Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-22
TWO USELESS OFFICES.

hi
rect Mining Inspector TO do, wha, !
can he dor suppose Mr.. Haskins, v
the Inspector-and he Is about as i
capable miner as can be found for ,
the position--walks through mine.
What can he tell about il? All the
timbers are in place; they look solid
and enduring. He may jab one or
two with candle stick, and pass on
from tunnel 10 drift, and from cross
cut TO stope, but what does he learn
Of the nature OF the groundY And
does he stand by day after day TO
watch the progress of the work.
where really the only danger lurksI
Can he stand by and direct the min
ers to charge and lamp the holes, 70
light the fuse and tell the miners just
when TO get out OF harms wayf Can
he inform them just how many of the
charges went off when the next shift
begins work. Is the danger in q
mine in the timbered tunnel or shaft,
or In the face or the drift, or bottom,
e or in the STOPPER Can the Inspector
strengthen human weakness to such
70 an extent as to make them more
careful now that he has been created
than they were beiore3 What mag.
nificient nonsense enters the legisla
tive head to draw money out OF tn,
s. pockets of the taxpayers! When
he ever an Inspector can assume the Di
he vine prerogatiye, and say TO the min
en- ers, 81 endow thee with God-lik
er prescience," then he will earn hi
TO salary. and not until then. Certainly
~. the law manufacturers do not suppos
!, an Inspector is more gifted with eye
W sight and judgement than foreme
,g. and superintendentsf But whor
ial does the law hold responsible fo
Is mining accidents now-Mr. Haskin
"a. the inspector, or the mine manager
The ofsice OF Boiler Inspector is n
eiu better. There are very few accident
Thy from defective boilers throughout Il
re. Union, and none, TO our knowledg
the have occurred in Idaho. But, lii
~ Toodles in the play, our legislato
VIC felt like buying collins to have the
10 on hand when needed, and thus ere
on ted the Office Of Boiler Inspector
, he some favorite Republican henchms
II will be interesting to see Lhie gre
man march INTO the boiler-room OF
vel big steam plant and say to the EN-
is neer: al am the authority of I
ion. State of Idaho, STROLLER Inspect,
.doa sir-$l 200 year and mileage, $
.,eo Dye understand? Crowd on I
uay steam, sir. What, only green WOO
lore Blank IL, man, my time is wor
ant money; can't stay here a mont
;sar How much steam do | want2 l va
e." her run up to $50 pounds. You on
use fifty at the most and $50 is
g oil maximum Well, / want her up
the max. Got no oil or pitch he
rbed abouts, or Niger to hold the safe
~ valve down. That's the way we us
IL test the boilers down on the Miss
usts ippi. Afraid TO crowd on $50 oun
He Where were you raised? Go back 4
eyed tell your mother to wean you prope
-, young man. Got license2 \
Had one for seven years. Did you
y DC il aa many doctors get their diplon
WV IOr FJUl NO. wei, you We tIIb
o the away u lot of hard study. Plnck u
the assurance knock the spots oil edit
:. A., ton nowadays. What, only Gig
''' pounds yet and I'm here an hour
opie. wish had brought bottle Of viii
ance and box of cigars with me; VIC
nents sleep alongside Of that boiler until
got 10 the top notch. You expec
me and have some cigars and bot
You are older than You look. He
ntion To the good old times ON the Miss
.peci- ippi. That's good stuff. Got
,tels. worst tangle.foot | ever tasted at
), ,ho last place ] visited, thoIgh.
: drink colored my nose. Anoti
'oaiu Don't care il do. Cigars are Z,
aa 10 Take handfnlH Thank you. Q
OK AZ 30 pounds! Well, guess that bo
'ates will stand $50 pounds I've got sc
terms friends down town waiting for
hrins Good day" And the patient, plodd
si"rs taxpas or grins and bears il.
uons. All that is necessary in an aver
Sc IN Legislature is a glib tongue TO sec
lcip'' the passage 81 such bills, winch y
com tically nearly always have their on
coun- in false cry To benefit the labo
'erhiy man. The actual laborer is II
benefited, however, by the imposi
of taxes Ia support lot Of OF
Presl- hniHers Murray sun