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Show JOINT CONFERENCE AGREES UPON SCALE DKS MOINKS, May SO.-Tlio joint i-onference of the coal miners ami operators op-erators of Iowa, agreed today on a eonlraet cohering 'ap neales and working conditions for the next two years. There is no change in tonnaue prices, Ihotiuh there are adjustments of a number of inequalities as affect-in-r both miners and operators. The entire agreement will now be submitted to the minors, and operators. opera-tors. Is approval practically is as- sured, an'I it rarrirn tho tin;iiurnotis ti-provnl ti-provnl of t ho fl' fi lo romnii t.t.e of tin minnrs ' orL'Hnizntion. j (irneral scales are fixed for til1 op- crat.ion of niino inn chines in nil h t.rirts. A Renin of a d;iv i lixed for boy shifo piekers. Nfficiii ne run uith arr fo receive H cents -a. tnn, slin-eh-rs 8 rents a ton, h- pers ii 1 rcn 1 o t oti and loaders cents a Ion. The scale calls t'nr 7U to "t'l cents )i ton for Bcreened coal and to ."' emits for mine run. The eiMit font entry work Rf;jh h to 1.1" n v:ird anc) for t vo-f oot enlrv work 7-"i In s cents a yard. Homing turning is -.Lli. Mac.hirie runners nrn e;n en .fli.'J.") ;l (m find helpers $:i.0fi. |