The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-02
LEWIS DECLARES MINERS ARE
BEING ADVISED To co ON STRIKE

CHARLESTON. W. Va. Dec. Few
mines were working in the kanawha
district today. Reports from the Office
Of the Karawha Coal Operators Associ-
alton indicated that there are still So
mines working in this district. The
secrctary-trcasurer OF district II stated
that so far Information had reached the
hcaduuar, ,ers Of the United Mine WORK
ers that there were only two mines III
the Kanawha fields open-thc Solray
Galleries companys operations ana
Kingston and Westerly. which have
been in operation all during the strike
owing to contracts made with the COM
pany last summer.
Secretary T. l.. Lewis Of the New
River Coal Operators Association. said
Monday would be a better day in that
district than Saturday. judging from
reports on hand. On Saturday. the New
River fields loaded 1880 tons or ?oA
per cent Of the normal days loading
These figures came from the official
loading sheets OF the Ch"sa pcakc & Ohio
railway.
On Saturday the coal loadinGs in the
KAnawha district were estimated at
%. 900 tons or about so percent Of nor
nal by the Kanawha Coal Operators
Association.
Sensational Charge.
sixty percent Of the mines in tho
Fairrront district are operating today.
Secretary T. L. Lewis of the New River
Coal Operators Association said. "but 4
is true that some Of these arc not work
ing with a full complement of men.
THE president of district II. accord
ing to reports coming direct from the
Fairnonl district" continued Mr. Lewis
is in that district today for the pur-
pose Of inducing the men who are work
ing TO go on strike.
TT is a fact that the officers Of dis
trict % In tho New River fields ar"
openly advising the men to strike IN
direct opposition to tn" final decision OF
the federal authorities that II per
cent average increase IN wages IS TO Z"
into effect in all coal producing dia-
triots."
Mines Operated.
The mines operated today according
to reports from railroads conCCrn'd d.
were: West Virginia Northern. 80 per
cent working; West Virginia and En- ~
all bur three mines wcr" work nE: Nor
rartown and Wheeling. all mines re-
v,.r,cd down but four. wh;"h wCr" work
,rr 50 percent capacity; Bait NOR" and
ONO. so percent working: Grafton AN"
lexington. 100 percent operating; f1"m-
inrtnn region all down; In!"rwood aMd
Grafton So percent working: byron r.
gion, Fairmont. MorE"n;"wn and l'.NS-
/, burgh. 80 percent working.
Tho coal operators ny" finding d!'f'-
Gully in the non-uni"n tlcld' in "h';rln-
inr cash with which 10 meet pay I"l1.
which approximate in eastern k'niu"A%.
West Virginia and Nirg .nia. cl"%.' 60
s3 OGO. .OcO weekly.
This is due. operators state, {" lie
fac, that tho government hr. 'if'r"-
nria,cd no funds with VIII ch /. l'ry
rpcrators for coal taken owe" nui IL
vcrt,d BY the federal fuel aoE"mi$.ra-
ii N.
There have bc"n no reports "r diS"r-
der .hown anywhere in tho an"wha d.
<ict. The idl" miners n" -" ndIm';
most Of their time about their homes
and in hunting excursions. Th':" -
no difficulty being cXp"ri"n"rd IN haE-
ing enough mon detailed ah"ui th"
mines rur the necessary ""rh. N""r";"Ey
Mooney Of the mine w"rE""s sHiL
Tic state polio" wht'N have hon en-
canpcd at Kama wha ,'tg ,.'r' SIN" tn"
rc,leral troop" loft VIII hr."; lump to-
day. the camp mater. L.: hrN.ns been
sold.