Arizona republican., 1902-09-28

As is generally known, the Poland Lynx Creek tunnel, which is under con struction by MT. F. M. Murphy and as sociates, is one of the greatest mining enterprises in the United States It $ a combined mining and railway tunnel, and will place the wonderfully ricn Lynx Creek mining district in direct communication with the outside world It has a most direct bearing on the development of Yavapai county's min ing resources, and aside from the per- sonal interest of the owners, it is a public work of far-reaChing importance.
 When completed the tunnel will be more than a mile and half in length. Construction is under way from both terminals. In these columns a few days aSo, mention was made of a strike on the part of some of the men employed cn the Lynx Creek end. It has devel- opcd that it was a political strike, en- giGeered by agitators whose only in tcrest in Yavapai county lies in secur-
 ing the plunder connected with the local offices The few deluded men who
 quit had no grievance, and it seems
 there was TO difficulty in filling theil
 places. As a strike. it was an affair or small proportions, and it's signifi- cance.is in the fact that it is another
 proof of the settled purpose of a group Of political heelers to array the labor
 ing men of the territory against their employers to the fullest possible ex-
 tcnt-with the spells of office as the scle motive.
 Mir. Murphy was interviewed by the Prescott Jourral-Miner on the subject of the strike, and as IIr.. Murphy is ex-
 pending vast sums in mining and rail road enterprises in various sections of Arizona, and is . large employer of { labor. his remarks will be of interest to the people of the entire territory:
 MT. Murphy stated that there was nothing new to report. Mir. Martin. uperintendent for the company, had written him that there would be no diff Gculty in filling the places vacated by the machine men and miners; that ! there was absolutely no reason what ever for the men putting. unless they thought they could embarrass the com 1 pany and by so doing compel the com | pany to increase their pay-which did not indicate a very friendly co-opera- ! tive spirit. MT. Murphy remarked that development work, such as running the ! PCland-LynX Creek tunnel would be 1 looked upon as a big undertaking in any state or territory and should re- | Ceive the support of the entire com l munity. The completion of this tunnel will mean millions of dollars to LynE l Creek and Walker mining districts; also affect favorably portions of Turkey 1 Creek and Groom Creek, and, incident ally mean great deal to Prescott. II must be conceded that the present pros porous, business conditions in Prescott are due almost entirely to the opening 1 development and operation of the mines
 in this section, and every opportunity : to encourage and stimulate mining
 should receive the hearty support oi
 each and every resident of the city and i county.
 | MT. Murphy further remarked that
 it was particularly unfortunate that
 there are, as a rule, in and about min ing camps, certain saloon men who { encourage disturbance and unsettled conditions between employer and em- i ploye: that while it is true that for e
 time immediately following a strike | miners are apt to congregate at tn saloons and under the excitement spend their hard earned money rather more freely than they otherwise would
 the advantage to the saloon man is onil temporary, and in no sense to be com pared to a steady and permanent bUsi
 ness such as they are sure to have wheE