The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-08-15
NEEDED
As MUCH AS EVER
In the Strike Zone as the Old
Conditions Would BE Re
newed on Departure.


pers to be as necessary today as it
was three weeks ago. for the belief
is general that II the troops were
withdrawn and no settlement
reached in advance the old condl-
tions would soon prevail. In the
opinion of one person who has been
in close touch with the situation the
actual dollars involved in the contro-
versy on Paint creek is. very small
matter. Only a part OF the opera
tons along the creek have been
closed as result of the strike. and
the others are working. some about
as steadily as they ever did while
others not ute so good. This au-
thority says that the strike on Paint
Creek affects about eight operations.
The normal capacity OF these mines
is not to exceed six thousand tons OF
coal per day. The difference be-
tween the operators and the miners
at the time the strike was declared
wass altogether one of wages, 1t is
declared. The miners demanded an
increase which. under the scale,
would not have exceeded two and
one-half GEMS per ton-the miners
say one and one-half cents per ton.
Taking two and one-half cents as the
increase this would have amounted
to $3.50 per day for eight opera
tons. or $1S.75 per day for each
mines These figures are very con-
sentative. On account of this small
difference several lives have been
lost. the relation between the oper-
ators and miners has become one or
hostility and the state put to an ex.
pense that already amounts to about
$4,000, and is increasing at the
rate of more than $4,000 per day.
The same authority asks: as 1t
not about time that wiser and saner
courses shall prevail?"
While there are more miners on
the creek than above stated. the
others are working. OF course the
difference in the price paid and the
scale where 1t is not complied with
would show a difference in favor
of the company, but it is stated that
where the men are working they
are getting as much as would be paid
were the scale adopted, but this is
contended to be only temporary.
Another testimonial of the won
derful changes that have been
wrought in the Paint Creek valley
since the militia has gone in and
cleaned up the properties of the coal
companies to make it possible for a
human being to exist therein, Is
shown in letter to Adjutant Gen
eral Elliott from the REV. Thomas
II. Collins, Catholic priest of Mont
gomery. The Rev. Mr.. Collins has
been up and down the creek several
times in recent years, and was
through 1t just before and after the
militia was called out. lie visited
the headquarters few days ago and
when informed that the governor
and a party would go through the
territory he asked to be permitted
to join the party and the request
was readily granted, After his re-
turn to Montgomery, Father Collins
wrote General L lott as follows:
81 have oft in the course of a
somewhat protractcd visit, been sore
ly puzzled how to express my graft
tude- for kindness and favors DONE
not only to myself. but for my peo-
pie. While l cannot claim many Of
the poor miners as belonging to our
church, still have the same feeling
for them all. and would do for them
all what lies within my very limited
power.
"The solicitude and foresight
which you have manifested in their
behalf in striving to show those
poor people that cleanliness is next
to Goodness shows me that you
know how to transplant goodness
into these peop.e, and that you have
the right idea of how to make them
moro moral and religious. A clean
body presupposes clean mind. I'm
dying gratitude esteem and regard
together with highest wishes and
most fervent prayers for your pros
perity and success in life. and in
death are the smallest tributes for,
such consideration, Justice can exact
from them. May heaven help you.
ana reward you. for it only can.
Il remain, and always shall re-
main,
"Your most grateful friend,