Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-06-02
LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE.
n Miners Interesting Views.
FRosTBURG, MD, May 30, 1900.
To the MINING JOURNAL.

FRosrBURG, MD, May 30, 1900
To the MINING JOURNAL.
We are told that "history repeats it
self, and we have good evidence of the
fact i'll our present labor difficulty.
In the year 1856 there came into this
region slick-tongued character who
gave us liberal drastic dose of Hughes
ism.
Eight years later, when we had scarce
ly recovered from Hughesism, there came
again INTO our midst another nimble-
tonSued genius, who treated us to il
pretty clever draft of wisconsin.
SIX years later, after repeated decla-
ratlonS by many of our miners that they
would never again permit themselves TO
be hoodwinked and hoodooed by carpet
bag agltators, we have now to acknOwl-
edge the presence and advice of Mr.
Warner.
Now, |, for one, would like to know
who Is MI. Warner: Who has his pedi-
gree, and what are his antecedents:
All L can hear is-he is from Pittsburg
FelloW-wOrkmen, when | reflect upon
the ease with which he has carried his
mission with you, | feel like asking
what has become of that boosted in
tcligence SO often placed to your credit :?
What has become of the wisdom taught
you by sad experience?
But | will not chide
| will rather ask-why not stop and
consider the absurd and expensive pre-
dlcament i'll which you have been placed?
Why not 1T Oncr take matters in your
own handS-the sooner the better? Ion
"W lar" 10 do this &0DHrr or Mtry-Auurk
al t,... ,,.I
Make the best terms possible with
your employers and go to work
In my humble Judgment nothing is
more certain, as things are going, than
final defeat-not for Warner but for
you. In fact, | cannot see how both You
and Warner can win i'll this game. If
you win by getting back your work he
loses; if he wins by keeping you away
from your work, you lose.
| will not speak for the companies nor
make any arguments for their side cx-
cept to say believe they are no more
willing to surrender the control of their
properties now than they were in 1882.
when they brought the police here, and
in 1894, when they brought the militia
This fact makes me disagree with bust
ness men and the Frostburg JOURNAL
ference The companies had only one
concession to malle-the advance of 10
cents ton. 1t was and is useless to ask
for conference with people who have
shown for years that they are bent on
mining coal in their own way.
The concession made is equal to the
requirements of the indianapolis scale.
The rate per ton offered, while cents
below that of the central PENNSYLVANIA
field, is equally remunerative when the
differing conditions are considered The
veins over there are much smaller and
more expensive to the miner to work
than the Big Vein.
1t must also be remembered that our
coal, while Il better quality of Steam-pro-
ducing fuel, does not command one cent
more per ton i'll market than the above
coal, and it costs more to ship to the
New England market.
To get back where | was before. | will
suggest i'll all sincerity and kindness to
Mr.. Warner that if he really wishes to
do this region and miners il valuable SER
vice and become IL blessing to those who
actually need his services, he should
pack his grip and tote" himself over
into the NirginiaS, where coal that comes
into direct competition with ours is being
mined all the way from Ii down to -
cents per ton, and Il flOuriShing "pluck
me" thrown i'll as Il side drain ON the
poor miners revenue.
In conclusion, miners of Georges
Creek, this is your business and only
yours. Men like Mr.. Warner have no
tools to take ont and no tools to take in
They are here to-day, gone tomorrow,
with nothing to hope from your prosper
ity and nothing to fear from black list
nor broken-up home.
In the language of il bishop, then, |
ask-"O, fellow sinners, why take the
harder side - ADMINISTRATION.