Salt Lake Tribune | 1906-02-09 | Page 1 | Coal Miners Will Make Six Demands

GOAL MINERS WILL MME SIX DEMANDS Anthracite Scale Committee in Session Preparing Note for Mine Officials. "WILKESBARRE, Pa., Feb. 8. The anthracite an-thracite pcale committee of the United Mlno "Workers went Into session here this afternoon. Thcro was a large attendance attend-ance of officers from tho various mining districts throughout the hard coal region. In tho absence of President John Mitchell, District President Fahy of district dis-trict No. 7 called tho convention to order, which at once went into eecret session. Make Six Requests. Nothing wns made public, but It la Intimated Inti-mated that six requests are to be made when tho miners' delegates and the railroad rail-road and mine officials meet. They are as follows? An eight-hour day for the company hands. A trade agreement with the operators. A slight lncreaso In wages for all classes In and about the mines. Uniform scale for rock, slate, water and all other kinds of, dead work.