Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-17

the purpose OF arousing class preju-
dice and distrust.
1--WE unqualihedly pledge ourselves
to the maintenance of the present
wage scale and the present eight hour
day In the Cripple Creek district.
which for ten years has been satisfac-
tory to the operator and has brought
prosperity to the worker. and we
challenge the News to produce its pre-
tended evidence to the contrary. Not
only have propositions to reduce
wages or increase hours never been
considered by the Cripple Creek op-
rators. but they have never been dis
cussed save as discussion has arisen
on account of above falsehood.
For ten years we endured the
criminal aggressions of the Western
Federation of Miners and during all
of this time this organization. under
the protection of servile peace officers |
and plant executives, carried on a
campaign of intimidation. nocturnal
assaults. assassination and dynamit- |
ing which eliminated in the murder
and manning of score of men on
June 9th.
ut was only when forbearance was
no longer possible that we refused to
permit this organization to longer
| dominate our affairs. The contest
which followed this determination has
entalled grievous suffering. the great
burden of which has fallen upon the
men who have been hopelessly MAIN.
cd. and the women and children who
II. .lf
and fathers by this anarchistic organ
ization. But out of all has come a con
dtlon of prosperity unknown for
years in the Cripple Creek district,
highly satisfactory to both operator
and worker, and disturbed only by the
now spasmodic Vaccinations of the
federation.
Through its alliance with the
Democratic party. whose success will
be its success. the Western Fedora
ton of Miners may force MS to close
our mines. for there is limit to en-
hnrance and sacrifice. even in fight
for freedom and close them we would
before we would consent to return to
the conditions which existed before
the strike was called. but II we are
permitted to pursue our business free
from the oppressive and impossible
influence of the federation we Will
maintain the present wage scale, the
present eight-hour day and the pres
ent favorable working conditions in
, the Cripple Creek district. which have
brought prosperity and contentment
of both worker and employer.
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, BY E. w Giddings. Pres,
The Golden Cycle Mining Co..
BY H. McGarry. Man.
The Doctor.Jack Pot Mining Co.
The El Paso Consol Mining Co
. BY s. S. Bernard, Pres
n The Blue Bird Gold Mining &
!. Milling Co, BY e. s. John
). son. Pres
The Gold Coin Mining & Leas
q ing Co.. II f. Woods. Pres
The United Gold Mines Co.
n BY Warren Woods, Pres
q The Altman Water Co,
+ The Granite Gold Mining Co.
If BY Chas. l.. Tutt. Pres
n The Elkton Consolidated Min
q ing g. Milling Co. BY L. P
q Shove. Sec
i The fa,dnSaaise~ Gold = Extraction
II Co. By H. f. Woods. Pres
$ The Orpha May Mining & Mill
y ing Co, BY d. Chisholm
? Pres
!. The Theresa Gold Mining Co,
: BY II. II. Mitchell. Sec. and TT
;. The Mary McKinnie Mining Co
0 BY F. F. Costello, Pres
I The Dante Gold Mining Co.
q o. II. Shoup. Secy.
The Anchoria-Leland Mining
$ & Milling Co. BY c. w.
r Howbert, Gen, Mgr.
The Vindicator Consolidated
Gold Mining Co. By F. l..
, Sigel. Pres.
| The Katinka Gold Mining Co,
t Taylor g. Brunton Sampling 4
Ore Co.
The Gold King Mining Co.
VIM. LennoX, Pres
The Stratton independence,
Limited.
The Mary Cashen Mining Co.,
Clarence Edsall. Secy
, The Cripple Creek Sampling 4
Ore Company.
The Last Dollar Gold Mining Co
The Pharmacist Consolidated
Gold Mining Co.
: Bull Hill Mining & Development
| Co.
A. F. Carlton
S. II. Babbitt
Frank G. Peck
G. N Crowder
c. II. Curry.
J. W. Price
Hobbs & Mason
William Bainbridge
The Shurtloff Mine.
The Gilpin Leasing Company.
George Keener.
James S. Murphy.
James NJ. Wright.
Russell & Sharp.
Dated October 10. 1904
SANE LABOR LEADERS