Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-10-24
THURSDAY. OCTOBER "a, 1896.
PRACTICAL BENEFlCENCE.

Editor j. W. Taylor. IN ms paper
The Southwest Wisconsin, Of last
week has the following timely and
very sensible article, every line OF
which The Democrat heartily en-
dorses. Those who would stir up
the miners and I'll their minds with
suspicion against those who have
been their real friends are doing them
irreparable injury. The Mineral Point
Zinc company not only furnishes a
market for much Of the dry bone
mined throughout southwest Wiscon-
sin, but has paid the highest market
price therefor. 1t IN a noticeable fact
that the complaints generally come
from those who are trying to work
the miners, or from those who have
low and undesirable grades Of ore:
"a few days ago the Pick and Cad,
OF Shullsburg, contained an article.
rejecting on N. Snow, Of Mineral
Point. The point made was TO the
effect that he as agent Of the Mineral
Point Zinc Company WAS the enemy
the natural rnrmy-0f the miner OF
"drybone,' La'er We obsrrverrd the
same reprinted In the Highland Press
which comments rather adverse to
Mr.. Snow and HIS company.
"Now, gentlemen, we are obliged to
say that we believe Mr.. Snow TO be n
stanch and loyal friend Of the miners
OF this section. We believe that he
and his company arr the hest practical
friends that they have.
at Is easy to find fault. And 1t Is
the modern fashion to curse every
employer Of labor, and every firm and
company who buys raw material. II
Ia a fashion that In ~ foolish M 1t In
vicious. IT, Ia to be remembered IL
ought to be- remembered that the
market for tho product Is the factor
that controls.
"The Mineral Point Zinc company
no doubt desires 10 do business ut u
profit. 1t Ia reasonably to be- calcnlat
cd that such IL the case. In time
of rising values II must make enough
to offset losses II cIdrnt to u period of
declining values. IL must make In.
terest on Its plant. IT. must make
enough to cover the deterioration Of
It's plant. And that is business ONLY
III It did not M do IL would speedily
become insolvent
ave have no particularly soft words
for the Jones Bros, but decent re-.
gard for the truth compels III to say
that they have done this n elton of the
country effective service for good.
They bought the plant ut Mineral
Point when It. WA II dead failure.
They have poured forth money like
water In changing, projecting and
adding to It, rhey have had loss
after loss, hut they have held on des-
pite all III fortune. They have made
home market for our drybone even
that of low grade. Aud In return
they get probably as much abuse ne
profit. We do not believe that they
merit it.
AS To Mr.. Snow we can truly say
of him that we have always found
him to be u man of exceeding fairness
and candor, and one entirel, just and
truthful IL would take u lot of evi
dence to cause us to believe that he
WAS the enemy of labor-ihe robber OF
working men. OF course his business
as agent for Zlnc Company is not
exactly In the line If philanthropy.
He goes out to make and not to lose;
but that does not make of him u
minipn Of monopoly. On the con.
trary his work in the true, just sense Is
Of practical beneilccnco to miners