Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1908 — COAL MINERS TO STRIKE [ARTICLE]

COAL MINERS TO STRIKE

Reduction In' Wages to Be Announced Today In West Virgnia. Charleston, W. Va. f Dec. 15.—The Standard Coal company, the Paint Creek Colliery company, together with all the smaller coal operators On Paint creek, Kanawha county, have announced that they will post notices today of a reduction in wages. There are seventeen mines in the Paint creek territory and more than 1,500 men are affected. The miners have stated that a strike will be called. Won’t Consider Carmen’s Demands. Philadelphia, Dec. 15.—Replying to demands for increased wages and other concessions by the local branch of thy Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes, the officers of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit company declared that the company would refuse to recognize the representatives of the men.