Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-09-16

to have to 90 away again; but none but the
English-spesking persons have to go. The man.
agement at this place is 30 completely American
tied that they appear 70 want nothing but Ital-
ians and Huns On Decoration Day the men
were called to meet at the mine. The superin-
tendent told them he had word from the CON-
psny TO reduce them S cents per ton, but as an
alienation he would guarantee the men steady
work: nothing less than Is flats Of steady con-
tract and from 10 to Is of local trade. He said
hewss sorry to see them having so small an
amount Of work, but in the future would see
there were not too many hired, so that man
could make q fair days wage when he had to go
into the mine. That promise he has not kept,
As there are more mea here now than at any
time since the mine was opened-oyer 300-and
not an average Of thirty fats day. They work
double in rooms, and both OF us have to go into
the mine every day or lose our time; quite reg
ular thing to be in the mine till after dinner for
one or two cars for the two men; two ton cars at
10 cents per ton. Since I came here have not
averaged SIS per month; there is then 20 be de-
Quoted the sum Of s. for rent, 81 for coal, 81 for
doctor, blseksmithing 60c. This all has to come
out of the earnings, and powder and oil as well.
So you may be sure thatSome Of the men here
are raising the pile to some extent in the banks
around Punxy. The Hun and the tia ian appear
to and can live on this pittance and do well.
How il is I do not clearly see or know.
The men have been fooled week AFTER week
with promises OF steady work and getting none
and still the work of hiring this foreign element
continues A friend of mine tried TO get one OF
his friends In last week, hut the superintendent
couldn't do so. Next morning he hired four
Italians. There is a good number here like my
self who believed the false promises too long,
and now live in hope that the fall may give
them q chance to recuperate their power, so a.
10 enable them To leave this charming place,
where nothing is wanted but tale-carriers, Hunks
and ICS.
Ofthe system of tyranny prevailing at
the mines, the Labor 7IibuRe's correspond
emit continues:
One thing it was not long till / found out
there are very few readers ofyour valuable pa
per among the English speaking persons OF this
place. man burst nos say what he thinks to
any person around here, as il you do the bosses
will hear of il before bedtime, even il it should
be O'Clock at night when you say it. don't
mean to say that all of them are that way, but
good men are so much in the minority thatthey
are afraid TO speak out; they would rather suffer
a wrong than speak. Andworse than all is that
the cradle and the grave are, 80 to speak, robbed
to try to make a living. You win see boys here
go into the miue TO work with their parents in
direct violation of the law, so as he may claim a
turn for them and old men with SOUS the men
not being able 10 work in mines, go into the
mine and turn away home as soon rs they claim
their turn. This is how some manage to live
Those that have not boys able to carry a lamp
have not this chance still they will tell you
they want to give you fair play.
The way look at things here is, they issue
coupons to the men. The greater number are in
debt to the store, and have not seen money Of
their own scarcely this year We had check
weiShman here and ne hal to give up on that
account He received IS high as $50 for two
weeks weighing, and heard him say that fer
i've weeks he had not received in all $40. But
is al night w hare good honest ireichbOSs lrho
,OOUit ROt cheat anybody. From what | hear it
was attempted at one time to have an orgsni2a-
ton here OF the NJ and l.. That was Knocked
on the head because the superintendent did not
want any kicEerS, and he discharged one man
for being member and trying to get others to
Join. There iSa X. of l.. assembly in runNy.
went once or twice to the same, but better they
had none, a. tar "a saw. Talk on what you
liked except the wrongs Of labor. No allowance
tor that.