The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-26
THE MONTANA
TROUBLE.
Efforts Being Made to End the Cop
per Mine Shutdown.
SENATOR 0LARKiS OFFER,
Three Thousand Mine Employees
Thrown Out of Work by the
LitiRatfon--Judge Accused
OF being Biased.
SENATOR OLARK's OFFER,

Butte. Mont, Oct. 26.-An unexpected
move has been made in the Amalga.
mated Copper shutdown by which
thousands Of miners have been thrown
out Of work. A proposition was made
by the miners union to John McGin-
mis-, vice president Of the United Cop
per company, and his associates CON
nected with the Montana Ore Purchas.
ing company to purchase their stock in
the Boston and Montana company The
union would then dismiss the proceed
ings against the Boston and Montana
company to the end that there would
be a general resumption Of the Anal
gamated mines, smelters and various
other plants throughout the state Of
Montana.
At a special meeting of the union at
tended by about 5000 miners it was
decided to offer McGinnis and Forester
$500 a share for their 100 shares Of
the Boston and Montana stock. An
other offer was made for 100 shares Of
stock McGinnis and Tamm hold in the
Parrot Copper and Silver Mining com
pany at a rate not to exceed 800 a
share.
senator clark to Furnish Money.
United States Senator Clark, A. ].
Davis, acting in behalf Of the First Ma
tional bank, and John d. Ryan, presi-
dent of the DAILY Bank and Trust com
pany, joined in a communication to the
miners union under date Of Oct. "a Of
fering to furnish to the organization
sufficient money to purchase the stock
at the figures stated. They agreed to
hold the stock only as security for the
money advanced and will not ask the
union to pay any deficiency arising
from the sale of the stock or any inter-
est on the money invested.
Members Of the miners union figure
that the purchase of the McGinnis-
Forester-Tamm stock will Immediately
set at rest all talk Of a shutdown for an
indefinite period. The shares they hold
in the two companies was the cause Of
the general suspension of work in the
Amalgamated mines, Judge Clancy's
injunction order having the effect OF
preventing the latter company from
voting their stock Of the Boston and
Montana company and the Parrot com
pany.
AT the close Of the meeting a com
mittee consisting of Edward Long
president of the union; Daniel Dono
van, secretary; John s. Shea. financia
secretary; p. J. Nugent and Jerry
O'Neil proceeded at once to lay The
proposition before Mr.. McGinnis.
What transpired at the meeting wa,
known only to the members of the or
ganization. The session was a secre
one, except what information was Civ
en- out after adjournment. The frs
matter to come before the meeting wa,
the proposition of Senator Clark ant
the local banks to furnish money fol
the purchase Of the McGinnis stock
The offer was accepted, with little Of
no opposition.
Miners Criticise Judiciary.
A resolution was passed suggesting
the need of adequate laws to NEE
emergencies such as now confront til,
people Of Butte and the entire state
Reference is also made in the resolu
ton to the judicial officers Of Silyel
Bow county, who the resolution ac
cuses Of bias and prejudice in fayo
Of one Of the principal parties to nu
merous suits involving millions Of dol
lars.
In conclusion the union calls upoi
Governor Toole to convene an extraor
binary session Of the legislature fol
the purpose of enacting legislation tha
will correct the evils mentioned al
well as for the purpose Of trying ant
impeaching any public officer in tn,
state who may be proved guilty o.
malfeasance in office.
The resolution that created the sen
sation Of the day which was adopted
without a dissenting vote, was the one
objecting to the establishment Of FREE
soup houses for the benefit Of the idlt
miners, as was suggested by prominent
officials Of the city.
McGinnis and Forester bought theil
stock in the Boston and Montana ant
Parrot companies three years ago, tht
Boston and Montana shares costing
SIG each Their holdings constitute
one-ffteenth Of j per cent Of the whole
+. Augustus Heinze refuses to make
any explanation as to the offer Of The
miners union at the present time