The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-10-30

-, y q z !. = I'LL 1uplUyeu mere by an
American Smelling Company. With the
exception OF the Mexican Central r. r.
~ ~ y sne largest employer of labor In
tnis state I asked the time keeper 4
I Gays ago to give me q list showing
ths number OF men employed and the
rate q wages paid them. Ithen com.
pared his list with his books and found
1t correct as foliows:
can silver. Z
silver. q -.ss'- - = :
], Pm; smen at eel cents per day iesicar,
J; q; 4 men At IS cents per day Mexican
g men at 100 cents per day Meri-
@ men at more than LOO cents per
Total number Of men employed. 681.
Over seventy-fye per Icent Of these
day laborers, are paid at the rate OF 873
per day. There are quite number 81
saiar1ed employees who are paid by the
month. some of thern on o gold basis.
but oil of them are literally paid:
" 70 almost unnecessary TO say that
Eails I the hisR priced employees are
Americans. \. I :.
I have already told you that eighty,
per cent OF the food consumed by these
people consists OF corn and beans and
their clothing is chiefly unbleaohedt
brownmuslin.
!, I Investigated the prices and here
they are: p . = ~ =.
Beans cents per pound.
+ Corn 81 pounds for (9) cents
vi course these prices fuctuate from
time to time.
Unbleached muslin, cheapest quality
10 cents per vara
unbleached muslin, good quality 1sa:
cents per yara.
Calico, cheapest quality, las cents
Calico. good quality 10 cents per vara.
Calico, best quality 25 cents per yara.
a yara is 1871 inches. !
Not quite two miles from this smelter
there is under construction an immense;
reservoir to supply the city OF San Luis
sPotosi with water. From two to four.
hundred men areempl oyed there Their
wages are twenty-five 666ta 0er d6V. At
5AguascnIienles. one hundred and iofty
miles west 81 this city. fhere Is auola6r
American Smel<er. whose rate Of 0noes'
for common labor Is twenty-five GENTS
edly these institutions are nro ,1',S,tu
and the labor to which they give e,n-
ployment is nndoubf Nv mora prosper
<lttk fi,0, III {ys5ss,ff xixy Il
that the word prosperity does NOT have
the same meaning In both countries.
To say that the people of Mexico are
the reverse Is true OF the people Of the
United States Is not only not true, but is.
ridiculous In the extreme.
Thcre are twenty.four American em-
ployees here. There is about an equal
number Of Republicans and Democrats.
One OF this number is for Bryan and
monometalism in the 2. 8: The other
twenty three are for the gold standard
seems 70 have Intensified our enthusi-
asm. II ] have written more than good
taste would: dictate must ask you to
attribute that fact TO the deep seated
interest 4 feel in the settlement Of this
currency question. by my native coun-
n.y. In my humble judgment it is the
most vital and the most important
question that has ever come before the
American people for settlement. since
:Ihave been old enough to know any
thing about public matters.
Honestly believe that the triumph
of Bryan and free silver, would bring
more suffering and distress TO the peo-
pie Of the u. 8. than followed in the
wake OF our civil war. And from my
long residence in the south / believe1
do not underestimate how great was
that suffering.
Ihope most sincerely that both my.
native State and my native country will
roll up magnificent majorities in Mo-
syember, for the cause Of sound money
and an honest dollar.
Very truly yours,