The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-31

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the failure % our emuluyes and our
selves 20 agree upon a vase contract
~. u LA-tsin phlo
rom a screen cual 90 a. mine run syr-
tenn o. %~eiEhing and paying for a ton
q coal involves the expenditure %
coal upules. 20 comply with thc require
ments 20 The new laW
There H. no desire on our part % dis
credit either the honesty or integrity
OF our employees and yet ~ D. a TACT.
subject g. verincstion by any body 81
lmltitlnl minded men. that the mire
run law offers an incentive 90 the reck
less blasting 90 The coal in the mine and
indlnerence on the part ~ the miners
these elements deprcciate the value Of
the coal and make % more difficult 10
maINet We coal mined under a run OF
We want our employees 20 distinctly
understand that we have no desire and
VII not attempt 60 reduce. their WaEea
or earning power below what III was iaEt
ear under a screen coal system. We
al.o desire 90 emphasize thai W. cam
add % the cost - Producinr a ton 81
.naL Competition OF other mining dts
ulcts make % impossible for us 10 in
crease the cost OF mining and market
ne coal m competition with other dis-
Nll'NH producing cheaper coal because
% paying q much less mining rate than
We aic wiliing 90 pay. We may lust "a.
we'll leave the mines remain idle a. a.
agree % and sigu "a wage contract witch
HA NN'NANAA W. from NFAANmE our coal
Nlhe- cannot operate m the coal an
h't be sold. To would mean idle mines
gnner such a condition. We DO not b.
ntNe that our employees would endorse
such Discrimination in favor 81 othrr
nlininE districts ana --r-c themzeiVe
10 remain Ia idlcness.
An effort has been made by souna
pcopie 20 mislead the mine workers IN
regard 20 our ability 20 paw certain
prizes Tor mining a ton OF coal on 4 run
OF mine system. THE same effort ma
been made 90 misiead The public In -
gard 20 wha our employees earn.
The attempt has also been made by
One indi'lduals twho ought 20 know
better and We believe they do know bet
teri 10 create the impression that our
employee do not earn fair wages under
9ne terms or last years wax contract.
earns oui' about a dollar a day. In or
Ger thht public may know the truth.
We herewith submit tho average earn.
lnFs OF one Of the mines in eastern ohio
The books are open 10 the inspectfon ~
any committee OF business men. cIereV-
men. employ ers Of labor or mine worry
ers 20 cNamine or disprove this state
/. We want all parties Interested Ia
learn and know the facts and not 10
- misled by people who are wfnfuIly
fairs or are not familiar with existinr
conditions.
Statement.
Taken from The books o. the mine Of
fhe koby c.a Company. for the month
For The first hair 81 tho month OF
'uif thc aN'rdge wages earned by the
sneaerr Tor each day they worked was
For he second hair o. the month Of
July l'la. the average wages Of the
l"hdnrs Tor each daN they were Employ
% was 4te5 per day
The month 81 July ts n fair average.
a D. iret hair 81 the month had a
National holiday. and this 20 some 81
tent M|H|'M I|NIu.fNnU and the amHnHwwH
~ the miners
20 srogjd b. borne In mind that the
HnoED OIL not the wages for one or two
or utty leaders. but o. b. the average
20 al the leaders employed fn tho mirs
ana the fcrifirafion Of these uguraa b.
Invited. The leaders ere the men VIII
load coal ~ well az driU and blast the
machine men
90 would be- O. pleasure o. us 90 have
inc wnsDe 90 our employees higher. 81 DO
were possible Co. pas o. irher rat. and
mnrhef fND product ~ our mines On D.
w'll known there he's been no attempt
o. operate our mines without a wage
contract neither have made any war
on the miners union What We want b.
e. SQUARE DEAL and this we believe
we HilI finally receive.
IL ie known that International prraI-
dent White wnE here one day last week
and iutimnfsd there could D. no conn
promise of fHr miners demands How
BITS position can b. h-arm0nixed with his
former action. we cannot understand.
Here Ie ono section ~ tho report az the
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and Wlli7W Green. International Presi-
dent. Vice President and secretary
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We hereby rarrmmsnf Ha "a basis ~
el.meni ~ fns w scale n ths
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