The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-20
EDITORIAL.
A Miners, Rsne.

The NEWS has upon more occasions
than one called attention to the propri.
ETY. OF establishing home for aged and
disabled miners, for during the thirty
years Ne have resided here many cases
have occurred, particularly before the use
Of high explosives, where men In the
prime Of life were blinded by blasts and
Who II they had not been In some irater-
nal society, would probably have had to
becone county charges. a. the mining
companies could not have been able to
supply work for all the men who had lost
thsr sight One man, who having years
$50 lost his sight By blast, has been
employed by the Calumet and Hecla
saving wood and so has been able to
provide Tor himself and family, but. OF
sourse, this 10 only an exceptional case;
another case We know OF where a man
lad large family Of boys and a. the
company gave them all work a. soon az
they were old enough. the father was en-
ablsd to save money and with what he
had before to purchase nice little prop
srty. from which and an allowance from
q fraternal society, he 10 nov drawing
enough to live upon; another man who,
when Ne lived on the location, was a
nei4hbor OF Ours. was blinded by blast
some twenty years ago, but fortunately
for himself he was a member Of the Union
Tsmpls Of Honor ri this place, which Nd
to the time OF his death, which We believe
seeurred lately, made him an allowance
Which was sufficient for himself and wife
70 live upon. No doubt there are very
many css-s where miners, Who have been
ineapscitsted while performing their
dangerous avocstion, have not been 20
fortunately eirrumstanced ~ the above
ssd who 10 consequence have bad TO live
IN cold charity.
The idea of founding "a Miners Home"
has be~n brought once more to our mind
~ the receipt al the following letter,
which, a. we understand II, 10 endorsed
BY very many 81 the EMPLOYEES of the
Calumet and HecIa mine:
CALUMET, Mich, February II, 1896
To the Editor-Tbere was an mr..
ticle In the Evening News some
time ago In reference 20 the aid fund
Of the Calumet and Hecla company's
employees. The article mentioned that
the monthly contributions tn sa,d
fund were more than was necessary to
pay the amount required bv the rules Of
said fund to thoee entitled TO such bene- |
Its. That IL was proposed or suggested |
to reduce the amount from so tn 35 |
esnts per month. which went To- chow |
tiat the company were willing NOT TO |
ovsrtax their employees iur anything
that were not necessary.
Alter hearing the matter discussed by |
. considerable number OF said employees.
II was the opinion Of all present on that |
occasion that IL were better to collect
the 90 cents ~ heretofore. And IA there's
q considerable number NJ men In the
locality who have spent the beat part OF
their life In the company's employment
Who are now disabled, and among these
are cfpplea, blind men, widows, orphans
stc., whose aid funds are exhausted md
who are now to great extent depend
snt upon public charity. The writer
would suggest that the surplus he nut in
. separate fund and II the Calumet and
Hcela company have not departed from
their usual habit OF generosity and con-
of the welfare Of their EN-.
ployees. and especially Of the above name
class Of dependents, IL IL hoped that they
give thsir share. And let this