Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-10-04
UPHAM AND HIS EMPLOYEES.
Democratic ISLANDERS Concerning Them Refuted.
Men Swear They Are Not Required to Take
store Checks, And Are Not ovsrcharged
For Goods Bought at Company Store.


democratic SANDERS respecting Ma
jor Upham's methods OF dealing
with his employees. The fact that he
has been constantly employing hun
dreds of men for many years, and
that there has never been a strike,
lock out, or other trouble between
employer and employed, should be
conclusive that there has been no
serious ground for complaint. But
with brutal, unblushing persistency
class of democratic papers, led BY
the party's official, pap-fed organ,
the Milwaukee Journal, seek To preju-
dice Major Upham by representa-
tons that the company of which he
is president has practicod paying
for labor in store checks instead of
cash, and charging laborers exorbit-
ant prices for goods sold them on
such checks. Finally, Major Up
hams friends have concluded to no.
tice the slanderers, and to effectually
show how base they are. For this
purpose half a dozen Of the Upham
Company's employees were called to
testify, and they make affidavit as
follows:
eTATE or WISCONSIN, Wood Ccunty-ss.
Henry l.. Brooks, Joseph o. Bruckett, IL.
j. Thuss, f. w. Lueckenbach, Ed Brackhei
mer and Knud Hatteherg, each being first duly
sworn, on oath doth depose and say, each for
himself
| am an employe of the Upham Manufac.
turing Company, Of Marshfield, Wisconsin, Of
which company w. II Upham is president.
have never been forced or solicited to take
scrip or coupon books from said company for
wages due me, and do not believe that any
other employee has. have always been able
TO get cash from said company, il it WAS due
me, and ! believe that every other employe
has been able to do the same.
| have traded more or less Mt the store O the
upham Manufacturing Company, and have
never found any difference in the purchasing
power OF scrip, coupon books or cash, and
do not believe that there has been any differ
ence. | believe that the goods sold at the
store OF the upham Manufacturing Company
are just as good as are sold at other stores In
the city. and that prices are just as low.
Never 10 my knowledge has the Upbam
Manufacturing Company been sued By an EN-.
poye for wages, and never TO my knowledge
has there been strike Of the employees Of said
company and / believe that wages paid by
said company have been AS high as have been
paid by any other company engaged in similar
business.
brand as false, the statement made IN the
Milwaukee journal, that the Upham Manufac-
turing Company has ever charged its employees
more for merchandise, -four and feed included,
when paid for In scrip or coupon books, than
when paid for in cash.
lSignedl
property owner, worked for company fifteen
years.
JoSEPBO. BRUCKERT. American German,
republican, property owner, worked for COM
pany seven years.
H. j. THUSS. American-German, democrat,
property owner, worked for company eleven
years.
F.w, LUECKENBACH. American-German,
democrat, properly owner, worked for COM
pany fourteen years.
ED BRACKHElMEk Americana erman,
Democrat property owner, worked for COM
pany seven years.
KNUD HATTEBERG. Norwegian-A meri-
can, republican, property owner, worked for
company twelve years.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, Wood county-ss.
On this Gath day Of September, A. d. 1894
personally appeared before me the above
named persons, Henry l., Brooks, Joseph O.
Bruckert, IL. j. Thuss, +. W. LuecSenbach,
Ed. Brackhelmer and Knud Hatteberg, to me
known To be the persons who signed the
statement above, and each being sworn on
oath, did say each for himself that the state
mcnt subscribed to is true to the best of his
knowledge and belief
tsEAL ), II. VEppER, Notary Public.
is. II. vcdder, Notary Public, residing
in the city Of Marshheld Wood county, Wis
eonsin, do hereby certify, that / have com
pared the above and foregoing affidavit and ae-
Acknowledgement, with the original and that
the same is q true eoyy Of sad original affda-
vii and acknowledgement, and OF all thereof,
s. II. NEpDER, Notary Public,
Dated Sept. "a. 1894. Wood County, Wis.
Readers will observe that three of
the witnesses are democrats, and
three are republicans; that they are
all property owners; that all have
worked for the Upham company
seven years or more. Such testimo-
ny is not to be eon,roverted by
democratic campaign twaddle.
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