. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 106 The Florists^ Review OCTOBBB 16, ltl9. Greenhouse Heating MAY MATTF. COAL AGBEEMENT. After the joint conference of coal operators and miners had adjourned twice after a deadlock, once at Buffalo and a second time at Philadelphia, the announcement of a general strike reached the public press, only to be shortly after qualified by the report that both sides were desirous of further parley and that they might meet again, probably in Washington. When the Buffalo meeting adjourned the miners refused the operators' choice of Washington as the next me
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 106 The Florists^ Review OCTOBBB 16, ltl9. Greenhouse Heating MAY MATTF. COAL AGBEEMENT. After the joint conference of coal operators and miners had adjourned twice after a deadlock, once at Buffalo and a second time at Philadelphia, the announcement of a general strike reached the public press, only to be shortly after qualified by the report that both sides were desirous of further parley and that they might meet again, probably in Washington. When the Buffalo meeting adjourned the miners refused the operators' choice of Washington as the next meeting place, fearing the influence of govern- ment officials nu^ht be used to force a settlement which would not allow their demands. That government officials are instrumental in bringing the two sides together once more is indicated and it seems likely that an agreement will be reached. The operators refused to consider the miners' demands for a sixty per cent wage increase, a 6-hour day, a 5-day week, time and a half for overtime and double time for Sundays and holidays. The miners would submit no other pro- posal at Philadelphia and John L. Lewis, acting president of the United Mine Workers of America, stated an order would be issued shortly for a gen- eral strike November 1. Since the fuel administration sup- ports tlie operators, holding that the present contract is binding until peace is promulgated or until March 31, 1920, there is likelihood of government in- fluence bearing toward an adjustment of the difficulties, on a basis of reduc- tion of the miners' excessive demands. USING NATTJEAIi GAS. I have a small greenhouse, 20x34. We shall have natural gas this winter and, 88 I have always heated it with a small air-tight heater fired with wood, I am anxious to know if some such arrange- ment cannot be used with gas instead. Our winters seldom reach 10 above zero and I have never had any trouble in iceeping the temperature high enough to pMnrent freezing inside. I grow c
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