Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-26 | Page 3 | Fail to Adopt Scale

FAIL TO ADOPT SCALE r Coal O Operators land and nd Workers Mine Hold Joint SE Session sion to Adjust Their Troubles PEORIA Ill III Feb 26 The The joint session of coal oal operators and workers mine-workers has resulted In a fruitless attempt to adopt a a. ascale scale for the State outside the Danville district and the whole matter was reCe re- re Ce fd i a joint scale committee The oi rj J J marat the start served notice that they w would d resist any attempt to Increase the scale in any an district The pow powder cr question threatens to split the convention The miners adopted a a resolution and later Incorporated It In n their scale fixing the maximum price of powder at 1 75 per keg and providing that miners be allowed to buy In the open markets The operators put the price at 2 2 In their scale and incorporated a clause clause- compelling the miner to buy of the operators operators opera opera- tors