Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-09-12
From Granitevllie.


Ed. Re0ister-Trade in this locality
is the dullest for years. and by far q
less number of stone cutters are now
in this place than perhaps have been
for IL years. There are not to-day to
exceed one dozen stone cutters and 5y
far less quarrymen. Five or six meu
left yesterday for Ste. Genevieve to
work on the government works at that
place. and three or four left Saturday
for Llano, Texas. at which place the
stone is being quarried for the Kansas
City Courthouse. But if any jobs
come this way, Sc hours notice would
perhaps give US an influx OF nearly all
that have left during the past two
weeks.
Mrs. James Beer has returned
home from a two weeks visit to friends
in ST. Louis, having postponed her
trip to the east Miss Emma Lindsay.
of St. Louis, accompanied her for a
few days visit with her old time asso-
ciates here.
Ira j. Kness. came up for day or
two's visit with his parents in town.
George Collier and family Sundayed
with Bismarck friends.
Mrs. August Block spent Saturday
and Sunday in parental circles here.
Prof A. P. Vance and family were
in town Saturday last for few hours
call at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. G.. Smith.
Our district school opened to-day
under the tutelage of Prof. j. B. Dan
iels and Miss Pauline Vail. Mr.. Dan
iels has moved his family here where
they will reside for the winter. at
least.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Adolph of Iron
day last.
Joe kerchner killed a hawk last
week that measured As inches from tip
to tip of wings. 90 inches from beak TO
tail, and only weighed one pound-a
wonderfully big bird in dimensions but
small in weight, we should say. VINO
can beat it; and these are facts, too.
Nut-gathering will be the order OF
the day for the Jew of us that are left
pretty shortly. There seems to be
plenty for all.
We understand from a correct source
on Sunday last, that party represent
Ing a part of the "1ronton Dutch Club
were out at late hour on serenade
trip through the vicinity of Middle
brook. Saturday night Tor rather Sun
day morning) last. and it is said they
had very jolly time. barring the lit
tie accident that befell some of them.
Fortunately, though, no one was kill
ed or injured seriously, as far az can
be ascertained.
Mrs. Edward Coad has returned
from St. Louis, whittier she went a
couple of weeks ago with their little
boy Eddie, to have an abscess removed
from one of his legs. We understand
that the operation has not yet been
performed. but they have every hope
of a successful operation and the full
recovery of their little son. who is
only about g years old.
We had an argument with one OF
our down town business men last week
On the question of high tariff. He
argued that high tariff meant high
| wages, but he failed to show that any
higher wages were paid under the
Harrison Administration with the Nc
kinley bill in force than are now be-
| ing paid under the present administra-
ton with the Wilson bill. Admitting,
for the sake of argument, that a trifie
higher wage was paid then than is
paid now. did they buy the necessaries
of life as correspondingly low? We
answer most emphaticaily. no. as eT-
| ideuced by the following answer from
the Doe River Wooden Mills zone of the
largest in the country to recent high
tariff circular, which says in substance:
I'VE are paying the same price to the
same amount of hands that we did in
lS90-that is, in dollars and cents
and at the same time our hands are
| buying 40 per cent. more with their
money than they did in 1890. We
have all the protection we want in free
wool" This as coming from highly
| protected manufacturer. Is only one
| instance that smacks at Mckinleyism.
and goes to show up the fallacy of the
| Mckinley bill. We hold, and will con-
tinue to hold. that a high tariff will
never bring high wages nor give to the
masses of the people the comforts and
| properties of life. We further hold.
that the only correct solution to the
raising of wages is by legislation. or a
thorough organization of the masses
| who earn their bread by the sweat oil
| their brow. When this is done. boy
| cots. lockouts. strikes and olacklistS
| will cease. The strong winds are
mighty. but God tempered the winds
| to the shoru lamb. CAP.