The bee., 1901-08-01


merely there to look on. A brass band
and the promise of something to eat
is not sufficient inducement for
those men to join an organized gang
of peace destroyers and promoters of
idleness.
One fellow, who along with his
two boys, has been making about
one hundred dollars per month
working for the st. Bernard, was
seen in the ranks of the enemy last
Saturday carrying flag, thus throw
ing away good job without chance
for remuneration or even work
whereby he might gain living for
himself and family. A little sheep
and bread given away once year, or
not so often, leadeth some weak
minded astray.
Weigher j. b. Head, who manip-
ulates the scales at the Arnold mine
for the st. Bernard Coal Company
again comes forward with another
record breaker. One half day last
week he was called upon to weigh the
product of that mine for that length
of time, amounting to sixteen cars.
Heretofore the best davs work has
been about twenty-five cars per day,
and the question now arises, When
will Foreman Rule and his force
reach the limit, and what will the
limit be?
Manager Ben w. Robinson, of the
Bernard Coal Company, took every
pret aution to see that trouble was
prevented on the day of the U. NJ.
w. picnic.
About one hundred cars of coal
from the o. & N. branch of the Louis
Vile & Nashville railroad was
brought here last week, from which
point it is forwarded south.
The eyes of some of the taxpayers
were opened last week when it was
found necessary for the county Of
ficials to put on a large number of
guards to guard the mines of the
county against the threatened de-
struction of property and lives by
the U. NJ. WIS. 1t was the proper
move to make and will come nearer
bringing the farmers and business
men who have shown sympathy for
these industry destroyers to a sense
of right and duty than anything
that has happened lately. "Touch
some mems pockets and you touch
their heart" is an old and true say
ing.
Engineer James Kilroy. after a
few weeks loss of time on account
of illness, is again able for duty, at
his old post at the Hecla mine.
Whv was 1t that so few of the
wives and daughters of the U. M.
WIS attended the barbecue at Madi-
sonville last Saturday. Did the
father or husband warn them of
danger? Did he give them the in
formation he possessed, that the
whole object of the gathering was to
force recognition of the Union by an
armed mob sent here from other
States and counties, and they were
therefore afraid and stayed away
for fear of riot.
Wallace Crenshaw has quit the
mercantile business and is now en-
ployed under Foreman Evans as
track-layer in the No. IL mine. He
is a good worker and his friends
wish him well.
The following clipping could well
be applied to conditions as they now
and have for many years existed be-
tween the employer and employe of
OF the st. Beanard Coal Company.
The men have the utmost confidence
in their employers and are always
ready to stand by them on account
of kind treatment received. They
have never forgotten that the st.
Bernard was the first company to
raise the price of mining in this re-
gion, and they appreciate this and
many other kind acts as did the
men in the article here reproduced:
"In spite of the belief of many en-
ployers in the unresponsiveness of
the workingman to good treatment"
remarked the president of trust
company in this city the other day."
my experience has been that in gen.
eral If you treat your men rightly
they will treat you well in return.
When 1 hear discussions of the re-
lations existing between working
men and their employers, I invaria-
bly, think of an experience my father,
a manufacturer of Philadelphia, had
with the men employed in a factory
owned by him.
"At one time some years ago, when
the business in which he was en-
gagged was being carried on with lit