The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-11-18


they have only themselves to blame.
We have the statement Of Mr..
Warne, the smelling man In the en-
ploy of the company that there is
owing him $3.50 in wages Mr..
Warne states further that once in
July and once in September he re-
quested money 10 send to his wife,
aud upon each occasion, on returning
from Weiser, Mr.. Blake represented
to him that check for 500 had
been forwarded Mrs. Warne. These
amounts we're charged up on the pay
rolls. Mr. Warne is now in receipt
Of letters from her stating that she
has received no money whatever.
Mr. Warne has also received a letter
from his son in New York. The son
recently called upon one OF the most
prominent New York men interested
in Seven Devils operations and in
writing his father Of the interview
says:
found him very pleasant spoken
businesslike man y y He said that he
had received telegram from you to tine
effect that there WAS due YOU $3.50 for
wages and that you would attach smelter
II same was not promptly paid or guar
| tab
ton in the matter He says he is as
tonshed to learn that the wages he'd not
been paid. and that they were sent to
Blake every month. The company has
sent him already ola. 900, and he says he
doesn't know what on earth has been
done with the money. He Is man
who will look into Blake's matters. l
asked him II Blake was their general
agent. and he said "he Is and he isn't."
Asked for particulars. he gave me to un-
derstand that Blake was general manager
OF 1t but was not part OF the company ana
had no interest in IL further than getting
everything In shape He agreed with us
In our opinion of Mr.. Blake.
In conclusion. he said he thought 1t =
shame that you and the men have been
kept 30 long without your pay, and he
believed that every thing would be PAD
up, adding that he would not belong 70
amy company for MI hour that would
keep an employee waiting for his pay.
H. nsSed me IL the smrtpr WIS running
and told him didu't know. He said,
That's It., we are waiting for copper to
/ come through before deciding whether
, we want to take this matter up further.
as we have already put more thnn three
times rs much money into the concern
: since April as should have been spent and
. God knows where II has gone. for don't.
They are awaiting results now.
The gentleman wonders what they
have got for their money, and states,
i as has been heretofore intimated in
q the SIGNAL as well, that three times
t as much has been spent MS should
0 have been spent What they have
q actually in the Seven Devils to show
for the $13, 900 may be summed ur
- as follows:
It Smelter, engine, boiler partially
% SET not one half the work done nee
y essary to put it in operation, an as
~ say Office 1924 OF boards, an Of
to fee room in rear 16x18, boar(
l. bunk house 18x30, 2 stories high, I
Id kitchen attached 18x14, 4 stove
&c bought of H. Cohn, second han'
10 dealer, Portland, Oregon; cookinI
utensils, slab stable with boar
of roof, 3 acres OF ground PARTIAL
20 cleared, ditch 80 rods long, it'll
u work done on the Peacock, Whit
Monument and Helena mines A
20 work done in the Seven Devils I
W. date, freight buildings, etc, ever,
he thing excepting the actual purchat
. of the jacket, engine, blower an
sd assay outfit can be contracted foS
he 50, 500 to 81, 900 and money mat
9TH by the contractor That is VIII
nd they lave 10 show for the $13, 600
III the abave assets may be added som
nd thing like $1,000 or more Of unpa
lon salaries and bills.
EN- Mr. Blake passed through Weis
IN on the east bound train one day Ia
se, week going to Montana and NJ
20 York
Mr. A saw mill is at the Welser DEF
the billed to the company.
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