The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-03-07
space of about an hour and . half.
the conclusion of his spee Ia. the m IN

space of about an hour and half. At
the conclusion Of his speech, the msn
ORGANIZED A LODGE,
and elected full set of officers, with Mr..
John Henderson as President, ). II. Van
slayk as Vice President, Thomas CheesGlan
as Recording Secretary, L. Kerigan Treas
urer, and ID. A. Nugent, Corresponding
Secretary. The Corresponding Secretary
was authorized to correspond with the
General Secretary and obtain all necessary
information; also, to correspond with the
LaSalle district, with whom they intend to
connect themselves The Lodge obtained
SO names, and the officers are confident
that the remainder will Join before anOth-
er week passes round 1t is my opinion
the men are
AROUSED
from their lethergy; and God knows it is
time for, from what | can learn, they
have been suffering from the meanest kind
OF
PETTY TYRANNY
practiced in any part Of the United States
OF late, they got new pit boss, and like
all consequential jack DAVIS, has got above
his business. Being invested with little |
petty authority, he assumes more power
than If he was owner Of the mines, and |
treats the men as Il they were So many |
brutes but thank God, the dawn Of eman-
clpation has broken over them. and they |
are inspired with new hope and new
life.
The superintendent of the shaft Is
young man-almost too young FIR his posi-
ton, but not too young to learn that Hon
ssty is the best policy" He has adopted
4 system, which, if not acting under in
places hun in very unenviable
position. Ii has been the custom here to
pay of every two weeks, but the suPerin
endent has adopted plan ~ which he
.xacts fifteen per cent Of the men pay
Sho quit to-wIt ii a man quit from any
;ause whatsoever, he has to ,ait hive days
.or his pay if he cannot wal that time,
ne has to give the superintendent
FIFTEEN PER CENT
,or the money he has gwen his honest labor
.or. This is downright robbery, whether
Dracticed by the superintendent or the
-OuilldllN- anu II either o. tIlfiN nave any
dea Of Christianity or human rights, Jas
ice or equity, they would abolish the sys
em right away.
THE SHAFT
works about three days IN the week, and
he men average. the year round, about
So PER Day
Another cut-dUwn and they viii con down
10
PAUPER WAGES.
Another infamous practlce here is that,
after the men 90 down IN the pit they are
not permitted to come up again until six
} clock i'll the evening no matter what their
may be. Not very long since,
Jne Of the men was overcome from the ef-
ect Of the foul air in the room in which he
sas at work He came 70 the bottom II
he shaft and wanted to come u the top,
)ut was not permitted 10 ascend He was
obliged To return and borrow the clothes of
lis brother miners To keep Ia him
WARMTH AND LIFE.
+ that miner had died, would mot some one
lave been responsible for murder But
no would think Of murder ia connection
With poor miner, caused hy a superIn-
endent or pet boss, 1t would only be
death from exhaustion. But now they
AVE Union, and if conducted with pru-
lence and moderation, the day is not far
Instant when all these evils will be duly
DIRECTED, and the miner will take his prop
r position in the scale Of social society.
MINuNK
great grain town. There are four good
ized elevators, but il comparison with our {
'hicago elevators, they are infants New j
rtheless they attract great deal Of corn,
nd at times as many as three ana four
hundred teams a day block up the streets.
B. J. NJ.