Arizona republican., 1903-09-12

will they permit a condition of things tG ex:st in this territory df it is possi- ble for them to prevent iD whereby q n:en1b Der of q union shall enjoy any privilege over a non- union American citi2er, of equal merit.
 "As matters stand today. large per Centage of the men working In the mines are non-union men and men who have absolutely refused to surrender their indepenGenoe at the dictation or any organization, and the union men that are working are not. as rule. ln- iiuenced by the walking delegate. Miners. in Arizona at least, are getting tired of losing from a quarter to two thirds of their time, when good wages are to be had, just to keep the agitator and walking delegate employed. The effects of these mischief makers are two fold; not only do they deprive the industrious and deserving miner of the opportunity to procure reinunerative employment for the time being, but they retard development and in many cases ruin enterprises entirely. putting blight on the immediate section in which such enterprises are located, and removing forever from the reach of the employees opportunities that otherwise would be theirs.
 The mine operators and mine own CTS, as such. are not interested in rail- roads aEo consequently are not in position to offer inducements in the shape of reduced rates, for men to come
 to the territory for the purpose of talk
 ing advantage of the exceptional high wages and desirable opportunities to be found here for satisfactory employ ment. Besides, they have felt that any i deserving man, desirous of coming to the territory for employment should either be willing and able to 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 friends or acquaintances formed-provided he has proven him. self a worthy and competent employee and good citizen in the community in which he lives. The requirements are rot such as to make it al all necessary for the operators to incur any expense 1 inducing men to come to the territory beyond making them acquainted with | the fact that favorab ble opportunities i exist here.
 "The mines In Yavapai county, as previously stated, are being operated, | though not as extensively as they
 
 available. Good miners are need l ed. A certain number of machine
 men, engineers, pumpmen. muckers, etc, could undoubtedly find employ
 ment, but it would probably be we'll for | other than miners to make definite ar arrangements before coming, although unquestionably many men aside from | miners could find satisfactory employ
 ment once their reputation is estab- 1 lished. It is true of course, that if | the mines were being operated more
 extensively Gas they would be if more good miners were available), there | would naturally be greater opportuni- ties offered for general employment | Very respectfully,
 "YAVAPAI COUNTY MINE | OPERATORS ASSOCIATION'' | A JournalMiner reporter called on | Mir. Murphy, president of the associa- | tion, and asked him what the 1 conditions really were at this time
 and if he thought there was a lkeli- | hood of the troubles being adjusted in | the near future.
 | You may say" he replied, that the 1 trouble is practically over now, and il | is only matter of a few days until l there will be an abundance of miners | as the association has already receiv- | ed hundreds of letters from good men | from all over the west offering to come | here. Quite a number of local men have | gone to work and more are being added l - - - =