The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-03-20
THE MINER.
An Appeal to the Miners Of the West

CLAY COCSrxSA-S&pliSA.
Gsatlem,n Within the past two years
We as miners have been called upon a. sub
nit to periodical reductions, ranging from
the maximum price If 81 20 to the low g.
ure of 50 cents Our financial position,
owing primarily to irregularity and scant-
mess Of work, would not admit Of PR
longed resistance, when the effort WIS
made, consequently We deemed IL advisa-
bic to accept the situation as gracefully "a
circumstances would admit.
But our employers not satisfied with RI
ducing us to a par with the serfs Of Eu-
rope, and clrCuMscrlblng our position SO
that it Was next to All lmpossibihty to az
proximate To anything like fair living,
must needs take advantage If our helpless
ness and APPARENT indifference, 10 force us
u another reduction Of 10 per cent Eyen
then we did not act hastily or rashly. The
Central Office Ia Cleveland was notified !,
Circulars were sent to every man, stating
explicitly the situation, with blank TORN
appended, giving every man, the prervga-
tive to vote for work or suspension, with
out any outside influence hrou n, T. bear.
The result showed 50 per cent. Tor suspen-
| sion, which WAS afterwards made unan-
lmous. Thus the die Was cast, the issue
forced upon us. stern and uncomprouIz-
| ing enemy M front, with no resources
and but little prospect OF support, but
with FIRM trust III God and the righte-
business Of our cause, We commenced the
] b;ktlo with full pa-f~se - ;--~ss. urT !
victory perched on our banners.
Men who got their price we're allowed
To work, with the proviso. that they gave
a certain per cent. Of their earnings 10
wards those out We have stood the con
test now, siX weeks, and the men are more
| than ever infleXible and determined to r.
sort to every 'rr.t,d expedient, before Civ
ing IL. But We have many destitute
among ms, and our cramped resources will
not meet every case
We appeal t. you, men u the West, Ell
gagged in the same aVocation, whose inter
ests are identical. and who must neces
sariiy share I corresponding reduction
With us, I'm case We are heat) to assist Us
III our unequal struggle oi r,gtt against
might pledging ourselves that if you are
placed in like position, to heartily and
cheertully reciprocate the favor.
ROBERT LINN, Pres't
DUDLEY ASHTON, Sect'y.
Pro TEN
Z. S.-Monies must be sent to Robert
Linn, State President, Harmony, Clay
county, Indiana, which will be duly ac-
knowledged.
A dispatch from Mauch Chunk, Penn
dated March 10th, says: tour Of in
spection through parts Of the Lehigh coal
region show that the miners still evince
the same determination IL hold out for
the 1874 basis. They say they can stand
it for two month"; and even longer
The Reading and Lehigh Railroad, leas
ed by the Philadelphia and Reading
Company is to BE- known hereafter as thu
"Berks and Lehigh Branch Of the Phils
delphia and Reading Railroad 1t ex-
tends from one mile below Reading T.
near Slatington, Lehigh County, a dis
lance of AZ miles, and was originally
built to give the Wilmington and Reading
road an outlet to the Lehigh Valley. The
Reading road has now exclusive control of
it, and possesses a direct communication
with the coal mines Of the Lehigh and
Wyoming regions.
A dispatch from LaSalle March Is, says
that 49, tons Of clean coal was raised from
the Lasalle shaft, 10 JhAt city. the day
previous, and claims it to be the largest
days work ever done in any cal shaft in
that vicinity. The Press, of that city
claims that in 1856, 555 tons were raised
in one day from the same colliery. and
that the coal was hauled nearly half
mile before being hoisted
From the Miners National Record for March
Hyde Park, Luzerne County, Lodge 233,
has added 200 new names to the GA that
it had in January. They are deter
mined to stand at the head Of the Miners
National. This In something to be proud
OF Kingston pushes up hard, having
over 200 names enrolled. Who will beat
those figures
The men OF Danville, ILL.,, have agreed
TO work for 80 cents per ton from now till
nsxt August. They believe it best to
make terms to last them during the dull
summer months, In preference to holding
on to the present prices 100 cents) for a
month or TWO longer, and then need To
come lower We have no doubt but they
acted wisely.
mass meeting of the miners of Hub
bard and vicinity was addressed by Messrs.
Robt. Schilhng, President Of the Coopers
Union Of the United States, Joseph Wilton
and Thos. Russell, Of Nesbannock. Pa,
on the need OF organization. Mr.. Schil-
ling kindly consented 10 90 from Cleveland
tyr the purpose, and talked both in the
Gnrman and English languages. The
Meeting was very much pleased by the re-
MARKS, il applause is any evidence
Tn. men Of " Morris Bun" mines, Toga
conntA Pa, worked only i've days in
January. and four days last month. This
Y hard. Will somebody tell us how men
I've 5nssch WORK
TAs membsu Of Lodge No. s., Cures
oAa0' have built . '''' hall to hold