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ciAl crash, notwithstanding the profits Of
different manufacturing establishments
have been as large as they were in the year
previous. In fact the people have been
compelled to pay, in the way Of interest On
money, from three to eight times more
than tie increase of the national wealth
hy natural production, thereby rubbing
the producers that they may ceutraliza the
wealth in the hands Of the few
Not satisfied with all this they .4w that
a systematic effort % reduce wages would
he a grand success, therefore. mill after
mill, shop after shop, has reduced the
wages Of their employees The schrm.
has been grand success "a the side I
capital, but what 81 the hundreds ~ fhuus \
ands Of working men and women wh. have
been thrown out 81 employment. and Nhosr
labor mas helped to produce plenty ami wv
spare NorkIngmen Just think III your
surplus accumulations amounting ~ right
hundred million dollars per annun and
thousands OF these hard working men an
women will be compelled to 20 o. the s1uf,
house, and have II dealt out Ia them. ID.
starve. We often read ~ good resolutions
looking well on paper, but the words soup
houses, for workingmen, looks and sounds
as if there was something wrong. when the
capitalists, at the same time. AZ. filling
their Golfers, building palaces aul living
IN luxury all from the Accommodations Df
labor MUrkIngmen, how hong Nil yau
allow this state " things to continue. when
you have it within your own grasp o,clu-
pei the non producers to work ~ stArye {
But say some. what IL the remedy l'
j. r. Bray has well said that the remedy
lies ~ cooperation, and that the producers
must stop this government furnishing mo-
ney exclusively to capitalists, hut must
furnish the money to cooperative sucie-
tics, at little over the cost uf issuing the
same. When this is done labJrs redemp-
tion draweth nigh. Workingmen. study
this question. In the meantime / would
suggest, as | am a miner, that the next Mi
ners' National Convention establish fund
To be known as the Cooperative Fund,
such fund t. be raised BY an assessment
Of one dollar per member per month, which
for membership Of two hundred thous-
and, would be two hundred thousand dol
! lars per month, or the nice sum of two
| hundred million four hundred Thousand
per this amount to be loaned to heal
unions wishing 70 engage ia cooperative
mining at five per cent. per annum.
Miners III the United States. how long
will it take at this rate for you to become
the owners Of all the works Ia the nited
States, or to become your own employers
receiving the fruits Of your own labprs and
talents Miners. in fact all work ,ng iuen
study thus question. e. L.
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The Iron Molders.

tFrom the Iron Molders' journal >
We regret to learn from the Journal of
the death Of Mr. F. J. Myers, ex-Presi-
dent of the Molders international Union,
which occurred on the 18th of November
last, in the city Of Philadelphia At the
death Of MIR. Sylvis, he occupied the posi-
ton Of Vice President of the organization,
and thereby became his successor. At the
time of his death he held a position in the
Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Ii Salt Lake City, Utah foundry firm,
having no money i'll bank, or elsewhere,
and the men not being paid for two weeks,
concluded the prospects were mighty slim
for getting their pay, and notified the EN-
plOyer. mo money, no work. He then
offered to pay them III checks on bank in
which he had no money, and when they de
INJURED he got mad and discharged them
all Awful
We have been informed that the ma
chine molders of Philadelphia, III connec-
ton with the members Of several other
trades, have formed secret organization,
for the purpose of resisting the reduction
Of their wages, and securing an advance to
old rates when good times come. We hope
it may be true but men who, for the last
ten years, were content to work for from
thirty to fifty per cent. less wages than was
received i'll any other city, are not the men
to dare to combine for mutual protection
We are in receipt Of a goodly number Of
letters from our Unions, notifying us %
their action on the charter.
Every Congressman waited on has, after
reading the copy Of the bill and hearing
its objects explained, readily gwen the de-
sired pledges to support and vote for its
passage Those Unions that have not yet
taken action should at once write to their
Congressman and request his support. We
will get the charter from this Congress, or
know the reason why, as well as who are
our friends and who are our enemies.
As a sign Of the times, the following
facts are significant Many molders, late
arrivals from England and Scotland, are
returning to those countries, and many
others only lack the means. or they would
be counted III the same crowd. ship agents
report that large numbers Of emigrants are
daily offering To- work their passage back to
merry England.
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Coal, in some places, is twelve feet
high. The average il nine feet The
price Of digging is cent per bushel
FRIcK 4 Cos works, situated at Brad
ford, on the Connellsville road, is partly
running They have two sets Of ovens Of
100 each, and two mines. At present they
are running one set of ovens and one mine,
making seventy-two hour coke. They
employ twenty-one miners and twelve oven
men.
The Tyrone mines, owned by Laughlin
& Co. have Il5 ovens, and are running
in full The ship ten cars Of coke per
day, of 100 bushels each This company
make forty-eIght hour coke The ovens
are built directly under and extend along
the tipple, upon which is laid track A
charger is used, which receives the coal
from the pit wagons, and is drawn along
and fed into the top Of the ovens, each
one being charged 1872 bushels 1t is then
allowed to burn until sufficiently col cd,
when it is then drawn out and loaded for
for shipment. j. j. Piersol is the super
intendsnt.
THE Washington mines, owned by Coch-
rane 4 Stricken, are idle. They have
thirty ovens.
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FROM ILLINOIS.

JOLIET, Dec. B. 1873.
10 the Editor Of the woRsNonAN's ADeDc,r..
In your last issue Of the ADvucArE see
an advertisement for Carpenters Wanted
IA Joliet, the advertiser name nut pub
lshed Now, sir, that notice i down
right fraud. masmuch a. there are great
many Of our best carpenters NOV uurm-
ployed, and who have been unable tu OBJ
tain work since the panic SEQ in' The facts
are these: a. you are aware. Dur City has
grown very fast If late, aud Their, Was
plenty Of work To- have commanded AT
least So per day, for carpenters. sil last
summer, but few demago-uc employers
here advertised for men very extensively.
without cause. and 81 course scores NJ men
came here and went away disappointed
while others remained and Nurard fur
v hat they could ge, consequently the
wages never advanced over y. - Last
week these same demagogugs called a
meeting q the bess carpenter wv thy
purpose " reducing the mems WAGES wv
=. -, and three fourths time ouc W. twu
honorable exceptions, disagreed a, tu lt-
ducing the wages, but reduc, Ga. time
! would say that one II the bu,.es tiat dis
agreed to the reduCu. the wages. uas NJ Y
only man In this town tina. iu any WAY
adopted the eight hour system When
the attempt was made u enforce thr sys-
TEN on the first day of MAY. IN Chicago.
he told his men if they would MT strike
he would give them two hours IN every
Saturday. He has given il ever since.
contrary to the wishes of the more ayaric-
Gus bosses, who have repeatedly tined tu
get him to give up the system. but h. ar
gued that he was satisfied. ana Nv thought
his men were, at least they made nn cilu-
plant. Now, IL Is evident that that adj
vertIsement was put in your paper for the
purpose Uf keeping the wages down. Al
ter the meeting was held, the two richest
bosses IN town headed the movement Tor
reduction, 50 ! hope you will let the car
penters know the truth. We are watching
the moves. We will pay some 1t them If
at the next election, for that Is an We can
do, as unfortunately the carpenters have
no union here to protect themselves The
planning mills have reduced their force over
one-haf Business looks very dun ia this
town at present. Our rolling mill u work
ing part Of its men. who have agreed to
wait for their pay by publishing tbs you
will oblige
A CARPENTER ~ john.
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Important to Miners.

We forward this week, by express, prin-
ted copies Of the Constitution and Address
adopted by the Miners National Associa-
ton, at Youngstown, to the several dele
gates Parties failing to receive them will
please notify MS at once, and those who do
receive them. will oblige us by an acknowl-
edgement.
Will any person conversant with the dc
velopment Of Mines in Illinois, or scquain-
ted with any facts of general interest rela-
tive to her mineral resources, Coal in par
ticular, furnish the same to Mr. Andrew
Roy, Of Churchill, Ohio.
Mr.. ALEX. MCDoNALD, we understand,
is writing history Of British Mining 1t
will, no doubt. be a highly interesting
work
CORRECTION. In our last issue we stated
that Mr.. James, Of BraidwoOd, was Dis
trict Mine Inspector. Itshould have read
Mr.. James Braidwood.
SECRETARY JAMES isalmost ready to take
his departure 70 his new home.
THE majority Of the miners in the She
mango Valley, Pa, are on a strike resist
inc the 20 cents reduction.
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The Machinists and Blacksmiths.

tFrsm the Machi,ts and Black smiths journal
The followin. new Unions have been or
ganized since last reported: No. 30 Of y.
Y. Port Jervis, by the President Of the
L. u; No | Of VT Rutland, by Special
Deputy Frank II. Brown, Of No Of Mo.
ADMISSION OF STEAM BOILER MAKERS. -
About two Years ago we commenced an az
itation for the admission Of steam boiler
makers to membership i'll our organlza-
ton. We felt confident at that time that
an extension Of the boundary lines II the
Machinists and Blacksmiths' international
Union would tend greatly to increase its
usefulness. and at the same time be Of
great benefit to its members. Although
two years have elapsed, we have yet seen
no reason whatever why this change could
not be profitably cunsumated at the Louis
vile Convention Of the International Uni
on. We are, therefore, immovaoly in ia
vor of the admission of steam boiler ma
kers to membership in our organization.
We call upon our members for an express
sion of opinion upon this important mat
ter. Now is the time to discuss the ques-
ton. We wish to impress upon the minds
of our members that it is not proposed to
dtlDllJ Iflc DOlicT II Dbu1s bul
that they should be admitted the same as
machinists and blacksmiths are admitted
each Union to make its own selections If
the boiler makers are anxious to become
members, an expression from them through
the columns Of the Journal would help
their cause very materially. Our columns
are at their disposal let us hear from
them.
STATE OF TRADE.-The indications are
that trade will soon revive. Much, how
ever, depends upon the action Of Congress
in the matter Of authorizing the issue of
at least 200 millions Of dollars in green
backs, call in the bonds now payable in
national currency, and thus save the in
terest onthe bonds, and compel the holders
to seek other investments such as will give
employment to the many thousands who
are now out Of work, many Of whom are
on the verge of starvation. If this is done
the present state of affairs will soon be su
perseded by prosperity, and plenty for all
who are willing to work.
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State Convention of the Miners of Ohio

In accordance with resolutions passed at
District Meetings Of the Miners Of Mahon-
ing and Tuscarawas Valleys, We hereby
give notice that a State Convention Of the
Miners # Ohio will be held in Alliance.
stark County. Ohio, on
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER l., 1873
for the purpose IF drafting Constitution
for the government 81 the State. u act III
harmony With the Constitution NJ the Mi
uers National Association
Miners " Ohio Let the call he re-
sponded To by every Lodge, aud where
there is no Lodge let every Bank send a
Delegate The time for action has now
arrived Let past differences be forgotten
and determine for the future to work in
harmony for our mutual welfare
JOIN Pollock,
Tuscarawas Valley.
joins GEORGE.
Tuscarawas Valley.
DAVID A. JuNEs,
Mahoning Valley.
WILLIAM THoNsoN,
Mahoning Valley.
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THE MINER

THE miners. Of the Kyle Coal Company
works, Trumbull county, Ohio, have or
ganized branch Of the Miners National
Union
THE coal mines at Des MONIES, Iowa,
employ 800 miners. The best thing they
can do is to connect themselves with the
Miners National Association. They must
do this or be left out in the coA
TIVE miners of Mercer cOunty, Pa 4, are
on q strike against reduction from 80 to
80 cents per ton for unscreened coal is in
progress, and all men are asked to stay
away. Two days instead Of ten days no
tice was given.
A DIRTY TRIcK.-We learn from our
Brazil Qnd. correspondent that they are
advertising for miners in Ohio, presuming
on the slackness of the times to secure
their dupes ut their own price. Miners,
beware there are hundreds Of men out
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The Sons of Vulcan.

The following are District Deputies APP
pointed by David Harris, Esq, President
Of the Boilers Union. The term Of Office
is one year.
FIRST DISTRICT
VIM. Henry, 52s Carson street, Pitts
burgh, Pa.
SECOND DISTRICT.
ID. j. Mccormick, Box 40, Wheeling.
West Virginia.
THIRD DISTRICT.
Adam Shipley, Box 235, Newport, Ken
lucky.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
David Gill, ASP Elston ave. Chicago,
Illinois.
FIFTH DISTRICT.
Mark Smith, Spring street, near Iron
Works, Troy, New York.
SIXTH DISTRICT.
John J. Morgan, Box 387, Sharon, Penn
sylvania.
SEVENTH DISTRICT
Edward Finn, Box 90, South Bethle-
hem, Pennsylvania.
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CURRENCY AND FINANCE
BY n. q. SHELDON

Should any tyre in finance aud history
rise mp and exclaim How can a nation
exist without gold basis for it, currency
We point 10 the mighty British nation from
February 2G, 1877 u 1874, during which
there was little or no specie circulation.
Its payment was forbidden to the Bank ~
England it was period Of greater pros
perity than that nation ever saw. before or
since. Their paper currency carried Eng
land triumphantly through the war gave
unprecedented activity to commerce and
manufactures kept the laboring popula-
ton employed and made the people bear
with ease and cheerfulness. All amount w
taxation which they can now hardly cru-
template without a shuddcr Bowen. ~
quoted BY Freeman
We then point him to the currency Of
Venice, founded upon the public debt IN
HI. IL was in fact substituting the pub
hc debt Of the Republic for current cuin.
50 apparent were its advantages 50 great
were its benefits, that for a time this ia
per currency was 30 per cent. above coin.
until Government liked the premium AZ ~
per cent. where il remained fur JOO wears,
until the Government itself WAS destroyed
by Napoleon.
Though We now have as safe currency,
probably, a. We ever had, yet il l. entirely
insufficient. as well AZ entirely too dear
No good reason can he shown why II should
not be greatly improved. The tune was,
when, on the fiat bar rail, With it, danger
Gus snake heads, chad the best means
Of transportation, OF conveyance. We ever
had. Its superiority over the sloA coach,
was no sufficient reason against the Trail
nor should the excellence u the latter pre-
vent the adoption Of the Bessemer steel.
Though by the terms II their charter,
Congress has the entire control WI the Ma
tional banks, yet We think they should not
be interfered with, further than 10 require
them to call in their promise To ray, and
prohibit their future issue, make banking
free 10 all, and confined o. its legitimate
sphere of discount and deposl', with gov
eminent currency, whether paper or coin.
1t must now be apparent u every disin-
terested, unprecedented mind, that tine sys-
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Industrial Congress of the United
States


The following additional appointments
for members of State Executive Commit
tees have been made
Massachusetts, Geo f. Mcneil, No Is
Klnnard street, Cambndgeport, Mass
Co1inectic,t-W b. Hayes, box 1893.
Bridgeport, Conn.
Ne,r Jersey Richard Woods. box 23
Jersey City, n. j.
Alabama -Thos Casey, box l76. Mont
eomery, Ala.
Kaasas-Chas H. Messenger, Leaven-
worth, Kas
Io,oa-Jacob Kortz. lock box 80. Keo-
Agk, Iowa.
I1aie.ana Richard Swami, 5'h district,
New OrIeann,La
RoRsRT ScnILLDG,
- Pfss't Industrial Conarsas.
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have been successful, and are now working
ut the four cent rate. There is division
in the camp of the operators; they are not
fully agreed on the question Of reduction,
hence the advantage is IN the mems side,
and think by little care we may be sue
cessful altogether.
The National Associations taking very
well with us in this part; y good many
lodges or branches have been organized,
and others are ripe for the harvest. j
think by the time We hold our annual con
convention. in January, that Allegheny
county will be ready to unite with the or
ganization in a body Westmorland coun-
| ty miners are about to hold a meeting look
| ing to the same thing, and no doubt Wash
| ington and Fayette will not be behind.
We hold a committee meeting composed
Of delegates from the different counties Of
Western Pennsylvania, on Monday, the
22d inst, at Pittsburgh, No. 50 Ninth St,
at 10 o'clock A. NJ, for the purpose Of draft
ing Ventilation Bill, to be presented TO
the legislature for their approval, this win
ter at Harrisburg. ! hope that the dele
| gates Of the separate counties will bear this
in mind, and try and be with us ON that
occasion We also hold our annual con
vention on the second Tuesday in January,
at Pittsburgh for the election Of officers
to serve for the ensuing term, and to at
tend to such other business as may be deem
ed for thegood of the organization and for
the further purpose Of taking the necessa-
ry steps for the annexation Of the entire
county with the National Association.
Hoping that every miner will be found at
his post, and that every colliery in the
county will be fully represented on that
day, remain, yours,
GEDRGE ARgHBpJu
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Of employment in the very localities from
which these notices hail, and what u more,
some of the operators have not paid their
hands for three months.
The Reading Railroad Company has
again reduced all its employees ten per
cent, which has brought about strike of
all the brakesmen, except those on the
passenger trains, which leaves all the MI
ners in Schuylkill county idle.
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Call for an Annual Convention of the
Grand Council of the Miners Benev-
client and Protective Assoc atlon of
Illinois, Indiana and Missouri

FElLow-NI>EE~ The thlrd annual ses-
SION Of the Grand Council Of the Miners Be
uevoleut and Protective, Association NJ the
States Of Illinois, Indiana and Missouri will
be held at Springfield, Illinois, on the first
tuesday IN January, 1874 at 10 o'clock A. NJ
Ne trust that iull representation Of dele.
tes from every district IN the Western
States viii u present. We also invite unor-
lied bodies Of miners 70 send delegates
representation shall be one delegate for
eaeh 800 members pr fractional part thereof
Every lodge and district who have not al
ready 1inel the American Miners National
s-syclatica are .quested to instruct their
delegates 9hethcr NJ not they are III favor 81
uniting with that body, and adopting the
constitution passed at the Youngstown Con
ventlon. Other matters of deep Importance
e. every miner Will be brought before the
convention We earnestly urge every miner
u give this call his most serious considera
ton, whether organized ~ upt Remember
that the ameloratIou Of our present condi-
ton; the adoption Of the eight hours through
out our entire fraternity. the prevention OF
strikes and the substitution # arbitration;
In fact, tE4 present ana future prosperity
and welfare VI ourselves ana our children viii
depend to a great extent upon the actions of
this convention. send your best men A
p cent levy Is called 70 defray the expenses
q the convention. The delegates viii meet
at Archie Nelson where they viii w cou-
ducted To the nan prepared for them to meet
m. GFoEcE hlNcHOE>.
President
ions JAMES, Secretary
Papers friendly to the cause Of labor re-
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ConnellsvIlle News.

The reduction in the Connellsville region
is 10 per cent.
THERE are between 5000 and 1000 ovens
in the Connelsville coke region, Of which
some 1000 or 1900, in the vicinity Of Con-
nellsville, have stopped The greatest
number of ovens owned by one firm is $50
Coke is shipped from Connellsville to all
parts Of the Union. Boston, Mass, re-
ceives her regular supply from there.
Morgan lately shipped cargo 20 San Fran
cisco, Cal.
THERE is a reported strike at Brown &
Cochrane's, at Jimtown, against reduc-
ton of % per cent. The company have
over 40 ovens.
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Financial.

Were our columns not already overbur-
dened, We intended publishing the recent
remarkable utterances Of Hon. Thos
Scott on the money question, in which he
fairly and squarely endorses the system
We have advocated for the past seven years
We will try and find room for it in our
next.
We trust our readers will make it
point TO consider and digest the article
from the pen Of that veteran IN the ranks
Of Labor Reform, Hon. Alex Campbell,
Of LaSalle, the first installpent Of which
We herewith present. 1t viii well repay
perusal
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We have received All address to the
workingmen Of Savannah, Ga, by the Ex-
ecutive Committee Of the Workingmens
Industrial Union Of that city, with the re-
quest 70 publish IT, we viii do 50 IN our
next.
We are pleased to learn that our Old
ana esteemed friend, Mr. Chas McLain,
" Boston, has again donned the harness,
and il doing yeomsn' service in the cause
of labor reform
Mr. r. TREyELLIcK spent the greater
portion Of last week among the miners Of
Trumbull county, Ohio.
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ALLEGHENY Co, Pa, Dec III, 1873.
To the Editor Of the WoEKISosASs ADVOCATE
The mining matters in this district are
still little mixed up. The railroad pits
have all resumed work at 50. 20 per hundred
bushels, with the small screen, but the
river pits are mostly on strike, resisting
the IL. per cent. reduction. Some fifteen
or sixteen pits notwithstanding all the bit
ter. opposition Of the heartless operators.
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FROM ILLINOIS.
GARDNER, ILL.,. Dec. Z, 1873

GARDNER, III, Dec. B, 1913.
To the Editor of the WoREINeNAN's ADVOCATE.
see by the report Of the press that
business is picking up little in the East
The financial crisis, that has once more
visited this so-called free and happy Peo-
pie, was caused by rotten financial sys-
tenn, and thecapitalists Of the country have
not failed to take advantage Of the imam
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To Our Readers.

As the articles on our outside pages,
though possessing especial interest, are Of
more than ordinary length, We have cur
tailed our editorial matter, in order to give
our readers their usual quota " miscella-
neous reading.