New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-30

their own machine. They informed the superin-
tendent that they knew he was paying his men
less money than was allowable under the rules
OF tho camp He tried to parley, but they said
he light as we'll break TO Them by which they
meant confess and atone. lie finally said he took
his orders from the company, which was unwilling
to pay more than 50 %, bat tho men were free
agents, and ddn't have to WorkHor that II they
didn't want TO- How free tao agents were was
presently made manifest. Thy were all called
above ground and were told thu the camp would
not allow them TO work for less than the regular
rate The men yielded and abandoned their job
promptly. They had no particur objection to
receive the higher rate They knew the company
would be compelled to re-engagc t,em mt the
higher rate, and they knew that summary cow
hiding and prosecutions innumcrahle thereafter
would be the inevitable consequence Of their
opposing the union
The moral effect OF these conditions is 70 keep
up all kinds of wages. The lowest rate paid
for day labor is 81 %. As much 80 is paid
TO intelligent worlimen, while skilled mechanics
men who have learned trade and are competent
receive from 81 90 TO 81 o per day. II seems odd
under these circumstances TINT there shonld be
so 1'w artisans among the permanent population
II man wants 10 start mill or other manr-
factory he has 10 run of TO Chicago or Nrw-YorS
10 get his men surplus Of labor is easily
created, md would not give the i'm preston that
every dissatisfied workinman in the East can
come out here and strughtwny grow RICH hut,
on The other hand. there are unqucstionably eN-
cecnt opportunities in Montana for skilled labor
ers and the demand yet Is far from satisfied
The hest plan for persons 10 pursue who think 81
migrating hithcrward, but are unable 20 come out
and look around for themselves, is TO write 10
the mayor or the postmaster OF such towns as
their fancy fnvors, stating their situation, what
they have and what they want. They may feel
sure Of a sympathetic reply.
Perhaps the demand for domestic servants is as
errcrnlly unsntisAcd in the Northwest as any
other. have yet 20 visit the Happy, happy land
whore rho scrvant-rrl problem does not exist rs
the principal source OF domestic gloom, hut hero
Il is certainly 20 be found at It's worst It is
utterly impossible " 20 keep girl Tho female
half OF the population, while large and growing.
is still in a considerable measure thu smaller half.
and young women Of every degree ar quoted
az far moro than they would fetch east 81 The
hlcghnnies. This remark may not be gallant.
and yet It ought TO be valuable Ia such young
women in the East rs feel themselves m
appreciated The cases are counted IN hundreds
where n girl has entered y family rs n cook or
chnmhcrmnd and has Thereafter remained rs n
d"ughtrr-ln-law. It. is highly unprot.ibl. to
fetch girls from Eastern cites. Ifthcv mr. worth
their silt they 60 OF and get married of'"r before
they have earned the pr. 81 their railway fare
Servants wages are 100 pcr Il, HIGHER IN Nm.
tana than in Ncw-York. The cooks IL. rail
way dining cars receive geo n month In paya'o
families gao Is Tie lowest wages offered. and
some paid rs mYch 500 Tho girl cx,c7i-
ment is generally unsatisfactory Tint unnv
families employ negro men and Cinnamon Tho
way 20 get Chinnman is 20 tell another China
man Won want ono. He will srar" Won al nc
trouble and eNpnse Of dealing with on cnllo-.
mcnt agency. An Officer at Fort Custer who hal
imported girl after girl only 10 hnyc th,m com.
To him within month or two and sinner out
thnt they were going 10 get married WINS NJ last
ndvis'd hy friend 10 procure n Monogram
" have one said III" friend, and \" IS perfect
Jewel. II you Ike, III tell HIM 70 find one f,r
you.' The officer Cindly consented. nnI In the
coHr'" Of - day or two when his wife went ~
the kitchen 20 prrparr dinner. sic found a China.
man, cuc-cd and whit'~vrSt"d ALREADY n, WIZ
Amo ng N" pots and pans. She chocrfnllv retired
In his favor About week later, when tho officer
mi his wife sat down 70 dinner 'hcv observed
that the heather In n'tcndnnc" upon ,hrra was
not ~" hcathrn who had been serving thcm TO-
the past week. but an entirely new md different
onr. They also observed that the dinner hcfor.
them was much superior 10 II" dinners 'l.cir ln'"
heather had supplied. They presently inquired
Of their heather what had become Of their
old one.
= He no good answered John "IIo sornc
wash"c, but ne cookce. Wirg Tir; TIL, LIN
80 and say me come
Wing Ting. It appeared. was the Lcath"n BE-.
longing 20 their friend
Livingston is chiefly known Us N. station on
The Northern Pacific whore tourists % The Yellow
etonc Ihrk leave the main Inc Tor the Chm l,r
branch. Tho town wa s'..-'"d. inject. g. f.. t.
tate tlIr journ"yirGs Of tourists Bat y .,u
came 10 Live higher purpose than that Ilr
country nhont Livingston Is not Nref-ci..,
farming county. There arc u number u h.'-
toms along The lrlluw't0nc and Shrcll, Rivers
where ranchmrn growing substantial crup
but, T." 'hr most rrr', H." land Is TOO r-,rl nuI
inp">l,. O., submit t. pIourhs and hlrron'
When on ;cts within s"v"nty-ilvc m'l"S Of go
Park, no matter from what SIDE or angle III, ap-
pr"ach Is made, hc begins n Ecc sights. TIE
mountains grow higher, hnuqhtirr, hnIdrr. They
throw their noble heads aloft with d'S..nr''v
aristocratc manner, nS II they bronrrd 10 r,ni'y
~ natural wonlcs, which held ltsrlf m mach
esteem. The rIyr.s now with yurly,- mot o..
and tho WATERS that p-row 81 Gr.dI AMI dr.
reputable rs they near the Missouri r. hr.r NIL
bright and prlnri1. AMI they sp,r.l" pIgly ~
they spin md whill and dnrh and !lup nlou-
Inc rocks, too, have "A rugged n,Ir"t 1hrI
M Themselves in granite columns directly NJ
wards from the PLAN. They form grotiOrS and
perks, fortrrSScS and cathcdrrls
FnrmIng is thus rendered neither cay nor
profitable, but within the hast s.> years. pos
I"ctorS and miners have fouul what Irnrii!.c, g.