The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-09-08

strike Hnd f,si,or Investigation.
ltezai1n e Few YarH ~ N the tinlsna alsles
ssH4is hH'Fchmmliiee ~ talsf shd fia
~ W psh wnllam q. mbaiy. N llrnAi,a.
suHet NJ Hland and fAlng at,,esfet lsfnyu
lhstummillos aid unllha asienllaa ~ lhs faet
diai many fufeisn capitalists wtr pusehas
lna sasi tracts ef lsnd n The south and
West french ruunts and English fneus we,e
nuiHlnnilHH Vtef TERRITORY Thai wns thfes
iiIne= larger than The HluNtlum III fifeat iitifl
nhi eDd ~ thulf system ~ wholesale fnftnlns
hHd lflten American fAfnsn fFpm h0mr
tteHdH nnd into tho fnnhf ~ wasn slayeff.
Our railroad despbia bad lnaFn rowes thar t4e
fnudAi urQnafths ~ Europe. add utfo In pos
sesslon II 4s.Vn1o of hfika ne asea ialses
lnan Aultfsk, Italy and Switzerland uolnhinrd.
Ihn Nase'wbfkefs, Me- MOODY sald, srfe
nv 'wa,9s ,be,e ~, vs,s rl9. sns ,u n ssr lyra
. square mile. Mast ~ tho sinaIl
farmers wefe NOT ahle 10 enc,,tr a
decent lcpmpeiency, a. their farms wrre
,nufisag"d aud thy gradually fel Into the
tct this was tho abolition ~ private property
IN land He aald further that the Iirloes N
pfodurtion worc greatly enhanced ~ the con.
unually'FfowiuR Increase of middlemrn,
who were recruited from the ranks Of those
who hnl no regular occupation, o. they had
been driven from their business by tho pro.
Waiting system Of mechanical labor N the
preeont systom was not ab2lished, prices
would finally reach such q height that the
waEe-lhbprrr would be- unable even 10 secure
the absolute neccssarios OF life. wftnes.
contondcd thniA small farmer could not uul
uvato his farm and prottaby dispose ef hls
prunnco Tor the reason that hu VIVA over.
ridden by mon OF greater capital who could
apply mechanical labor and had greater faoil.
Ties Tor getting their produce 10 market.
Testimony was furnished before the com.
mittee by p. J. Mcclure on tho spth regarding
tho organization and aims Of the Central
Labor Union. He said the membership was
10000, Tho members Of tho union regarded
the tariff question as fight between Tho
affected.
William c. Anderson. a bricklaycr, wanted
IN EightHour law and tho reconstruction OF
the Lien law.
Before the committee on tho s0th ult DR..
Norvin Green, President Of tho Western
Union telegraph Company, testified TINT
the value Of Western Union stock Ia made up
OF the franchises, exclusive patent rights,
and eight hundred favorable contracts with
zatlon Is 500 a mile, which Il only onethird
OF what II was. so that the stock. instead
OF being watered, has been through pro.
cess Of distillatlon. The lines have been
extended, six.fold since 1888 The number
OF Offices has been increased, No that there are
now. about 1850. Tho number OF messages
has been increased from 2l.1O0OO0 In 1870 10
s9.00o,0o0 IN IKE. The receipts OF the company
have reached nearly $50 900 annually. The
expenses are about ta,eQo,ooo. The value OF
cent. The company IL now earning eight per
cent on Its SO OpD,UO0 OF capital He had OBJ
served that since tho British Government had
taken hold OF tho business OF telegraphlng,
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checked in Great Britain. and tbs
chief advances In multiplex teleg.
raphy had been made in this country. Dr.
Green said that fourtenths OF the expenses
the statement OF the Tclegraphers' Brother.
hood that tho wages paid 10 the operators
average tbl month. Hs presented table
OF salaries 20 show that the average wages arc
NO a month. The average of wages 10 I,3sl
operators In the principal Offices IN England
he said, is only s24D
A. T. Peck then addressed the ccmutIttee In
favor OF Peoples bank, 70 enable any voter
70 obtain loans Of money free OF interest. lie
said that Us the Government gave the banks d
famo right should be given the people.
Announcement was made that the commit
tee would divide It's labors. Senators Pugh and
george TO 60 70 New England 70 collect testi
In New York City.
The testimony OF DR.. Green concsfnins Tn,
telegraph business was continued before Son
ators Blair and George, in New York, on tn,
3ist ult. In reply to question US to his state
mont that system In the hands OF the Gov
crnment would be more expensive and les
efficient than under q corporation, Green sale
this would be due 20 the partisan system o
public appointments as made IN this country
Thepostal telegraph might be adopted In th
country Ira ~ system n n9Sn,par,t,san appoint
could DO used here. He being asked ms 10 th,
sanctiiy of messages which passed through
the Western Union, Green deslared tina
all messages were sacred. Tho compan,
its employ whose integrity could b,
questioned. All messages were DESTROYED a
the end OF each six months. Messages re
ccivcd In New York daily ranged from so0O
10 5000. when the strike occurred Il woult
have becn fatal to the interests OF the com
pany to have yielded, as Il would have beer
an admission that the operators had power u
dictate terms. The company would nevc
| consent 10 any such conclusion. The relation
between the company and its employees wa
| regulated strictly by the law of supply an
| demand. The salaries paid were cquiisble an,
Just. The company would not admit tn
right OF Few men 10 dictate TO tn
many on what conditions they shoul'
work. In answer 10 question a. /,
whether II was not the policy OF tho com
/ pany 10 absorb all tho other lines of th
| country, witness said they meant TO cover th,
| entire countryside telegraph business o
the country. The consolidation OF TELEGRAPH
| companies had not been followed by an In
crease Of rates, except in cases where comps
tition had brought the rates down below cost
making an Increase Of rates absolutely neco'
| fary, Rates had been reduced generally
Witness laughingly alluded to his experienc
| with Legislatures, rrmarking that he had ;
take the Legislature down In tho lunch-roor
and open a bottle Of wine 80 that they woul
wait long enough 10 hear him on tho subjec
OF free passes. The witness said; I'VE hav
given out large number Of telegraph passe
to Legislators and various high Executive oi
ncers. They were merely OF q compliment
AIRY character, as there were many prom
incnt men who desired 10 LET the people kno'
nf their movements and 10 send messages I
their tpmilics or personal friends. inasmuc
NJ n number OF these complimentary passe
had been returned. the company was not pa
ticular about issuing them unless they wer
solicited" In regard to the relationship q
isting between the Western Union and IN
Associated Press. DIR. Green said Il va
purely of q business character. and a.
was an exceptional business II required
special contract. The Associated Press claiI
the right Of property In the news which the
| obtain. a. they have their own methods