Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-16
4 CLgAR. DlsPAssaoNArE STATE.
NEWT fxOM RENTON.
RESroS, W. r., Sept. Is, IsS

EprreR Posr- -INTKLLIoENCER:
Kindly allow the following space In
yoar paper and the people Of this oom.
munity will be ever eratefai. We wish
to oloar Ourselves of certain charges
and to stand out In our true light
q irstified and law-abidtng peopie.
On the dayDf GenerAl Grants fu-
neral the miners of this place were told
that the mile would not work any more
until further orders. They have never
received those further orders" to
date. Rumor Of a reduction in the price
of mining was in the meantime circu.
lated, but no direct proposition was
made. Last Saturday Mr.. Burnett, the
superintendent, came up and ordered
the mine closed inds6nitely. This an
nouncemept fell upon the community
like thunderboldt. The miners bad
not worked more than one third OF the
time since last January. 10 the mean
time their little surplus money was
being used for living. expecting in the
fall and winter they would be steadily
employed. which would enable them h
pay their debts and TO gain bssk, in q
|uasasure, what they had Lost bat in.
stAad of the steady work came th&
found themselves ID THE condition -no
money, no WORT and no ptospsets oi
work. no credit. and winter csmine on.
The men were paraly zed. They would
do anything TO keep the mine running,
and TO this end they telegrsphed Mr.
Morris, the president Of the company.
asking II anything would save the mine
expressing themselves a. willing to
make great sacrifices. Mr.. Morris
snsvsrsd. sayinR shat nothing could b
6onAA - sil arraneeDspa wers made
the pumps are nov beiuR taken from
the mine, and Ii will very soon hll with
water.
1 wish to. make this statement be-
cause, when some Of the men tramped
to other places in search of work. they
we're told that they could have been
working at their own mine II they
wanted TO. This is wrong and unjust,
and places the miners In bad light BE-
fore the public. They vere willing at
any aud all times to work and remained
idle because they we're forced 70.
Men we're at their wits' end vhat 10 do
In the emergency. Business meo felt
the pressure ~ we'll as the miners. and
three men, two bssiness men and one
miner, resolved themselves into author
ity and sAilcl sUsseiua OF tee ettirsns'
ChinsmSn ID bro nanoen I'D heer
a aaaressed ID can - AZ the uppw end u
the town. They work for The railroad
cempany. They are q nonentity towards
benefittins the community. They travel
no here, except from one place OF labor
10 another, and then iiksly on free
p~sssa. what sho railroed may esreeey
csin from 0hhens ishrr. will - 80.
Sl,au romun &aa1d zby m inxeens4 e.
business consequent upon having white
men living on ths line Of their road, In
stead Of Chiusmen.
A COMMITTEES vas appointed 10 vail
upou Mr.. Miner and request that be
dnohargs NE ohinamsn IN the eupley
Of the Rsilsosd and R,ve thslx pnee'
70 she idle 0htse men % ksnopa- heI
consid- ration, Mr.. Miner kindly 20
GUESSED and gave orders accordingly.
We cannot help but think thas MI
Milnsr had esnsadexed this saatter ee
fpre. and in his eapsGty = supsrtnteoo
snt Of the rsilrood. took4g - the -
interests Of bis charge. hsd some 20 INN
conclusion. Tue men were to commence
vork upon the railroad on the AoadAJ
foliowfne, bnt Ia the su,eantiue -
oasrSese of ths CoiuAnaen ~ Heueasot
vers burns& down by unkDo0 pefsSe
The gravel train on which COR nea vers
70 work vas then abandoned by an or
der frsm Mr. Miner. which gave tns
impression that - snspestsd keotos
men of being innpItmsed in the fire. III
CAre.lei< in It's next issue said thAs tos
burning vas done by men from ksnsos