Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-22
NO LOAFERS WANTED.
Only Those Who Are Willing to Work
Can Hold a Job at JOhnstown.
TIE FORCE OF MEN CUT DOWN.
Many of the LabOrers Suffer From Too
Steady Diet of Salt Pork.
THE JOaNSTOWN OF THE FUTURE
rFRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT

TFRoM STAFF CORRESPONDENT
JoHNsTowN, June 21-CoIonel Wash
ington Hill, of the Commissary Depart
ment, held consultation this afternoon
with the foremen of the gangs for the pur-
pose of rearranging the camps. The force
of men has been cut down to about $500,
and there are tents enough erected to pro-
tect 5000. At present there is not much
system, the men from the different crews are
banding together, and it is difficult mat
ter to find them when wanted.
Colonel Hill states that there are num-
Der Of bummers in camp who won't work
and only ferment dissatisfaction among the
laborers. The fellows will have to go un-
der the new system, and If they don't do it
quickly they will be arrested by the author
tiles
Colonel Hill states that the trouble has
been that the contractors have too many
men, and they can't properly handle them
and care for their physical wants. One day
there would be too much to eat, and the
surplus would spoil, and the next there
would be starvation.
WILL BE ORGANIZED.
From this time forth, the workmen will
be organized into gangs, and each crew will
have its own camp. The foremen will stay
with them. The men will not be allowed
to bunk together promlscuously, as they
have in the past. The kernville workmen
will have tents located on that side, and
will remain over there.
These changes will be made at once, and
it is believed there won't be much dissatis-
faction in the future, and the work will
progress more rapidly and General Hast
ings is determined that the men shall be
well fed. Some of the laborers were COM
planning to-day that the food was no better.
One of the ioremen said the fresh meat was
in filthy condition wien it arrived, and not
fit to eat. His stomach was sore from eating
salt pork, and the digestive apparatus Of
many another is disarranged.
An epidemic of hives broke out some
DAYS ago, but the disease is spreading and
becoming worse. Many of the State officers
complain Of itching sensations and erup-
trouble is
CAUSED BY THE SALT MEAT.
Some believe it is scurvy, and probably If
the truth were known this is about correct.
This is another beautiful day, and the
men are feeling better, though not many are
working. About 400 have been wrestling
with the drift. Major Phillips, the terror,
got up early this morning and fired off
enough blasts to wake the dead. Then he
went to Sang Hollow to remove an obstruc-
tion in the river. The Major is genial
fellow, but people don't like the thunder he
produces at O'Clock in the morning. The
weary correspondents toss on their perforated
couches and bless the Major in not the
sweetest tones.
According to Chief Engineer Douglass
report. there were 2, 40S men at work, 211
wagons, 21 carts, extra horses, construc-
ton train of IL cars and a derrick car. A
force of 2, 800 men will be maintained in the
future.
1t rained this afternoon for an hour, but
when the storm cleared away the air was
much pleasanter than before. The dyna-
mite iend got in two good licks during the
storm. ISRAEL.