The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-23
THE UNION PACIFIC.
Arrival of the Government Directors
I'm Bntte.

THE UNION PACIFIC.
Arrival Of the Government Directors
in Butte.
Yesterday afternoon about l O'Clock the
special car of Superintendent Blickensdifer
arrived at the depot having ON board
Messrs. James w. Savage, E. P. Alexander
and NJ. A. Hanna, government directors OF
from Salt Lake and left their own car at
Pocatella. The party put up at the Mt.
Vernon, and spent the afternoon in looking
over the city and visiting the Moulton
mine with which they express themselves
highly pleased. In the evening after the
gentlemen had enjoyed y good dinner and
were smoking a good cigar they cheerfully
granted IN interview to q representative OF
The MINER. There are i've government
directors, but owing to business engage
ments Messrs. Coudnir and McVeigh could
not accompany their colleagues on this
trip, consequently the trio named are doing
the work and unfortunately for them, but
fortunately for the people they were in this
section in time to be on the ground and
inquire into the Rock Springs troubles.
The gentlemen are all business men, n
while not processing to know much about
railroad management are eminently practi-
cal in their views and a v made the tour
for the purpose of making themselves ac-
quainted by personal inspection with the
condition and working of the road.
SATISFIED.
The gentlemen expressed themselves a
highly satisfied with the road 50 far az they
have seen it and were able to observe. OF
course they have not as yet consulted as to
the report they will make upon their return
ooo+ h,t tho tenor nf their opvnrsofiOn
/ would lead one to believe that it will be ia
| vorable TO the administration OF President
Adams. However, as all are gentlemen OF
| positive convictions and inquiring minds,
they will not prepare nor submit q report
! until they have fully weighed all the infor-
nation and data they have obtained. The
gentlemen will leave this morning and may
make a trip on the Oregon Short Line, after
which they will make q flying visit to Colo
RADIO, and then they will return to their
homes.
THE ROC SPRINGS
During the conversation with the gentle.
| men The MINER reporter called their atten-
ton to the dispatch from Salt Lake, pub
lished elsewhere, giving the details Of an i'll
terview with Mr.. Bromley. and the question
vas asked whether it represented their
views.
IL tniS WI. odsdse. dCCAlR sS SiOACo-
man, replied, that they had not canyassed
the matter as a body. that in the main
the views expressed by Mr.. Bromley met
their approval. In so far as they had any
influence in the matter they would s~ustains
the action Of the officers OF the o pany.
They were a unit in ~denouncing the muir
! der OF the Cinnamon at the mine, and
! while they were not prepared to express
| any opinion us to the expediency of EN-
| ploying Chinese labor, they were very posi-
tive in their convictions that the course
| pursued by the white miners was radically
wrong, and could not he defended upon any
grounds. Speaking of the interests of the
government in the road, the directors
claimed that they were paramount to AN
others, and hat if such acts were con-
tinued by the miners it would be the i'm
| perative duty OF the government to inter
fere.
Regarding the question OF turning the
| road over to the Government, the gentle.
men were eminently conservative. They
| had not, they said, discussed the matter
| thoroughly and were hardly prepared to
! express an opinion, but they were hopeful
| that events would so shape themselves
| that there would be no necessity for so rad
ical a remedy. On general principles they
were opposed to the Government assuming
! the custody of such corporations, and
| would not recommend it until all other
measures had failed. They did not know
| what the outcome would be, but hoped
that there would be a speedy, peaceful and
equitable solution OF the difficulties. If
that could not be accomplished there was
no alternative but for the company to
turn the road oyer. This, they considered,
would be in the nature of almost a public
calamity, which should only be done as q
last resort.
WORKING THE MINES.
The Commissioners yesterday received
information that the Cinnamon to the
number OF two hundred and fifty had re-
turned to work on the Rock Springs mine,
and that a sufficient number of white men,
foremen and bosses had remained with the
company to enable them to do the work.
Thu white miners had however positively
refused to resume work, and there the mat
ter rests. There are now fifty-eight car
loads of coal on their way to Butte, and
the supply will be continued, thus prevent
ing the shutting down OF some of the
smelters and mills which had been antici-
pated on account OF the strike.
Neither OF the three gentlemen, judging by
their conversation, a. any special feeling
for the Chinaman, but all agree that the
remedy applied at Rock Springs for the
evil was unduly severe, and that it cannot
fail to hurt the anti-Chinese sentiment
which is growing to such huge proportions
in the East.
The gentlemen all expressed themselves
as %astonished at the life OF the amp. They
knew there was such a place as Butte, and
that it contained some valuable mines, but
the sight of the town was in the nature OF a
revelation to them. The swarms on the
streets, the smoke from the smelters and
mills, and the other evidences Of material
prosperity was far more than they were
prepared for, and in departing they carry
away with them the best of Impressions.
and the knowledge that they have visited
and inspected the ~liveliest mining camp in
the world.