Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-01
THE HONORABLE BILL.
Some of the Gasses Of BsIs IVashbmr,,- Hoy
He Robs the LabostnO Men and Butyds
Railroads..

Some Of the Games Of Hall IHashbsrm-Hou
He Robs tho LaborinO Men and B.tyds
RGtlroads.
To tho Editor of the Globe.
MINNEAPo1ls, July Silt was used as
the strongest argument last fall in favor Of
the Hon. w. D. Washburn, that he was
generous philosophical citizen. That he
employed q large number Of working men.
And through his large business transactions,
both IS large lumber manufacturer, -four
milling business, and railroading operations,
he was giving employment to, and feeding
large number Of families, and that such
q man was entitled to, and should re-
ceive the support of all classes of
citizens of this locality. That he
does employ great many men is fact
And 1t is also q further and known fact, that
in every case where, by any excuse, he can
do so, he pays the least for his labor. In his
saw mill at Anoka he has discharged nearly
all of his old hands except the bosses, (who
bossed the voters last fall and employs now
only men who are certain to vote right.
More: At this same Anoka he works his
mill men eleven hours day, and actually
pays less per day, for the same work, than
is paid here for ten hours. He owns the
water power there, and bought the only flour
mill and wheat buying depot that was in the
town. Previous to his getting hold of that
Hour mill, customers could get q pretty good
deal for their wheat, and the merchants and
other business men had the benefit
of the adjacent farmers trade. Now
farmers camp there, and lunch and
feed their teams and come to this city to sell
their wheat. That, for Washburn, the pub
lie spirited, whole souled gentleman, at
Anoka. He is also president of the Mime
apolis d st. Louis railroad, which road re-
ceived from this city $25O,OOO to help build
it, in the interest of Minneapolis. On the
sections of his road, except two, just lead ing
out OF the city on the west side, the nen
known as section men are paid $1.10 per
day, on the two mentioned $1.25, while the
st. Paul d Pacific men are receiving $1.5O
per day, and that difference in pay exists be-
tween these two roods where the two crews
can actually talk to each other while ct work
within the corporate limits of Minneapolis,
on the east side. Forty cents day less
wages where men are employed by home
philanthropists, than when employed
Surely the working men who supported Mr..
w o0AAOuAA "A0 S0GIAuS W0A UssAu AOG fGu0lE Ill
legience to home rulers here; for months
and months at q time have those wage
slaves had to 60 without their small pittance
of pay at that. But Bill King said he was
an honorable man. and the toney gentle
men who are aboct to answer Carl Schurz
for their little moccasin games with half
breed scrip, all say Washburn is ssan honor
able man." Kearney would call him can hon
orable blk" notice he and his pals, nota
bly, one of his assignees, have just bought the
Taylors Falls railroad, and will build it when
the towns through which it will pass bank
rupt themselves by issuing local aid to as
sist them on their way. Buying railroads
nowadays is only little morning recrea-
ton, an APPETIZER before breakfast, with our
capitalists. But they are all honorable
men. So what is the use of talking? ]
would not ask to introduce SO much Of the
history of the royal family into your valuable
space, only the impudence of such public
benefactors is becoming SO notorious that ]
fear for Ramsey's chances for the war Office
and oily Bill WINDOWS for the Presidency.
It is rumored that negotiations are now
pending between w. d. w. and his fraudu-
lercy to the effect that Minister Welsh come
| to Minneapolis and take charge of the great
show, and that Bill King go to England to
interview Mile. Bernhard; and he could, it is
suggested, give some of his leisure 10 prize
bulls and some to affairs of state.
NIX CONE AROUSE.