The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-07-20
MINERS " ALk OUT.
Negaunee Miners Out Work and
Threaten to Make IShpem-
ing Men Stop.

Nn@aunee, Mich, July ID Special !
\ strike which threatens to extend to all
the iron ranges of the Lax" Superior dis
trict was inauguratcd here today. All
Of the men employed of the mines in this
city quit work this morning. They had
made demand for an increase Of 10
cents ton on contract price and l3
per cent. Increase 10 IrammorS and other
lahnrers and this had been refused.
Att"r the waikoUt This morning about
1908 OF the miners marched to lshpcming,
three mics away, To intuc" the men cm-
pl"yed there to walk ont. They threat
cnei tn compel the 1>hpcmiug men TO
stop. but thus far the lShprming men are
Mt work and there has been no trouble.
1t Is SIid that as 4 rule the lShp"ming
mon are quite we'll satisfied and may not
/ JOIN in the movement.
There is wide difference of opinion
here as to whether the men Will be sue
CcsSfol Th" mine officials say that
while It is true there has been an i'm
/ rr"v"mcnt IN III" iron market generally,
these conditions have not vet extended
to the mines. Therefore, they claim
that it is impossible for them TO make
any increase until This Improvement be-
comes apparent here. The wages of all
mine employees were cut 10 per cent. and
in some eases more. with the advent Of
! the financial troubles two years ago.
This. with tho greatly restricted output
| and tile consequent reduction of forces,
( left the miners in bad shape. Many Of
those here had to apply to the county
! Tor aid 70 carry lh'h thr"HEh lle WINTER
| 'WlhS. ~ th' I"tt tlat 'ne Nary i qh quttle
III Wy 'i.' Ion 81,
'"ii' w PoI,'l = m''n ,.oo ~ ,Tts y
- =" ~, ~ 80 =. -
at IarG" for help.
LoaI y..,c,,. ,I,.,rrn !, Iii lines If ths
iron Industry rxrcpt thrirs and that sure
/ " the employers can t;ud a way To grant
small inerC">" BOW. Ih" action of
I the olr'eI2hd ms company III V"I'n- N.
,, ,",S ,','Il'- I,,. ,,,'. I,rdnmt,ndl, ba.
/ r,adn rho ninn,.s r1-,r, firm in their ha-
lief that the other cnmpanics are equally
able to do likewise. Ishpcming and Ne
/ gaUne" ar" about the only places on the
( Marguett" rang" Whcr" amy mines are
/ being wrought, the kcpuhhc, Champion
and other mines having been shut down
more than year ago.
l>hpcming, Mich; July l'.-lh" CIeve-
! iand-' M IRON Mining tnIuI'd1l hc,ee *
- - Nv, ',,t. ,,.,. I,v orlnrIin,, r. tho
s,,-'- ,.,,.. i' ii'.,:I ,Tl;. !; III, fr.t vol.
i,,'t',,. 49,, ~ t1, .,.,snI and ,vas
giyrn hr~aus,. Of IN. improyed condition
| of Theron market,
The mining situation il mt the present
time decidedly misunderstood according
to the MOST prnmincut and experienced
mine owners. While the Indications this
season have all along been most favor
ahe to the mining industry especially
in iron orr" the prices for the output
( have been low and are >till down as COM
tarrd with what thcy were just PRIOR
4 H. the great rolIau-,. and what they
4 shouId hc now The ore being shipped
tI,is season j. what was sold last winter
and spring for delivery during rhc navi-
CATION season Of lN9l The prices last
winter aud spring were but slightly in
I advance of last year, and OF" being
| mined and delivered at the present time
| is selling at an average OF but - cents
| per ton over last year prices. WINE hlke
I tr"'GhtS. are somewhat aHI I'hC'I over
those OF last year as rr>'., "I me i''i-
pr%yrd business '"I"l'l'"S L''''','''i ~.
ms 'I'7 Iuy I"N""'' j.. ~, ,,.'I ~ =,
/ making the req! Iu'a"'' very N'i''H ~
/ last season. W I'M" WIGcS Z" miners are
/ hotter than duTn@ ?" great 4'lF'>>iIin' On
/ they ar" n"t what lhrE Were o'I luG ~,
4 decline, ann cannot -" ih' f'3>'' uiiui
/ prIc"s lur or" :" ~ Whl!h VIII uIl''u'.
/ cdIy b" by next winter Tor next season
! output. II - h'1h'N"h' IN We" 81 'i'tee
I circumstances. ana IN" iacI lh'l iH'lt -