Show 4 THAT HAT THE ST STRIKE IKE IS ABOUT THE CONDITIONS t tt t WHAT P PREVAILING EV AILING BEFORE IT STATED STARTED A TED AND t DEMANDS NOW MADE BY THE STRIKERS t f New York Tribune 4 f The Miners Miner's Work He Work He drilled the hole in the coal seam learn In Inserted the powder pow- pow f ff f der fired the thc blast which knocks down the coal and then rested while his 1118 help the helper thc r-thc tho laborer hired by him not by the mine operators operators- f loaded the tho coal Into the car 4 f The Miners Miner's Hours Hours In In four to six hours he ea easily ny knocked down all the ther thet 4 t r coal his helper could pick up in eight or ten hours He could keep 4 4 two laborers going constantly if he ho liked but the union frowns on onI 4 I If 14 this 4 4 The Miners Miner's Pay Pay Pay-He He was paid by the car car averaging a about 1 a car The 4 4 usual da days day's ls work was six cars Out of the 6 a a. da day gross earnings 4 4 he paid his helper 2 52 and also paid for his powder fuses wicks etc 4 4 His net profits ranged from 60 GO to a a. month and ho could make 4 I 4 t. twice as much b by keeping two laborers busy instead of one 4 4 e f The Laborers Laborer's Lot Lot He did the hard work of or lifting the coal and loading 4 it Into cars He was the employee of the miner not of or the mine operator operator ope- ope 4 4 or owner He lie got only 52 2 to the miners miner's 1 5 He had to work i if two years ears in the mines as a n. laborer and pass an examination before 4 I if tf he could get a miners miner's license He was preparing preparing- to make a 3 united 41 4 4 demand upon the miner for a more equitable share of ot the profits 4 4 when the miners precipitated this strike 4 4 t 1 Engineers Engineer's Pay Pay lie He got from 60 to 80 a n. month for tor long hours but light 44 4 4 work 4 4 Breal Breaker er Boys Boy's Work Work Work-He He picked out the Impurities from the coal when It 4 1 J p D. D l. l a goki cents a day dX s J. J K t if The Th Strikers Striker's D Demands Demands Demands-An An increase se of or 20 o. o per pir cent to r 1 1 is Id by y the 41 4 carload or ton A reduction of or 20 0 o per cent in the time of or men p paid ld b by 4 4 I 4 the d day s such ch as ei engineers br breaker boys etc meaning 41 io 4 an hour hour eight worl workday da That 2240 2210 10 pounds shall constitute the the ton on oh 4 t 44 4 which the miners miner's pay Is based Instead of or 2760 2750 pounds as in the past 4 4 6 ff 4 All these demands are for tor the benefit of the employees of or the mine op- op 4 4 y 4 il 4 Nothing at all has be been n said about Increasing the wages or shortening 4 4 the hours of the miners' miners employees the mine laborers who receive recel only 4 4 2 52 out of or the miners' miners 6 4 4 4 4 |