Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-10-27
Lumber Theorists.

Lumber Theorists.
Some of the lumber people over in West
Virginia, it is credbly reported, are growing
very FESTIVE under the ''protective' order to
"hold on to your idleness until after the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
We can introduce the JOURNAL to two or
three gentlemen of this city who own lumber
mills in West Virginia who would be glad to
have the JOURNAL show them a way by
which their mills could enjoy release from
the idleness' INTO which the free lumber
schedule of the democratic tariff bill has
thrown them. Come down, Mr.. JOURNAL,
and these gentlemen will talk to you, and
they will tell you, moreover, that they in
tend to vote tor Mr.. Wellington because dem
ocratic legislation has nearly destroyed their
Observation-Disclosures Necs.
If the Ne,os will give the 1.-TWO or
three gentlemen letter of introduce
ton to George M. Whitescarver, sup
erintendent of the Pickens company,
Pickens, W. Va, they will probably
learn something practical about the
lumber business.
In order to shorten things, however,
we will quote u few sentences from a
recent letter, written by Mr.. W., to
show the melancholy 1.-TWO or three
gentlemen" that if they are not mae
tive under political orders, there must
be ghost presiding over their buzze
saws, for, says Novalis-"where no
gods are spectres rule Mr.. White
scarver says:
While we have been running our mill at
its full capacity of one million feet per
month, yet we have no stock for sale, except
some of the lower grades of lumber, such as
birch, beech, maple, etc.
Our entire output for this season with the
above exceptions) has been sold at an average
increased price of 81 per 900 feet over prices
received last year, etc.
Evidently, therefore. Mr.. White
scarver is the man the Neoos' 1.-TWO or
three" theorists want to see.
A Strong Endorsement.
ex-governor Hoadley writes to Col.
Colt, who commanded the State troops
that fired on the Washington (Ohio)
courthouse mob last week, warmly
commencing the action of the militia
on that occasion. He concludes as
follows:
Ofcourse it was great pity that life was
taken, and perhaps it may prove, as is often
the case under such circumstances, that the
wrong men were killed, but mobs cannot
be suppressed without hurting somebody.
People who happen to be present in a mob
take upon themselves the risk of that posi-
ton, and this cannot be avoided, but there is
but one way to suppress a mob. Napoleon
Bonaparte taught this long ago, and you exc
cuted the painful duty, it seems to me from
what have read, with the ndrina,tn, of cour-
age and the minintun of harm.
That is the statement of the case
here, except that Messrs. Sloan and
King acted in time to discourage mob
gathering.
Consequently, nobody was hurt-a
happy outcome compared with results
in all other States where the military
was called out.
If there is cause to commend Col.
Colt, whose troops shed blood, there is
much more to praise officers whose
only object and plan were to preserve
order without hurt to anybody.
A Distinction Without Difference.
Mr.. Randolph shows very clearly
that the gentlemen who are asking
for the restoration to employment of
unemployed men at Ocean are prac =
tically soliciting a reduction of wages
for those already at work.
This was not intended, of course,
but the effect Is the same.
Like all surface readers, takers and
thinkers, they did not look deep enough
to see that practically there is no diff,
ference between a reduction of wages
and a reduction of income.
And as it was a reduction of income
per capita all round they asked for, it
was to all intents and purposes a re-
duction of wages they solicited.
The JOURNAL regrets to so state the
fact, but it is unavoidable.
Bound to Come.