The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-19
HARD TINES IN THE MINES.
THOUSANDS OUT OF WORK, OUT or
MONEY, AND orr or HOPE.

MONEY, AND orr OF HOPE.
street Scenes In Scranton-The Carbondnic
Resolution. Lie Down Quietly und
starve 10 Death we WIN Not"-Ordcr
SCRANTON, Pat. April IL. Will our pros
poets ever brghcn?' This is the question
now nskGi 6vcr and over. every day. by the
| miners in this sect on. Day after day they con-
grcgaic in the streets to discuss the prospects
Of the ccul trade. but they 20 back to their
| homes "a sadly as they came. for they never re-
ccivc any cheering news.
Tho condition OF the grcnt majority il indeed
| distressing They went on strike last summer,
| at n time when the most Of them did not know
| where tho next days meals were comin, from.
| They held out for nearly three months. and
then had to so into the mines without having
accomplished anything. There were too many
| to do the work required. Hundreds had left
| for the farming lands Of the West and the
| South. but IA many moro could not obtain
money to got away. They had to stay and gain
| living as best they could. Through the first
| two months after the strike work WIS compare
| lively good and about thrcc-quartcrs time was
made. In January the mines wcr" worked
only about half the time, and at decreased
production. Many men were thrown out OF en-
! ploymcnt. and have remained ever since.
| Through February and Ut to the present tmr
! work hHs hccn very uncertain. Some miners
| have Hprronched two weeks. some nave not
| worked at all. The wages mad" are mo- sum-
cicut to procure the PLANES nore~s1rcs OF life.
! hundreds of people IN this city ard the adloin-
ing villages who depend on the mines Tor
| Livelihood are ON the verge oi starvation.
e do not know how half the people in this
section got enough to cnt." said Yesterday
miner who IN better times Ind secured II com
sras with rr nSr ' e I %Gc WAX hone IN.
ina. against hop, that the cloud will break.
know ol men WAC hayc not dour tap OF work
| twelve UlHftNs. nUI who NuNtt IfrLrti flnlII
| Those who have work are NOT much better ~
Last month there wore miners vino did NOT
average over s.. Others got from that TO sl2.
after having paid lalGrer. Ins most that any
lalorcr mad" last month was 80
The mines that have not been closed mr." now
worked. on an average. q week IN the MONTH
None OF the miners expect any more. ihe
cent ~ men cgy, ~ tace FHthcrs and sous
throng the streets IN uttered clothing; they can
buy nothing better.
4 walk in the suburbs alwnvsl brings Won upon
knots % idle people at every turn. Main street.
at night In BELLEVUE another suburb contain
ing many miners homes, crowds romr together
To- scan the ncwspapers for the int"-l news
ABOUT the coal trade. or listen 70 letters from
friends in the Western states. The depression
is universal. From Carhondac. the great c'n-
tire Of the mines Of the Delaware amt Hudson
Canal Company. como the following resolutions
adopted at a meeting oi miners:
ulo,r The Ion. continued pro.'rat ON in The coal
matte reduction Of wlscs. tog thcr with thc wrongs n
u.i system. Of docking have reduced ong mining ANA
| HNnfiuf people 10 ~thit uf -thrNhiltN ana
Dl,,,' rdc pcopl, q TIM pocr hny, been rar'cuar
%ork,n g' ,ef lead coal rUher tnoa tcr ovu m ac
locahurs W"rbiiiurM inN' guy M"if'H 'uf IT, l'ls
have been .d, since ne i-' " February, whotwheu
wgrkns werr harrly earning enough 20 'npror me- ana
hh'.T'S we nave ariea' !" lh. ,i'n' "'A .'i
agcls oi ne cnwtny iur chance iocatn uuhl lnr nr
They cannot ,,ll The coal and inel or, only Mrin-
that in,rc Is something radically wron- 90 our "ovc'
nt.. There i. limit to endurance. amt ,hc time has
COM wien llu' me- Ymgr M...n-, lN, 'ln ~
.4y "'i III my W ", NJ I .ry~ y, I',." ~
vu NOT "a country o,,roWlng with resources OF esq ry
No.. n'f, are hundred, qr families hrrc who II
al 'c would o. move 60 IuArr aml. uyuhN r.u,Nr. u.
q ouf ,urna' lma,.on atd 'u'o..u- w,m 'o earn an
h~,,,i, rH ~ appeal ethe leri,aiare Of r'nn.yl
di' ad TO relieve tac pressing wants OF oar starving
wgaPPcal e consrc.' for me ro,'asc Of
c,t h,ius.
From Ashley. nenr wikesburre on the Central
Railroad Of New Jersey. heretofore u thriving
mining town 81 several thousand Inhabitants.
;h" following s sent to 20 'o'd newspaper:
ra'aa'. i.m,5. by, ...gaai ..n' ry. o.l haa.tr
, l '.' ''i'l ,'" .''i' ,, %" IS, '' ''' ri H ~
ii-. of tw,.,D mona',. -n,"hu cn 'al' 'o- aIi'r ID
us,N i..-e.-i,not a. aud .wc awul u' .,it.h.- 80
,t y departure from uh' pla'c'or RENAL" ""i .i'-
The iron workers in this city have boon great
. suffer 4 49, the pn"i t'W Inoiih7, hr luiiliE
b mil OF the Lack4Wanna Iron and C1ai Conn any
% has been rum hut two DAYS sine" tur beginning,
b 81 ia" strike last summer. .r tnr'o mouths
This rcqulr.~ luz hall OF tur hands Usually on-
} ploycd. While icw men are employed 10y me
Iron and Coal Company at greatly r"du"d
2 WaE's' huhur'dS Hit Twink OF, idt'I S'l ,Nih,
To- 1--we. IN enforced dlcnees. The majority pi
ihrsg mill H., men I'VE 2n Snahl{ mn noted
Hero may be- found mothers surroun led los
children crying for food and clothing. IN" joe
E J"i"i men leave th'ir homes IN Ne morning
| nj iu rni"r tlD ~ until night. IucJ tHnn d