The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-10
IMPORTED PlTMEN.
English Miners thought TO America 10
I.abar
In the Coal Flelds-The Inducements
offered.
How the Imported LabOrers Live.

lated nav, Shicli IL perfectly satisfactory 10
them. The men refuse y say at what terms
they were secured la England, or whether
they base signed any contract either ioI
money or Term Of years, The men SAID
that they were TO work Tor William Gar
Tils,
Garrits Us hard.featured, sloyonly.ap.
peATing man ab0u, % yoafs old, and speaks
In a grun voice with hard English accent.
Hhen asked whether the men were under
contract TO work IA the mines ne elevated
his eyebrows and replied;
"Moll / can't see how that rs any iyour
business. Al these men are under contract
they are satisfied. They're going to get
more money and have better homes than
they had ia England, and they amt going
10 Interfere with no one where they' re go
ing, either
Suppose they refuse to work out their
timeg'
shit for themselves, II they want TO work
they will get work in The mines, but We
Amt 20, no hold on en-"
"Who are 'We?'"
"That's nobody's business"
Oae Of the English immigrants, in n no
ot confidence, told this reporter that he eX-
pecled a good home from coal.mining
company near Pittsburg, should he prove "a
good workman after trial OF about two
months. He refused TO say who had made
him the promise, but adrIitted that they
were MADE by "a man who visited his house
in Lancashire. The man, he said, told him
that the Furnace mining company, OF PITS
burg, would keep the promises made, as he
was their agent.
Another Important laborer. named Percy
Saunders. said he had resided near London
aud iouad IL difficult 10 get along doing odd
Jobs
II got a chance" be continued, "from 3
friend 10 come 10 America and work some
har In "a nnnG
such work before, but I'm told can soon
learn and cam good wages
Ibid you ever sign any paper
Il signed paper TO pay the price OF my
passage
Are you sure tina. wa, all you signed
for2n
Certainly. II was read to me by Mr..
0arrits. ! can believe my own ears, aud
III be bound that's all the paper said'
None OF the immigrants would say posi-
lively whether they signed any paper bind.
ing them to work fdf certain term OF
years or not, but all admit that certain pay
has been promised. The men, as far as
could be ascertaipcd had never worked in
mines of any kina, but all we're eager 10
learn. The party lett for their destination
early in the day.
Pa, says: The importation OF Hungarieu
laborefs in large numbers by the pgopre-
tors Of the large coke works in this region
has produced greas deal OF dissatI1'ac ION
among native miners anu IGborers. The
frst party of these cheap livers and cheap
laborers was brought here a..'little more
than three years ago by the proprietors OF
the Norwood coke works. The miners
employed at these works had threatened
to strike and, anticipating the trou BILE, the
managers sent On agent 10 Europe ano
brought these people over, Landing them
here shortly after the strike began. They
tnmuh lODkinu sat OF DgODlp
dirty, ignorant, and squalid but they were
willing TO work, and they were immediate.
ly put in the mines. Many OF them bad
never been underground before, and ut nrst
were terribly frightened. All sorts oil
threats were made against them at that
time and various precautions were taken BY
the operators TO protect them from their
more civilized fellow-workmen. Serious
trouble was, however, averted, and rom
that time until the present fresh detach-
msnts have continued TO arrive,
There are now in the neighborhood OF
two thousand in the whole coke region.
So far. they have only attempted the
cammopest kind of labor, such as drawing
coke and digging coal in the former occu.
patton, and also that of "iorkin cars,
which consists in throwing the finished
product OF the ovens into the railroad cars.
The women assist the men and do fully as
much work. You see them everywh at
work among the men, their stumpy little
figures and peculiar dress making them
everywhere distinguishable. While at
work they wear little coarse shawl thrown
over the mead, couceaing all save patch
of dark skin aud a pair OF small bright eyes.
A mans coat with the arms cut oil ire
ouently adorns the shoulders and body,
while short, thick wooden or flannel petit
coat completes the toilet TO the knees.
where 1t is met by pair oil mems top
boots. Armed with steel-pronged fork,
will fill "a DON omen cart WIFI
coke in something over i've hours, Tor
which her husband or the Ilau size wOI 80
for. receives 81 80. Then shouldering her
fork and taking the shawl oil her head she
trudRes TO the company's store 10
make her purchase Tor the kitchen.
or rather the ''pot'-for near
" everything these Hungarian laborers
eat ia bolted in this pot" which most oil
them bring with them from Hungary: II
has been alleged by the enemies oil these
people that they are very promiscuous III
their habits, but this is not generally be-
iieyed. There are nearly as many women
rs men among them.
In respect TO the economy ana regular
ity they display in their mode OF lie, they
greatly resemble the Chinese. One oil their
mum Der will walk miles, u necessary, 10
butcher.shop aud carry of with many ex;
pressions of regard and delight, the oiAl
and refuse of the butcheT-shops and slaugn-
tar houses They cook these in the pot,
together with water and beans. This, with
bread and crackers, make up nearly their
whole diet. Out ola pay Of $40, the aver
age pay per month, they will draw So- or
sac In money, the balance being consumed
in store ORDERS. The American or irish
workman receiving the same pay VIII on
pay day, owing 70 his more luxurious NV
ing, most likely be several dollars in debt
10 the store. ,,.
The Hungarians consume vast quantity |
.e,ho chaanest whisky, which they drink |
like milk, but in this even they are not out !
done by their fellow. workmen OF other ma |
tionalities. They are favorites with the
onerators because they never grumole ABOUT
the rent, nor the price nor the KIND OF gro
ceries they consume, Ihey 90 their VOTE
not only cneerfully, but gladly ana never
strike. =, c.,oo,
scnoonmaker, who is the larges. Individual
cohs manufacturer in the region, remarked
this morning: 1.-The Hungarian comes here
10 work. He is anxious to work, and eager
10 save. II the wages are low, he Tegu'
istes his expenses so Ms to save even tnen,
"rd there are many things that American
and irish workmen might learn from him
with profit" ,ova,,.n,
among them since they have been mere.
The women wear longer dresses ana cleaner
ONES than at first, Many Of d., mem a1,bo wu
The men still drink whiskey, they drink u
- home in their houses and not on the
ssresss They come here among the very
\. .ssst If tire popuiation OF southern Eu-
rone little better than dogs end rrooaoiy
ths offspripg Of se.fs or slaves. Iney Iooh
upon every well-dresset man tney zee gpSn
sbsir arrival as lord or prince. One Of the
ssvnssters here says that NUMBER OF
,hsm tried 10 kiss his hand when he nrst
Ia ,hem- All of them save the money