Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-20
rIMBERLINE R1aUIa41eas.

life before Mr.. Toole was born, we propos,
to keep right along with the procession by
adding to that character Of campa.gn lit
erature the rules and regulations enforced
by Sanders coal company at Timberline
They have not the smell of old age, but an
young and lively, born in Montana-s
deformed, loathsome, bastard offspring
sired by greed and oppression and damned
by every honest workingman in the Terri
tory. Here is the unclean thing:
WAGES, ETC.
1. The wages Of employees at the mines
shall be set and regulated by the Superin'
tendent, and the amount due in any ole
month will be paid on the t~wenty-fifth o.
the month following.
2. Orders will be given employees on the
Company's store and butcher shop for
work actually done, for any amount not
exceeding the amount actually owing At
the time the order is asked for. But nc
orders will be issued in any month for wages
earned in another month, nor will any
orders be issued on the first three days 81
any month.
STORE PATRONAGE, ETC. B
3. As the company has zone to the ex-
pense and trouble of establishing a store,
butcher shop and saloon for the aceomunO-
dalton and convenience of it's employees,
and it's employees derive their living from
the company, all employees will be expert.
ed to patronize these places, to the exclu-
sion of all other similar establishments or
peddlers.
s0BRIETY, REGULARITY. ETC.
4. Employees will be expected to be sober
and orderly at all times. No drunken rows
or carOusing will be tolerated.
5. All employees must be at work prompt
ly at the time designated by the superinten-
dent or foreman, Inc remain at work the
full allotted time, whether they are pail by
the day or by the ton.
HOUSE REG uLArIoNs.
6. Each employe renting a house of the
Company will be required to sign a lease
before taking possession of it.
z. No one will be allowed to erect q house
on the Company's grounds without first
having obtained permission from the Super
intendent and signing q lease therefor.
8. Every householder will be required to
keep his house in good order, and will be
charged for any damages done beyond the
ordinary veal and tear.
8. He will be required to keep his house
heat and clean, both inside and out.
10. Dirty water, slops, ashes OF any
JULIET SuU6IduC0 WuICu WILL UcuU ~ UTlUk
about disease or i'll health must be put in
suitable we'll, IT, be made for that purpose
by the householder. 1t is strictly forbid
den to throw such filth on the ground
around the house or on the r. ad in front
of it.
IL. In case any employee who rents a
house is discharged, or of his accord
leaves the company's employ, he will be re-
quired to surrender possession Of his house
within ten days from the date on which he
ceases to be employed. Settlement of his
wages or amount due him will not be made
until after he has moved out of his house.
ANIMALS.
IL. No one will be allowed to keep pigs
without carefully penning them up. If al
lowed to run at large they will be put in
pound and a charge made before they will
be given back to the owner,
ID. No one will be allowed to keep a
vicious dog.
STRIKES, b SOCIETIES, ETC.
IA. Any employee joining any secret labor
organisation, or in any way taking part in
any strike, or for any cause refusing to
perform work assigned to him at any time,
unless satisfactory excuse for same is made
to the superintendent or foreman III who
shall be under the influence OF Intoxicating
liquors while at work, or who shall be in
capacitated Tor work by the use of liquor.
will at once be discharged; and under no
circumstance will any one 90 discharged be
re-employed.
HOSPITAL REGULAT. oNs.
Is. Single men will be required to pay
one dollar per month, and. married men
one dollar and a half per month, toward
hospital fund.
16. This amount will procure for single
men and married men and their families
medical attendance and medicines for all
ordinary diseases and accidents occurring
on the property of the company, or while
engaged in working for them, but will not
include venereal diseases, child birth or
treatment OF any chronic disease contract
ed previous to corning into camp, or any
accident which are clearly due to negligence
or carelessness on the part of the patient.
II. Fee for child birth shall be fifteen
dollars.
10. The charges Jor visits for all cases
not included as above shall be $1.5O; and
in all such cases there shall be a moderate
charge for medicines.
20. The hospital fund will not pay any
board or furnish anything except medical
attendance and medicines.
FL. The full amount will be collected
from each man Zach month, whether he
works a full month or only a part of a
month.
%. Employees of the company who in
tend to call the company's physician in
cases of child birth are requested to notify
him a month in advance, so that he can
keep a record OF the case and not be absent
from the camp when his services are re.
VIOLATION OF RULES.
%. In case Of violation of any of these
rules by any employee, for the first offense
it will be at the option of the Superintend-
ent whether the party offending shall pays
fine OF $500 or be laid off from his work
f.r one week.
"a. For the second offense the employee
offending will be discharged.
H. E. GRAHAM, Sup't.
Logan M. Bullitt, Vice Presi-
dent.
If Commissioner Sparks can conceive and
araw up a more oppressive, ~despicable set
Of rules than the above it is yet to be
The company that would enforce
regulations has no respect for the
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