Deseret Evening News | 1906-03-09 | Page 1 | Pittsburg Coal Operators

PITTSBURG PITTS BURG COAL OPERATORS T Conference Con Mo I I I Held I In I ii n a I LOUR I II Time 1111 ii nut hurR March P meet meetIng meeting Ing of ot the tue cool coul operators of If the Pitts Pitta Pittsburg burg district which was called by hy Francis L J 1 for fou 01 tho time purpose of oC uniting on some SOle definite policy p for tO presentation at nt ilin Iho Interstate conven convention tion ton nt rut lt Indianapolis on Oui 19 11 Is 11 me o S as tho the most Important confer conifer conference ence held since the tho question of o wages for tor the mutinous miners lias come before the tha public ns as Af It I Is expected lo to not mint only settle setto the question of o this ills dis district Ils hut but lut to largely elY the re to result result sult In the states tates of or Ohio Indiana and Illinois Within the past 24 hours It has hns de do developed that thin tho operators of the thie western vestern districts have havo been bren writing to tire the Independent operators operator of at this thin 1111 this dis district and und that th t they have havo liar had In the tue field fiell with wih ii view lel to 10 persuading the tho Independent operators to stick to the Iho de dc demand naiad mand and not gratt graut I ri t an arm 11 Increase of or wages to the They claim that tho tte operator tle Illinois lund and the tue Independents of ot the tha district would bo ha strong stron enough to fight fht the tho minor I even I though the time Coal Coni company should grant tho time miners an nn advance of or wages of ot 66 55 61 per cent