Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-02-18
THE RID CLOUD.
III IS READY TO RESUME MINING
OPERATIONS,

Bat II Can Osly bs Dose at Reducel
Wages-Not Even Runsiug Expenses
IN the Boarding Reuse "A Poor
Shswine-$ss, 900 Wsrth Of Ore Pro.
duced at No Profit.
A few days ago Il began to b
rumored that the Red Cloud Mining
Company intended to make reduo.
ton in tho wages Of its employees, 10
case work was resumed At its mines.
A TINES reporter looked up Ly ,tle>
ton Price, tho Superintendent of the
COMPANY, and asked if there was any.
thing 10 the report?
Nj. Prioe seplisd that there was.
But it would perhaps 30 better to
publish the letter which he bad re.
oeived on the subject, in order to lot
tho miners know just how tho matter
stood.
A committee from tho HALEY As
sembly, K. of L., called 90 Nj. Price
yesterday to ascertain bic intentions.
The gentleman handed them the
letter above referred to, OF which the
following 10 . copy:
RED CLOUD MlN1Na COMPANY,
VANDERGRIFT BUILDINa,
PITTSBURGH, Feb. Z, 1893.
Lvstletoa Price. Esq. HALEY. Idaho:
DEAR S1R:-In view of the present
price of silver, the condition of the
oompany's Affairs sad the outlook for
the business. We regret to say that i.
seems absolutely necessary that the
company should retrench in every
particular.
Knowing the msay things which
you have to contend with, we have
hesitased to take up with you any.
thing that might oomplicats you; but
it is hardly right on this account that
We should continue what 10 unjust to
the stockholders of tho Red Cloud
Mining Company. refer to the rate
of wages which should be paid, and
we do not think that you should re-
sumo general work unless your miners
consent to reduction of at least
City cents per day, all around, to con-
tiaue until There shall be permanent
advance in the pn;ccs Of lead and sill
yer and che affairs Of the company
shall warrant change; and even then
We think that the rates we pay should
be governed by those generally agreed
to i" neighboring districts.
Please let US hear from you on this
point at your essaiest convenience,
aud oblige
Yours very truly,
J. !. BUCHANAN,
Secretary and Treasurer.
The spokesman OF the committee
inquired il Mr.. Piice would do as
instructed?
Mr.. Price replied that he would
have to; that, therefore, If work was
resumed in the Red Cloud mine it
should be At . reduction of so cents
per day 10 wages, oil around.
The cemmittee stated that they
had been expecting something like
this, and withdrew.
The rate of wages At the Red Cloud
has been: Shift boss. timber men,
engineers, and others of that class, in
GLIDING miners working in wet places,
~ per day; miners, $3.50 per day;
car or surface men, 50 per day. The
reduction will therefore make the
scale from $3.50 to $3.50 per day.
"Do you care to state il you intend
to reduce the price of board?" asked
the reporter.
1--WE osn'.," replied Mr.. Price.
GAS far as the boarding house is con.
eeroed, We can hardly do more than
keep even. At first, when VIC en-
ployed 70 men, We made little profit.
But since the force has been reduced
to so or less, it has been impossible to
keep even. Runniog . boarding
house in connection with . mine 10
moro Of . nuisance than you can
imagine. In Broadford or Bullion,
where boarding houses tbound, the
miners can board where they want to,
and this relieves the mine-owners.