The chronicle=news., 1913-09-19

More than two hundred employees
OF Sopris that gathered Mt u meeting
IN ihat camp last ni.ht adopted with
out dissenting voi. the foregoing
resolution. declaring themselves well
satisfied with working conditions
and pledged themselves not to re-
spond To the call OF n strike which is
scheduled TO tax. effect next Tues.
day morning. When the resolution
WIS introduced and u vote taken the
resolution was carried and no one
ro-" to vote In tn. negative. Only
n few present did not vote
The meeting was called for the
purpose Of giving the miners or any
or all employees mn opportunity to
state their grievances. There was q
free discussion Of various matters,
hut the general sentiment seemed to
he that the employees were well snt-
isfi.d. There was grievance ON th.
part of the miners that they had not
their own cheek w.iEhman. aud right
there aud then i.or.nx nudxIsIauski
was selected to fili that position on
the tippie.
+. ". Weitxci. general manager OF
the L. y. and !. Company had been
asked TO be present and WINS In ut
tendance. When called upon he re-
fcrrcd to conditions In the mine and
answered all questions put to him
lie gave the miners heart TO heart
talk and upon conclusion was cheer
ed. Mr.. Wcitx.l declared that he
favored the eight hour law for min
or. and that h. had been In u larg"
measure concerned In the offering
OF the bill which has become law
lie referred to the fact that the min
crs had bccn receiving the same pay
for eight hours ns they had been pre-
yiotiriy for ten hours and also to
the fact that the company had Ini-
tiated the twice a month pay day.
| lie commented the miners at Sopris
On the splendid showing made In get
ting out M much coal In eight hours
us they had previously In ten hours.
Following Mr.. Wcltscl. Jim Pcrctto
who acted as interpreter. addressed
tho miners In Italian.
Lorcnz Budzislauski in n quaint
way expressed the grievance about
n cheek wcighman. His talk brougirs
about good feeling and after "a irne-
thy discussion the speaker was So
Iccted to serve as ccchk wcighman.
Superintendent Chambers advised
him that he should go on the tippie
TO assist John Goodcn the company
wcighman In the adjustment OF
weights. II is learned that this
morning Budzislauski declined to ac-
cept the place hut was prevailed upon
by the superintendent
The effect OF the adoption this res
olution may be that only u very few
men will respond to the call at So
pris. The men who attended the
meeting last night said they would
stand firm on their declaration.
Today throughout the county ar
rangemcnts are being made by the
| United Mine Workers to prepare for
the strike OF next Tuesday. Tents
are being unpacked ready to he put
up to shelter the miners and their
families. Arrangements for the os-
| Establishment OF commissaries have
been completed. International vice
president Frank ]. Hayes stsss1 to
a c-N reporter last night that no de-
tail was being overlooked and that
the organization was prepared as it
never has been before to carry on n
most successful strike.
Yesterday. according to Mr.. Hayes
one coal company. the New
Maitland Coal company In
Hucrfano county. operating one mine
signed up a contract agreeing to all
the demands set forth by the scale
committee at the recent convention.
In commenting on this Mr.. Hayes