Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1900-08-31
Rocky Fork Coal
Company pot
{m Politics.
Promotion Of Cashier O'Sbea
10 assistant Manager.

Anything that the Rocky Fork Company Of
vital interest to the citizens of Red Lodge been the talk
around town Tor time that the company planning
make large addition to the force at work in the
in view of determining what might be foundation for suchk
rumor The Picket Tuesday interviewed Mr. b. r usl
OF hosyn WASH vice president Of the Northwest improvements
company and manager of the Rocky Fork Company mines
w. Bush arrived Red Lodge last Saturday. accompanied
by ms wife to had expected to meet here H Horn Jr
superintendent of the Montana division of the Northern Pacific
g confer on matters ct business bu Mr. Horn had been Red
Lodge c week before and their meeting here effected s
Mr. Bush completed his business Red Lodge Tuesday and
Z lett on the afternoon train. 4
When approached by The Picket Representatives Alr Busht
exceedingly pleasant about the readily answerk
the questions asked by the The
CATION concerning e increasing Of The operative
Bush replied by saying: &
"To tell the truth you had better see Mr. OShea aiouk
those matters While here this time have made Mr. Ohea
assistant manager Of the ine III will now be able tok
speak of all such matters with authority expect
increase the force get No. work
again As gradually begin get back We sha
increase the capacity of the mine and then the
The men who work in the mine here vital force in &
pocs In other places than here the management Of certain
MINES have sought to dictate the politics of their employees
IN fact have exered such the that
have known that meant voe say look for anoher
Job While one has for moment thought that the officials
OF the Rocky Fork Coal Company would top such prac
tice that it has been question in the minds many as
whether the of the company would bring any p
ica influence whatever to bear the was with hek
view OF finding out possible the exact position Of the companyk
on ese matters that another question to Mr. Bush yK
= The Picket. He answered in this way: X
- can positively say that in official capacity in
this company will be allowed to eabe politics at all Ourk
position that corporation has business politics. More
do not interfere with the liberties our men, either re-
lous or Iolcn in OF the word We certainly have
our individual political beliefs but do to imprcssk
those upon the men. 4
That positive declaration the part Of gentleman ghk
in the councils of the company Mr. Bush permits of no doubt
fu Interpretations 1t is straightforward and point It isk
moreover credit to the company Were all corporate inercstsk
OF the same belief and did they but practice the principle hatk
corporations should attend to business and leave politics for
people the most disturbing and corrg Influences would hex
removed from the political field and Montana would TODAY ben
enviate reputation trou the country than shek
does. 4
The people Of Red lodge will heartily congratulate Mr.
e. Ohea his merted promotion position Of
manager OF the mine In this connection Mr. sad Ths
is we'll deserved promotion for Mr. Ohea and nav we le
considered especial compliment to him His here has
been entirely satisfactory to the company He man. too
that thoroughly interested in the You good man
here in Mr.. OShea.'
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