Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-07-08
STATEMENT BY
MINE OPERATORS
In Reference to Position
on New Law.
Ultimatum Received From Officials
of the McCabe Miners Union
and Their Answer.

] Inc Miners Union having succeeded
in closing down many of the prom
inent mines in Yavapai county, Ari-
iona, by their unreasonable demands
for higher rate of wages, now that
the eight bour law has gone into effect,
than was paid for ten hours work be.
fore the passage of that very question
able measure and 6y their actions in
interfering with the operating of the
mines by the rightful owners the
mine owners and operators have been
obliged to form an association for
their mutual protection, the associa-
ton has agreed to pay the following
scale of wages;
Stopers So, timbermen $3.50, pump
men underground $3.50, muckers
50, TRAINERS $3.50, drifting raising
and cross cutting 50. %, sinking 50. 80.
These are the highest wages paid in
the territory and is an increase of 20
per cent per hour over what was paid
before the eight hour law went into
effect.
All fair minded miners agree that
this scale is satisfactory and they
would be willing to work for these
wages, if they were permitted to do so
by their bosses, the walking dele
gates. These industrious gentlemen
are good deal exercised Just now,
as they know their action in calling
the men out who are satisfied and
want to work, is little risky and
they may lose their jobs.
The following enigmatical letter
and typographical puzzle has been re-
ceived by the association:
McCabe Miners Union No. lis.
WesternFederation Miners of America,
McCabe, Ariz., June a, 1903.
Whereas, Under the misrepresend
situation of the relative conditions IF
those who work in and around the
mines and the operators who are in
charge and who have the management
of the propertys, which are operated
by the money raised through stock
methods:
Resolved that the organization
known as the Mine Operators Associa-
ton is disappearing the true sItua-
tion to those who hold stock in the
property that are effected:
Resolved that we show them up III
their true light to the stockholders
interested.
Yavapai District Union of W. f. of NJ.
Seal President, Alfred Pain.
Sect, Treas. Hugh Burns.
Business Agt.. +. p. Starr.
The above letter was sent to the as
ISOLATION with the statement that this
was their ultimatum.
Now there is nothing that the Mine
Operators Association would like bet
tie than to have the stockholders know
how earnestly they are working in the
interest of the men that invest their
money in mines in Arizona in fact
the association, was formed in the in
terest of the stockholders.
The miners union practically SAYS
if, you, the mine operators will pay
us our scale of wages and recognize
the union, we will say nothing about
how you are robbing the confiding
stockholders: But, if you don't we
will show you up.
The effect of showing up ;he work
ing and object of the association
would be to prove that the mine op-
orators will not allow the miners
union to run their business to the de-
triment of everyone that has invested
their money in legitimate business
enterprise. Anything that the miners
union can do in the way of showing
up the workings of the Mine Operators
Association will be thoroughly apprec-
lated by that organization.
Published by order of the Yavapai
Mine Operators Association.
P. c. Armitage. Secretary.