23. Resolved, That so far as possible two men be given two rooms, and the operators pledge themselves to provide two places for two men at the earliest possible moment.

24. Resolved, That the company shall be required to place end gates in all cars and furnish equipment to lift end gates clear of all dumpage and that for all cars broken, because of derailment or other accident, while in transit from working places to shaft, the miners shall receive for such broken cars the average weight of each day's output.

25. Resolved, That the company be required to have the water taken out of wet entries before the regular starting time, and out of rooms within one hour after starting time, and in event the water is not taken out at the above stated time, the miner shall bail the water, and he shall be paid for the same.

26. Resolved, That where an employe voluntarily quits his work he shall give three days' notice to employer, and shall then be paid amount due, or given statement when leaving his employment.

27. Resolved, Local rules shall be drawn up by the operators and miners jointly to govern the regulation and care of wash-houses.

28. Resolved, That all props be delivered to the working places of the men by the company, and that proper blanks be furnished to the miners to be filled out in order that they can have posts furnished them of the required length.

23. Resolved, That all miners and mine laborers be paid in cash for their labor, at the mine, on the Saturdays nearest the 10th and 25th of each month, and 7 full hours shall be worked pay days, for which payment for one full day shall be made.

30. Resolved, That the work performed the first half of the month be measured on the 16th, and the work performed in the latter half of the month be measured on the 1st day of the succeeding month. 31. Resolved, That all posting in room work shall be done by the miner in such a manner that his working place shall always be kept in a safe and proper condition, and the miner shall do the ordinary room posting in gob or wide entries.

32. Resolved, That all oils furnished to day men be charged at the same rate as charged to miners.

33. Resolved, That mine workers shall not be allowed to enter the mine later than 7 a. m., and that one hour shall be taken for noon in this district. Further, that six men at one time shall be allowed to go up on a cage at any time until proper escape shaft is furnished. 34. Resolved, That all shooting shall be done during the first half of the noon hour and at the close of the working day, providing shooting is done twice a day; if only done once a day, then it shall be done at the close of the working day; but it may be agreed between the

mine management and miners whether the shooting shall be done once or twice a day.

35. Resolved, That the miners shall have the right to choose their own doctor.

36. Resolved, That the following shall be collected through the office: Requirement of the U. M. W. of A., the checkweighman's wages, sick and death benefit funds and the wash-house keeper's wages. 37. Resolved, That the price for blacksmithing be paid at the rate of one cent on the dollar of wages earned by the miner.

38. Resolved, That no mine worker of Michigan shall be discriminated against or blacklisted because of his connection with the United Mine Workers of America or for any other cause.

39. Resolved, That the price of powder and of oil be the same as now charged; these prices subject to the market changes.

40. Resolved, That no strike shall take place owing to any dispute arising at any time under the jurisdiction of district No. 24 (except for refusal of employers to pay wages on the regular pay day without satisfactory explanation, or danger to life and limb, or inaccuracy of weighing scales and when the screens are out of repair, unless employers and employes can agree on difference to be paid on account of scales and screens being out of order) until the dispute at the mine affected has been thoroughly investigated by the officers of District No. 24, U. M. W. of A., and the Operators' Commissioner.

41. Resolved, Any employe suspended or discharged may request and demand an investigation into the validity of such suspension or discharge, when it shall be the duty of the mine management and the mine committee to go into an investigation of the facts, when, if they can agree upon a decision, the incident shall be considered closed. In case they fail to agree, then the matter shall be referred to the District President and the Operators' Commissioner, who shall render a decision in three days. It is further provided, that any person discharged or suspended shall remain idle three days, and in the event no decision is reached in three days then the person discharged or suspended shall resume work until a decision is reached, investigation to begin immediately.

42. MACHINE MINING (CHAIN AND PUNCHING MACHINES.)

CHAIN MACHINE MINING SCALE.

Loading and drilling in rooms.

$0.50

Loading and drilling in entries..

Loading and drilling in breakthroughs....

Cutting in rooms.

.64

.64

.16

Cutting in entries..

.20

Cutting in breakthroughs.

.20

433.

Resolved, That all places in machine mines driven less than eighteen feet wide shall be paid entry price.

44. Resolved, That the same rules that govern in pick mines in reference to slate and foreign substances shall also apply to machine mines.

45. Resolved, That the division of pay for punching machine men when working at contract prices, be considered a local question for adjustment between the men themselves; but work shall not be suspended at any time because of a failure to adjust by the cutter and helper.

That all chain machine men receive equal pay for their labor. 46. Resolved, That all machine runners be provided with at least twenty, or a sufficient number of picks to perform their labor.

47. Resolved, That all chain machine runners shall cut coal close to bottom and shall not leave more than four inches of coal, and the bug dust shall be loaded out with the coal by the loader, and the machine runner shall throw bug dust back instead of against the face, and where stumps are left by machine runners, they shall remove the same or pay the loaders for removing the stump.

48. Resolved, No blacksmithing shall be charged loaders or machine runners in machine mine.

49. Resolved, That where pick carriers are employed they shall receive $1.25 per day.

50. Resolved, That in deficient places the price of loading and cutting with machines shall be determined upon by the loader, runner and mine boss, and in case they fail to agree, it shall be referred to mine committee.

31. Resolved, That the same relative differential that now exists in the pick mining rate in the State of Michigan shall also apply to machine mines, and for a readjustment of the differentials, the same provisions that have been adopted to arbitrate differentials in pick mines shall also apply to machine mines.

52. Resolved, This scale is based upon eighty six cents pick mining. 53. Resolved, That the Operators' Commissioner, Thomas W. Davis, be and is hereby authorized to sign scale for and on behalf of all the operators of Michigan.

MICHIGAN COAL OPERATORS,

Per THOMAS W. DAVIS,
Commissioner.

U. M. W. of A.,

Per W. F. WILLIAMS,

Pres. District 24.

APPENDIX 8

THE ASSOCIATED TEAMING INTERESTS OF CHICAGO AND THE TEAMSTERS' NATIONAL UNION OF AMERICA

AGREEMENT.

CHICAGO, June 11, 1902.-The Associated Teaming Interests of Chicago and the Teamsters' National Union of America, by their respective officers and committees, whose signatures are hereto attached, do hereby establish and maintian for the period of one (1) year from date a joint arbitration board composed of seven (7) members from each of the contracting parties, and they thereby agree as follows:

To submit to the arbitration of this board all differences between the contracting parties which do now or may arise during the life of this agreement.

Harry G. Selfridge.

Albert Young.

John S. Field.

Charles Robb.

Arthur Dixon.

James B. Barry.

Henry B. Steele.

John M. Rowan.

S. T. Edwards.
Samuel Johnson.
Fred S. Hartwell.

F. C. Bender.

Frank H. Hebard.

Charles G. Sagerstrom.

APPENDIX 9

AGREEMENT BETWEEN CHICAGO TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION NO. 16, AND ALLIED PRINTING TRADES AND THE INTER OCEAN PUBLISHING COMPANY (Signed March 22, 1899).

This agreement, made and entered into this 22nd day of March, 1899, by and between the Inter Ocean Publishing Company, through its authorized representatives, the party of the first part, and the subordinate unions of the International Typographical Union of the city of Chicago, consisting of Chicago Typographical Union No. 16; Chicago Stereotypers' Union No. 4; Chicago Mailers' Union No. 2, and Chicago Photo-Engravers' Union No. 5, and the subordinate unions of the International Printing Pressmen and Assistants' Union, consisting of Chicago Newspaper Web Pressmen's Union No. 81, and Chicago Assistants and Web Press Helpers' Union No. 4, by their committees duly authorized to act in their behalf, parties of the second part.

Witnesseth, That from and after Wednesday, March 22, 1899, and for a term of five years, ending March 22, 1904, and for such a reasonable time thereafter (not exceeding thirty days) as may be required for the negotiation of a new agreement, the newspaper represented by the said party of the first part binds itself to the employment in its composing-room and the departments thereof, of mechanics and workmen who are members of Chicago Typographical Union No. 16; in its stereotyping-room to stereotypers who are members of Chicago Stereotypers' Union No. 4; in its mail-room to mailers who are members of Chicago Mailers' Union No. 2; in its photo-engraving department to photo-engravers who are members of Chicago Photo-Engravers' Union No. 35; in its pressroom to pressmen and assistants who are members of Chicago Newspaper Web Pressmen's Union No. 81, and Chicago Assistant Web Pressmen and Helpers' Unoin, and agree to respect and observe the conditions imposed by the constitutions, bylaws and scales of prices of aforesaid organizations, copies of which are hereunto attached and made a part of this agreement.

And it is further agreed that aforesaid constitution and by-laws may be amended by said parties of the second part without the consent of the party of the first part; provided, however, that such changes do not in any way conflict with the terms of the scales and rules as set forth in this contract.