Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-03-27

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pany Stores delivery wagon with il
merry bells tinkling. men hurrving &
and from work, the merry ring O
hammer upon anvil-aH conduce +
enliven the view.
A network Of switches and tracks
enough to puzzle even a brakeman
ON a local freight, is constantly cover
ed with cars, loaded or to be loaded
| with pig iron or ore in its crude state
waiting to be pulled out for st. Loui.
and the East; while every once in /
| while another is added, being tugged
into place in line by mules Idonkey
engines, or pushed in place by 10
conotive stationed ON the yard. and
which locomotive is the property O
the Mining Company.
THE STORE
was aise visited, and there found si,
or eight polite young gentlemen, busy
In supplying thu many wants of the
many patrons The stock of Mer-
chandise carried is about twelve
Thousand dollars fSi2, ,0Ool in amount
and is quite small when the volume ol
trade is considered. But it is good
idea; with the facilities of transpOrta-
ton at their command, the wants oi
customers can soon be supplied from
the city, while by carrying a small
stock fewer stale, Questionable. OF
unsaleable goods are LEFT over, to be
disposed of at discount. [ have nc
accurate information. butt should sur
mise that the sales at the store amount
ed TO, at least, one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars $3.50, ,oo0) per year.
This department is under the inn
mediate control of Jno. III. Delano,
Esq, a gentleman who has spent the
grea ter portion of his life in this Val
ley, and one who is well and favorably
known to many OF the readers of the
REGISTER He has been in the en-
ploy of the company for several years,
and the fact Of his having climbed to
his present honorable and lucrative
post, is testimonial to his probity and
and ability. / had not the pleasure
Of making his acquaintance.
The amount paid out for wages for
last month was very near
TwENTY-FoUR THOUSAND DOLLARS.
and it viii average that amount, or
about two hundred and seyenty-five
thousand dollars (275, ,000l per year.
The number of men in the employ
of the Saint Louis Ore and Steel Conn
pany al this point lis over seven hum
dred, the number varying somew hat
at times, from various causes
OF these, about fve hundred and
(525) are employed under
ground, as hammernen, air-drill men,
Teamsters, wheel-barrow men, shovel
ers. forenzen. &c.
Many OF the employees are men OF
family, and these are supplied with
houses, built for their use
by the Company, and at a reasonable
rent
ONE HUNDRED AND sIxTY-FIyE
,f these houses have been constructed.
md a large number are now being
erected under contract. Many are doub-
e houses, large enough to comfortably
,on tain two or more families. Some |
If the men, either from choice or ne
,essity, reside in Ironton, either as |
or as boarders. Many |
If the experienced miners are English |
men from the Duchy of Cornwall, |
hough the other European nationali- |
les are represented. Englishmen, |
Germans, Italians and Americans are |
bout equal in number, but represen-
atives of France, Sweden, Ireland, |
Scotland and Austria, are not lacking. |
AS TO ACCIDENTS.
# course they occur here as in other
mines, and viii continue to do so, no /
natter what precaution is taken. 1t /
$ according TO our nature to despise
nd forget dangers to which we are
ccustomed. This is especially appn-
able to the miner, and while he of all |
nen is aware of the danger In hand
ing powder, and of working under
round, ne Of all men is the most care
ess, as general thing. /
fsss. 8rI cff &f.xTt
xamina ton. that, for every thirty
life is lost i'm the mining. This is
ood, as an average, the world over.
n mining iron ore, the danger from
re-damp is lacking, SO the per cent.
f accidents is much less, but it will
yerage a death for ever fifty thousand
80, ,e0ol tons.
As q protection against want on the
art of those injured, or on the part of
1eir families, the employees some
me since, by and with the advice of
ne General Manager, Mr.. J. G. Simp-
1n, organized
A BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.
Lodging TO the fund certain sum per
lonsh, each, to be disbursed under
ertain rules and restraints
Mr.. Simpson also adopted rule of
hich every new ernploye is inform
|, and which forms an implied part
every contract of hiring, that a GER II
in fixed sum per month shall be de-
1cted frem his wages and paid into +
he above fund, which, at some day,
. may be 50 unfortunate as to receive !,
return, multiplied many times.
We may safely say that fifteen hum
ed 500 persons depend, directly, 5
/ these mines for support, and the {
her halfof the population of the VAL i
= would be very materially affected, =
lancially, were the working suspend r
for any length of time
At the same time, the line OF con-
lct followed by the officials station
here is such as to obviate any col
ion i'm interest between themselves
id the public, and also their whole G
fiuence Is thrown on the side of law
ID order. The relations existing be-
Teen the officers and men, and bel
Teen them and the other residents,
Q Of the most kindly and pleasant
.Iure. iC
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