Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-27

fcrcd miners willing 10 return to the
think this would be necessary for min,
cts In Illinois, as he did not believe
there were any in tina, State who would
conditions.
Phil II. Ponna, operator. OF Terre
Hautc. Ind. said that the u per cent
Increase w,oul6 p,orc thnn nbso-h tho
margin Of nroft or tho Indiana mines
Ahis wear. How ARC these mines TO
continue in operation.'' IN. asked.
Dr. G;nrficld rcnlich ina. unror a
cost OF operation" mines would have 10
Siose or else have to operate NJ i"Ss.
Many OF these mines MT iehna $40:
represent VIC .mnor ana SaSr.noe .;
..eh IVES Q, mvn WHO az 20 80
: 10 eommenrc aSnln: ana INC s2Nern
mcht must no' MA !" Ue"anu W."
Puts men out OF CUISINES
br. Garhclu Si1t'ne.i 20 lhe !Gln'
fon:oFshSe o. miners an" oPe'''''s 10
Text Of Statement.
'on the @t,h instance announced
that the public must not hc asked to
coal unicSs j; Is necessary 10 do 50
in order 20 provide res soma bic wages
10 The mine workers aud reasonable
pron; to jhe operators Careful IN
.cstiEation forces me 20 the conclusion
other principles SC, forth OF INC sith
Instance. the public ought not q nc -,
aus-cd to pay any increase N coal
prices II This time
THE prices hNcd bT the government
on Cosl were calculated 10 increase
basic and the increase IN producti"n
Was imperative. The operators are
now in receipt @, margins which were
necessary 20 eTcc; that increase Q:
Il was - ." estimated tia, the production
needed for 1919 was n"""rc.NUo IONS,
The estimate fo- 1912 i '"",oor""o
IONS.
n,>i> for Increased Fay
-. .i-ci,,os g forth IN
~! -" ~ -. ,hc s;n.cmept OF
E..'t-Sa v,a, IN, average in
,-.ssa "a wages since 1918 :or the
various classes o. mine workers are
deducted from the increase in the coSt
If living since that time. We arrive
At the amcunt OF additional increase
Zinc
~ have taken tho ficures OF tho
Bureau az Labor Statistics for both
los, q. ;ivins and cor the wcicntcd
..o,.,~c ~ warc increases According
- ,hSse tigmrcs the cost OF living has
r;.on "a ,rr cen. since 1918, and
-" r.ccSsa-v ia bring the
t'c d !'o.ns af ,,,i,c yprkcrs IN 10
- no nrrscn. time is IA
ms pu,"' :.
per Sen,; bors,ororc made
kead?Ostmen's NJ ivc reT,
since 1915. We're sucn as !" 70. E AN aver.
cain g!ssses % MN" nx,ess If TIC Increase
tn the cost oi !iVins. ana .u'' ~
crhcrs an average increase ~" -rnis
increase in The cost o! IaLlnS, o.,or
form of adjustment Was m"oc W. y"
10 establish or preserve ccrtain re-
!ative bases in the mining inuus'!
Il do no, think inis c"mHi,,", a. NON ,,inc
Workers as whole. and in con-
sequence. Imposing upon the public.
2 total average increase in excess OF
Inc total average increase in the cost
Of living. because II this course We
adopted inc result M"n ,iio "a mn mo me
total increased puroCn p!aSc" mP"m
mining industry viii be TAR III rN.rSs
o! the increase N '"t US %
.,s 49, n,in.in,r were applicd in
s.i's i y, 4, is ohvious chat
ne result, in cost would be passed
:i,one "a xe-cs NniiIL increase in a
.n ,,,Td g,Ir., ;aI;nr as minimum the
living. In the long run this wou,d aG id
u.a.! Ii>.,nr of ,he rntire hubble and
Would ta,l more injuriousiy upon. the
woT Is 't SEEMS ris TO NC that The rcasonabie
ina, with th;s situation is to
Si S TO The the industry y' as whole an
,nSrGSs fh HmT. If Siss M ana
; ne '' Is, ina; !" amount Of increase he
waSE pass s.;7: - l-nnje%sSs
",~o6,rol ~ c-irr. hv,hc government
MI o ~ ns - |o- The yrescn:.
,<.Tae 3!es''; f.. t slsSi0d3 p6s s q
lie .u5da-n:a;a, controversy BENZ n
o2s:e;::s 80 -. 80 - -: s.,,1nr,si..
:2s o3t IS $3.50 r.. r." -. :'Eae ao,3i.
,a-s -. me - ". - wages