Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-01-25
IHI cIARKvnLE sLAvs PEs.

Of his methods In Montana and
II Is easy TO understand how
he has accumulated such q vast sum OF
He has secured his hoard Of
treasure by grinding the souls and man
hood out Of his employees.
The CITIZEN Of late has heard much Of
the slave pens at C~lsrkyille, and has
made investigation Of the methods Of
coal mining camp, ths details Of
which are q disgrace to American civili-
. alton and certainly they are not credit
able to the would-be statesman from
Montana and bis slave driver at the
camp.
Mr.. A. A. Jones, late engineer at the
Clsrkville coal mines, called at this Office
yesterday aud gave unsolicited many de.
tails Of the frightfui condition OF things
at the camp. His evidence was snpported
by that Of two other coal miners In this
city who recently worked at ClarkvilIe.
Mr.. Jones desired that the facts should
be published rs a warning TO mixers to
keep away from that mining camp. He
left there because Mr.. Brsthsrton. the
manager, made II impossible for him to
live with his family at that place.
Mr.. Jones said, among other details Of
how this man Bretherton runs the camp
The Clarkville mines are owned by Sen.
ator Clark. He owns all the land In the
Vicinity. His man Bretherton Is q cant
ing pharisee, a combination OF Uriah
Heap and Nj. Pecksniff The miner who
works at Clarkville can work ten hours a
day during the entire year. never get a
good meal and never spend q cent for lux
uries and come out NJ the end OF the year
Ia debt 10 the company store. There Is
a long list Of extras taken out of his
wages. There Is q hospital tax and no
hospital; q library tax. school tix. water
tax and numerous other incidental ex.
psnses to come out Of the miners hard
earned wages. All unmarried empl Dyes
must board ut the shsnty operated by the
company and pay es5 per month. The
married employees must buy ell their
supplies at thu company store on pain oil
discharge. The prices at the company
store are about twenty per cent. higher
than are the same goods ut Gallup, and
Gallup prices are not noted for small
ness. Each miner pays ~ per month foI
q bare bunk OF boards In Q shsnty. HI
must buy his bed clothing from the com
psny store. These sleeping room or,
Sxl0 feet In size and each contain foul
or nve hunks.
The boarding shanty Is the exscrstioI
OF the camp From eighty to n hun
bred men must eat their meals there
There Ia one cook and one waiter. Tn,
food Is OF the poorest quality and Ia pile,
along the center Of the table. Ia tn
rush to get something 10 eat the stronge
crowd the weaker aside, and often a poo
fellow Is thankful to get a crust OF brss,
and q cup Of coffee. Any complaint |
cause for discharge.
A watch Is kept day aud night to pre-
vent any employe In the camp from boy
ing any supplies at any other place tina
the company store. No n is allowed {
ride to Gallup on the company WACO
without q special permit from Bos
B~retherton.
The miners pay more than enough I
sustain q frst class school In the CAM
but Bretherton. In addition TO being pos
master, mine boss and general factoteu
also superintends the school, and th
money collected from the miners eiths
goes into his pocket or into the cspaclou
till Of the Montana senator. Last 70
Miss Maud Clusters, Of Albuquerque. a
excellent teacher. was employ cd
teach tn, school at C~larkvills. She wa
willing and anxious to teach the scho,
to help her blind father provide for Il
family. She gave general satisfaction
but could not stay. She has informed tn
CITIZEN that Bretherton made II impo
sible by his interference for her to tesc
the school. Mr.. Jones said that Brsthe
ton found q young man who would tese
the school. act as librarian al
teach the Sunday school. and that
agreed to work for less than Mi
Clusters was getting. and that old ms
Brethsrton purposely annoyed her
make her resign.
Mr.. Jones worked four months as ems
neer at GAINESVILLE. He Is q prsctic
miner and engineer. and for three yea
was engineer al the Crescent mine
|, Gallup. He was hired at 80 much
, month, after he had removed his fami
to the mines from Gallup, his hou
were increased from ten to twelve; tn,
he was forced TO do his own firing
I quit, and he quit. He says the mini
arrangements at the Gallup mines a
perfection In comparison with those
C~larksville.
This 10 the way n man has grow
rich. II is a Wise provision OF providsn
= that ssch rich men have to die. Iusts
{ Of trying TO benefit their fellowmen, tn
{ are q curse TO humanity. and 20 to tn,
graves execrated by thousands Of m
whom they have ground down to star,
ton wages. Mr.. Clark has bought a
Q may hold his seat In the senate. He m
have at his command all the luxurI
that unlimited wealth may commaI
but the cry Of the oppressed will dau
d him In the estimation Of good men, q
his Ill. gotten gold will be n curss 10
v descendants.
> IL am indebted to One Minute C0u
. Cure for my health and life. II cured
. Of lung trouble following grippe" Tho