Pennsylvania Ohio and. Indiana IN the year
1897 be rcafflrmed.
?. That internal differences both as to
prices and conditions, be referred for ad-
justment TO the various districts affected
. That the screen hereby adopted for the
state of Ohio, western Pennsylvania and the
hituminous district of Indiana shall be uni
form In size, six feet wide by twelve feet
long. butt of flat or Akron-shaped bars OF
rot less than ive-eRhths of an inch surface
with one and one-fourth inches between
bars. free from obstructions, and that such
screen shall rest upon sufficient number
Of hearings to hold the bars In proper posi-
4 That the block coal district of Indiana
may continue the use OF the diamond screen
~ prtstsit SIZE and pattern, with the privi-
iege of run Of mine coal, the mining price
OF which shall be determined by the actual
screenings
EIGht-HOur Day Deemed.
5. That the eight-hour day Of forty-eight
hours or six days per week is hereby re-
affirmed.
8. That an eight-hour day means eigh
hours work in the mine at usual workint
places for all classes OF inside day labor
EIhis shall be exclusive OF the time required
~ reaching such working places in TN
morning and departing from same at night
mules to and from the stables, and the tim
required In so doing shall not include an!
part OF the days labor. their work begin
ming when they reach the change at whici
they receive empty cars; but in TO cas-
shell the drivers time be docked while h
is waiting for such cars at the point named
l. That when the men go into the MIN
in the morning they shall be entitled I
two hours pay whether or not the MN
works the fun two hours or not, Spt ate iIt
for every hour thereafter by the hour, 10
each hours work or fractional part there
Of II for any reason the regular routin
work cannot be furnished the inside labo
for a portion of the first TWO hours, IN
operators may furnish other than the regu
lar labor for The unexplred time.
3. That the terms OF this contract shal
begin April I, 1908, and expires March 81
.. That a general resumption OF opera
ton In western Pennsylvania and Obi
(the mines i'm Indiana now being I'm opera
tom shall take place on Monday April ?
10. That the renewal Of the mining rate,
cay wage scale and general prices exist
ing In 1907 Is on condition OF the approvt
OF a two years contract by feferendur
vote OF the United Mine Workers c
America.
settlement without Strikes.
Resolved BY representatives offthe inteI
state Joint convention, composed of th
operators and miners Of western Pennsy
vania. Ohio and Indiana. that We condem
the practice Of suspendlne the operation {
mines, pending the Investigation and aC
tustment Of disputes arising under III
terms OF joint agreements in the variou
districts and subdistricts under the Juri'
diction of this Interstate movement; an
we recommend that such provisions I
agreed upon by the OPERATORS and miner
Representatives In the various districts an
subdistricts as will require the mine mans
gers and mine wOrkeTs to comply with n
terms Of the contract. and to adjust dii
putes without delay and without suspend
ing the operation OF mines.
This Interstate joint convention shall az
S0Orn 20 meet In interstate Convention q
the first Tuesday In February, 1910. at
a. m, IN the city Of Toledo, o.