The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-14
FEDERAL CONCILIATORS AND
OPERATORS READY TO CONFER
JOINT INFORMAL MEETING HELD
FOR INTRODUCTION
LAST MONT.
Real Work viii Begin Today and
Probably End BY Fridsy-Meet
Viz Miners Later.

Today il the BEGINNING Of the period
hat means much TO the Eastern Ohio
coal operators. the destitute mines
and the watchfGi waiting public. for
This morning at 10 O'Clock the irr;
meeting OF he federal conciliators
and the operators II to be held. II Is
likely that the conference will last all
day. perhaps into Friday evening. The
meeting Is scheduled to be held At
.ither the Hotel Windsor. where tho
majority of the two score operators
now In the city. are stopping. or al the
Pittsburgh Vein Operators OF OHIO
Headquarters. IN the German Bank
tullding.
Mr.. Hywei Davies. one OF M comet
iators. arrived m the city yesterday
afternoon from his home at Lexington.
KY. registering IT the McLure. where
Mr.. Daniel ]. Keefe. the other concili-
ator. was In waiting. They immedi-
ately held a conference 10 outline plans
10 take up the questions between the
operators and miners Immediately.
introduced 20 Operators.
~ \ o'clock last evening Messrs.
Davies and Keefe were invited 10 the
operators headquarters. where they
were introduced TO the mine owners
and officials. A brief but informal
conference was held. touching upon
the strike situation. preparatory 10
the meeting TO be held today.
Neither the c~onciliators nor the coal
operators had anything TO give out
relative 10 the meeting. However.
MIR W. II. Woodford. president Of the
operators association and spokesman
for the organization. late said that
the meeting was simply for the pnr-
pose OF having the operators meet the
coneiliators before the formal confer
ence.
Meet With Miners.
II Is unofficially stated hat the
operators meeting with the conciliat-
ors will be followed by the miners
officials comforting with the conciliat-
ors, and the final session will be held
jointly, operators. miners and con
ciliators. How long II will take TO
near both sides is problematical.
II Is reported that the operators are
making efforts. quietly but effectively.
TO start the majority OF their mines
non-union. and that they are meeting
with some success II Is further re-
ported that the Ramsey mines OF the
Roby Coal Company. r Offering
hhk-s tQulNdltnl W Nv hAC IN
price. peing in line with the policy re-
Gently adopted by the Pittsburgh Vein
Operators Association of Ohio. II is
rumored hat the Q few DAYS will
see the following other mines esum-
Ing. to a limited extent at least:
Meister Coal Company. Flushing;
Glenns' Run Coal Company, Rush
Run: Jefferson Coal Company. Piney
Fork: Wheeling & Lake Erie Coal
Company. Dillonvale; Valley Camp
Coal Company. Fairpolnt: F%ursglovc-
Mahcr Coal Company. Maynard; L. 5.
Coal Company. Bradley.
Charles Mauerer. head of the
Glenns' Run Goal Company. Is report
ed to have said yesterday that his
mines would resume operation to-mor-
row morning. II Is probable that 9TH
ar mines N hat section will also start
up. rumor has II.
The United Mine Workers OF Amer
lea meeting. held this week in Colum-
bus. adjourned yesterday. after dis
cussing the Eastern Ohio strike. Sew
eral OF the prominent officials left i'm
mediately for Washington. Their mis-
sion Is shrouded In mystery.