Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-21

u De true. ana that also not only mad none Of
the miners called on the company for eshploy-
ment, but that the men had made threats that no
man should work IN the mines Of the Texas and
Pacific coal company at is schedule Of prices.
shooting around and damaging the prop
erty. and not one of the whole number
had called on him 70 show a dissap prevail OF
such conduct he Glso stated that the circular
sent east had prevented men coming here who
wanted steady work the year around and were
willing and anxious to work at the schedule
prices adopted by this company; that now, these
men having misrepresented matters. and
having damaged the companp property and not
having asked during al this time for employ
ment he would not under any circumstance
employ single one Of them, and he should get
entirely new men, and II men from Pennsylvania
did not wish 10 come here on account Of the
stand taken by these men he would I'll the mines
with another class of labor
then told the men the decision of Col Hun
ter, and they assured me that they had nothing
TO do with the shooting. On this point the eVi-
dence is conflicting: but this being a mining
camp. and the officers OF the law being on the
ground, one can draw his own conclusion as to
the parties causing disturbance of the peace.
then spent some time IN investigating the
truth OF the representations made and circulated
by Mr.. Mclaughlin and others.
1. found the water TO be good. and heard no
reports ofsickness BY the use thereof. The COM
pany furnishes water free. and is now sinking an
artcsian well TO increase the supply and distrib-
ute il over the whole camp.
2. l found that the company had completed
quite a number Of two. three and four-room
houses, and had lumber, windows and doors on
hand for fifty, and was told that fifty more
would be built as fast as men and money could
build them, the rent from these houses being
from s. &c So per month.
.. I found that the company had paid a good
consideration to the men who had houses on the
company's land, and in a number Of
cases showing mercy not usually found
IN mining camp in Pennsylvania.
4. went into the mine with Superintendent
Williams (who has been miner since ten years
of age and found the mines perfectly dry. The
vein at the places visited would think aver
ages twenty-three inches, but Mr.. Williams
tells me it runs above this and sometimes below.
] was informed, however, that the company in
vested very large amount of money here on the
representations OF five or six OF the best experts
and mining engineers of the country, who re-
ported the vein TO average tyenty-siX inches.
8. was informed that no one would be COM
PEELED to trade at the company's store, and that
wages would be paid twice per month
l have to report that l found no instance in
which the company has misrepresented any
thing, excepting that the roof is hard soap stone
instead OF slate. The miners whom mentioned
above as coming from Pennsylvania stated yes
terdGy that they had found no material misrep-
reservations on the part of the company and that
they had found no cause of complaint.
One can very well Judge as to what man can
make here at the schedule of prices offered by
the Texas and Pacific coal company from the
amount of wages paid by the Johnson company
Access was had to the August and September nav
rolls Of the Johnson company. and ten names
were taken without any reference to the ability
or skill of the respective miners. and | found
that the average paid to them was 81 Is per day.
Out of this the men had to pay for oil and tool
sharpening, there being but very little powder
used in the mine.
The climate of this place is such that during
the course OF one year the cost of clothing ard
neeessaries OF life is less than in Pennsylvania:
old settlers represent the place to be most
healthy; land is of unsurpassed fertility and may
be had for 81 80 per acre. / know of no mining
than at the mines Of the Texas and Pacific coal
company Respectfully, WM. RENNIE.
Fort Worth, Tex, Dec. p, 1855.
Commenting upon this report the Labor
Tribune declared that under the union
rules
NO STRIKE WAS IN PROGRESS,
and advised union men not to neglect the
to occupy the Texas field.
- This paper, it remarked, will not
give up excellent prospects for the en-
ployment of some thousands of miners
and mine laborers at the behest OF men
who are VIGOROUSLY playing dog in the
Manager. -
After the publication of Mr. Rennie's
report It would have been easy for the
TO have secured all the labor it
needed, had il not become noised abroad
hat the eX-employes were resolved at
any hazard to resist the operation of the
mines without them, and that new men
would not only be posted throughout the
country as scabs, but put
Occurrences at the mines shortly after
the Texas and Pacific company took
possession confirmed this belief. A large
squad of men surrounded at night the
lffices in which were the agents of the
company, ana riddled them with bullets,
iring several hundred shots A deputy
sheriff was present, but declared himself
)owerless to do anything with the men
fortunately no one was hurt by the
hooting, but such a result was due,
eemingly, to accident, not to design /
4 report of TINS affair was made |
o Governor Ross, and Adjutant- |
zen. King Immediately proceeded to |
he mines to make an investigation To !
Iim the local authorities avowed their
INABILITY TO ENFORCE TIE LAW,
nd he deemed the situation grave !
nough to demand the presence of q COM
lany of rangers About ten men, I'M
Ter Capt. McNiurray, have been stationed |
4 the mines since December %, and |
With their presence rloting ceased. Ways /
nd means have been found, how
Yer 10 prevent new recruits from going
o work, and, as is usual in such cases,
hey have proved successful Commit
ees have met in Fort Worth laborers on
heir way TO the mines, and in some in
tanceS so frightened them that they
'ere afraid to have any dealings with the
gents of the company after they reached
heir destination. The boycott and the
lenace are strong weapons in desperate
ands, and il seems that they
ave been effectually used to prevent the
of work in these mines. The
aading spirit among the old employees is
miner named Dan McLauchlan, who
as formerly employed to represent his
in weighing the product of
heir labor.
TIE PURPOSE or THIS LEADER
lay be very accurately judged by the
blowing telegram sent by him to the
rades Journal of PIttsburg, Pa, after
ne publication of Mr.. Rennie's report:
GORDON, Tex.
rades Journal:
Kennels report is one-sided. He gives us no
rowing. He is - Stop
liners coming to Texas
DANIEL NCLAUCHLAN.
Mr.. McLauehlan appears to have long
cen sort of uncrowned king among the
rath and Palo Pinto miners. He ope-
lteS the literary bureau that has been
orked in their behalf, he is quite rs
rofuse in invectiye rs appeals for sym
lthy and aid.
This * NOT the 9rst co,, +yoyaysy tJ,o+ hoe