Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-23

expressed by the merchants and others:
+. j. Brophy-I am very much pleased
to know that the Anaconda company has
concluded to adopt the eight-hour sys-
tom. l believe that it removes quite
dark shadow from the entire community
l believe that it indicates the good sense
and liberality of the management and
evidently contemplates the well being of
the community.
A. S. Christie.-I am in favor of an
eight hour shift. just as much work
will be Gone in eight hours as in nine
hours The men VIII be much fresher
and viii keep constantly at work. In
asmuc.1 as the other mines have given
an eight hour day 1 think it right that
the Anaconda company give it. They
are just as able to give eight hours as
the others. believe that the thanks of
the general public is due the company
Tor making the concession voluntarily
.ns,ead of waiting for legislation COM
pelling them to give it. 1t shows that
they are willing to concede 20 the work.
ingman what will benefit them provlc-
ing it does not conflict with their own
interests too much. think that they
will not suffer any financial loss in hav-
ing made the concession.
AL Herman, manager of Cans & Klein
Il think that it is good thing, and
I am very glad to see the Anaconda
company fall into line without waiting
action by the legislature. There is no
doubt but that it will have a beneficial
/ effect on the people at large. To make
| Butte an eight-hour camp would GER
| tainly result in no damage to the city.
| John G. Evans think it q good thing
| and the merchants ought to be we'll
| pleased. l think that the miners are
entitled to shorter hours than they have
had in the past. Other mine owners
have granted the eight-hour day and the
! fact that they have done it voluntarily
demonstrates that they can do it without
hurting themselves. The miners have
shorter hours and the clerks have short
err hours and it seems as though the
world is getting better.
John f. DavisI am pleased to see the
big companies fall in line. 1 think that
! the granting of an eight hour day will be
! beneficial to the companies and to the
. city at large.
Fred Gamer-I certainly think that it
is a liberal thing for the company to do
and looked for something of the kind on
the part of the Anaconda company be-
fore the election.
AS the result Of Investigations Of the
"caving' system in Utah, Mr.. O'Neill is
experimenting with what is called the
back filing system" in which the OPEN
ings and stones are kept closely filled
| What is called the ''caving'' system has
! not yet been tried. and it is believed that
it is not applicable to Butte. Its purpose
is to save timbering. Mr.. O'Nein and
others made a thorough test of the cav
ing system in the Bingham mines and
although it is in successful operation,
! there, the gentlemen doubt if it could
re employed here on account OF the diff
| terert formation.
| There is no truth in the report that Mr.
C'Neill has resigned or that there is
GOODNESS between him and anybody con-
| nected With the company. He acted as
palllearer the other day and dressed
up for the occasion. Some one must
! have jumped to the conclusion that
man could not be working il he wore