The bee., 1901-10-24

There is no better way to ind out
the true condition of a neighborhood
or community than that of secur-
ing information through visitors who
have spent some time among the
people of those localities, and for an
illustration of this fact we will call
the attention Of our readers to those
members of the General Baptist
church who for the past week have
been attending conference here and
therefore mingling with our miners
and their families at their homes,
learning their condition and ways.
These are the ones who can truth
fully bear witness to the home life
of the miners. Whether or not it is
one of poverty, degradation and suf-
fering as the U. M. WIS would
through their agitators have you be-
lieve, or one where peace and plenty
and happiness prevails. Now we
are informed that these visitors did
not confine their observation to the
home life alone of our miners, but
visited the mines and coke works.
In fact taking general view of all
the surroundings. So that they can
correctly state the situation. After
close scrutiny of affairs both in
and out Of the mines we are pleased
to say they depart very favorably
impressed with what they have seen
and heard, finding as they freely
say, prosperous community in
deed; one where good wages are
paid promptly, plenty of work, well
supplied tables, miners and families
we'll dressed and housed, good
schools, kind officials to work for,
cared for when sick, numerous
churches to attend, no saloon infiu-
ence to contend with. All these
things make deep impression upon
them and they go away with a warm
spot in their hearts for Darlington
and Darlington people.
IL is an old saying that guilty
conscience makes towards of men,
and If such is the case can it be won
dered at that Agitator Wood should
seek the protection of the soldiers
while on a recent visit to this place T?
A few months ago one of the st. Ber-
nard employees was called to Mullen
berg county on business and pleas
ure and while enroute through Gen.
trail City he was assaulted, so re-
ports say, by men who were WOODS
accomplices and under his direct
orders. Yes, in his presence, and
therefore is it any wonder that he
should dread a trip to Darlington.
Cur people are peaceable but when
a brother miner who is innocent of
any wrong doing is maltreated they
could not be blamed so verv much if
revenge was desired.
One Purcell several years ago
passed through this place under the
name of Jones. Since that time it
is not known how many aliases he
has passed under, but until last Fri
day night so far as is known he has
never attempted to speak in the inter-
est of the U. M. w. at this place.
Naturally he must have believed
that our miners would have very
little confidence in a man who came
here misrepresenting himself. Our
miners argue that if labor leader is
so afraid he will become known that
he will lie about his name, they
would not be able to believe any
statements he might make.
Foreman Toombs, of the st. Ber-
nard building force, says that new
16-foot fan will be put in at the South
Diamond mine and that the one in
use there now will be put at the new
shaft at IL mine.
The working miners are to be COM
upon the fact that they re-
fused to even as much as leave home
to hear the agitators last Friday
night. Our miners have already
seen enough of the evil results of
these disturbers, and they don't
want to hear their tale of woe, when
there is no real grievance in sight.
The efforts of the agitators to gain
ground in this county by speech |
making has proved to them a BOOM
srang, and as a matter of course
great disappointment is felt.
The efforts of the U. M. w. to close
iown the Providence Coal Co. has
,hus far proved futile and the little
,and of brave men there stood faith
ully by their right to work and SO
continue to do SO despite the at
empt made on their lives.
Coal business in this county is
ruly on the boom; heavy orders and
large production was the result of