The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-27
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The Employers of Butte Show
Their Patriotism.
JOINED IN AN AGREEMENT
Employees Who Enlist for the War VIII
Find Their Positions Waiting for
Them Upon Their Return.
Nearly All Signed.

The employers Of Butte. including all
the mining and smelling companies and
other corporations n business houses.
have Joined in an agreement with their
employees to hold their positions open
for them in case they enlist for the war
with Spain and re-employ them upon
their return at the same salary they
are now getting. The agreement.
which will affect probably etwee 5000
and 5000 men in this city. was drawn
up by a prominent attorney and was
circulated for signatures yesterday by
Postmaster George w irwin and r.. T..
Shaw of the NJ. j. Connel company.
Nearly every mining company and cor
poration of Importance has signed ex-
cept the Anaconda Copper Mining COM
pany. the Alice and Lexington COM
panies, the Western Iron works and
one or two others outside of the city.
To whom the agreement has not yet
been presented, but il will be to-day or
tomorrow. and assurances have been
received that all are willing and glad
to sign. The agreement and the sign
ers obtained to IL yesterday are as fol-
lows:
Each OF the undersigned. employers.
hereby severally agree with each and
all OF his employees who may enlist in
the volunteer or military service OF the
United States or the militia in connec-
ton with the war with Spain. n in
answer to the presidents call for vol
unteers. dated April %. 1898. that upon
the expiration of his term of service,
or honorable discharge. he will be re-
employed in h same, or as good a po-
| sition as he now holds. and at the same
salary: and that any person hired i'm
the place of such employees SO enlisting
or volunteering. shall be engaged sub
ject to this agreement.
Butte, Mont, April 20, 1895.
M. j. Connell company. u. j. Hen
messy Mercantile company. Montana
Ore Purchasing company, by Aug. +.
Heinze; Parrot Silver and Copper COM
pany. Anaconda Copper Mining com
pany hardware Department., William
ii. Penny, manager: Davidson Grocery
j. A. Murray. Thomas +.
| Courtney, Newton Bros, Hoge. Brown
lee & Co.. Carder Bros, Henry Munt-
ger. Montana Hardware company, T..
II. Renisch, manager; John Caplice
j. H.. Macdonald. manager
Colusa Parrot Mining a. Smelling com
pany, per A. II. Wethey, secretary;
Original Mining company. per A.. III
Wethey. secretary: Colorado Smelling
e. Mining company, by H.. Williams
general Fayette Harrington
cashier Silver Bow National bank: j
II. Leyson, Siegel Clothing company
Newbro Drug company. s. w. Graves
b.. T.. Calkins. Henry Jonas. Bartlett
Bros. First National bank, by A. j
Davis. president: Sam Altman, TIL,
Peoples store. Babcock & Co, Hight a
Fairfield, ans e. Klein, ohm G. Evans
Butte Butchering company, A. j. Darcf
Coal & Cycle company. Miner Publish
ing company. per M. NJ. Miller. mana
-. D..ss. IN-laA-A In Pta ttsa com
pany j. &. Hauvin. manager. Marco
Medin. Kennedy Furniture company
Charles SchatZlein Paint company, Tbs
Butte hotel. McDermott hotel. per ii. j
Wilson. manager; Schilling Bros.
George n. Casey. Butte General Eiec'
tric Montana Power com
pany. The Harris & Lane company
Thompson Investment company. pc
w. Il. Thompson. manager; Montana
Lumber & Manufacturing company
Lander Furniture & Carpet company
w. A. Clark & Bros. State saving
bank. O. X. Lewis q Co, Brownfield
CAVITY Carpet company. Whiting 4
Alexander, Paxson & Rockefeller. Car
der Wall Paper company, Pritchard
Harrison Carpet company. per w. w
Harrison: Case. Gravelle & Erwin com
pany, Nash & Co. A. Well. Fran
Boucher, Macdonald & Lynch, The Fai
Drug & Assay company, Giard Bros
d. Dorais. A. F. Bray, Windsor stables
Montana Iron works. j. ID. Legs, f.. +
Gallogly e. Co, Ras Rochester. p. j
Brophy & Co, Winters, Parsons 1
! Boomer. DECENTRALIZATION Drug com
pany, w. Il. Welch manager; Red Boo
) Shoe company, John O'Rourke. Loui
s. Cohn, Fred Holbrook. Good Luc
Shoe & Clothing company, by Ben +
. Harris, manager twages continue
during service): Standard Publishin
7 company. Butte. per w. w. Walsworth
Centennial Brewing company. by Lou
p. Best. secretary and treasurer; But
= city Water company. by Eugene Car
roll. superintendent: y. & NJ. c. G.
SIN. CO., by J. ii. Vivian; Inter Mour
tain Publishing company, by NJ. A. Bel
ger: Anaconda Copper Mining con