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34 THE COAL TRADE BULLETIN.
and failing to adjust, then the matter shall be throughs in rooms after the first cut of machine
referred to miners' officials and operators. is loaded out.
11. All machine loaders shall be accorded two 22. In break-throughs between rooms all over
rooms for each two men, and the operators pledge IS feet shall be paid entry price.
themselves to provide two rooms for two men at 23. For break-throughs between rooms the
the earliest possible moment, but in the event of loader shall not be given narrow checks, but the
territory becoming scarce, through a squeeze or narrow coal shall be estimated by mine boss and
striking a horseback, or any other unavoidable miner.
obstacle, this shall not be construed so as to di- DAY LABOR—INSIDE.
minish the output of the mine. Tracklayers, per day $2.42
12. Where a miner is required in any entry to Tracklayers' helpers, per day 2.23
make height above top of rail 5 feet, 30 cents per Drivers, per day 2.42
yard shall be paid for shooting and loading bone Rope riders, per day 2.42
coal, 15 cents per yard shall be paid for shooting Trappers, per day 1.065
and loading black band when same exists, and 30 Bottom cagers, per day 2.42
cents per yard shall be paid for shooting and load- Water haulers and machine haulers, per day 2.42
ing rock. Where black band does not existT 45 Timbermen, per day 2.42
cents per yard shall be paid for shooting and load- Pipe men for compressed air plants, per day 2.36
ing rock. When this yardage is paid the price for Wiremen, per day 2.42
loading coal shall not include bone coal price. Motormen, per day 2.42
13. All work 18 feet and under shall be entry All other inside day labor, per day 2.23
price. Where rooms have to be cut under 24 feet DAY LAROR—OUTSIDE.
wide and over 18 feet, the same shall be paid for Tne I0nowjng shall be the minimum base for
at 3 cents per ton extra to loader Machinery run- outside labor:
ners to receive entry price. Not to effect pillars Blacksmith, per day $2.42
or entries. Slabs to be left to men and mine boss. Blacksmith helper, per day 1.86
14. The company shall be permitted to put two Trimmers, per day 2.125
men in entries to cut and load coal and move their Carpenters, per day 2.125
own machines where necessary or isolated. MACHINE.
15. When a loader has once placed bone coal Cutting with chain machines, wide work...$ .15
posts in his room it shall be the duty of the ma- Cutting with chain machines, narrow work. .18
chine runners to properly replace any bone coal Loading, shooting and drilling in rooms 48
posts removed by them. Loading, shooting and drilling in narrow
16. Day men are to do whatever work about work 5914
mine the management may require, so long as they Room turning, cutter and loader Entry price
are paid scale price for the work. Break-throughs between rooms, loader, per
17. Where a miner absents himself from duty ton 55 7-10
for two days or more, except on account of sick- Break-throughs between rooms where bone
ness, without giving advance notice to the mine coal is taken down, loader, per ton.... 59 7-10
boss or mine superintendent when possible, he for- Break-throughs between entries Entry price
feits his position. Shooting and taking care of bone coal over
Where a machine runner or any employe upon roadways, per ton 04
whose work other employes of the mine are de- Double shift entries and breakthroughs bependent
absents himself from duty without giving tween entries, per yard 27%
advance notice when possible to the mine boss, he All labor above enumerated, now receiving more
forfeits his position. than the prices above stated per day, shall be re-
18. The company has the right to report daily duced ( Vj) one-half the advance made April 1,
tonnage in even tons and carry odd hundred 1903.
weights forward to weigh sheet for following day. All outside labor, not enumerated in the above
the odd hundred weights to be paid for when man scale, shall be reduced (Vo) one-half the advance
leaves the employ of the company. paid April 1, 1903.
19. Operators shall be permitted to require reg- Engineers' and firemen's wages to be reduced
ular machine runners to cut on idle days in case of ( u2) one-half the advance of April 1, 1903, with
break down, unavoidable accidents, or four places present conditions.
being out of cutting in any one territory. All present outside day labor not satisfied with
20. Machine loaders shall not be charged for the wages to be paid according to this scale shall
blacksmithing. be given an average place in the mines.
21. A turn-rail shall be laid in all break- In behalf of miners: R. F. Wallace, A. L. Pen-