The bee., 1901-05-02
DOWN IN THE MINES.

ways be on the popular side are be-
ginning to hedge. it is fact that
q young Office seeker was found
among those who openly espoused
the u. NJ. WIS in one Of their
lodge rooms n few weeks ago, but
now since be can begin 10 see the
handwritin" on the wall freely de-
nounces the order. People don't
have much confidence in the fellow
who feels sorry after he hns been
caught
II is getting to be the regular thing
for the coal train TO make two trips
daily to move the coal from the
Reineckc and Monarch MINES. The
agitatOrs have played havoc with
these mpanies--increased their
business so that an extra dnily train
has TO be run.
Evidently the L. NJ. w. is running
short on ratiOns If the report is true
that the Barnsley marchers were
left holding the empty bag last Sat
urday at the weekly distribution of
, charity. Certainly such an outrage
as that can not be tolerated by the J
order. At that point the agitator
first showed himself in this county
and his right to preference should be
respected regardless of what be-
comes of those who reside in Soup
Hollow.
That q drowning man who has
gone under the third time will grasp
at straw was plainly illustrated
one day last week when the U. NJ
/ WIS saw the Monarch mine idle for
one day, and they Were fools enough
to think their influence was the
cause of il, when il was only Lne
days stop for repairs - machinery. l
The wrong impression seems to
prevail among people who are not
we'll acquainted with the condition
of affairs as they exist in this county.
When referring to the labor trouble
here, leading papers and men out
l SlNAt al tlliS lOCstliAl biliN CtllA
it a strike, when such is not the
truth in the true sense of the word.
\ strike, as we understand it, is
where body of men voluntarily
quit work on account of some real or
imagined grievance, but in nine
cases out OF ten such is not the case
here. The l.. NJ. WIS seemed in
this quarter to have lacked the pluck
! to have come out .nanfully and
stated they had II grievance, but in
stead the coal companies have eXer-
cised their right to discipline men
in their employ. They have long
ago decided that they don't want
union labor Of the quality of which
the L. NJ. w. is composed, and there
fore called them up and gave them
their discharge and pay and inform-
ed them to seek employment else
where.
The st. Rernard Coal Company. in
spite of the efforts of the agitator and
his deluded followers, gave their en-
ployes the annual dividend, each i'm
proportion to time of service with
the company. Such tokens of love
and respect is what has endeared
the company to their men, and, to
large extent, accounts for their 10y
atty TO their employers. Where and
when did the Organization known as
the United Mine Workers show such
generosity?
For the first time in quite while
the miners of No. Ii mine were given
an opportunity to 30 fishing, Satur-
day, the warm weather of the last
week ar so being the cause of II de-
crease i'm orders. y day of rest is
; highly appreciated by the miners
here, coming rs it does after years of
almost continual labor.
The coal production for the United
States during the year l900,amounted
to 74,S72,779 tons, with "A value at
the mines of 1921, ,792, ,2G5; an increase
of 22,757, ,392 ton over the previous
year. OF this amount Pennsylvania
, produced total of III 49,, ,032 tons,or
, Il little more than one-half the pro-
+ duction of the country. Illinois fol-
lowed with 25,t53,929 tons. West
Virginia with 2l,l53,340 and Ohio
. with 2l ,70,I53.
: Ben w. Robinson was called to
: St. Charles on important business
the past week and found everything
t in fine shape there--business good
and miners willing--while the agita-
tors stood around on the outside and
= howled against the father, husband,
= and son because they continued to
: work with vim and IA love for home
e and family
The Sebree Coal Company and it's
e multitude of friends will be better
4. Il.