, 1877-04-21
TIE REAL ISSUES.
A QUESTION or BTAnyATtoN,

Of the questions Of tho millennium. II IL sppareHt.
ly no nearer a settlement now than 1t NAs a1es
Ago. 1t Ia easy to sis down at safe distance from
Tho held Of hltte and photophfxe on tho FOLLY ana
stupidity Of men who, to use co1nmon phrase
'qunsrc1 with theis bread and butter by refusing
10 work nnltss THEY CAR ges tho wages ths! g.
fuand. But the war atilt goes On. desp[to ths
arguments OF wisa men. On this part Of Capital, 81
IL 10 ret the geet amount Of servfee for the least
expense. -.-
n Tho present Instance. whatever may be tho
ease in others, Labor 10 lighting not a1ono for
just1er, bnt for bread. I have taken pains 10 ind
ont the real issue between tho coal companies and
Tho miners Of DraIawood. Some Of tho fAets and
neuEes Rtven herewith naay throw eoma HIGHT upon
The recent action Of the minors aud furnish un-
pleasant food for reflection On the part Of tho VIII
mfnrtop Te1mtlton Coal Company.
About one.half Of the !, COS miners ara Irish,
puc.fourth English OF Scotch. and tho rest arc
made up Of Dohan,ians, Swedes, Germans and
Italians. Most Of them arc married and hare fam.
Has. A1atge numbc. own cabin and pieco Of
ground. a stlll larger number lise Ia rented cot-
tagcs, willis few unmarried ones lire in cheap
boarding. houses.
During tho past year The miners Wcrs paid Il. 10
per ton for digging and
Tho latter term deaerres explanation. In the
Draidwood distsfct there il only a single vein or
stsatum Of coal lying At depth Of about 100 feet
below. The suFfaee. Tho average thickness
tre. 4 s's es xs T.. ss9stas .,. s'%ssa seea
surcd By old and experienced uiners tilat
u does pot run over two fsst n1s tnshes II thick
and, Y make tunuela or placca for wofking, great
dcaf Of stona has to bo duarsiet. The miners are
Gsfs sss a h,5 ~. a i e. ssu a s
ton Of stone has to be tins handled 10 every two
tons Of eoA1, laapas!ng a. Immense amount ofe1tre
t.brushng, and for It tho mlnor received 15 cents
additional to hs g cents poF ION paid him for dig.
sss sapposng. miner 10 work ten hours day; no
can, Il he bo competent and industrious, dig an
ass's o; b. tTo y tens aai TIL; weaa
s's; dn 70 "ssi 81. sTooa Tsst1 Ss ;.t or 50
wages; The aIalsu!tr,, e, e rather the tn|q.ties
to pit IN thelf fal time After qaostoniaF great
many !asnsp atatoasd ln different plts. and hat
tho hgheat average tIme In winter IL about four
days. Four days work Is equivalent 70 81. 10 i
es. :? i - iii s:; e As
IT. cohRs DOWN NOW TO QUESTION or LYING.
What 10 thu lowest tsm that caa support miner,
il accordance Win tbe natural law: These have to
BE- Ted aud clothcd How las will d. 10, Or even
r. so 60 towards providing for ta''a children aud
;. Ptoylaiona te n,.iawood .ss not ysF, cheap, -
u not an agricultural contsc. Baefstcak i worth
meat sells At 70 cents. Eggs are worth IL csnls
dozen, and other articles IN proportion. SUP.
Eos'n&& family o. .ix to u down e meal: no
ssn .S sus I'll pspps
& sst sss so1nas n 6 sess9: ss
This. Of course. il a. prInsipa meal oi tMday.
IL hres sueS iaxaoa. nes: "a q. % hs .So9s @ Ts
two temalnlnR meals u.ay ne estlutea together at
en aI.s e. ,,sa os s,a az H. rss t aoea
:sS Sss e
tatR:'''ts taaRs t. sn. vi" living thu b.
- possible, e.nnos ss!e .ny money IL winter. aad
sSs &C., ,ss S :. Hssn . a
Il win be observed that have ha*sd the receipts
and It viii slao bo eetn that he wns hard preased 10
Ct s0uE !, tee;s ssus The r
struck wosk wasn tke coal companies proposed 10
reduce thc!F seant1 wages ,ons: Third It 4 single
s!roke. va. i sny wonder that these men Of
tho s1otmtsst viclsslt4dcs OF rugged extstoace,
were dr,sn By despsls to o. anie END resolve that
wSr e pr s sa cH
their full tin,e and earn mora money! This IL .
question that should be addressed 70 tho coal COM
"ded knows, I wad bs glad to wark. IN tacy s!s
the writer, and tho scatimsnt Was echoed By the
Tho companies, notably the wilmington 4 vor.
na.s saoptSa '9s Roiey ct asenI s
extra lot ol hanls In ot thare being necessity
far hI!lng cont9act im,ncdiateiy; seeoad. to at.
snY who may lesvs; third. to hold ths workors Ia
from combining agaln.t the companies. AZ Il
in now half day, and now day. sic. This Il i
very ane schcne for tho employers, but It IL hard
on the mas Of The n.luss. -
sxsi"a S e'ee so sa % vi eeaas tss tss'fs, ~
sss %snss vi "s
,ploy was OF viii bo forced to si9a;
Sssssea ;ss f. e;:ss wisissss VA
n!oa Gaa1 cemo.ny oi shs a,,'t pss. r1a q
ssffs si g. & ,sY;s '9 3
fsxal.t!o.. tssstY apPtodsa xals a5s made pa.s q
~: ss IT, y . sss
= ~ a
-. = 4 tse tSps1y down. aud
The aaa party Of tho second part further A95ses to
keep tbs tfeck a tho roadway clear kn1 to remove
such rrgulastt!ts In IT, surf&ce mar 10 caAa1 by
the uphtaEfuK OF swsllaE Ut ths h0tua VI said road
NaY. ~ thAt tho tf&tk ay ~ al tin.1s a Ia uou4
Also 70 ksep s9tas!slt roo Ia his roadwsY. the
oat.lls u lbs rails = tE.t It taay b. psssed by
loaded car. Rnd to aAslss tho pussF employed by the
party og tho mt part to ptsca tho empty III sail
position to bo pAsse4. AID 70 lclp h!u TO staEt G
l0sed cas from tha face of tha ctl for such dlstnca
may BE necesary provided 1t shAlI not a1coed ten
The "a party Of ths hrss part sx1ees 70 the :ald
htta and deref4d on pit care ai the face Of The fvo
where ths u nllIe folfowk WIS., tor Iuiang,
70 cents Per ton froIa NAY l. tB77 0ct 1877. and
e ~ esats y frS@ gct is7 ny so esas. from est
APRIL la1Ss an4 the furhrr SUN OF IS ItT tol
~ 1tusanK md lteplng hia rot and toadx IN eoo
M,a fos sha lins 6eln9 q ~ lnsA SAID mt pa1ty
MAtta ~ atAcharEtns thsm. 81 such OF them ~ the
ta1atAt or ptraaa having charge Ut tbs nln4
!9h ~ Has batnx may think proper, inc1alng AAtd
sssosa Pay AZ gsynsa* 9 10 made q tLe regular
AZ Il sssa oaih. e1cspt x6sa liz iss oesars a.
aannsf: tnca VIZ pay. dar xlll kc pa t4c lUtI
Aaa ~ ntFee{ erO-4!J a2rstd 70. sid undarstood
eJ thu party OF the 10 DAD part that should u bccotal
SE e. ea1iy q !as ~! psst u.nx the csa