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The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-09
Statement OF Union President.

In order to acqualnt the board
with the history, cause aud condl
ton of the strike on the CONNER
cial Company, statement was
made by the union president, j
ii. Cole, He said in part:
On or about the 22nd of April
Of this year, a resolution request.
ing the strict enforcement of the
eight hour law was adopted III Il
60 operative meeting of the
Miners Union, Engineers Asso-
citation aud Fremen's Association.
This resolution was presented to
the Columbia, now the CONNER.
cial, the Federal, Desloge and Cen
tral companies. II asked that all
ten and twelve hour men be put on
eight hour shifts ut the same pay,
aud that the wages of men work
ing eight hours be increased 20
cents on the day.
The reasons for these requests
were the high cost Of living and
the lowness of the wages, and also
the operation of ten or twelve hour
shifts, which was in direct opposi-
ton to the new eight-hour law.
THE Columbia company raised
the wages of the men 10 cents per
day on May 10th, but made no
reply to the request of the union
presented on April ODD.
"On July odd, the millmen at
the Commercial presented n request
to Superintendent Gottschalk ask
ing for the enforcement of the s.
hour law but nothing was done by
the company.
"On Thursday, June Goth, Il
lockout of the millmen by the
company occurred, and at a coop.
erative meeting Of the unions on
Saturday night, a strike was or
dered.
No man can exist on eight
honrs pay for eight hours work, :"
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-09
Statement Of Mr., CantweII, President
Commercial Lead Co.

President Cantwcll of the Com
mrrcial Company replied with the
following statement:
The Columbia mines were OPP
Grated by the Columbia Lead Com
pauy till June 18th, when the
Commercial Lead Company leased
those mines and took charge OF the
plant.
When the millmcn made their
demands for eight hour shifts and
increased pay, | told them that we
could not puy higher wages, that
we were not making enough money
to Justify Il more expensive pay
roll, and that our books were open
for examination in support Of my
statements.
The fact, is we simply crush
and concentrate the ore ana hence
do not operate n reduction plant.
We do not come within the eight
hour statute, and Furthermore we
regard it rs unconstitutional.
1t would be impossible to com.
ply with the miners demands un-
der existin & conditions.
Our properties do not pay as
large returns aS government bonds
and the enforcement of the eight
hour law, with the increased wages
demanded, would mean the confs.
cation of our property. "
After Mr.. Cantwcll's statement
the board adjourned till Saturday
morning.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-09
STATE BOARD Of ARBITRATION INVESTIGATES
THE STRIKE At THE FEDERAL and COMMERCIAL
Statements Of President CantWe Of the Commercial Lead Co.
and of President Cole of the Miners Union
THE WAGES PAID AND THE COST OF LIVING COMPARED

The Missouri State Board Of
Mediation and Arbitration, com.
posed of james Todd Of MaryvIlIc,
chairman; Ford A. Allen of Kan.
sas City, vice chairman; and II.
f. Childers of Troy, secretary; ar
rived in Farmington Friday morn
ing. Thos. NJ. jenkins of St.
Louis, also a member OF the board,
was unable to be present.
Shortly after one o'clock Friday
afternoon the three mcmhcr- oi the
board took their seats in tine Cir.
cult Court room, and the rrprr,rut-
atives of the Commercial and Fed
eral companies, and Of the several
Lead Belt lodges of the Mlnrul and
Mine Workers Union, appeared
before them for the purpo-" OF set
tling their differences bN arn,lra.
ton
The Miners lnlon wa the
strikers were represented h> HON.
f. NJ. Carter aud Barton II Boyer
Hon. +. A. Rozirr appeared for
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o. '"hI"e''' PrrAloc''' "' '''' '""'
'h'rc'a'' 'oEr'h'r VIII" "'I''I ~
li''"'S oi tue '"'"i''''''> were pres
eilt. D. II. 'oIr' president "I 'h'
ri"I hlNrr MINER mon anu
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lodges "l 'lI' Mlu'raI MIll' N"Ih
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OF N'aiiohaFS Engineers "''" M
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The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-09
TESTIMONY or F. p. GRAVES.

TESTIMONY or F. 2. GRAVES.
At the Doe Run Company 5
mill and calcine furnices in Doe
Run $50 men are employed, and in
shafts Nos. ., 3 and 4 ut Flat
River, 45G men are employed.
Every man of the seven hundred
is working eight hours per day,
and those who were working eight
hours mt the time of the raise re
ceived an increase OF 20 cents per
day.
A man will not do as much
work in eight hours as he will in
twelve, and we can't and don't ex.
pect it.
We pay underground shoveers
81 80, drillmen ! 80, jig-men 10,
mill engineers 2.55, mine engineers
200, fremen l.55 and shaft men
1.j5.
I'VE lease property for legitlm
ate purposes for 20 years, and use
our waste materials of cinders and
chats to keep the roads in good
condition.
by blasting into a large under.
ground stream of water we lost
Shaft No. / at Flat River in less
than 4S hours. This shaft stood
on our books at $ll7 900, a total
loss.
THE prices of lead fluctunte
greatly, generally between $50
and 4 80. In April, 1903, when
we made the 90 cent raise the
price was 4 4.57%. 1t is now about
400.
Our present per cent of concen-
trates in ton OF rock is about y
per cent, or 1SO pounds of concen
trated ore from 2000 pounds OF
rock. There is profit in 8 pei
cent ore. Six percent ore will
give 72 pounds of pure lead from 4
ton of rock, and will possibly pay
expenses.
I'VE have worked ore giving a'
low as percent concentrates.
Il think the workingmen as ,
class are reasonable and the prices
of lead and the quality of ore being
mined generally control their de
mands.
Mining supplies are somewha
higher than they were severa
years ago, and machinery has in
creased so per cent"
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-09
TESTIMONY or JOHN BOYD.

John Boyd, who was the station
ary engineer ut the Commercial
plant the morning Morris pulled
the fires, testified that Morris left
the boilers in safe condition, and
that he would have pulled the fires
himself had not Morris done it..
As soon as he saw that the pumps
had stopped running he sent word
to Mr.. Cantwell to hurry and
build up the fires under the boilers
or the mine would be flooded. He
remained ut his post till Assistant
Superintendent Haley. Contractor
Mullin and underground Captain
Sherrills had started the pumps,
about $50 o'clock in the morning.
He stated that no force was used
to keep the company men from
working the pumps; that he saw
no picket lines established by the
union men; that stationary sngin
eers do not receive the same com
pensation at the Commercial as Al
other plants in the Lead Belt ant
that he was getting $2.25 for l.
hours work.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-09
SUNDAY MORNING SESSION

The session on Sunday morning
began at 9: 80 O'Clock and the first
witness called by the union side
was Jerre Morris, who pulled the
fires at the Commercial plant on
Sunday morning, June 2Sth.
TESTIMONY OF JERRE MORRIS.
Jerre Morris testified that he was
an emplOye of the Commercial
Lead Company as fireman; that he
pulled the fires from the furnaces
when he walked out on Sunday
morning to prevent injury to the
boilers; that it takes from so to
100 pounds of steam to keep the
pumps going underground; that
he reduced the steam to so pounds
before he left to prevent any ex-
plosion; that he receives 81 .S5 per
day; that it takes all he earns to
live commonly; that he went to
the Commercial Office Monday
morning to draw his pay; that he
had pay for l21a shifts coming to
him amounting to S23l2 That
he was given n check for $40 80,
to which he made objection and
demanded the rest Of the money.
He stated that Mr.. Cantwell as
saulted him and choked him; that he
asked Mr.. Cantwell to take his re-
volver out of his pocket and go
outside and fight fair; that Mr..
Cantwell did so and when they got
outside he whipped him. He said
that no one interfercd with him
while he had Mr.. Cantwell down,
that he afterwards received the
full amount due him in two more
checks, the last one being for 81
cents. He stated that he saw no
Oilar of force on the part of union
men, but that he saw company
officials armed.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-09

good now as it was three years
ago; that flour is 90 cents higher
per 100 pounds, bacon 5 cents
higher per pound and sugar 9 cents
higher per pound now than they
were three years ago; and that he
has not bought any clothes since
he was married excepting work
clothes. His testimony corrobor.
ated that Of other witnesses relative
to the lockout at the Commercial
mill Thursday morning.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-09
agitation when it was done.


TESTIMONY OF CONTRACTOR MuLLIN
Contractor Mullin testified that
he was engaged under contract to
get out ore from the Commercial
shaft by the Commercial Company
when the strike was ordered that
he paid his drill-mcn 2.2S for the
same work for which the company
paid its drill-men l.S5, and that he
could make money by doing it;
that his wages were higher than
those paid by the company and
that he lost no money in his CON
tract work.
With this testimony the strikers
closed their case and the board
adjourned till Tuesday morning.
CONTINUED ON SECOND PAGE
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-09
MONDAY MORNINGS SESSION

MONDAY MORNINGS SESSION.
The session OF Monday morning
met in the Mayors Office because
the Court House was being used by
the Circuit Court. Stenographer
Jarvis of Hil!sboro took the place
of James O'Connor, who had to be
present at the session of the Cir
cult Court.
The strikers evidence came to a
close on Monday morning with the
testimony of James Leirand, or
ganizer of the American Federation
of Labor, and OF Contractor Mul-
lin, who was taking ont ore in the
Commercial shaft at the time the
strike was ordered. LeGrand ties :
tilted as to the nature and charac
ter of the American Federation oil
Labor. He stated that he had or.
ganized the unions of the Leat
Belt; that he was present wheI
the strike was ordered, and tha
there was no undue excitement o
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-09
TESTIMONY OF j. o. STATEN.

J. 0. Staten, president Of the
Esther Union, was the second wit.
ness called by the strikers attor.
torneys. His testimony was in
substance as follows:
After the lock out on Thursday
morning | was unable to get my
clothes from the changing room al
the Commercial plant.
Il instituted replevin proceed
ings before Squire Il. W. Coving.
ton, and on Monday morning sue.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-09

concentrated ore. He stated that
II hours is too long a period of
work; that he received $l.l5 per
day six years ago while working
for the Doe Run Company, and that
he could live better then for 81 Is
than now for $l.75.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-09

Twen ty-two girls finished counting
S4O3, 900, 900 in paper in tho reserve
vaults of the Treasury Department Oh
the 30th ult. They began counting
the money on June lst. When the
force of clerks began the count there
were 9,253 bundles Of currency, each
bundle containing 1000 notes. In
side of these large packages were for
,y small packages, each containing
100 notes. A bundle Of paper money
containing "a ,000,o was identically
the same size, so far rs bulk was con-
cerned, as a package containing only
81 900, inasmuch as q $4,000 note
is the same size rs q 81 bill.
The mansion of Victor Hugo, the
great French author and novelist, has
been presented to the city OF Paris by
his grand children and other kin.
The mansion is in much tho same con-
di,ion as when Hugo occupied 1t, and
contains many valuable souvenirs OF
bis work. The room In which he
died is exactly as it was at the time of
his demise.
Grasshoppers have destroyed every
thing in strip 90 miles long and 80
miles wide in Montana, and the plains
are dotted with cattle that have been
starved to death as q result Of the
grasshoppcr raids.
The United States transport Kirk.
patrick sailed from Manila on the Lei
with 500 toas Of exhibits for tho st
r Louis Worlds Fair.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-09
TESTIMONY OF CARL BOYD.


Carl Boyd, pumpman at the
Commercial when the strike was
called out, testified that in his
opinion it would take two months
for the water to reach the pumps
in the Commercial mines after they
had stopped running; that no de
struction of property would have
occurred had pumps been stopped
for one week or longer; that he
saw no violence on the part of
union men, but saw official com
pany guards with guns and revol-
yers.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-09
TESTIMONY OF F. c. MAXSIN

+. G. Maxsin testified that he is
not a union man; that he earns
So Is per l2hour day in the SER
vice of the Commercial Lead Com
pany; that he has never seen a
quieter week in Columbia than last
week was that he has seen no in
timidation on the part of union
men and that he has seen armed
men in the company yards.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-09
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The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-09
TESTIMONY OF l.. AUBUCHoN.

TESTIMONY OF l.. AUBUCHON.
l.. AuBuchon testified that he
was back tiremen at the Com
mercial plant; that he received
81 80 for eight hours: that he has
family of six children and can
only live i'll the cheapest manner;
that lie had an attack Of sickness
during the winter, and went into
debt over sl30; that he could not
make enough to pay his indebted
ness and had to sell small farm
which he owned; that he had
moved from the farm in the hopes
that he could save enough from his
wages as a miner to pay off a small
Indebtedness on his farm; that he
has now lost his farm and is
compelled to remain where he Isl;
that the company don't keep un
the streets of Esther.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-09

OF GEO. X. WILLIAMS.
State Mine Inspector Geo. X.
Williams testified that he was
called to examine the Columbia
mines soon after Albert Raiscn
was killed on the 4th Of last Feb
ruary; that he found the ground
very unsafe; that II accidental
deaths occurred in mines in Mis-
souri, during 1902 aud 40 deaths
in 1901.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-09
Trsrr,toNy oF wM MAcKI.Ey.

TESTIMONY OF WIN. MACKLEY,
VIM. Mackley testified that he
was table man in the Commercial
mill and that he received SITE for
IL hours work. He described the
process OF milling the ore from the
crushers, through the rolls, sieves,
igs and tables till it comes out as
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-09

TESTIMONY OF FRANK EDWARDS.
Frank Edwards testified that he
was working for an underground
contractor at the Columbia mines
when the strike was ordered; that
he was receiving from the contrac-
tor So. % per eight hour day for
drill work. that men employed by
the company and working in the
same shaft at the same kind of
work were receiving $3.50 per
eight hours; that the contractor
paid back hands and shOvelers
$l.75 and 81 respectively, while
company employees received $l.55
and 81. 10 for the same work; that
it took his wages, his mother $
earnings at washing and his
younger brothers wages to support
himself, his mother and two broth
ers with the bare necessities of life
that he has seen no intimidation
by Union men, and that the com
pany's officials 60 about armed.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-09
TESTIMONY OF ZEB CROssMAN.

TESTIMONY OF ZEB CROSSMAN.
Zeb Crossman, drillman for n
contractor working the Commercial
mines, stated that his employer
paid him 50. 2j per day for eight
hours; that the mine was very un.
safe, and that full shifts had not
been worked underground since
Ralsen was killed there last Febru-
ary.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-09

The 'bulI,pen' at the Columbia
mines is the stockade and not the
stockyard. The cracker. line is
the route the provisions take when
entering the Commercial Com
pany's property.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-09

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Births, - Marriages" and
Deaths" and now prints such
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The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-09

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The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-09

The Belgian hare has as yet
showed no symptoms Of race sui.
eide, but how about the Belgian
heir.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-09

ceeded in getting my clothes when
accompanied by Constable Fraser.
Il have seen no picket lines nor
any intimidation on the part of
union men.
The lircmen pulled the fires on
Sunday morning to prevent injury
to the boilers.
Il have seen company men and
guards armed with Winchester
shot guns and revolvcrs, patroling
the compauy's grounds, and have
seen n number Of them come into
the town of Esther carrying guns.
Il am living in a one-room
house at 81 per month, and barely
earn enough to pay living expenses
for family of three
a man cannot live comfortably
on present wages, and a period OF
illness would almost bring starva-
ton to his family.
Squire &. w. Covington and
Constable Geo. Fraser testified ns
to the replevin srit of j o. Staten
by which he procured his clothes.
TESTIMONY OF ELLIS JENNINGS.
Ellis Jennings testified that he
was backing on an engine at the
Columbia mines when Albert
Raisen was killed on February 4th
that he has been working in the
Columbia mines for three years at
intervals; that he received 81 45
per day three years ago and now
receives 81 30 per day; that the
cost of living has greatly increased
in the last three years, and that
the Colnmbla mines are exceedingly
dangerous.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-09

TESTIMONY OF ]. BATIsTE THoMURE
j. b. Thomure testified that he
was q jig-man employed in the
Commercial mill at 81 .85 per y
hour shift; that it takes every
cent of his earnings to support
wife and four children; that he
once lost 1917 shifts from sickness
and was one yearin settling up his
Indebtedness; that living three
years ago was much less than now,
and that he then received 81 .65 ;
that the quality of lead ore is as
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-09
SATURDAY MORNINGS SESSION


At 9:30 o'clock the examination
of j. II. Cole, president of the
Flat River Union, was begun. In
response to questions by Messrs.
Boyer and Carter and cross.ques-
tions by Messrs. Rozier and Cant
we'll, Mr.. Cole gave his testimony
in substance as follows:
TESTIMONY OF J. IL. COLE.
The miners OF the Lead Belt
organized into unions for the pur-
pose of bettering their conditions.
The increase in the cost of life ne
cessities with no corresponding in
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-09

President Staten Of the Esther
Union testified that he was ali
expert spooner. IL he should
start correspondence school and
furnish instructions in that accom-
plished art, no one doubts but that
he would soon be a billiOnaire.
The moonlight nights we are now
having are ideal for expert spoon
ing" and the only thing we need
is expert spooners.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-09

Harry Cantwell says that money
in Flat River mining properties
earns no more than Government
bonds. Then why did he not in
vest his hard earned tin in bonds
and let the Commercial Lead Com
pany 90 hunting for PRESIDENT
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-09
GINGER JAR.

Every time you speak up there'Il
he some one to call you down.
The Truth Is mighty! Yes the
Truth is mighty-scarce.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-09

The lead companies of the Lead
Belt do not earn cent over ex-
penses. The impudence Of the
miners in asking for an increase in
wages is really monstrous. Sup
pose the Unions found a benefit
fund for the poor, poverty. stricken
minc nwuprs
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-09
AVERAGE WAGES

Of miners in the Lead Belt (lhc
employees Of the Bonnc Tcrrc and
Hoe Run companies cNccptcd):
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