The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-10-27

illusions. I farther conclude and de-
eide that. 10 order to ascertain
whether the capacity. Of any make OF
new type machines. (other thas the
sulIivanD THAI may be put in use. is
IS per cent greater in efficiency
than the breast machises.a test shall
be made between it and Sullivan
machine. as stated in the following
stipulation. which hold shall he in
serted in your agreement, to-wit:
where the new type short wall
continuous cutting machines are
used. the runners. when working
by the day. shall be paid 80 and
seven-tenths cents ger hour, and
their helpers so cents per hour;
when working by the square foot.
the price shall be hfty-fOsr one
hundredths cents per square foot
TO the cutter. and fifty one-hun-
dredths cents to the helper: when
working by the ton. 5 cents per
ton. of screen coal, to the cutter.
and four sevesty-hfths cents per
ton to the helper: and three and
four-.enths cents per ton. OF mine
run coal. 10 the cutter and three
and fifty teB-thsusandths cents
per ton to the helper.
The price Cf yardage and room
turning. to be paid on the contin-
uous cutting machine. shall be the
same as the price on the breast
machine. and shall be divided in
the same manner. The foregoing
scales shall apply to all short wall
continuous cutting machines, that
may be put in use by the West
srn Kentucky Coal Operators, of
District %. which. when tested,
may be shown to be approximately
equivalent. in efficiency. to the
Sullivan short wall machine.
Where a test is made, both ma
chimes shall be operated for 30
days in the same mine, and at tine
same time. and each machine shall
be given equal opportunity and
conditions in which to cut and
handle the coal There shall he
= man appointed by the president
of the United Mine Workers of
America. of District 23,and a man
appointed by the commissioners of
the Western Kentucky Coal Oper-
ators, of District %. to see that
each machine is given a fair and
impartial test; and the president
of District 90 shall have the priv
ilege of choosing any machine run
ner he may desire, to cut the test
with the Sullivan machine, and the
commissioner of the operators
shall have the same privilege of
choosing any machine runner, that
they may desire. to cut the test
with the other continuous cutting
machine; both machine runners to
be paid by the company.
The Sullivan machine has been
selected as a basis in making said
test. in view OF the fact that its
efficiency. in cutting and earning
power, as compared with the eff
cheney of the different types OF
breast machines, in use in this dis
trict was considered by the COM
missioners OF said mine workers,
and coal operators of said district
in making the differential of 25 per
cent"
/ have inserted this latter clause
in the agreement. in view of the fact
that the Sullivan machine was the
only type machine that was con-
sidered by you in reaching your
agreement, and | am of opinion that
no manufacturer. of any other new
type machine, can justly complain OF
it's being mentioned in the agreement
in this way. have also concluded
that it would not be fair to require
the other new type machines TO be,
exactly as efficient as the Sullivan,
and have therefore provided against