The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-02-28

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CLEVELAND, Feb. IL, 1874
ASHLEY, Luzerne county, Pa, Feb. Q,
1874, says Pursuant TO call issued by
the districts Of Wilkesbsrre, Plymouth,
Ashley and Wanamie formerly Newport),
Of the M. & L. b. A. Of Luzerne county,
Pa, for the purpose Of re-vrganizing an
Executive Board for this county, or, for
the present, board to represent the region
around Wilkesbsrre, formerly known as
The Wyoming region. The districts of
branches each, but for the crescent it was
considered that q nucleus Of organization
was merely required, consequently each
district only sent one man. Representa-
ton was as follows Wilkesbarre, VIII.
Carroll Plymouth, James O'Halloran !;
Ashley, Patrick Cullen; Sugar Notch,
Robert Yates proxy; Newport, John p.
Murphy. Election of officers resulted in
the choice Of w. III. Carroll, president :;
John p. Murphy, vice-president Patrick
Cullen, secretary and treasurer until our
next meeting, as there are other districts
organizing to fall in at our next meeting) :;
James O'Halloran was elected delegate to
the grand council | understand Mr.. o.
Halloran is organizing other districts 1t
may be well, also, to state that the Lehigh
region of this county is at present connect
ed with Carbon county. Yours, etc.
Coal CREEK, Tennessee, Jan 8, 1874,
writes Having Just came from a meeting
Of our miners, | write you to say, that two
of our mines have gone to work at the re-
duction. Our mine refused to work at the
reduced price, and the operators have got
men to start in our places five, at least)
The employers did not try to force the men
to accept the reduction, but told us they
thought we would have better work. The
other banks have been asked to dig at 81
cents per bushel the men repudiated the
idea of accepting break in wages, and per
sist IN having the four cents, as heretofore /;
the Company say they could not insure us
any more work at the reduction than we
have been getting, but think we might
| figure say, ''they will not allow a Union
man to work in the bank where they work "
Yours, very respectfully, &c.
This is pretty tough on Union men
Union men have been charged with pre-
venting non unionists from working side
by side with them, but this is cracking the
whip at the other end Those fellows, nc
doubt, think they are in clover, as they
fawn on those who employ them to defeat
their fellow-m and receive their smiles
| have known such men-when the diff,
Guilty was over, turned away like dogs, tC
give place to the Union men whom they
had compelled to submission. Possibly
those tools, when they are no longer re
quired, will be thrown aside for the noblel
and the better-the Union men JAMES
TYRONE MINES, Fayette Co., Pa, writes
IL would respectfully report that thu
amount per ton mined will not exceed tw,
hundred bushels per man per day. This
at one cent a bushel, makes us the hand
some y sum Of 81 ; deduct from this you
oil and tools, etc, and you can guess how
We are fixed Consider, too, that we mus
push our wagon from the entry to the fac
of the working, which may be sixty yards
We also brush" our own roads and pos
Jul lit ali - 81 Ddl llldl no MAJ
can work more than i've days Ter week
and not that. to do justice.
Yours truly.
Some Of our Pennsylvania lcgislat OF
who deny the necessity Of Ventilation
Bill in Western Pennsylvania, ought to b.
down in such mines as the above for awhile
at a cent a bushel. Six days each month
for short session, would insure goo,
Ventilation Bill, even though they foun,
an absence Of fire damp" therein, tn
grounds the opponents to the passage 0
the bill based their objections on.-JAMEs.
FOREsTvILLE, Butler county, Pa, Feb
:, 1874, writes This is to inform you 0
the deplorsble condition of things in thi
locality. Our once strong Lodges hav
!; been torn asunder by the ruthless, perse
cutting hand of capital. We ceased worl
here on the 18th day Of November, Oh az
count of a proposed reduction by the Co
We did not act wisely in not accepting thei
terms, but were forced to give way to supe
riority Of numbers. They have now 90
the Harrisville colliery, sometimes calle'
FOrestville, filled with our old friends, tn
Swedes, and are preparing to fill the Irish
town colliery In the same manner none 0
the old hands are to be permitted to worl
on any consideration There is only tn
remains of a shattered hull left here, an,
that will be torn asunder and separate,
next week the only officer of this Lodg
here IS the treasurer, John McConville, ST.
and Joseph Uhl, secretary, myself and
go tomorrow. | cannot answer for Irish
town, but | know they are in about tn
same shape
Send no charters, cards, constitutions o
anything of the kind, as our Union is dead
we are afraid, past resurrection. Pleas
give this place your attention, and if thi
Lodge can possibly be revived, it will be
great benefit to your fellow miners. w
hope that yourself and Mr. Siney will Civ
this and Irlshtown your special considera
ton, and if by some stratagem it can b
revived, our blessings will attend you.
Yours, respectfully.
SYRACUSE, Ohio, under date of Feb. .
1874, writes Dear Sir: have to inform
you that Syracuse shaft is out against
reduction Of ! q cent ON the bushel 8
also the Slope. No talk Of working here
We must get our price. Out since Dec 8
1873. Yours, &c.
PARDoEs, Feb 2, 1874, says Il am sor
ny to inform you that our Lodge here
about to be broken up. The reason is, W
came out on strike against reduction Q
ten cents per ton in November last w
have tried twice since then to compromise
but failed to make a settlement. Tn
bosses are now introducing ''black-legs" /
Harrisville, Butler county, and have start
ed that part of their works with them
They have gone so far that the men ar
compelled 10 leave their houses. Such