Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-07-26

Mrs. II. was could not be tolerated in Winfield
The above facts are at your disposal. while
remain. Yours truly.
JNo MADDEN,
Winfield, July gath, 1860.
The Coal MINERS SrRIKE.-In the
Moline I"depe"dent Of yesterday. we fiod four
conn unicat,ons from the Coal Miners of Car
bon Cliff Coal Town. Minersvills and Coal
Valley. in answer TO an article which appeared
in the DkMocaAr AND News. some weeks since.
We are At all times willing to give: both sides
an opportunity Of being heard and will there.
fore make'a few extracts from 'their proteste,
as they call them. The. Carbon Cliff Miners
cay:
1t was'stated recently. in tho .DExocRAr AND
NEWS, of Davenport, Iowa, that We could earn
tvo dollars per day, clear Of all expenses, (such
as tools, etc. y and in somo instances more 80
gentlemen, We will state our opinion about the
matter. We could earn from 81 to 81. rs Der dav.
and on certain days We might make little more,
bat owing to foul air, and water that we have to
contend with. in our places, each man does no:
clear on an average over 400 per week. after pay
ing his expenses for oil, etc. One man uses about
one quart of oil pei week, for which, We pay IS
ccnts for repairing tools, ETC.. % cents more. From
this statement the public Judge for tn smselves
about the NATTER what men can do that have fam
lilies to support ard house rent to pay and towards
sickness and accidents which often befal miners.
Carbon Clia, July.2d, So. ''' -'' '''''A''
The Coal Town Miners say:
The majority Of Us have not averaged, for the
last year, over from $500 to $500 per week, after
paying the expenses for repairing tools, powder,
&C., and there are many of US that have not made
out IS we'll As that. II We could earn such wages
as stated, there. would not be many strikes"
among us.
We have been losing our old establ III ed rights,
one by one, for the! last swo years. We used to
have tools. oils, etc., found u.s. with which We have
now to supply ourselves at cost Of from SO to IS
cents per week. for each man. We have, also,
lost other rights to numerous to relate. We con-
slider it very wrong for men to publish such state
ments. 1t s unjust to the miners of this district
and it has q tenaen ncy to induce men in other
States to break up their homes and after travelling
hundreds of miles find themselves greatly disap.
pointed. Signed,
Coal Town MINERS.
Coal Town, July I'd, 80:
The Minersvilie Miners say:
As for wages. We have not made near one dollar
per day for the last year clear Of expenses. We
have very hard labor to perform, and are exposed
to much danger in the mines. A great many mi
ners lose their lives yearly, and many have them
selves crippled for life in the mines of the IT, s..
and "f other countries where coal is taken from
under ground. We do not consider ourselves b .lf
paid for our labor. Weare ell day excluded from
tue pure air and light of heaven, and very often
unable to rest in our beds at nights from the ef-
fects Of the impure air breathed and the hard Ia
Dor performed during the day. When Q miner is
IS Or 36 years OF age he is pretty much past doing
any good for himself with regard to labor, and Is
general thing they hsve not much to support
themselves with after that age. Their wages will
porting their families, when they are young and
able to work. (Signed,)
MrxzRsvrLLE M,Nsas,
Minersviie, July. 2, 1860.
And lastly. the Coal Valley Miners give US
an estimats Of what they earned from the be-
ginning of Nay. 1882 to the last of April.
l66O-one year:
The miners Of Coal Valley dug coal at 10
cents per ton. We made . contract in January.
1859. with the Coal Valley mining Co., to dig
coal three years ct that price. After wards our
employers came to 10 and wanted us to dig
coal at 80 cents per ton. and that was what
originated THE strike. We want nothing but
our rights. and wish what they get At other
places for digging coal We want chance to
also. Since the strike alluded to, ourselves
and our employers have come to terms and 90
far ~ the price Of digging is concerned We are
satisfied, but our only grievance at present is,
We want our just weight-the same at they
get ct the various coal banks Of this district.
We can Say with the old sdage, "hooesty -is
the best policy" We have Accommodated our
employers ~ we'll a. We could in every rec.
pect We have had no regular hours to work
we have often been idle in the forenoon. ont
10 the hot eun. and, % 10 often the case. ve
had to 60 to work in the afternoon, and everv.
body who knows anything about coal works
knows thas that will injure our health to
great extent vs. have been called up at s].
most sverv bour Of the night and morning. and
even at half past twelve on Monday mornines.
and always been on hand when called for And
ever ready to accommodate our EMPLOYERS and
BY 20 doing We have made the enormous w.
gee ofssk cents per day. Out Of this enor.
moas sam We have had to pay for The coal 10
used. and pay from - 70 Is per month for
house rent
lSigned Coal VALLEY M1NEsv
Coal Valley. July 2, ls60
We refrain fron making any eouuents nm.
= The above bat win let ths public Be their
Ju6eo. 80.