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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-10

1io+e utilization: has the day come when II -
possible to produce and sell peat oriquettes al d
price that makes them economical! Sclehtis'S a''u
Industrial experts already foresee the day wheh
they may become an important
manufacturing nation
IF the thing succeeds at East Lexington II woulu
+ri,,e the lavunan that it ought to be successfui
almost anywhere. The conditions III 'he "'s'oi p.
town are just those Of hundreds ana thousands VI
other nIaces in America where Veseta Ole deposlts
which have accumulated through ages invite 'he
scientist and the promoter to the ever tascma.ihs
.+toro,t IN utilize what is known to be coal IN d
urinary process of formation. AiohsSlue 'i
southern division of the Boston ana Maine nan
road and close the celcpfateu 'o"colu Po't
d tbara stretches reedy swamp OF about
90 ,,rod and sixty acres-the kind of vast,
,,' r,,,dboie that will be found in almost every
cunt, outside of the arid portions OF the 'hiteu
states II is perhaps. little less oozy ana qu'h
inc than some swamps-one OF 'hoSe 'iidt nav
been gradually filled up with - 49,,
Glorious lust now around the edges with goldenrod
-, .c+ors II looks as If il might be MADE flchly
a,-oti,.a for the agriculturist by ehecure drain
ing.
But it is destined to other uses II pieseh' piailS
e,ccaed In it, according to the estimates OF en-
gineers is vegetable mould ehous" w. ''ahe l"e' 10
,1.. all the railroads entering Boston FOR The
'"PP'y ,.d ,.ears at the present rate Of con-
.., :, &c vast mine. even though the de-
nosits lie entirely on the surface me Dog SHOWS
hardly, anywhere less than WE'VE ieet OF solld
- - ava at places In tE centre borngs
have gone to a depth of eighty i, ''io'e 'ne Hdlu
nan of clayey subsoil was rea
-, IN az, ui be a task comparable to
h,Ita,na HE stretch of the Panama Canal. A
LITTLE ditch full Of clear wafer y" one size OF the
swamp represent all that nae 49, uohe by me
,aking out of "A few thousahu 'on9' incidentally
am ,', ~ era1 outcome OF this kind of min
aE The face Of 5e earth win not he
dishsured The big noies III ''e 'D'id VIII simply
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-10

Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron COMPANY
have a number of houses under construction, put
they are not old-time company houses. ON the
first floor there is parlor, sitting room' dining
room and kitchen. On the second floor three large
bedrooms and. wonder of wonders. bathroom
In the basement there is heating plant winch
not only heats the entire house, bat supplies not
and cold water on both floors The miners VINO
will soon move into these palaces will furnish
them we'll and live there in comfort unless tlldl
stormcloiId OF strike breaks upon them, .
The company store has gone the way on lhe CON-
pany house and more completely, ih ere
was a time when the miner mad 10 trade with lhe
company whether he liked it or not He was even zen
paid. in some instances. in company money. wntSh
he difficulty in changing to legal tender at 'nG
company store There are to-day only Two VI
three company stores in the anthracite clstrlcl,
and these are at isolated camps where there are
only small collieres and where company eS'ao-
lshment is really necessity: 1000.
The trolley has penetrated the coal region almost st
to its outernost roCeEScS and the large towns OF
the district with their department stores tnG
five and ten cent shops and their cut rate estab-
lishmens get much of the trade The tribune for-
respondent was in Wilkes Barre on SatuIudy
night following a recent pay day. The streets OF
the business quarter which run away from lhss
public square were packed with men and women
shoppers Seven of ten of them, at the very
least were from mining homes some OF theii
from collierieS fifteen or twenty miles distant ny
trolley
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-10

which they have no more control than over oirth
and death ,,;.-.
irish miner the other day at St-Clair. ana most
of us believe there's not going to be any. It's up
~ Tobu Mitchell though He knows what ps?t
FOR ms and if he says strike out we IL 60 dil
don.t make any difference how many members TIE
The impression prevails generally through tne
,,ninp region that MI Mitchell s present tCt.NlIS
which has taken the form OF a camp 10 c3igP
az iNrSeIv TO a falling off in union memberSil
Ara 1oII \ union NAM the correspondent ASKED
2 miner at Scranton.
Me union" said the Pole. 1900. .-.f,,,
..Wbat dues do you pay?'' vas the next question:
Me no pay nov; no trouble yet, he answered
,-beT, he finally grasped the question: A. 80
THAT was the proposition which me ~
tho tinted Mine Workers faced in al parts OF tG i
LILO. Since there no immediate tiouplt III
sisht no concrete advantage to be gained oy acuI
~rIen,bership in the union. the InelutIS SNIP,
ceased paying dues. The meetings OF me I?CaIS g
- nterestins. as the grievances of the miners W.
att1af nv the board OF Cancellation ana ~ $500 $500
y waste of morey continue 70 pay INTO ttl u az
.rasrrv Even the locals began to shoW a Iith vi
interest and reported fewer members man -, ' tbe
roaIv had in or5er TO lessen tlelr pay lleiiO ~ "
,,otfonaI and district organizations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-10
SAVINGS BANK ACCOUNTS.

While majority of the miners of the anthracll9
region have been saving money since the sUAhS
was over. ii is the Hungarian and Pole ana SIa'
who have the big balances in the little savings
banks throughout the district IT is the a'nn''loh
OF many the unmarried TO get wives ai'd OF
others TO return the old country for Their laI9
lies. Hungarian wife in the mining reSlO! "oin9
almost 5 hard does her husband. BsslueS ca! =
ing for her house in sort of fashion, "hlch -
entirely satisfactory to her she gathers " :
winter supply of fuel from the culm banks she
farms a garden tract if she secure the prlVliegs
of using a piece of ground. and she does ODD JOBS
about the town. AT Carbondale they tell OF one
miner who went to Hungary 10 get his VIE oiily
find that she had died as he was crossing ths q
ocean. Wasting time III mourning. he InarIletl
another woman and returned to the coal nelCS.
where he is now a prosperous boarding boss
These people are becoming AnIericaniZed more
slowly than any other foreign class in this country
AS few of them read or write. there is sfnaIi
chance of any great number Of the present genera
ton becoming citizens. Politicians are at work
among them but the they hoe is a hard one
a ward politician at Wilkes-Barre thought ne hed
a Hungarian properly coached to pass an eXarni-
nation fer papers. and brought him irtc court
who is the President of the United states! the
examiner asked. .xt
John Mitchell came the reply promptly enough
nd the man was down and out on the first question:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-10
MINERS SEEM CONTENTED.

This trim through the Land of Anthracite mas
demonstrated several interesting conditions "hlctl
o,e would hardly expect from reading the speeches.
- tho aeitators. in which threats of strike are
- ,-a=,sa That the district is generally pros
ro,,s and the miners their families living III
comparative comfort is generally conceded Inc
miners themselves are opposed TO a strike uhoef
CIV. circumstances and are fairly content with eN-
isiing mine conditions. Yet their lalIh al 'O
nIt,ob.I and his Ieutenants has not been shaken
sr5 If mis- word should be Strike. the men "ouiu
On ont The mine laboreTs, the unsklheo coiiiro
.,t Of the coal army. most of whom are ignorant
fora;snerS who cannot speak English to say noun
ing Of reading or writing il. care I1tle "'i'eI ~
work Gig or nine hours = day mat 'hes 80"
nothing of the real principles OF unlonlsih i
Nv the U-av in which they cease paying IIish ~
&c coon as trouble is AS long as the! NAV .
q .,,oi- rsads clothes for their backs ana
800. N eat they are satisfied They now nave 'ih
=. ,b.sa things and are able 10 build UP SAY MS .
f,,, accounts besides. Yet a few Wei olIee'eu
s-Aacbes in their native tongue VIII lliHh -,
-,b,5 strikers even though majority % -
MI have no real conception of that for Wtlch ''
are striking . I'D I.rorers vary
The actual earnings of miners ana laOoie -
..a+ an different parts of the district Inc
;a+io, * due TO the amount OF WORK winch ~
do ana that depends on the nurnDer ol 80 80. -
which the mining company Is a"le - -, -, tI,ere
" Carbondale and other camps IN tiie Noi - -.
are nleutv OF cars. and tie men az -. %.
-, .-sr,- 5av they enter the NINE. Inc %
-. 40 in all parts of the district having
- @xed nv the strike commission WHICH a
:, a.,eral raise OF 10 per cent for the miners '
II 10 ner cent for the laDorers anu - 90
The men participate in any ra'se III III. p. ~,
,,aI above 81 30 a at udeWaleI. -
- U-iIlcox of the Delaware and Hudson oolhtai!
-, - !, 7ao, these increases added apou'
&c 400 ooo - the cost Of coal production anu '
- GENERALLY accepted by the labor leaueis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-10
4 TALK WITH MITCHELL.

Glad to see YOU" he said holding out big
hand that got its grip from graspirg pick in his
youth and you knew that he was glad TO see you
They have heard in New York that there was
likely be a strike in the anthracite country, Mr..
Mitchell" explained the correspondent.
Well I really believe they've heard wrong ne
said. with smile that faded into serious
preston as he continued What you should have
heard that the miners are going to ask certain
things from the operators. and that these things
are so reasonable that the operators vii be likely
TO grant them. I don't think there will be
strike
And these demands. which seem so reasonable?
asked the correspondent.
AS the miners convention Will not be held until
December il is not possible TO speak with exact
ness as 10 what they will demand. continued the
chief miner Il can give you only my personal
opinion We will likely ask for the recognition Of
the union preservation OF lastIng peace. W
ing day of the whole American coal heid3oI the
anthracite: well as the bltunnouS 1Id Iii ul Re
decided at the convention -
Have YOU had any hint TO the reception these
No demands have been made as yet. and until
we ha ve put our before them no man can
I'VE know this that both the operators ana nlltys
must defer to the public, ana that d StiiAe Is ''ie
last thing the nuDliC wants
I've are nTtting forrh every effort this time 10
build up our orgauiza ,ion BY the time OF the De,
Gen}oT rIr Members Who pay their dues Prae
ticaIv an of the English speaking miners are
union al heart and would be with US in case o. a
strike We having great success IN eettiiis
them into regular membership to
81 600 pad-up members When the time comes 20
talk with The oPeratoFs 5ga Zeal Of eXperience in
lesson of putting aside something 10 tide then
over any further trouble which might, De nece ICES,
sarv They have saved money ior NolA hdS sVi'
on steadily since the SITlht-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-10
PREACHER RICH FROM APPLES.

f. Walden. of Zlah. Yakima County. WASH.
is a retired preacher who went to the Yakima val-
lev bout ten years ago bought tract of land at a
low price and set out an orchard Three years ago
h came into bearing But Mir. Walden thought that
he would sell H. lie put il on the market. asking
slCu50 for it, He failed 10 get buyer that year.
ana he had the crop on his hands in the fan. The
fruit that year brought him Sl2,5Gl. The farm has
ROY since been the market. Ii is now producing
every year from T2,CO0 10 S20OG0 Mr.. Walden lives
in Seattle months in the year, and spends the
other months harvesting and marketing his
fruit cron-G Worlds Work
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-10

cent Experiments in cooking have heen carried on
at the Institute of Technology which have been
thoroughly successful in demonstrating the scien-
tifC feasibility of the process. Whether the pro-
duction a peat coke that is commercially disable
is possible will perhaps be determined by nvestf-
gators like DR. Jenkins
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-10
DON'T WANT TO STRIKE.

If the miners were left TO themselves there would
not he runlors of strike in the anthracite country
The last strike called when the union S'ieHs' III
- oo,,sidarab1,, below majority of the miners
Tho Ignorant foreigner was driven into it, and even
70 this dav many of them believe that strike Is
one Of the regular features of life in America over
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-10

the local officers have little trouble swinging ths
men back into active membership.
So far he has covered District No. !. OF which
Scranton is the centre He delivered thirty ad
dresses and increased the membership nearly
cent. bringing it up to forty thousand. accord
to the figures furnished The Tribune by Dig
triCt President. Nichols. District No. Z, OF which
HazletOn is the centre will next receive the atten-
ton of the national president and then will
few weeks hard work in the shamokin district.
which is No. g.
In the Shamokn-POttsville portion of the coal
fields the miners very rucn avcTse to strug-
gle with the opera tors. They were opposed TO the
strike in 1902 and held until the last moment
When they did strike. however. they we're great
trouble makers, and some Of the most exciting
physical struggles Of the great coal took place
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-10

ing in the same or adjoining houses viii cong,,lS
forces and bIIv keg of beer and bottle OF AGO,
hol This is mixed in tub, aud The WORKERS i,r,l
selves fired to fighting pitch As their Draws ar
always confined their immediate party, the au-
thorities of the mining camps take little notice
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-10
GOOD FURNITURE THE RULE.

The homes of miners of this class are nicely
furnished The parlor has its suite of stuffed fur
niture the brighter in color the better In a cor
aer stands cottage organ, and in some instances.
,-bera the vo,,nc women of the family at work
in stores or factories there is a baby piano On
tbe walls are life sized crayons of father and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-10
ANOTHER VIEW OF IT.

Now for the other side of the picture the least
pleasing the condition that unless one went 20 t'e
very bottom Of things would seem to indicate that
dire poverty and even suffering existed in the
anthracite country.
Within a few years the Irish and Welsh nave
been ousee from their position of predominance by
an army of Poles, Hungarans. SaVS Russians
and more recently by fresh rush Of ltaliahS. Inc
conditions which drove them from Europe were
terrible and they have become so hardened 10 d
life of poverty tnat. they are earning he%ond
their fondest dreams. they can think OF nolhllg
but pnching at every turn and putting the squeeze
iugs into a savings bank - 49,.
They begin in the mines as laborers ana are soon
earning 81 so day Many of the brighter OF
them after few years apprenticeship have Sc
cured miners certificates and earning as ILuch
as the Irish or Welsh miners Some rev OF tntSe
have ambitions for their children and are geIL.mS
them into the English schools. numner OF men
have urchased cheap MONIES with their saTlnSo.
Even these most progressive content with the
cheanest sort of homes upholstered, unpalnteu; III
any sort OF location where lots cost least ana lheJ
furnish them in the toughest sort or way. IT,.
The conditions under which most of them nv.
are most miserable. and the only reason LOT IL i.
seems to be the savings bank account II tney
were making twice much. say those VINO i ~ ee
studied their manner of living more closely. they
would not live a whit better
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-10

there is difficulty in making both ends meet,
the liberal wage scale which prevails.
The financial problem is solved for many of the
larger families from the fact that there is work
for all who over fourteen, for the boys in the
breakers and about the mines, for the girls in the
factories which are springing in the mining
towns from the very fact that such labor Is TO be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-10
M1TcHELL's INFLUENCE.

=. prosi5ent Mitchen prepared 'soTne new
,,, hristIing with eight hour day promises
and demands that the union be recognized he Is
enc sneaker and a meeting OF miners lie nSs
tho entire sympathy of his audience MS
.ne teal for cheers and after one of his VISITS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-10

mother and perhaps n departed child, IN heany
gided frames In the centre of the room Is me-
ble-topped table with a Bible and few Ella ooIa'ey
bound substitution books As in New England
paror IS the sacred precinct OF the h NOME. 90 - Ill
i1sed when the daughters best beau comes 10 cai
and on Sundays when the neiehbors make cans
Service rather than show is stamped over tHe Iui
pishfngs of the rest Of the house. There Is a Itu
cloth on the dining room table me dlSnes ar, eis
of heavy china. which is not apt to break W ien
little Pat handles his plate as ne would q pm
Of slate in the breaker. The kitchen ls Wen
en,Jipped over equipped in many instances for me
wife of the miner of this type is as nfucil d Oat
pain hunter as is her sister who gets 10 oiA'l-iN
once a month from Ycnkers or sor'e other SUD
The house is clean from top to bottom, not to a
7eeree nerhaps that would suit Shaker woman
csmp A slovenly housewife would be talked sipQur
nv har aeighborS The bedrooms up staiLS' III
the miner does not know the pleasures or lhe so. ,
rows of living in a fat. big, ana the psoS a.
VOL provided with coverings, Wmch are Cl.el,.
T-,,1ra are omen CRATES in several Of the rooms,
for the uiier gets a reduction IN the price VI ms
coal. :; .,,i51,. dieanr,parin;s
An one who has travelled through a lhInlllS
raoio1 must remember the endless rows OF houses
.bsoIuteIy Identical in their lack OF archllec ~
,,airted color and always =! most II y
e0us one-a sckly yellow. glarinS indlg9 ide; ~
an ey,e-snlitting red. The houses had 10 be IdIlu
car 70 keen down the jealousy of the miners ME-
and they were built from the same pans uil'l
the plans were actually worn out
COMPANY STORE GONE.
In two parts Of the district. companies are build
ing houses. but only because local conditions de-
n,and it, At the Otto colery. near Minersville the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-10
MONEY FREELY SPENT.

The drygoods establishments are crowded with
women, all we'll and Clearly dressed. the younger
women showing touches of prevailing style in hats
and dreseas and the manner of wearing their hair.
They were buying for all the members of the fam
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-10
Part OF Them Spending Money Freely "hiie the
Others Are Building UP Bank Accounts.

practice which he declared was growing win gne%S
rapdty and was already the worst Zoe the Hiiii7i'
had, not excepting the operators
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-10
RATHER TOO THRIFTY.

It is this non Englsh-speaking class that mas
gone into the tumbledown company houses de-
serted b,y the older miners when their condition
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-10
COMPANY STORE GONE.

In two parts of the district companies are ou'Ii-
ing houses. but only because local conditions de-
roand il. At the Otto colliery. near Mnersve. the
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-12-12

The largest fire that Fayetteville
has had in years, occurred Saturday
morning at three o'clock. The loss is
estimated at thirty-five hundred dol
lars, with two thousand insurance.
THE suit of the state of South Car
olina against Unkefer and Milburn
for $25o,ooo.oo, has ended in a mis-
trial. The suit was for alleged fraud
in completion Of the state capitol, and
was hard fought from beginning to
end, and more testimony taken than
in any case which has been tried in
this state for years. Unkefer was the
contractor and Milburn the architect.
The auditor of Spartan'burg county
served notice on one hundred promi-
nent and wealthy citizens OF that
county who are said to be liable TO
income tax, b11t who have been negli-
gent in making returns. They are to
show cause in his Office on December
rs, why such tax should not be COL
lected.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-12-12
Getting On Well.

The many friends of Mr.. John c.
Hipp will be glad to learn that his
little son, Grady, who was taken to
Atlanta, for Treatment for having
been bitten by a mad dog, is re-
spending nicely to the treatment of
his physician. He will remain in
Atlanta about three weeks. The
physician in charge of. the case
gives great hope for his early re-
covery.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-12-12
Silver Wedding.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Abney
Schumpert will celebrate their sill
yer wedding, the twenty-hfth an
niversary of their marriage, on the
22nd of this month. Cards are out
inviting their friends to enjoy the
evening with them at their home in
College street from 8 to II o'clock.
Their many friends will meet
with them to wish them many re-
turns of the happy occasion.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-12-12
SALE PERSONAL PROPERTY.

By virtue of an order Of the Probate
Judge for Newberry County, l will sell
at the late residence of James W.
Derrick, deceased, in Newberry County,
on Wednesday, December 81, 1905, all
the personal property of the said de-
ceased, consisting of mules, horses
wagons, farming implements, house
hold and kitchen furniture, etc.
Terms of sale cash.
Ella NJ. Derrick,
Administrative.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-12-12
DESIRABLE, WELL IMPROVED
REAL ESTATE
For Sale.

I offer for sale, subject to the leases
on the property, two of the most con-
.veniently located and most desirable
houses and lots in the city.
t'The Brown place" on the corner of
Caldwell and Boundary streets, con-
tanning a half an acre, more or less,
with good two story residence with
seven large rooms, besides large kitchen,
pantry and two bath rooms,. house in
the yard, good barn and stables, good
garden. The residence has electric
lights, water works and sewerage, and
is the best property in the city for sale.
7 also offer ''The Metts place." on
the same square-lot about the same
size-with the most comfortable cot
tage on it in the place. It contains six
large comfortable rooms, besides large
kitchen and pantry, a tWo-room ser
wants house in the yard, good gar
den and stables. The residence has
electric lights, water works and
sewerage, and is. a delightful home.
Improved I both Of these places for a
home for myself, and my object in sell:
ing them now, is to use the money to
pay for the improvements have put
on these places and my present home,
and to put the balance in my business
which I have enlarged in the past six
months, and which I hope to make still
larger than it is today. If You want
valuable, convenient and comfortable
home this is your opportunity.
a, G.. JONES.
Newberry, S. c., Nov. 8. 1905.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-12-12
SALE Or PERSONAL PROPERTY

O<11A O4 11So0KH111@ 4 1>0N 0A<01 =
Under an order of the Probate Court
for Newberry county I will sell at the
late residence of w. c. Hayes, deceased
in the county of Newberry, on; Thurs
day December 81, 1905, at eleven O'Clock
a. m. all the personal property Of the
said deceased, consisting OF farm I'm
plements, four mules, two wagons,
buggies, etc.
Terms of sale: cash.
E. Lee Hayes,
Administrator.