The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-01-18
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sEcnvS 49, Jan. Is, 1877. !
t. the E,htoi II the woKslNpHAS's ADVOCATE.
The wages labIrer GA this part " the
road Is underg ing a species Of bbery
which d. WV ;.-iI,ve Is practiced On any
other road ia the -ountry The contract
ors on bosses are protected IN detrauding
the laboier out of his pay, as no attach
ment can be taken out against an ''enl-
ployer' or BOSS and when you ask then
for ynur wages they say, Here Is twenty
he don't owe Won anything more. Now,
you are hired at the rate Of fifty dollars
per month, ana when the month is up you
are handed one half III the amount Now,
SIT. What am do to get the balance of
my money Is this not barefacod robbery
and d. not the laws " the state uphold
aud sustain them IN this villamous robbery
Brother WOrkingneu, We can remedy this
n We take the proper steps. He riH hacc
to 10 Z ~ ,,tr rotes we must send men to
the l. gtsiature whom We know will make
laws a. protect and encourage labor and the
laborer who will give US law to recover
our wages and protect US from being Robe n
by these sunlless contractors.
You Will also take notice that this road
is adv, rtlsing for men TO come out here to
work Those who want to come will do
well 4, remember that there are 600 of as
here, and ~e are getting only nifty per cent.
nf our wages.
some employer may see this, and if he
be should read 1t. | would add that hope
he viii give his wages 70 his own employ
ers, and not advocate any system that will
cause the laburrr a. be robbed Of his wages
They vii offer good wages at the begin
ming, to induce men t. come out here l20
miles from any village. and after they have
been e. work few days their wages will
be cut down, the number Of hours in
creased, and be made 10 work on Sunday,
OF give up what is coming To them. Now
! want a. gye you some idea Of how
things are conducted here, 50 send you
the following notice
WISCONSIN PINERY, PEIsbN IRON RULES.
l. uyrr run the camp with men, and any
one that takes ct reads a labor journal Is
discharged At once. without pay, claiming
damage.
? Get up AZ four D clock in the morning;
break last At halt past tive. and turn ont at
slX, dark, Or AT any time IN the night for
two hours then 20 tramping through the
snow until noon then you get ten minutes
to eat your dinner No time allowed after
meals ynu must 20 right to work
3 Moonlight might are counted As half
.t.u. H. u
days or be discharged. The eating regula-
tluns ARE "a follows Beans and boIle tea.
without sugar OF milk hot bread, beef and
pork the Latter three times day for five
nlouths IA the year. Dried apple sauce.
pepper AVA salt. Cur sleeping apparatus
consists "a four little round posts with
boards w sacks land across the poles. ~ A
little hay. Three army blankets one
clean shirt every week Pay when the
bosses come IN II NJ tram no pay that
year buI store pay. Any man that the
boss : IKE has 20 promise a. STAY all win
ter, ur be discharged at once In summer
the boss, hold meeting and regulate the
wages tor winter, and Az agree to stand BY
the result 81 that meeting
snow is three feet deep on the level in
tins pIuery. which makes u hard for the
men IN the lodging camp, as they have TO
tramp twelve 70 sixteen hours per day.
There arc thirty four sick in the camp,
and their diet Is not At for sIck n en- The
bosses tel them not % eat 50 much molas-
SEES, tut they have Iothiny else e. eat as
there Is 10 butter. nor POTATOES, but beef
ami hrans three tIDs day.
Ip,Fs truly,
EVE MITvss.