The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-06
OPERATORS To
SUE COAL UNION
Mine Owners Of Unionized
Kanawha Field to Seek
Damages in Court

CHARLESTON. W. Va. Nov. S.-SpA
cpcr9torS IN the unionzed hanaWhS
tields whose contracts with the Ct,iEeu
Mine Workers have been aorogated oy
no pcrc,,l strike order, will prooaoty
bring damage suits for thousands or dot
;ars against the union. II was announcso
mere tonight by representatives OF Iite
r,ina owners The Same procedure Will
hc taken as in the panburS ttonnecIi-
MY Waters case il was stated
Th, strike Is costing the operators IN
30 Paint Creek fields approximately
StOo. .oO0 a day. including the losses on
..oal sales. r. {. Kennedy. secretary OF
mo Eanawha coal operators association.
ass.rtrd thousands Of dollars OF losses
w.rc also reported in the Caoin CrceN
ncid. ne said.
Must Uphold Contracts.
NJ Kennedy said the matter OF dam
~, sults would probably be taken UP al
a meeting Of III" operators ASSOCIATION.
10 said soTr action must be taken 10
impress fully upon the tinted M'ne
upheld" They must assume luN re-
~ponsihili,y for the present situation ne
tldcl.
we :crl th;.t the mine workers union
: responsible for the present SITUATION
md mus, hc held responsible" said John
u, Dickinson. who controls large mining
interests in thc kanawha fields. / urge
.ha. damage suits be started against the
Iu.on on tar Same lines as in the Dan
bury HattelS case.
rhc strike Of union miners vas callcd
III tho uninniZcd kanawha fields. despite
The fat that the operators had con-
tract with che union until peace is dS-
rlared NJ. Dickinson explained. DTc!aE-
.rx in favor Of bringing damage SuitS
.. rainSt he union. G. A. Caoeli. vice
"r"sldrnt Of tho carbon Fuel COMPANY
5vnrrs Of large kanaHha mines. assert :
hr would pTODAnls
ask the union 10 furnish bonds or othcr
SECURITY 10 guarantee performance OF
Not For siz Hou- Day.
W. y SandcrpHol. president of the
'ncal union Of mine workers. at Sou' n
.,Lrhon in the heart Of IN" Cabin Creek
mining district. tod rcwSpapcTmcn wh"
riSitsd that section today. thar th;
.lriSing miners demanded an incrras" N
wage 10 met The high cost OF living,
M; did not insist on tn" SIX hour day.
The minors DO not care much for the
six hour day" said Mr.. Eandcrpool. but
hey must hav" an increase IN wages
rhO cost nf living has advanced put our
wages have not A.,
Mr. Vandcrpnoi charged that the
,,omnary stores wore ovcccharginS the
miners" He asserted that Ihe miners
we're compelled 70 pay the hiShes'
prices for necessities.
g. X. Cabell. general manager ot thc
.,orrpany stores in the Cabin Creck dis.
.rict. said that ne mad no knowledge oil
hc miners being oycrcharg"d. He Saic
hat the stores were operated on the
basis Of approximately 20 percent
profit!''
TIL" mon do not have 70 buy at th'
.ompany stores They may go else
where" he said w" deal with then
:airly and charg" according 10 what VIC
ave 10 nay for our stuff. We do not
rnmparc rur prices with those else
WHORE. Approximately - percent OF tbs
miners r.at-oriz" cur stores although
thcy could MAKE their purchases al
,thrr nearby towns.
Can't save Anything.
Miners throughout tho Paint Cree'
n,pcr men that they must hav" m
,rraScd wages" They said they "cou!C
,ot save anything working on the pros