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THE COAL TRADE BULLETIN. 33
TEXT OF DELAYED WAGE AGREEMENT IN in no case shall entry miners be allowed more cars
THE ZANESVILLE-COSHOCTON DIS­ per day than room miners, and at least once each
TRICT OF OHIO.
two weeks the turn shall be made uniform for the
time previously worked. If, however, the regular
Adjusted and fixed by and between the Ohio turn will not allow cars enough to drive the en­
state officials of the United Mine Workers of tries as fast as desired, the operators shall increase
America and the operators of the district composed
of Muskingum and that part of Perry county
the number of miners in each entry so that by
giving to each the regular turn the entries shall
known as the Crooksville district and the low coal be driven as fast as two miners coulcl drfve them
fields on the B. & 0. railroad North of Shawnee, at full work. If, however, the room men decline
by their duly authorized representatives, at Zanes­ to take their place in the entries when requested
ville, O., on September 9, 1904, based upon the to do so by the operators, then the entry men
general scale adopted at the joint interstate con­ shall have no free turns until the entries are
vention held in the city of Indianapolis, Ind., driven the required length; nothing in the fore­
March 21, 1904.
going to prevent fast turns.
It is hereby covenanted and agreed that during 7. The checking off for the United Mine Work­
the ensuing scale term, i. e.. from April 1, 1904, ers' organization shall remain in force and be
to March 31, 1906, the prices and rules in the dis­ observed; same to be checked off by per cent, of
trict above named shall be as follows:
earnings. This is to include all dues and assess­
1. Eight hours shall constitute a day's work ments for the organization.
and all mines may operate six days per week. An 8. Machine men are required to cut coal level
eight-hour day means eight hours' work in the and close to bottom and in no case shall thickness
mine at usual working places for all classes of of bottom exceed 4 inches, except where first au­
inside day labor. This shall be exclusive of the thorized by mine superintendent or mine boss, and
time required in reaching such working places in all machine men leaving more bottom than the
the morning and departing from same at night. amount specified without this authority must lift
Regarding drivers, they shall take their mules to the same, or it will be lifted at their expense.
and from the stables, and the time required in so All bottom not exceeding 4 inches shall be lifted
doing shall not include any part of the day's labor, by miner, and all unsalable coal and impurities
their work beginning when they reach the change removed therefrom and thrown back, except under
at which they receive empty cars, but in no case extraordinary conditions. Where mine boss and
shall the driver's time be docked while he is wait­ miner or mine boss and mine committee agree
ing for such cars at the point named.
that this bottom is extraordinarily sulphurous or
2. Operators are to have water out of working impure, the miner shall receive extra compensa­
places at starting time or pay miner fair price for tion, to be agreed to by miner or mine committee
so doing, price to be fixed by miner and mine boss; and mine boss, or the bottom shall be taken care
if they fail to agree, to be settled by mine com­ of by the company. Where it is necessary to leave
mittee and mine boss. When water is bailed in a greater thickness owing to the impurities, the
barrels by miner, 5 cents per barrel shall be paid. same shall be taken care of by the company.
3. In cases of bone coal and slate coming down In case of sprags being left by machine man, he
unavoidably in working places, it shall be removed shall be notified by loader, and if he refuses to re­
by the operator, or the miner shall be paid at move the same, the loader shall remove the sprag
rate of inside day labor for so doing when first and be allowed 50 cents for so doing, said amount
authorized by mine boss. This rule not to apply to be deducted from the machine runner. Where
in cases where it is determined that the bone coal any machine runner leaves six or more sprags in
or slate comes down through carelessness or negli­ any one pay. he shall be removed from machine
gence of miner.
and his services disposed of as deemed best by fhe
4. The price to be paid for clay veins, rolls in superintendent of the mine.
bottom or horsebacks shall be determined between 9. The company shall provide shields for cover­
loader or miner and mine boss. If they fail to ing cutter head of machines. The machine man
agree price to be settled by mine committee and shall be required to remove the bits from the chain
mine boss.
or cutter head, or place shield over cutter head,
5. The check off on account of pick sharpening to make the machine safe to be moved. Any ma­
at all mines where the company does the sharpenchine man failing to carry out this rule may be
ing shall be \y2 cents on each dollar of gross earn­ removed from machine without question.
ings earned by miner.
10. No stoppage shall take place at any mine
6. There shall be no free turns allowed to either on account of any grievance until the matter has
rooms or entries. The entries shall be driven as been presented to the mine boss and superintend­
fast as operators desire or conditions permit, but ent, and an opportunity for adjustment permitted;