Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-09-05

ioIll " New SbIToW. Uillli llt lepoltOllul
heart is stung to the quick, and reporter
ial tears are rs thick as dew in the
morning. In this lamentable condition,
the correspondent seeks his room aAd
writes up the terrible agonies which sub
sequently appear in the paper he repre-
sents, and if he waits long enough to
catch the tenor of criticism in this To-
cality, he usually makes up his mind
that he has made a sad mistake.
THE HORRIBLE STORIES or THE MoLIIE
MAGUmE oUTRAGES
have become enlarged in the average
reporters brain until he imagines that
every bush outside the city limits hides
a murderous Mollie, lying in waiting to
demolish him on sight. These are facts,
and the consequence Is, II half the re-
ports HAT go from here are not 10y any
means reliable. The truth is, the coal
regions are not one-half 50 dangerous
for visitors rs are some wards in Your
city. To-day | have probably talked
with fifty miners. | have been among
them; seen how they spend their time;
looked into their cabins; Snutled the
odors of their meals; ongagedin a game
of . forty-fves" with some of them, and
in fact for one whole day have been a
striking miner to all intents and purpos-
es. And yet every one of them knew
exactly what my mission was. | didn't
deceive them in the least. And | was
treated kindly everywhere, although it
is not at all likely that | shall ever meet
any of them again-and simply because
| know of nothing that will direct my
footsteps owe the same ground. Bet if
! had occasion, | should 90 over to the
breakers tomorrow without fear.
THE Striker AND HIS CONDITION.
Now this shows the nature of the
strikers and their condition as well, and
may serve to settle the minds of specu-
latiye people rs to the probability of
early resumption Onthe starvation plea.
1t Is just as certain as fate that the
miners will not go to work because of a
scarcity of rations, under sixty days at
least. They are well provided against
all contingencies OF this nature. While
there is no doubt at all that a good ma
jority would prefer resumption to-mor-
row, yet as time advances, the Reuse
for work diminish, and loafing becomes
n sort of luxury. On the other hand
the operators seem Just rs determined
not to accede to the demands of the
men, although they are loosing heavily
every day by the idleness. They say it
would be suicidal to do SO III the present
emergency. If they yield now, they
claim that it would establish a sorry
precedent, which in the end would cost
a great deal. Present idleness appears
to them to be the only remedy for pro-
spectiye gains. This may be all very
fine in the abstract, but it won't wash.
The companies, or rather
MANAGERS, COULD PAY A VERY LARGE
ADVANCE, AND TIL MAKE HAND
SOME PROFITS.
And LII show you how. As things have
been run hereo f late, there isn't Il stock
holder that gets a penny divided. On
the contrary, he is very lucky if he isn't
called ON for instalIments. 1t is the
managers who make all the money.
They are here, running the machine.
and by a particular trick of their own
they manage always to get twenty or
thirty cents on a ton Of coal which is
never credited to the companies. Then
there IS your local agent stationed here.
He has to get his "divies" too, and by
the time the western buyer gets his coal,
he has been mulctcd in three or four
ways out of certain percentages which
none but the managers" ever see.
There Is not an intelligent miner IN
this region that doesn't
KNOW ALL ABOUT HOW THINGS ARE
MANIPULATED.
| heard many expressions Of sorrow, to-
day, for certain stockholders here, whom
the miners know to be suffering fnan-
They have every sympathy in
world for these men, but it is the in
hoggish managers that arouse
-he miners wrath.
"Sure, sur" said one fellow this
morning to your correspondent, we'd
go in to morrow eff it was fer the
stockholders alone. But We sec, we
how the chaps as live in the big
beyant are getlin' their money,
md we don't care to help thin along"
Now this is solid argument. 1t is a
pity that the managers are so cruelty
leartless. Heartless not only to the
employees, but to the thousand Of mer.
in this great country of Luzerne
rs well. These last named have rights
hat should be respected. They have
Millions OF dollars ut stake, and yet they
IRE the mere subjects Of these man
Igers.
| wish | could tell you when work
be expected here. There is no
anything about it. Between the
oldiers and politics, idleness appears to
re assured for some time to come,
or the men swear they will not 90 to
work. until the blue coats leave. But as
how are an actnal nncnssitu II j. not Of