Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-03-07
MINING JOURNAL
Labor Saving Machinery.

labor saving machinery IN an address
to the Farmers Alliance, at Ocala, the
Chicago Tribune volunteers a vigorous
defense He spoke of 'defraudiHg
workmen of the right to work." &c.
The editor says:
Imagine man talking thus to an audience
made up chiefly Of Southern planters who,
but for the cotton gin, instead Of producing
yearly 100000 bales of cotton, would not
grow 100000. 1t is owing to labor saving in
ventions that the cotton seed, which the
planters used to throw away or burn up, has
been converted into commercial product
which yields the South over $50, 900 900 yearly.
Hydraulic cotton compressors, by reducing
the bulk of the bale of cotton, whether
shipped by sea or land, have lowered the
expenses of transportation so much as to
make a saving of from cent to cents
pound. Imagine the feelings with which the
Western Alliance farmers from Kansas,
Nebraska and the Dakotas must have listen
ed to the Chinese anti-labOr harangue of the
head of the Knights of Labor. These men
knew that their farms would be valueless to
them were 1t not for steel prairie plows, for
twine-binding reapers, mowers, power-thresh-
ers and cleaners, and scores of other imple-
ments, and-most important of all labor saw
ing devices-a wellequipped railway to carry
the products of their farms to distant
market. 1t is knavish of Puwderly to talk as
he does when he knows thatthe labor saving
devices of the last halfcentury by increasing
the productive power of the wOrkingman,
have added so per cent. or more to wages in
this country and England and nearly as
much in Germany and France. They have
increased the purchasing power of wages 50
per cent. because Of the greater cheapness of
commodities caused by them Therefore
they have doubled fully the rewards Of labor,
while lessening the amount of toll required
of the individual.
1t is astonishing that man of
Powderly'S unquestioned ability can
so degrade himself.
But as he has seen fit to do so he
writes himself down legibly as a
demagogue of unspeaka BILE repulsive-
ness.
"A Richmond in the Field
This interesting intelligence comes
from Cumberland through the News
Before Squire Gender Benz, A. Richmond
has brought suit against the mayor and
council of the city of Cumberland to recover
damages caused by the trespass of cattle over
his premises. r. II. Henderson has brought
:. I,
city for allowing hogs to tresspass on his
premises. These gentlemen have begun a
movement winch will become general, unless
the city makes some effort to enforce the
ordinances which strictly forbid the running
at large of cattle and swine. This is the
policy indicated in the News some time ago,
and it is evident that a sentiment has been
aroused against this nuisance, which can no
longer be ignored. Neither the city nor its
residents can any longer afford to see cattle
at large upon the main throughfares. Go
where you will and you will behold his
lordship-the American hog perambulating
with the liberty that even a citizen dare not
take. The hog must go.
This sounds like business.
w nat Is lacking III ffOstDufg, now
ever, is an ordinance against cattle to
enforce.
Mr.. Richmond's official position as
attorney for the town is particularly
fortunate at tlis time, and being a
sufferer from barbaric custom, he is
in a peculiarly happy frame of mind
to do noble part toward abolishing
it.
Let HIM draw an ordinance, there
fore, and, in submitting it to his
client, the Town Council, let him give
forward step in civilization and en-
ightenment the momentum of his
forceful forensic power.