The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-06-07
THE NAME


During a recent visit to New iberia, DIR
Mestayer, Of that place, showed us a sam
pie Of first class coal, taken from the neigh
borhOod of Spanish Lake, about four miles
from the town. 1t vas Of the quality
known commonly as Pittsburg, and the
vein from which it came WAS struck at a
distance u eight feet from the surface
The discovery was made only few days
before the late excitement about st Mar
einsville, and naturally has not yet been
fully developed, but there seems reasons to
believe that the deposit Will prove extern
sive since a vein of excellent slate has also
been found in the vicinity, and geological
premises justify the assumption that e.
tenslve mineral formations exist. The
coal bed is on the property Of MIR. Landry,
and we are strongly inclined to congratu-
late him on a rather cheerful prospect
ahead as well as the Parish of iberia gen
orally, on the increased activity which will
attend so important an accession As a coal
mine .-Neic Orleans Times, 10th.
AKRON, Ohio, May 24.-Another coal
miners strike took place to-day. The
men in Stresses bank, the Middlebury
bank, and several others are out, and the
men at Brewsters come out at noon. They
now demand one dollar instead Of ninety
five cents The owners say they will not
yield to the demand.
The Warren, (Trumbull County, Ohio
Constitution says
"A party from Pennsylvania commenc-
ed drilling for coal on the farm Of Lester
Norton, IN Southington, this county, a
few weeks ago, and at the depth Of sixty
feet they struck a vein of coal, and the in
dications now are that they will succeed in
finding the same The farmers are all ex-
cited and anxious to lease.
The Akron (Ohlo) Beacon of last week,
publishes the following editorial
BY this time we nave had sufficient
particulars from the coliery disaster in
Nova Scotia to show that 1t was but little
else than repetition upon a large scale Of
the calamity at the Atwater shaft near
here IN July first. 1t is claimed and truth
fully, that the miners at Drummond shelf
were careless with their lights and reckless
about their blasting Yet it is equally
evident that the employers were In meas
ure responsible for this through the use of
inferior workmen, while with the proprie-
tors must rest the blame for the imperfect
ventilation Of the mine, which furnished
the magazine to which the recklessness of
the men set the torch. And it was the
proprletors who neglected their plain duty,
to provede sufficient means of escape for
their men. So much for Nova Scotia, yet
1t may be as well to keep these remarks in
type, for we no not know how soon they
may be needed to comment upon q like
disaster within our own State and at home.
In fact, in view of the growing Importance
Of the mining interests Of Ohio, this Drum
mond shaft disaster is of the greatest prac-
teal concern to the press Of the State az a
text from which to urge necessarily upon
our law makers the need for ample laws
for the protection Of the toiling masses em-
ployed IN the mines.
Coal WEIGHTs.-A mass meeting of the
coal miners employed III the mines along
the st. Louis and Cairo Short Line rail
road, was held on Saturday, May 3lst, at
Reeb Station, to take action in relation to
the weighing Of coal on the railroad scales
The following preamble and resolutions,
were introduced and after speeches
from Mr.. John Morgan, Mr.. George King
and others adopted, will
more fully explain the object of the meet
ing:
WHEREAS, We, the miners employed on
the St. Louis, Belleville Southern Illinois
railroad, have been informed that . portion of
the oper AtOrs operating on said railroad have
demanded certain deductions to be made from
the actual weight of the coal as indicated by
the railroad scales and
WHEREIN, We consider, that, as miners,
we have a bona hde interest in the weighing
OF said coal by the railroad company through
their proper officers be 1t therefore
Resotced, That we protest against allowing
any deductions to be made from the actual
weight OF each and every car of coal weighed
on said railroad scales az East st. Louis, and
that we respectfully request the railroad COM
pany TO furnish our agent with q true and
correct copy Of said weight twice each month,
without deduction or hlndrAnce.
Resotced. That we most emphaticAlly pro-
test against any and all efforts made by some
OF the coal operators In this district 10 force
us out ON strikes, by encroSching upon our
lnAlienable rights, and causing US to sacrifice
. grea. amount Of valuable time, whilst the
rallroed company sustalns . great pecuniary
loss; and the manifold industries Of the great
city of st. Louis, whose unparalleled growth
we witness with patriotic pride, IL entirely
pArAllzed for the want OF fuel, while the