Bisbee daily review., 1903-09-20
YAVAPAl OPERATORS WRITE AN OPEN
 LETTER
(Journal Miner.


 held an important meeting at their
 rooms in the Prescott National bank
 building Hast evening at which cine
 the situation in this county was soGe
 over pretty carefully and the hun
 dreds of letters that have been re
 ceived the past few days from miners from all over the west, were discussed
 From the tone of the letters that have
 been received it is only a matter q!
 very short time until there will he
 hundreds of good miners available for developing the mines of .his county Many of the letters contain numerou 1 questions as to the conditions here
 and the work of answering af fhese
 questions for each man would require
 an army Of cis4fxs. so the association
 decided to prepare letter that would
 cover the important questions asked in these letters. and the following IS copy of the letters so prepared and sent out.
 Dear Sir:
 "In reply 10 your letter permit me 10 say that the Mine Operators asso- citation of Yavapai county. Arizona. is comprised of representative men ow ling and operating mines: that there are rot sufficient men in the county al this time to meet require ments-not that there is strike 0n though slight trouble is being exPef' fenced in some localities through the efforts of walking deleSates' II ls a fact. however. that seventy-hve per cent of the members of the dlne'e eht unions ar employed (and man! eases working na,rnoniously with non nn;on menl the other twenty-five per cent of the members of the dinere"' unions are employed (and In many cases working harmoniously wits non union menl the other twenty-five per cent might be considered among me class that claim the right To hianaee he eompanies' properties. and ar9 dis ,osad to create what little disturbance tbav can-thus far they have made but little headway.
 The mine owners and operators are determined that under no c':rn'n' stance will they permit condition of things 70 exist in this terfitorE u1 ii is possible for them to prevent lp' whereby a member of union shail enjoy any privilege over a ncn-unloh American citizen of equal merit
 As matters stand today, large ner eentaee of the men working in the mines are non-union men and men who have absolutely refused to sur render their independence at the die tation of any organization, and the un- | ion men that are working are not. as a rule. influenced by the walking | delegate' Miners in Arizona at least, are getting tired of losing from | quarter to two thirds of their time. when good wages are to be had, just | to keep the agitator and walking dele ! gate employed. The effects of these mischief makers are two fold; not only do they deprive the industrious and deserving miner of the opportuni- ty to procure remuneratiye employ ment for the time being, but they re- tard development and in many cases ruin enterprises entirely, putting a blight on the immediate section in which such enterprises are located. | and removing forever from the reach of the employees opportunities that otherwise shCuld he theirs
 The mine operators and mine own CTS. as such. are not interested in rail roads and consequently are not in position 70 offer inducements in the shape of reduced rates. for men to come 10 the territory for the purpose of taking advantage of the exceptional high wages and desirable opportuni- ties to be found here for satisfactory employment. Besides, they have felt that any deserving man, desiruHs of coming to the territory for employ ment should either be wiling and able 10 pay for getting here, or if not in possession of ready funds, his standing should be such as to permit of his securing the same from frien Is or acquaintances formed-proyided he has proven himself worthy and competent employe and good citizen in the community in which he lives. The requirements are not such as to make it all necessary for the oper- ators to incur any expense inducing men to come to the territory, beyond making them acquainted with the facts that favorable opportunities ex ist here.
 The mines in Yavapai county. as previously stated, are being operated, though not as extensively as thsy would be if more desirable men were