Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-17
ON WAGES IN ARIZONA.
FACTS FOR WORKERS IND VOTERS
TO TAKE RIGHT HOME.

Tells Some Things About Mr. Clark's
Relations With the Miners of Arizona
He Voluntarily Raised Their Pay
In Contrast With the Actions of An
other Mine Operator.
II see," said Mr.. Deeney. a prominent
member OF the local Miners Union, to q
MINER representative last night, shat the
Inter Mountain still persists in its en-
deavors to place Mr.. Clark in false light
before the people OF the Territory, and the
miners especially, in regard to his connec-
tion with miners wages in Arizona. I
know the real facts in the case and would
like to make statement concerning the
matter in order that the truth shall be
known and justice be done Mr.. Clark.
II have worked in all OF the principal
mining camps in the west and southwest,
and have been connected with all the
troubles growing out of
THE WAGE QUESTION
which has occurred in those localities.
Eighteen months ago I came to Butte
from Bisbee, Cochise County, Arisona,
where had been employed in the Copper
Queen as timberman, and quit because OF
the reduction made in wages. Shortly after
NV arrival here received a letter from my
brother, who was working in one OF the
mines of Clifton, Arizona, stating, in SUBJ
stance, as follows:
ga Montana man, a banker from Butte
named Clark, whom, no doubt, you have
met, has bought the Verdi mines and
adopted the wages paid in Montana,
which, as you know, are higher than here.
He advertised for skilled labor and pays
miners $3.50 per day and timbermen
S4,OO. These wages he paid from the sur
face, His action has compelled the other
mines of the Territory to follow suit, and
wages are better b sre now than ever.
ss'Before this man Clark began opera
tions here, the
"'wAGEs AT THE NEAREST CAMP
were $3.50, $a.75 and $500 per day. At
Clifton, where Professor Douglas is opelat-
ing, wages have been $500, $3.50 and
$2.75 per day, and the preference is given
to chinarnan and Greasers. Bat as soon
as Clark began work Douglas was com
pelled to raise wages, and he now pays
miners So, which is still SO cents less than
the Montana man pays
1.-THE letter" continued Mr.. Deeney,
ssfurther stated that the Copper Queen
where formerly worked, was also com
PEELED to raise it's schedule OF wages, which
was So and $3.50, when l was there, TO
$3.50 and 81, as the management was un
able to secure white labor at less prizes
than Mr.. Clark paid. This mine is undel
the supervision of Prof. Douglas, whom
my brother mentioned.
ITO show you
"THE DIFFERENCE IN MEN,
will simply compare the actions OF Douglat
and Mr.. Clark. When the former purchased
the Copper Queen for his company, wages
of the mine were 81 and IS. He at onc'
cut them to $3.50 and $3.50. Subse
ouently he made another reduction ant
! paid but So and $3.50, at which point
concluded that things had gone far enough
and quit.
LAS soon as Mr.. Clark began operating
in the territory, unlike Douglas, he did no
begin to cut wages nor even adopt tn
schedule in force, but voluntarily raiset
the nav of the men in his employ to tina
of the men he employed in Montana, ant
by 80 doing not only raised the wages Q
the men in bis own employ, but also raises
those of every miner in the Territory
Arizona.
"There was another man in Butte q shor
time ago, who knows the facts that hav
related. as we'll as do. His name is Dunca
Mcdonald, and he worked with me IN Tn
Copper Queen. He came to Butte aboutn nv
months ago, but has gone to the Ceu
d'Alenes, where think he is now. He tol
me the same thing that my brother wrot'
and said that when
i MR.. CLARK RAISED THE WAGES
| at the Verdi mines, the Clifton mines al
yauced theirs to So and $3.50.
Another good thing Mr.. Clark did wa
this: He hired his men, paid them the
wages and allowed them to spend IL
money where7 and how they chose: Bt
not so Prof. Douglas company. At Chtto
, they owned store, boarding house an
even a church, and compelled their men I
buy at the company's store, board at Il
company boarding house and wo
shin the eompany's God, or at lea!
. worship God at their church. M
Clark was too broad and liberal man
be guilty of such contemplate and tyra
Z icai acts, and compelled no man to eat h
board, buy his goods or kneel at his shrin
!, lbut like q true American citizen auoW'
everybody the same liberties he enjoyed.
"These are cold, unvarnished facts al
: as such l want you to publish them, t.
= = Inter Mountain to the contrary, nc
withstanding."