The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-06

d n PC result ID p early settlement Thf
I suniertnct B. being held in the Mar
b het auditorium. this city. and b. BE-
I Ing attended by about hurdr.s
! d~elEaies elected By the miners. an
I about the same number Of operator.
] including many prominent coal men
/ OF cleveland and Columbus
hut little vas accomplished ysster
I GAY With the exception q enecting an
l organization Of the .onference n.
I scale proposed b the miners ms al.
ruszed about Two hours. and adjourn
U ment was then taaeu until this morn
ing Al o'clock. Both sides an
peared nrm In their contentious vs.
isfday, and the Indications are that
3 II an agreement o. reached AZ this
3 conference 10 will not he brought
about until late this week However
/ both the miners and the operators
declare they are hopeful OF a settle
menJ
New Scale Presented.
The scale presented hy the miners
I az yesterdays conference is some.
what different from that submitted al
the Columbus conference a few.
/ weeks ago. Al that time the miners
insisted on basis OF 90 80 cents per
ton. but this demand has been modi-
I he'd TO a. cents per ton for machine
cutting. hand drilling. shooting ans
loading wide work for clean. mer.
chantable coal
The operators are Directing 20 tho
mine run basis. declaring that with
this included In the scale. the mine.
OF Eastern Ohio cannot BE- operated
In competition With the Pittsbursh
district nelds. which are run on tn-
screen basis.
The mines In the counties Of Bel
mont. Jefferson and Harrison Coun
Ties are involved. These produce
nearly half the coal mined In th,
state Of Ohio. and employ. between
. 1900 and Is 600 men Scores OF To-
cal unions are on strike comprising
sub district No 3. OF District No.
.. OF the United Mine Workers OF
America
7 K maher Presidina.
The conference was called 10 order
shortly after , o'clock. In the Ohiu
valley Trades q Labor Assembly
hall. by Charles J Albasin OF Bridge
port. president OF sub-district No g
modate the persons In attendance,
and the Market Auditorium was then
secured and will be used a. the meet b.
ing place until the conference ad-
iourus
Following the call 10 order. IN.
conference organized by electing q
h. Maher. 81 Cleveland. president OF
the Purscglove- Maher Coal company.
as president. and Frank Ledinka. or
ganizer for the u. NJ. W OF A.. IN
sub-district No. 8. a. secretary. ant
John Zelenka as assistant secretary
VIII r. Coivig. OF This city. ohsif-
man Of the joint harmony committee
which has been effective In settling
several labor disputes OF a local ma
ture, addressed the conference for
Few minutes. urging the two sides
10 get together and reach an agree
ment for the sake OF all concerned.
lie offered the services OF the COM
mlttee in the event they are neeu-t'
President John Moore. OF the Ohio
Mine Workers. and G.. W Savage.
s,ecretsry-treasurer OF the interna-
uonal organization. In addition 10 sew
eral organizers Of the L. VI. " OF
4. were present when the confer
ence opened. President W r. Wood
ford. OF the Pittsburgh Vein Opera
tors Association. and many other
prominent coal operators. are In at
tendance.
Demands Of Scale.
The conference a. once proceeded
70 business. President Albasin read
the scale prepared by the miners. vote
Ing their demands. The principal de-
mands In the scale and the ones meet
ing with opposition are the following.
First-That an coal be paid for on
the mine-run basis
Second-That ~ cents per ton be
me price Tor machine cutting. hand
drilling. shooting and loading wide
work FOR all clean merchandise coal
Third That $40 cents per ton b.
the price paid for pick mining
Fourth That the present differen-
tisls above the Hooking Valley price
be retained on "a relative basis.
fiifh-Inat al narrow work be paid
~ The same proportion as paid under
the Cleveland agreement
After reading the compleet scale.
Mr. Albasin moved It's adoption by ~.
conference and the motion was soc.
nUMa.I nn Pre- fHNH.H
Mr.. Nsurer Talks.
p. q. Mahrer. 81 Cleveland "a promi-
utnf coal operator. then took the floor
and explained the attitude of the oper
dtors- ne OPERATOR had something
% offer them that they could accent T"
eb said in beginning BE emuhaefzad
the fact that The Pittsburgh dIefrict
coal Comuefee with that from tho
eastern Ohio fields being sold ON tho
some docks. Yet. Do poiuetd out. tie
.'rg"u basis. and that the proposed
'al. would work tu The hardship oft
'.n ohio miners if would Boz impo..
nic DO said. for The Ohio mines 10
operate under the scale 10 d. not
.fubuorrnese on our part that fh.
mines are closed down. bg, hsrsrsa
r0U are asking ga f0 do somas hint.
That is Impossible DO said 10 ask
ri Tor q settlement on tho samo baafs
a. that in force .n the pitfburgh die.
friCf
BE said frat under .le scale the
N0rkIuE district operators who 70
Gently signed with fhe miners we're
favored. inasuurh az the y.rrurer
reduction Of POS cents Der ton
iir saif most Of The coal tr fhr Hosr
IrE district ia used mi domestic r1n-
sumption. Little o. if being In come
petition vith coal from Other all.
fr..fF BE explained the action %
no Fufrrr.F district OPERATOR Ir
SIGNING the scale tv saying that one
nrffafiu- com rauy which owns
bout half fha coal produced Ir frfe
..rtr'r. markets Dr. ar price ao much
.H ADVANCE ~ fta mining ru.fH
Prcsi5c-t Moore Replies
Pre-. .r"rf Moore rarI.rH 90 Nf-
N.rrfr araaE.r. .r defense OF fra
scale" Ir hH-.rr.rE ha raH thar tho
rf- have ..Hr-art rr0preIfor +o
nr-r. aa nf f.a IO'Hr. f.Ir r-nrf.rr the
demand was f1r fgEf rarfs nor ION
while now fhev ask f- cents Trfr
ndIrf.1r or -ff rrrfa Ter ton he
uHa errur| mol justify the ask
ru fu- another conference
Hr denied +ra statement fhaf fra
i.f lIrEr .Ia-r.rf coal |a a connect.
Tor 20 The earferu Ohio coal savirr
'..f NJ o. cells lur more ~.0rav fhau
ne latter r ia cold upon its merit
Ut p willard. -erarsI MANAGER r.
fnn I0rrf Sfrfaa Coal row~art
spoke nfN. for fra rraraf0ra Rafa-