Arizona silver belt., 1896-07-09
An Era of Prosperity As-
 sured to Globe.
WORK IS ACTIVELY RESUMED
The Old Dominion Copper Company and Its Employees Reach an
 Agreement,

Sis ho"ihioh >opPSA Auib'hb Sobt pany, the disagreement between the company and its employees was quickly and satisfactorily adjusted, and work resumed on Monday.
 MT. Hyams was waited upon Thurs day evening by committee of the miners, to whom he submitted the proposition of the company, which, briefly stated, was that the company was willing to resume operations with out unnecessary delay and restore the wages in force under the old company, their predecessors, or adopt the Buffalo scale, practically the same, which is s3 for men in the mine and shelter and S2. 50 for general labor about the surface. Euerything asked by the men was conceded, except that the company reserved the right to employ whom 1t pleased, free from dictation and with out a formal recognition of the Miners union. On Friday evening a meeting of the Old Dominion employees and other miners in the camp was held at the school house, and the proposition WAS without argument put to a vote and unanimously and enthusiastically accepted.
 On Saturday party of representa- tive business men called upon Mir. Hyams at the compsny's office, and he talked to them without reserve. deplor- ing the misunderstanding between the company and its employees and dis avowing any desire by the company to reduce wages, at the same time acquit. ting Superintendent Parnali of the charge of acting on his own responsi- bility in changing the rate of car mems wages without the knowledge of the Boston officers, who understood that the men would be put on contract, enabling them 10 earn as much or more than formerly.
 MT. Hyams declared that the policy of his company was to deal fairly by its employees and pay as liberal wages as other companies operating in this district; that by so doing they would avoid friction and draw into their serv- ice superior class of men who would recognize the mutual interests of the company and its employees.
 Another matter of interest touched upon was the store question. Mr. Hyams said that, following the policy that had been in vogue here, the com pany had appCtnteda a commercial agent, but he wanted it distinctly understood that the fact did not imply that the employees of the company were under any obligation to trade with the firm acting in that capacity, and no such coercion would he tolerated by the Old Dominion Copper company. Mir. Hyams alluded to some minor matters, and his visitors departed, convinced that the liberal policy outlined by him would be adhered to by the company.
 When the knowledge of the com pany's intentions became current, de- spondency gave place to hopeful ex- pectancy, and when the miners accepted internationally the terms offered, con fdence was fully restored in the com munity. Monday morning work was resumed in and about the mine and yesterday the furnace was blown in.
 Some time ago the management de- cided to put in larger furnaces in place of those in use, and two furnaces, of a capacity of about loo tons each, were ordered, and are expected to arrive within two or three weeks. One of these will be installed and running probably by August l. The second large furnace will also be set up, but before 1t can be operated it may be found necessary to put in more power ful engines and make other additions and alterations to the plant,
 Owing to the short time that will elapse before the new furnaces arrive, and for the further reason that some repairs on the old jackets would be necessary before they could be put in blast, it is not considered feasible to run more than one furnace for the present, but the work will be increased and additional men employed as rapidly as practicable.
 The mine is in first class shape for the production of ore, the various stopes on the several levels looking we'll, and we are assured there will be no difficulty in supplying all the ore that will be required when the new furnaces are in operation. A large Knowles sinking pump, with capacity of about 500 gallons per minute, is now in place in the shaft and everything will be in readiness within short time to resume sinking. The three-com- partment shaft has been completed from the bottom, forty feet below the eighth level, to the surface, 440 feet. At present two cages are operated in what were formerly the old compart-