Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1866-07-18
Mr.. Morrell, of Johnst1Mn.

The nomination of d. j. M0rrelI, ESQ.
| by Cambria county, as a candidate for
Congress, has already caused any number
OF attacks and inuendoes upon that gem
! tlcman by the copperhead papers of this
! district, which evidently fear him. The
JohnstoWn Democrat lately made the fol-
! lowing barefaccd assertion, which was of
/ course intended for effect outside of Johns
! town:
| The operations Of the Cambria Iron
| Company are so connected with the MAN.
moth stores of Wood, Morreil & Co., that
very large proportion Of the wages are
| absorbed by these stores, and Compare
| lively but little money is paid out for wa
| ges. The percentage charged on goods
! furnished to pay for labor is said not to be
| small, as probably the pass" book in the
| hands Of the poor laborer cali tell Flour
| is fourteen or fifteen dollars per barrel
and fresh becftWenty-fve cents per pound
| at their stores.
Mr.. MorreIl replied to this billingsgate
as follows:
! The above statements are wholly incor-
rect. The cash disbursements ofthe Cam
| bria Iron Company for labor alone amount
! to over SlOO,0JD per month, being from
| 80 to IS per cent. of the entire earnings of
| its workmen.
| Wood, Morrell & Co. are general mer-
! chants, selling goods to the community at
large, as well as to the employees of the
works. They have not two prices for
! their goods The day labOrer who OBJ
| tains them in dClrdncc of his paV and the
wealthy citizen who pays cash for his
! PURCHASES receive the same attention and
get their supplies ut the same cost. No
employee of the Company is compelled to
! purchase Of Wood, MOrrcll d Co: for the
! wages not taken iii advance from their
! stores are paid in cash on the regular pay
! day of each month. 1t is the purpose and
! practice of Wood, MOrrell d Co, to sell all
| their goods, of whatever kind, a. low as
! the market will allow, always aiming TO
| give the best in quality, quantity and
| kind. They possess advantages enabling
them TO do this, and the proof that they
do 50 Is easily accessible, for their stores
| are open, and whoever finds upon inves-
tigatiOn that their goods are, on the ave-
rage ahavc the market prices, shall have
their supplies for nothing.
Beef Is not and has not been sold by
them at twenty-five cents per pound, nor
flour at fifteen dollars per barrel. The
provisions they sell are always the best
and freshest that can be obtained. and
| their beef cattle the heaviest and choicest
that Western markets afford, and gCner-
ally cost from one TO three cents per
pound more than those usually slaughter
cd for the market. Present prices, Which
are the highest for long time, are as fol-
lows:
Beef-best steak and roast, 20 c. per h.
" " boil, Is g :" "
Choice sirloin steak, % SO " &"
The rOugher parts from to II C. per lib.
Mutton-best that can be had, "A to 16c.
Flour-Family, Sl2 per barrel.
Extra, II 80 per barrel.
Best, Is 90 "
st. Louis pastry (but little sold), S14.
During tlree-fOurthS of the wear, butter
and provisions generally are considerably
lowerthan Pittsburgh quotations. Anoth-
er matter to be noticed is, that the Com
pany has not advanced the rent of its ten
ant houses, for which it receives only
about one-third of what is paid i'm Pitts
burgh for similar or inferior accomnnoda-
| tiOns. | do not think it necessary to dis
cuss the merits Of the Puddlers' strike
The wOrkmcn and the public generally
know that the Cambria Iron Co. have al
ways paid the best wages the selling price
of its product will allow, and this will
/ continue to be its policy. 1t is also known
| that personally my sympathy has been
| for the laboring man, and that | have
! done what / could to improve his condi-
! ton, Tighten his burdens and strenptben
! him in his rights. ID. J. MoRRELI.
/ Supt. Cambria Iron Co,