Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-10-08
CORRESPONDENTS.
n Strong Letter.

l-ONAtONlNtt, WI sept. -, 1913.
TO the MINING JOURNAL.
"If Senator Dick shall make information
against certain coal company can he count
upon your cordial support ? Forum.
NO, | will not support him again in any.
thing. supported him when he promised
to make the mine inspector elective. "-Jdck-
son.
1t is evident from the above that Jackson
IS actuated from some other motive than the
good of his fellow orkmen. lie will not
JON IN an attempt to get pure air in the
mines because he cannot vote for mine in
spcctor. He will not lend a hand to procure
Just weight simply for the reason that he can,
not vote for mine inspector. This is not
good Judgmcnt-it is temper-or at least it is
not common sense. No man would refuse
his dinner because there was no pie.-F0ra,n
The F0rum's statement that | am
concerned with some low motive in de-
nounclng the hurrah conduct of itself
and Senator Dick in advertising them
selves with great show of concern for
the welfare OF the miners of George S
creek, is onl y another way of trying to
divert attention from the milk in the CO.
coanut-from the fevelish spot in the
moonshlne they are anxious to deal
out to the miners Of this region.
When | see people and papers Law
lshlng their "overducyn sympathy
upon the miners and at the same time
holding on to two or three salaries per
month and looking around for other
financial snaps, running to COMPRESSION
al conventions as "a friend of a candi-
date OF monopoly, and then turn around
and cry out about the down-trodden
miners, is enough to make the corpse
OF every honest miuer lying in the
grave-yards along this valley to rise
from Its silent rest and weep till
the tears would overflow the banks
of Georges creek. 1t is this very slob-
berlng upon us in the name of SYM
pathy that causes me to resent the
pretended friendship of place-seekers
and salary grabbers for "pure air and
Just weight. If this is not "honest
motive" ON my part, pray what is the
motive Of the F0rum and Senator
Dick?
But the Forum says | will not ioin
IN an attempt to get pure air in the
mines. Just think of the Forum and me
attempting to have pure air put IN the
mines. BY the time we would be ready
to deliver the pure air might be out
of job and the editor of the Forum,
would be saving one leg across the
other writing editorials at so much per
day on the "Need of Pure Air for
Miners" while | would be looking for
bread.
And from what | have been
told about the Forums attempting 10
puffy the air in Carlos mine such
would be the case. 1t seems the
miners OF this mine were permitted to
shoot their coal, which is great saw
ing OF labor to the miner. Naturally
enough the powder smoke would make
bad air. Against this the Forum wag
ed II crusade. The miners were then
forbidden to use powder on tho pen
atty OF being discharged. After the
order against the use of powder was
issued fifteen or twenty Of the miners
continued to use powder. They were
discharged and | am Informed that
some OF those who complained about
the powder smoke making bad air
were among the number. They want
ed to use the powder and complained
about the smoke. The complaint led
to the dlsuSe of powder or be discharg-
ed. Here was pretty kettle of fish /:
They can and they can't,
They will and they wont,
they'll be chOkcd if they do,
And discharged if they don't
Join this kind of an attempt to get
pure air, Mr.. Editor of the Forum ?