Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-08-11

Both Sides of the Story Of Reduc.
ton.

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| Up to the present writing Their
does not seem to have been any un
Outstanding between the miners an,
the mine owners.
The mine owners say in defens,
of the plan of reducing miners wages
that the low price of silver and tn,
general depression in business al
over the country has such an effec
on the mining industry that it viii
not pay to reduce the ore on the
Comstock and pay 81 day to men
for extracting the ore. That more
men could be put to work if the
wages were reduced % per cent.
That the miners are now receiving
what they got years ago when the
Comstoek was prosperous and the
price of groceries and family sup
plies was nearly double what it is
now.
That the railroad, the water COM
pany and the mining officers are all
willing to accept the same reduction,
that if the miners do not accede to
the reduction that the mines will be
shut some of them never to open
again,
The miners give their version of
the matter as follows: When they
have no assurance that extra men
will be put to work if there is a
reduction, but if they get this assur-
ance IN black and white they would
be ready to discuss the proposition of
working for So 90 day, but no less,
as the heat in the lower levels is in
some places is almost suffocating, and
the labor under ground is always
attended with great danger to human
life.
That many of the mines do not
pay over 10 per cent of the money
for miners. That it goes to
officers salaries and into the pockets
Of men, who are parasites on the
mine and are holding sinecure posi-
tons.
That the talk of low grade ore is in
'eality, merely blind to cover up
inds of good ore.
That the incubus on the mining
industry, are the milling rings who
re making all the money at the ex-
'ense of other branches of the min
ng industry.
That the proposed reduction of ,,
'fficer S salaries is all on paper.
This i'll substance gives the two
ides of the situation as read from
he miners and mill owners stand
Joint.
The mine owners have sent a petit
ion in the Miners Union to the r. c
!. company and the Water company, I
utllning the situation, and asking l
or % per cent reduction,
The V. & Z. r. r. has already t
educed the charge on ore sent to
he river, from $3.50 car to go cents c
nd Mr.. Yerington announces that |
he road is willing to transport ore at 1
trife above cost, until the financial /
inch is over.
So far none eff the mine owners S
ave met the miners, to have a per-
onal talk The APPEAL believes
hat better understanding CT the
could be reached by COM c
llttee of conference. The repre- d
entatives of both sides could have
ocd business talk.
Some OF the superintendent say p
nat it would be as much as a mans p
fe was worth, to go into the Miners ii
'nion hall and talk of reduction of {
ages. The APPEAL thinks this all b
umbug. The miners are law abid- e:
lg people and would be perfectly h
llling to meet anybody, and talk E
nsiness.
Some of the superintendent, how.
'er, are men whom the miners have
D special love for, and for some they r
ave the heartiest contempt. :,
They do not consider that they
ere treated well when the mine
yners sent them letter to act on,
stead of having a personal talk.
Some of the miners say, that if
lie wages are ever reduced they will "A
ever come back. In this case the OF
inc owners ought to embody u
opposition in writing, that should '"
Iver go up the wages will be ad- I'll
need accordingly, the old scale of co