Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-01
No Official

DA1unAHOuS cOal district VINO LETT their
work yesterday was available from
either Headquarters Of District 5,
United Mine Workers or from the
Pittsburgh Coal Producers associa-
ton controlling about rs per cent of
the output of the district. Today
marked the celebration Of the eight
hour day, always observed by, the
miners as a holiday, and the operators
took h ground that they would, on
that account. be unable to determine
the extent Of the walkout before Mon.
day. } q.
$1,000 May Join.
Miners officials expected however,
and the operators did not contradict
the prediction that some As, 700 union
men in the western Pennsylvania fields
and $4,000 more in the central Penn
sylvania territory would, join the sus-
pension. So far as could be learned
early today, these men quit their
posts before midnight yesterday. The
greatest doubt centered about the
Joint the movement in the vicinity
comprising mines in Clearf1eld county
and surrounding territory.
One Doubtful Region.
Reports from West Virginia ana
Eastern Ohio late last night were In
dicative of a general : suspension of
mining activities. Practically the onlv
doubtful region was that conferred
about Cumberland, Md. in the Georg-
es creek and upper Potomac fields
where mining for fourteen months
has been at sub-normal activity and
fully 5000 men have been idle dur
ing that time. Six thousand miners
were said to be affected by the strike
order but neither operators nor the
union officials could estimate the
number Of men who would stop work.
This Is partly due to the individual
contract system used by many Of the
operators in these districts.
Twenty Thousand was the number
of union men estimated to have sus
pended work in Clearfield, Elk and
JEFFERSON counties in the Dubois re-
gion Of Pennsylvania. Union leaders
predicted that $4,000 non-union work
ers would be with them by Monday.
From Morgantown, w. Va, came
word that more than 100 mines had
been closed by the walkout. Operators
OF this district hsve announced that
they would reopen on an open shop
basis but no work was expected to be
done today. according to statements
from both camps.
The appearance al. this city Of four
blazing crosses against the. sky from
hill tops last night startled the popu-
lace but no significance was attached
to it SO far as the mine strike is con-
cerned.
Reports from Wheeling. W. Va.
concerning activities in Belmont and
neighboring counties in Ohio, across
the river. showed that about 1900
men were out Of the mines. Charles
ton, w. Va. reported that 10000
union men left their jobs last even
ing. The strike began quietly in
Clarksburg but no figures on the num-
Der Of strikers were available last
night.
Expect 100. Per Cent WalkouIt.
Beckley union officials were unable
to estimate this result of the strike or
der but felt safe in saying that in the
New river field the suspension would
be 100 per cent complete and in the
Winding Gulf area, about SIS per cent
effective, since q large number Of nom
union men are employed in the latter.
These the union leaders are attempt
Ing to organize
Officials of the New river company
said they expected q cessation in the
Raleigh county mines but none in
those Of Favette county.
There was nothing to indicate that
j walkout had been anything but
orderly ut all points; and wherever
union men were employed, ample
forces to- man the pumps and fans
and otherwise protect the mines were
LETT at their posts, when the suspen-
sion took place.