The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-06-27
JOHNST0WN NOTES.
Tho srllIs ut an End-Tho Cambria CONF
pany Pays OT Its Mou-Moro
uadlea Recovered.

HodlcH ltooONoreu,
JoHEsTowN, June 2e Tho strike Ia
ovoV, A considerable number Of tho
men wcro paid on and loft for thoir
homes In Plttsburg and other locations,
Those who did not 90 out on tho strike
returned 10 work on tho understanding
that they were 10 be botter fed In tho
future, The Cambria Iron company
paid OIL their employees ON Friday for tho
first time since tho food swept u greater
portion Of their works away, Tho men
wore greatly ploaaod In again being able
10 draw their wages, and ~ a cOngo,
quonce there WIS moro real happiness
seen In tho wrecked clty than FOR many
weeks past A fairly correct estimate
Of the loss Of llro among the worlJmon
was obtainablc, The Cambria Iron com,
pany had about 5000 men In Ia employ
before the food; Of this number about
5000 have bccn heard from, aud per,
haps 200 more may turn up, Thoy to-
day received pny amounting 10 about
100000 for the first two weeks In May,
The books were lost and the mon will
not get tho money for several days,
About 5000 men arc now nc work a.
lnboreS clearing up the wreck aud
skilled worlumw who used to mako $3.50
and 5000 u week are now hard at II for
$LlOa day,
The Gautlcr company had about 1850
men In va employ or this force zoo
registered within the frat two woolJ, and
$50 moro have since made themselves
heard, The pay roll runs close To $50, 600
n month, aud This amount was puld this
morning for tho first two weeks Of May,
The books being wholly lost pay roll
will have TO bo made up from statements
OF the men and guoW work, On next
Saturday the GautIcr men viii get their
money Tor the Inst wccl, Of May aud the
first two weeks Of Juno. This win mean
$4,000 more in circulation tho pay Of
ihe 800 men now engaged ua lAborcB bc-
Ing about SEQ 900 for the half month,
This seems 10 indicate that close 10 900
men from these two works have been
lost or have gone away without pay,
Tho statement that the Cambria COM
pOny lost tho pay money tho day Of the
Hood turns out 10 bo incorrect, II was
Ot first thought by some officers Of the
company that this was true and they 80
told the correspondence, 10 sotms that
all the cash for the Cambria and GautiH
pay wNs arranged In envelopes In the
First National bank and put In tho
vault, where II was found In safety,
There wore othor pay rolls made up
In tho bank, and about secs, 900 In cash
were In tho vault outside Of the usual
business fund, a rich prize, the knowl-
edge Of which might hay0 caused
trouble
Inrouda on the Relief Work.
Tho payment Of the mon by the iron
companies viii have nm immediate object
on the relief committees work. 10 will
mark the frat Otrons movement toward
self.gustonanco by tho citizens. Mai,
Spangler says they are feeding from
81 900 10 $4,000 daily, Ot an average cost
Of 20 cepts, The number was NJ one
timo as high aS $4,000,
With the distribution Of each the local
stores will he re.oponed and food will bo
sold, While the ability Of local mcr-
chants TO handle supplies viii not como
up 10 the demand, u VIII make serious
inroads on the relief work, Butchers
have announced that thoy are ready 10
lhll cattle, but will not do no until tho
distribution Of fresh meat is stopped,
One large general store has boon open
since Monday, and Is doing q largo trNdo
In fresh provisions, gre9n vegetables,
bOrrioB and other articles that have been
rare for three weeks,
IL Is but fair 10 say that nearly all
those who arc selling are charging only
the usual prices and arc In no way talk.
ing undue advantage of the situation,
There is, Of course, need for largo
amount Of relief, but will speedily DC.
crease. The workmen hate the idea of
being pensioners, even when thoy know
The help is as choorfully given as in this
case,