The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-28
WORK 70 bcAis STARTED TO
WARD ENDING oF ONO
Coal eTRtsG
Both Sides cypress Hopes % Agree.
nent. ara operstors A., Ga
pscisiiy Optimistic.

S-Ht"TnAy atrrnarnu olrtfd lplnf
conference IN this city. Though
neither side offered any propo~ition
during the hrst session. OF made any
ststemens that might Be construed
a. concessions. there appeared 20 D.
general feeling among bosh miners
and operators that an agreement can
b. effected sesore the conference nm
ally adJOurns That both sides are
hopeful. a. least. Vas evident
But little was done yesterday to
ward reaching an agreement. except
that Il was decided 20 refer all prop
oaitions 20 q scale committee Nnlcn
Il 90 report back 20 The joint con
ference. This committee. composed
OF sixteen members. eight from either
aide. vas appointed. and later or
Fanixed
The miners and OPERATOR convened
jointly In the Market Auditorium. az
20 o'clock. and after being In SEES
sion almost an hour. recessed 20 meet
again AZ the call % the scale con-
mittee. The scale committee went In
10 session az the Windsor hotel. At
o'clock. ana after organizing. and lis
tenins 10 appeals from business men
81 this city and Eastern Ohio. urging
that the strike BE- settled a. quickly
g. possible. adjourned Al $40 O'Clock.
Personnel % Committee.
Representative OF the operators on
the scale committee are. G. r. Mau-
Ter. 3. ~ Robins. a. p Willard. T. X
Maher. NJ. Gallagher. r. l. wilder
muth. W l. Moke and George NJ
Jones. with President W. O. Il. Wood
ford and Secretary John Zalenka. OF
the Pittsburgh Vein Coal Operators
Association a. ex-ofncio members
ihe miners named the following rep.
resentatives: John Long. Pultney:
George Kinds. No. Ran a River.
Tony Amicone. Lansing. Charles Fish-
or. Barton; Fritz Kraft. Wheeling
Greek; Harry smith. Yorkville. Jc-
rome Watson. Ncn. and -.. Caldwell.
OF Brilliant with onicials OF Sub.dis-
trict No 3 ~ cN-oncio members
The committee organized BY electing
William Roy. vice president OF Sub
district No. 3. chairman: John Zalen.
ka secretary. and Frank Ledvinka. or
ganizer OF the United Mine Workers Of
America, assistant secretary.
Pursuant 20 a motion ADOPTED In the
joint conference. a committee OF three
business men. one representing the
business men of jefferson county. an
other the business interests OF Rel
mont county. and the third 10 repre-
sent Wheeling. was permitted TO sit
In the committee. but without voice
or vote Also. the Rev Father Nc
Eachen. OF Barton. was permitted 10
attend the sessions OF the committee.
but without taking any part In the
proceedings. Tho Jefferson county
business man r. Harry Walker. while
Will &. Scott Of Bridgeport. was
Named sF the Belmont county repre-
sentative. and VIII ". Colvig. chair
man OF the Harmony committee. was
the local representative selected
VIII Begin Work Today.
The committee viii go into session
this morning at Q O'Clock. II Is not
likely that Il viii be ready 10 report
for day OF two. az least. and may not
Issue the call for the conference 10 re-
assemble before the first Of next week
With Marty 500 miners and opera
tors In attendance. the conference was
called TO order In the market auditor
ium. by President Charles T. Albasin.
~ sub.district No. 8. u. NJ W OF a
Upon the motion OF representative
Of the miners, Thomas H. Maher. OF
Cleveland. president 90 the Maher-
Purseglovc coal interests. was made
chairman. with Frank Ledyinky. sec
Rotary. and John Zelcnka a. assistant
secretary. This organization is the
same a. that Of the first conference
which was held In this city about a
month ago.
C. y. Maurer 81 Cleveland. president
of the Glenn's Run Coal Company. took
the floor and spoke M behalf 81 the
operators re referred 20 the fact that
both sides had siguifled "a willingurss
- A..
agreement The operators have come
here. he said. with "a clean slate We
have no picked proposition. but come
here absolutely ire" 90 make fair
contract with our employees upon the
basis OF last years scale We hope
the miners have come a. free 90 make
such "A contract Tie concluded b.
moving that all matters before the
conference be- referred TO- Joint scale
committee
Albssir Makes Statement
In reply President Alhasiu cN.
pressed the hope ct the miners that an
agreement could be- reached. and that
the operators and miners would leave
the conference with friendly spirit
toward each other I'VE are willing
20 do anything 10 bring about an hon.
orahlo settlement" hc said Hc soc.
ondcd the motion 90 refer the matters
20 a scale committee
Lee Uall. OF Cambridge State vio.
president OF tho wInsra spoke briefly
lie said that many tflfErams had been
received I'm tho business ONCE off the
State organization. urFre that tho
strike b. settled Ifr spoke .n favor
Of scale committee
There was some objection AMONG
the miners tu the appointment OF o.
scale committee. buf President Abs.
Gin pointed ont the fact that tho mI.
ncrs could either ratify or reject the
findings 81 che committee President
Alhasin also took occasion fo druv the
reports that The strike is that 90 tho
officials. and not the minera Every
miner is In favor OF continuing This
strike Indefinitely but that they get
their demands. hs said and che ar
rlause that met this statement Wi.
evidence that bite words we're true
chndrsn starvlns 90 DEAN
hoiflnE thc words Uf rra.II.rf ans
On crude words pictured IHr .fr. ..r.
% the strike fn nrr."H.Hr H. ...H
the mincra were determined Or .....a
tne strike ten years Ur rHr r.Hr. 10
uecessarN o. win their demands rrf.
8 On ngnf Tor Nfr.fnr our very .r..f.
eure. BE- said We only uH#f 3D. F..H
WnrklnH vase. and tHHf offered .. HHn