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Ultimately, the United Mine Workers unquestionably hoped to establish the run-of-mine system throughout the central competitive field. The union, incidentally to its policy of protecting the miners, has considerably affected the market or business structure of the industry.
This time the Illinois operators refused to attend the Interstate conference on the ground that the Interstate agreement severely handicapped Illinois. As said before, ever since 1897 payment in Illinois has been upon the run-of-mine basis; whereas in all other States of the central competitive field the miners were paid for screened coal only.
In addition, the agreement, which was to run for two years, established for Illinois the run-of-mine system of payment, while the size of the screens of other states was regulated; and it also conceded the miners the check-off system in every district, save that of Western Pennsylvania.
The union justified its special treatment of the operators in Illinois on the ground that the run-of-mine rates were 40 percent below the screened coal rates, thus compensating them amply for the "slack" for which they had to pay under this system. The Federal report on "Restriction of Output" of 1904 substantiated the union's contention.
It formed the real predecessor of the system established in 1898 and in vogue thereafter. See above, 136. The run-of-mine system means payment by weight of the coal as brought out of the mine including minute pieces and impurities. The check-off system refers to collection of union dues.
This is often sold as "run-of-mine" coal, that is, just as it comes from the mine, whether in big pieces or in little ones; but sometimes it is passed over screens, and in this process the dust and smaller bits drop out. The second kind of coal, the sort that is hard and bright, is anthracite. Its name is connected with a Greek word meaning ruby. It burns with a glow, but does not blaze.
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