Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-07-15

require beef bacon, cheese, etc, to
maintain tie muscular power-more
so in mine than in the pure atmos-
phere, because carbonic gases is very
weakening to the system. We don't
want hotel rates. Here is wha; it
costs per year
Store bill of all kinds, for four in
family, per month. ..............$ SO 90
Lard oil ior light in the mine -. 12 90
Coal oil for domestic use. -. -. 2 90
Pick sharpening ana wedges. ...... Z 90
Two pair of mining pants. ....... 6 90
| Mining shifts and shoes. ...... 90
Oil flask, lamp and cotton. ....... 2 90
The good wife needs four calico
dresses. 49,. ............. 6 90
| Clothing, shoes, hats, etc ... 90 90
! Two children at SIS per year each 10 90
| Newspapers and miscellaneous. 90
Collections and charity per year 19 90
Adding up the above fer store bile
is $432. and the rest of the items ere
$2l5, which added together is $647.
A single man pays 500 per month for
board which is equal to $240 per
year.
Some Of the new element left the
Eckhsrt camp in debt SO I am inform
ed. In the above items there is no
mention Of cooking utensils, bedding
or clothing for the miner himself
When all is itemized, which must be
get especially for the mine and winter
weather | think the store bill will
come down to about $28 per month.
This is extravagant for four in family.
Shame on any one that would strive
to bring the human standard below
the above figure. You see l am $97
over my earnings aud to go the full
capacity / would be $3.50 over the
earnings Of last year. How does the
above figures compete with a servant
paid from $4,000 to $4,000 annually
and upwards? Yet they want us to
put on more cost with long hours 10
spend two thirds Of our life in the
mine. The hypocritic State legiaa-
tnre that gave a vote Of sympathy to
suffering Ireland approved of the
shackles being placed on the working
class Of Mary land.
Who is that EokhaIt scamp Is
he an operator or an operators eff
ciUl? IT seems he knows TIE inward
feeling Of the camp. lie says twelve
men are ruling THE county it was
asserted six months ago that three
hundred ruled this county later it
was asserted that eighty persons would
60 to work at any moment. What
kind Of agents or presidents have we
10 listen to suoh nonsense ? The
jackall is one Of tho most dangerous
animals that prowls the forest and a
politician or ofice-saeker Is illustia.
tive Of the jacksll Three thousand
men, not twelve, rule this county, and
any man that teaches otherwise is an
Enemy TO the employers ard traitor
to the MIXERS. The men Of Georges
Greek are backed by three hundred
thousand members Ct the knights of
Labor, who want nothing but justice,
Just what the Lord teaches. 1t is
terrible thing TO belle your valor or
raise disturbances between employer
and employee.
Mr.. Editor, excuse ne for trespass.
ing on your valuable space, but facts
things that cannot be denied. In the
year 1879 the Clearfeld miners had
seventy-fve cents a ton for digging
cqel The panic Of 1874 came on and
up to 1876 sales was hard to be pro-
cured. The Alternative was cutting
in market, each competing TO raise
dividends, which they did ard kept
up high salaries Tor efIioials. We had
to suffer reductions to keep up their
salaries and declare dividends. The
excuse of the Clesrfeld companies
was that Maryland coal was better,
but cheaper, aud both parties could
combine to reduce our wages.
Now the best thing they can do is
10 set proper value on both Goals in
the market, as Gowen did in the an.
tbracite region, and that will put an
end to strikes and controversies.
Hoping to hear no more from the
custard-head jackalis and potwcllip-
ing politicians concerning the Twelve
men rule, remain, PRoaEEss,