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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-11-10

1t is announced on good authority
that big Chicago stockyard employers
have decided to replace white employees
by negroes. One large firm alone ex-
poets by the middle of next year to
have six thousand negroes in it's en-
Eploy, and no white men, except fore
men. E
The representative Of one Of the large
packing institutions, who is daily hir-
ling negroes in the places Of whites dis
charged, was asked by a representative
|of this newspaper why packers had
decided to employ negroes instead of
whites
He asked If the negroes were consid-
|ered to be more skillful workmen: He
replied as follows: r
mo they are no more skillful, but
they are more obedient.
1--WE are putting in negroes here,
and shall have six thousand Of them
by next year, because we want work
men to do what we tell them to.
THE negro minds his own business
"He let's trades unions alone, does
mot go on strike, and Is willing to work
for reasonable wages. s.
"He does not think it beneath his
dignity to vote in accordance with the
interests Of his employers. He does
not think that he knows everything.
When he takes. his employers money
he. is: willing to take his employers in
structions how to VOTE - i
1 Is not that rather raw and unwise
talk for large employer Of labor; in
what is supposed to be a republic?
First, on behalf Of the colored man.
we wish to deny the assertions made.
|Colored men are not, as a class. sub
servient to their employers to the point
of voting as ordered. And they are not
indifferent to their rights of workmen
when the opportunity to organize is
|given to them. They are excellent
|workmen; no different from others.
What we want especially to talk
|about in this case, however. is the dan
|gerous course pom Is einployer
lsnters when ne ossllll
s(deliberate ACCORD, |to llte re
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-11-10

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INSIDE.

1N01OE.
Foremen or mine BOSSES ..... asa
Fire BOSSES. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $50
miners ................. ...:....... 36, ,4S1
Miners laborers. ers...................2 .23, ,946
Mule drivers and runners. ...... TO- 10
Door boys and helpers. 3,091
All other employees such as track
men, rock men, men doing dead
work, mine engineers, etc. IL, ,122
OUTSIDE.
Foremen ....I.................. 342
Blacksmiths and carpenters. .. 2,O79
| Engineers and firemen. en............. 4,444
Slate pickers (boys). 81, ,094
Superintendent, bookkeepers, etc. 778
All other employees. es................. 1896
In 1899 these 140,583 employees pre-
pared for market 81, ,000, 900 tons Of coal.
In 1898 it took $4,000 employees to pre-
pare 100000 tons for market and in
1897 $4,000 employees only perpared
Al, ,000, 900 tons. This shows a decrease
in the number Of employees Of 1000 from
1897 to 1899 inclusive and an increase
of 100000 tons iof coal produced. The
men are still going away.
| uc IOI VI Tic COdI 11llllei Is udEO III"
deed, and that of hts laborer is still
harder, while no one can uphold the
lot of the little mule drivers, the run
ners and the slate pickers without q
sigh of sympathy. The mos appalling
thing about the whole business is that
there are $4,000 Of these boys, ranging
from 10 years of age upward. These
"a 900 infants are confined for ten hours
per day in the dark, damp mine cham.
bers fighting, training and driving vici-
Gus mules, with no light but the greasy
lamp on their caps, or for the same
number of hours they are engaged in
the roaring, smoking breaker, grab.
bing out the slate as it rattles over the
iron bars. They are not there from
choice nor for wages. They are there
onIy from duty to their parents. The,
learn lessst - q ~ HEX
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-11-10

It is sought to make up for this stu
p,ndous blunder by hiring the cheap
est kind of cheap imported labor and
forcing wages to the lowest possible
level l>without revolt.
The operators now find that the min
ers are an essential part of their busi-
ness and that capital is not of primary
Importance; that men and even boys
are of more consequence than divi-
dends. This fact will dawn more and
more upon all large combinations of
capital. The miner and his laborer as
we'll as the mule drivers are socialists
and must be treated as such or they
will walk away to other fields of en-
ployment, leaving none to take their
places. Ten thousand have gone in the
last four years. Nor can the operators
reply upon starvation nor the law, nor
the militia to aid them in enforcing
their demands. They have by hard
conditions already. driven away so
many men that the find themselves OBJ
liged to bid higher wages.
> The public is, however; interested be-
yond the mere rise in wages of the men
now here. The business ought to be a
great and growing one. Our invest
ments have languished and sagged. Our
people are not hopeful of the future
knowing, as we do, that the coal trust
has throttled our chief industry by
charging off present profits to perman-
ent investments in coal royalties. There
are blighting to this community. The
ever was more obnoxious trust than
the anthracite coal trust. It's methods
are more vicious and vile than any
other trust on earth, and the results
are blighting to this community. The
public wants it's chief product to go in
to a competing market by putting down
the price. to consumers and increasing
the tonnage so that our miners can get
full time. At 1t is they are on half
time and low wages. The trust charges
the individual operators extortionate
freight rates and in busy times deny
them cars enough to ship their coal,
and so drives them into a contract. to
sell to the trust their coal at 60 per
cent of it's selling price at tide. We
are all at the mercy of the Morgans
and Vanderbilts and their private rake
| off partners in the boards of the rail-
roads.
There are two provisions of our con-
stitution which read as follows:
Article II, Section S. Limitation of
power.-No Incorporated person doing
business Of common carrier shall,
directly, or Indirectly, prosecute or en-
gage in mining or manufacturing ar
ticles for transportation over its works
nor shall such company, directly or in
directly, engage in any other business
than that OF common carriers. or hold
lor acquire land, freehold az leasehoNid a
tdirectly 'indirecst except such
& : IT. ~ r
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-20
Fine Performances All Next Week.

Next Monday. Sent. q. the popular com
edian and actor, Geo. W. Wilson. begins
q weeks engagement here Ut the opera
house. at popular prices. Among the
many pleasant features Of Nh Wilson's
engagement in this city. win be the care
ful and finished performances of each
play given. due To the ability ana care
displayed by this versatile star as stagg
manager and producer Of plays. This
season many new plays have been added
to his repertoire with the result Ut great
~ strengthening the organization. Among
the plays to be presented here next week
aro the successful English m,lo-dramu
ana great Boston Museum success. "Hur-
Dor Lights" "Romany Rye" and many
others. Eagh of these plays have been
rehearscd and produced under the per
sonal direction of Mr.. Wilson who j.
considered one OF the best stage man
ayers ot today.
Special scenery. appropriate for each
play s used in these productions. having
been painted during the past summer by
artist la Moss of the Hollis St Theatre
Boston, and the result is a series Of plays
staged with handsome new settings, Act
ed by a company OF excellence. support
ing New Englands most famous come
dian, ana most enjoyable week should
be the result Of next weeks cngagement
here. The opening play will he Kit. the
Arkansas Traveller Daily matinees will
begin Tuesday at > O'Clock The seat sale
for all performances will open tomorrow
morning at O'Clock
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-20

The following companies have filed ar
tices Of Incorporation at the Office Of the
secretary Of State;
Allen Parsley Company organized at
Portland. for the purpose Of manufacture
ing and dealing in furniture with $4,000
capital stock Of which $500 is paid in. ne
officers are: President ana treasurer.
Frederick w. Allen Of Boston, Mass.
Certificate approved, Sept. Il.
Pawtucket Brass Foundry Company or
ganizcd at Portland for the purpose Of
manufacturing and dealing in electric
railroad supplies with brass and metal
foundinEs with $4,000 capital stock Of
which $500 is paid in. The officers are:
President. Winfield $. Carpenter OF Sa-
lem, Mass: treasurer, James w. SCully
of Hyde Park. Certificate approved,
Sept. II.
Independent Milk Company organized
at Portland for the purpose of carrying
on a general dairy business with $1,000
capital stock of which $500 is paid in.
The officers are: President, Frank g.
MaliT Of South Boston; treasurer, John
y. Malif of South Boston. Certificate APP
proved. Sept IT,
New England Mica Company organized
at Portland for the purpose of carrying
on a general mining business with 80, DOG
! capital stock of which $500 is paid in.
| The officers are: President, Ernest Mem
dunn Of Mclrose, Mass: treasurer, Geo.
| w Mansfield of MelrOse. Mass. Certii-
| cate approved, Sept. Il.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-20
For the Texas Sufferers.

The Journal will take charge Of and
forward to the proper parties, all funds
which Augusta citizens may desire to
contribute for the relief of the suffer-
ers from the recent terrible storm in
Texas. All contributions for this noble
cause Will be duly acknowledged
through these columns. The list to
date stands as follows;
James w Bradbury, 500.
Rurleigh & Flynt. $25.
Working Woman, 81.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-20
The New Season Dawns

trade possibilities than has
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the
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hy hwun
g wnddmer
through % winter hm
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-20
MorrisoR's Faust.

Lewis Morrisons complete production
Of Faust" has long ago become one Of
the leading and most interesting OF the
best class Of theatrical offerings This
season it is said to surpass in merit and
care Of presentation even the most sue
cessful efforts made during its seventeen
years Of prosperity and popularity. II
will be presented in this city shortly
Al the opera house, in an entirely new
sarb ana will undoubtedly be greeted
with the same interest it has always met
with on its prior visits
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-20

John Whitaker, who. day Of two
ago. entered the employ of the Ameri-
can Express Co. is now confined to
his home by bad knee. While on his
route. Tuesday night he was thrown
from the team and struck against a
tree. His knee was severely. if not
seriously injured. and it is feared h
will be confined to his home for some
time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-20
What Shall We Have for Dessert

This question arises in the family ev
cry day. Let us answer it today Try
Jen-O, a delicious and healthful dessert
Prepared in two minutes. No boiling, no
baking! simply add boiling water ana
set to cool. FlaVOrs: Lemon, Orange.
Raspberry and strawberry. Get a pack
aar mt y1ur aroCers today. 10 cts.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-09

The Wilson people in the city
stood by Mayor Humes notwith-
standing the fact that his mouth
piece and political Jesus, George
Q. Piper, went over to Spokane a
few days before the election for
the express purpose of abusing
them most shamefully in the
Review Of that city. The Wilson
people are Republicans for prin-
ciple and by no means for pelf as
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-09

Not even the Humes people ever
thought he would carry the city by
l,500 plurality, nor did they ever
think that he would run behind
the entire Republican ticket. It
is common comment that he
would have been defeated, had
such a man as Goodwin been nomi-
mated by the opposition. by at
least tvs to one.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-09

Every man that the labor unions
endorsed was defeated by over
whelming majorities, showing very
conclusively that they do not vote
as they talk. There were enough
labor union followers in that
parade Monday evening before the
election to have elected any can
didate they would have stood for,
but they did not do it and will not
do it. See.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-09

l0,990. This was the heaviest
registered vote, the heaviest polled
vote and the heaviest vote Of the
registered vote that was ever cast
in this city, showing very conclu-
slvely that the angels" were out
in full on all sides.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-09

Election times develop queer
things to the observing mind and
eye, and some of these the Pie
maker happened to observe The
day before election Bre'r Griffin,
the colored editor, strutted into
this office sporting an outfit that
must have cost somebody not less
than $500 the day before. The
day after election DR. Burdett
struttAd into the office to inform
the Pie-maker that Mr.. Humes
had been reelected, and he, too,
sported a turn out" that must
have cost somebody 5000 the day
before. The Pie-maker felt GER
tain that some one had paid a
heavy freight bill" in each case,
but he has no idea in the world
who paid it. Now, this is business,
gentlemen.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-09

Counci1men.
Thomas Navin, Dem.
W. Ell. Vincent, Rep.
Alpheus Byers, Dem.
j. A. James, Rep.
Scott Benjamin, Rep.
W. V. Rinehart, Rep.
Jed G. Blake, Rep.
DIR. J. E. Crichton, Rep.
William FL. Murphy, Dem.
Seattle has held another election
and again the Fusion Funnies are
wondering, who in the duce did it?
Regardless Of who did it, it was
done to queens taste, and, the
Pie-maker suggests that, those
who are not pleased with the
general results fall into line, and
make the very best Of what has
been given them. But it costs
nothing to muse over the results
and the Pie-maker proposes to
chat at random for a while on
things that have occurred to him
in the form Of an aftermath.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-09

The returns would seem to in
dictate that fully 800 Republicans
voted against Mayor Humes.
This vote came largely from the
church folk who were not satisfied
with the way he had run things.
To offset this 500 Democrats voted
for Humes only on the Republican
ticket.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-09

A friend of DR.. Samuel Burdett
incidentally mentions his name in
connection with the nomination of
one of the Republican presidential
nominees, to which the Pie maker
willingly says amen. Ifhe should
receive the nomination it would
meet the unanimous approval of
every man, woman and child in
this state of the race with which
the Doctor is identified, and will
most assuredly meet Republican
approval in general. Norman has
done harder work for the success
of Republican tickets than DR..
Burdett, and he richly merits such
an honor at the hands of his party.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-09
Political Pot Pie.
For Mayor.

The following is brief summary
OF the late election returns:
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-09

If the rousing vote given to
Frank Paul be any indication Of
how the citizens Of this city feel
toward ex-senator John T.. Wilson.
the Pie-maker would suggest to
George .. Piper that, he soak his
head in a swill barrel for the sake
of political comfort. It seems
strange that Mr. Paul should run
an even thousand votes ahead of
Mayor Humes and that too, when
at least 500 Democrat votes were
cast for Mr.. Humes that did not
vote for Nj. Paul. Mr.. Humes
may be a Seattle political idol,
but they have darn poor way of
expressing it.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-09

Try six months subscription to The
only 81.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-09

seems tc be the case with Col.
Piper.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-09

He feels quite certain that the
voters Of this city do not propose
to tie to any thing which bears the
Gene Way ear marks, though such
thing may be the very best thing
that could be found in all Ireland.
Way is a gone goose in Seattle and
there are others.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-09

Seattle cast 9,11O votes in its
late election, and, it registered
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-09

Chairman Knickerbocker has
called the county central commit
tee to meet Saturday, March 10th,
to set the date of the next county
convention, which will elect dele
gates to the .Ellensburg state con-
vention April 9Th.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-09

The Democrats, perhaps. had no
interest IN the Union ticket be-
yond the election Of Meade Emery
and Leander Miller. 1t was
thought that Jim McElroy would
whip some Of the First ward into
line, but persons acquainted with
Jim knew he was too much tied to
men, who drink and carouse, to
use his influence for Cotterill
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-09

If Mayor Humes takes his cue
from the business men that went
for him the strongest as to how to
run this city, he will take it from
the thugs and bunco men Of the
First ward, for in that ward, and
that ward only, did His Honor run
ahead Of his ticket.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-09

Seattle can send congratulations
to Omaha, Nebraska, for doing the
same thing on the same day as she
did. That city reported a RE
publican land slide" last Wednes-
day as result of Tuesdays cleo
eion. They were the first two
cities to vote this year in the
United States and it was a most
remarkable coincident that they
should have voted the same day
and both went overwhelmingly
Republican.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-09

The results Of the late election
has prompted the ghost Of the
prospective new morning daily to
start his preambulations about
town again. AS usual Ankeny's
ghost, it is said, is the high
shade in the deal, with Col.
George Piper pulling the strings.
"Where are we at?" has been
asked quite frequently since the
election Well, the Pie-maker is
of the opinion that you are in the
swim, but its down toward the
bottom, where McGinty lives, that
you do the most Of your swimming.
Take your troubles to Mayor
Humes, do not bring them this
way, for when / was naked you
clothed me not; when I was hungry
and sick you administered not
unto me; when | was being drub-
bed to death you stood afar and
saw me hammered into insensibil-
ity. In short, when I sorely needed
your aid for all the ills which be-
fall politician thou knewest me
not, now skiddadle, you spank
laced Cheap John politician, we
hear you not!
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-09

1t comes to the Pie-maker that
the Democrats are damning the
church folk for not standing to the
agreement to cut Humes and vote
for Cotterill. Democrats damning,
l say! If any one ever heard of a
Democrat standing up to his politi-
cal agreement, then, for Heavens
sake, show him to us, or, if any one
ever heard Of a Democrat doing
anything else but voting for the
man, regardless of his party, that
will make it possible for him to
get his regular whiskey straight,
then please show him to us. The
Pie-maker is of the opinion that, if
the Democrats had have voted for
Cotterill as faithfully as did the
church folk, Humes would not be
mayor-elect Of Seattle today. The
church folk, however, have the
horse laugh on the Democrats
after all, for while they (the
Democrats) were trying to de-
ceive the church folk they got SO
badly whipped themselves that
they will not be able to elect a
single man on their ticket at the
next general election He that
diggeth ditch for his neighbor
will fall therein" is an old adage
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-09

The vilifcations and vitupera-
tons that were poured out upon
Il. G. Gill during the campaign
was a burning shame, and all,
because Mr.. Gill did not do as q
few pesimistic Republicans would
have him do. Alpheus Byers, q
little two by four Cheap John
Democrat was elected by two
votes over Mr.. Gill. There is talk
of contest, and, if things are as
they are reported at this office, it
is hoped that Gill will make con-
test and it looks as though there is
no doubt in the world Of him win
ming out.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-09

1t was rumored and not without
some foundation that, the day
before the election George U
Piper received $1,000 from Levi
Ankeny for campaign purposes,
and that was put into the hole the
night before the election came off
That's one thing that George can
do.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-09

Ii Tommy Navin does not turn
black In the near future it wont be
because he did not have some
pretty dark political bedfellows in
the late campaign. The Pie
maker is told that 1875 Negroes
voted for Mr.. Navin simply be-
cause Mr.. Griffin told Mr.. Weir he
would deliver them to him, Weir.
70 promise is easy, but to deliver
is difficult
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-09

The defeat of A. J. Goddard in
the Ninth ward is to be sorely re-
GREETED. He was defeated by dis
gruntled Republicans because they
did not get their fingers in his
pie. 1t will come their time some
day, you see.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-08-03
SANTA f SURVEYORS OUT
Considerable Speculation About What
May Happen in the Territory
East of lola

When the Cherokee-Lanyon Spelter
Company, of st. Louis, was formed
they bought the name, works and
will of Robert Lanyon and he went
out of business for years. Robert
canyons Sons Spelter Company
came to the gas field, thus eluding the
agreement that he was to stay out of
business.
When the Lanyon Zinc Company
was formed, Robert canyons sons
agreed to stay out of business for a
term of five years when they sold
out to it. Now Robert LANNON'S time
of inactivity is about up and the
fact that he owns gas land makes
people speculate. One son is in
Europe, rumored to be studying for
eign smelter processes. Mr.. Lanyon
owns about 80 acres just south of the
Rock Creek bridge east of lola, good
gas land Unbiased. He owns forty
acres of land adjoining, and there are
those who claim he owns the Fulton
160 claimed to have been thought N
Mattieson-Hegeler Smelling Co.
a recent report gained credence to
the effect that Mr.. Lanyon had adj
vised the tenant of the Unbiased fifty
acres that he would want the farm this
fall. A rumor heard yesterday said
that the Missouri Pacific had arranged
to build a switch east of town.
a REGISTER reporter inquired at the
railway offices and was told that rail-
road surveyors for the Santa Fe had
traversed the country east of town in
all directions, examining thelay of the
land thoroughly. If true, this may
mean Robert Lanyon, or it may mean
the Lanyon Zinc Co.'s zinc rolling
mill which is slow coming, but like all
good things is worth waiting for. The
Santa Fe wants to get out there.
The Lanyon Zinc company is in
clined to think that the Robert Lam
yon smelter talk is merely a Jolly,
gentle little hint that they ought to
buy the lands held by Mr.. Lanyon at
a good figure.
The near east has as much specu-
lative attraction for lola as the 'far
east" has always had for novel read
ers. And something good will surely
come from it some day. The extend
ing of the gas belt half mile south
did not extend the time when this may
be expected, either.