The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-03-11
Wage Scale Adopted by the
Operators and the Miners
Indianians Oppose the New Pact.-Mine Run Scale
Adopted.

ing rate in Indiana ard illinois be ad-
vanced 3 cents a ton.
IT he pick mining rate in the different
districts will be as follows G7G4 cents
in the thinven district of Western
Pennsylvania; 6764 cents in the Eastern
Ohio, Hooking, Cambridge and Amster-
dam Bergholz districts, and 1864 cents
throughout the balance of Ohio, unless
otherwise agreed to: 81 cents in the BIZ
luminous district of Indiana and Ga cents
in the Danville district of Illinois.
That the price for chan-machine
mining mine run coal be 80 cents in
Ohio and in the thin-vein district of
Western Pennsylvania so cents in In
diana, and 81 cents in the Danville dis
trict of Illinois.
Day Labor Boosted.
That all dead work, yardage and
room turning be advanced per cent,
all day labor advanced per cent, with
the conditions of the Columbia day wage
scale prevailing
"All internal differences are hereby re-
terred to the various districts for settle
ment, with the understanding that only
by mutual consent shall anything be done
in district. sub-dctrict or wagc-scale
conventions that will increase the cost of
production or decrease the earning ca
pacity of the men.
"All rules now incorporated in existing
contracts shall remain in force unless
changed by agreement between operators
and miners representatives.
That the contract be for period of
two years, beginning April /, 1916, and
ending March 81, 1918.
Whereas, This interstate joint confer
encc has adopted the mine run as a
standard method for weighing coal; and,
"Whereas, 1t is absolutely necessary to
adopt such rules as will safeguard the
product of the mines and maintain the
marketable condition of the coal there
fore, be it
Resolved, That this interstate joint
conference agree that all district organ
izations herein represented shall take up
the question of preparation of the coal
and adopt such rules and regulations.
with proper penalties, as will best suit
the condition of each district herein rep
resented.
AS a condition precedent to the ac-
ceptance by the coal operators of Illinois
of the pending interstate joint agree
ment and in the hope that the introduc-
ton of mining machines into the long
wall mines of Northern Illinois may en-
able that field to operate on basis
which shall preserve the miners earning
power and at the same time reduce the
operating cost and save the field, it is
agreed that a joint commission of three
miners and three operators shall be ap-
pointed by the two organizations, who
shall have power to establish the proper
mining rate therefor, without regard to
existing machine differentials."
President White in a statement said !:
"The miners are highly gratified with
the agreement reached for the btumi-
nous coal fields. The establishment of
universal run-of mine system of weigh
ing all coal produced marks new epoch
in the affairs of the union. and is, in
fact, the happy accomplishment of a
thirtyyear campaign.
Peace for two years is now assured
and the readjustment necessary to put
the new wage scale in operation will in
no way hamper the industry.
THE peaceful settlement of the soft
coal wage matters should clearly demon
strate to the American public the need
of strong yet reasonable organization
such as the United Mine Workers, and
the sol1ndness of the basic wage confer
ence plan"
White said the bituminous agreement
would have no effect on the anthracite
negotiations,