davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-13
" nave you made QUIT" I asked
Move Was Good One.

BEST move | ever made" was his
response. From my first years crop,
and with only a portion of my land
under cultivation, l cleared enough to
pay for my land. ! tell you, man
can't lose money here. If you simply
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-11-15
MORNING SESSION
Friday. October 10. LOG.

The Commission was called to ord
err at 1915 O'Clock a. m. by the
Chairman.
THE CHAIRMAN:
Has any member of the Commits
ing, n communication, or any reso-
lutions?
We will not have the minutes of
yesterdays session read. because it
took all day to make them, and I
think it would take equally as long
to read them If there is nothing to
be said by n of tbs members of the
Commission, l will ask you if there
are any representatives of the min
erS or operators who have any reso-
buttons to present. If not. we will
resume the order of business of yes
terday, and reOpen the discussion we
had yesterday. Or take up any new
discussion that you wish to.
Mr.. T. L. LEWIS:
l do not desire to discuss the cues
ton this morning, but l desire to
make Il correction of an error that
in one of the Charleston
papers. l do not know If any bet
place and time to make it than
here and now. The paper says
Mr. Lewis, on behalf of the min
erS. as one of our propositions. de-
sired to have the dust accommodating
mines sDrinkled every four hours.
That is absolutely untrue. 1t may
be a typographical error, but l de-
SIRE TO make the correction at this
line for the reason hat I believe
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-11-15

possibly be. The question of how
could the law of requiring expert
enced miners be carried out? Gov
ernor, ] can tell you how, and it is
my pleasure % do SO. You are do
ing the e thing now in your own
mine in the way of employing con
tract men, experienced miners. You
have men employed to shovel coal
into the ar. That is the way you
are using the inexperienced man, by
putting the experienced miner with
the other. My friends, and especial
.ly Mr.. Jackson. l know he is my
friend, when he attempts to argue
that experience is u~nnecessary in dig
ging the coal, in the working of the
men; If hat is true, the same logic
would indicate that experience is un-
necessary to go to the Bar TO prac-
tice law.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-11-15

danger-do not know the Chalk
mark'-as the danger mark. We
claim h a this Is wrong and it is the
duty of the operators to prevent the
men from going in there. The re-
port Is true that on account of employ
ing impractical men, that one mans
life was snuffed out and seventeen
others. The only thing we ask Is
that men employed in our mines
nave a reasonable knowledge Of hi
danger n serve an apprenticeship
or under charge of the practical man
who does have such knowledge. l
honestly believe that the enactment
of that law will give US a set of min
ers and better results will come from
that, and that the inexperienced men
win have protection thrown around
them. This Is the only question that
myself and the Commission differ
upon. II l am wrong. 1 am open to
conviction. 1t yes not COS the OPP
orators a cent and it will protect the
miners. and / believe the mining of
coal will be placed on a higher plane
than ever before.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-11-15
MIR. SPRINGER

There is ncvcr anything happens
without a cause and this has
brought together the operators and
miners here representing two sides
of the industry. Being called to-
gether. as we are. would indicate to
me that there was some reason or
some why we are here, and
why we are called upon to deliberate
upon the p~racticability of mining
and mining law. Something has hap
pened that has made it necessary, if
we have been correctly informed,
and We should make a thorough en-
animation of the causes We find it
a matter of public record. or at least.
will be soon. My information is to
the effect that during the last twelve
Il all Il people have been
killed. So terrible indeed. tina it has
shocked the community: the people
of u State think it necessary to call
this convention today, while on the
other hand, in my opinion. during
the last twelve months that two hum
dred men have lost their lives in the
mines. 1t does Ocur to me. and il is
my sincere Judgment hat you men
as operators and we as miners should
take a very broad. comprehensive
view of the duty devolving upon us.
and upon this Commission which was
appointed for the purpose of trying
to ferret out the reason of this ter
rfble destruction of human lives. I
believe that the main cause of these
terrible explosions have been by the
employing of inexperienced miners.
sure no one here wishes to re-
tara the development of the coal in
dustry in our State.
Another word: we should Law aside
our petty je~alousies and do all in our
power to aid this Commission. get
toSether, and try to save the lives of
our people. and for that reason
want TO be as reasonable as I can
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-11-15
have adjourned this meeting. I want

have adjourned this meeting, I want
to repeat what l have stated this
morning in reference to penalty
the mine workers of this State, and
the mine workers of every State, will
not be satisfied to permit the Justice
of the Peace to enforce the obser-
vance of the mining laws. l under
stand hat every feature of it has
been under discussion by the Honor
able Members of this Commission,
with a view to getting quick justice.
h mine workers know something
about that kind of Justice. 1t is no
reflection on the men who admins
ter or execute the law through that
part of our judiciary system when l
say that If we understand our laws
are to be enforced through a medium
of the Justice of h Peace, then they
will not be enforced. that
Justice OF the Peace must cater to
public opinion and operators depend
upon certain people to put him out,
or bring him into it. We do not
want any mining laws by any one
depending upon holding his position
by the votes of any people in the com
munity. We understand we get all
kinds of laws that make life Il IL
den for the operators. Where the
mining laws are under the j~uriSdic-
ton of the Justice of the Peace, Ii
makes life u burden to the miners,
i hope that that feature will be given
serious consideration by the Com
mission. | am not n who believes
in imposing hardships on any one,
l believe in using every effort at this
time to get together to get this com
mission to recommend
legislation. Il believe in every one
interested, and the mine owner
of this State can afford at this time
to hay the Commission recommend
reasonable le~gislaLion; otherwise
there may be a time coming in the
history OF West Virginia, like Other
States, hen the men who work IL
the mines fail to secure through tht
medium of a Commission, reasonable
legislation, they may AXE Il rationa
position to secure legislation later or
that will work a hardship on the
mine owners OF this State and Other
States.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-11-15
MR.. JACKSON:

l believe that if you would take tne
experience of Pennsylvania. and the
operators in the Kanawha Valley.
or elsewhere in the State of West
Virginia, that it would be to the eff
feet that there is more danger caused
in heir mines by the carelessness of
experienced than Inexperienced men.
How are You going to guard againsl
accident if the man of experience
cannot work by himself? The only
serious accident was the explosion al
Caperton which is known as one Of
the disasters of West Virginia il the
last few years. There was no .e-
sponsibility on the
fnd h Inexperienced ma is moro
careful than the man who has work
Cd around the mines for Years. it is
II familiarity with danger thai
men careless. I would like 10
inquire is there is any State in the
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-11-15

Union hat has such a law as this in
existence? Is 1t claimed that any
State has such a law?
MR.. NUGENT:
Yes. sir.
MIR. JACKSON:
What State?
MIR. NUGENT:
Pennsylvania.
"A VOICE:
Ohio has it.
MIR. JACKSON:
You know that does not apply to
the soft coal.
MIR. LEWIS:
To the fair speaking men of that
State. from the section of that State
from which l come. if the law is not
signed by the Governor, it becomes
a law by limitation. No one seems
to have been able to find out why the
one word. "only" was inserted in that
bill. and it was not known 1t was
there until 1T was passed up to The
Governor for his signature. 1t was
enacted in good faith; it will be re-
enacted at the mex legislature.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-11-15
FLEMING:

I am learning something's; I am
finding that the operators in this
State are a bad set OF men. l regret
it, if Mr.. Warner is correct, and I
a scarcely believe he is. l would
like to know how this problem is go
ing to be worked out. II n mar
comes to the mine to work, and you
ask him where is his certificate, and
you tell him he cannot work in that
mine unless he has a certificate. or
unless he works under somebody,
those men are not going to work I'M
der anybody. Would the operators
lave to pay them more for teaching
those inexperienced men. Or would
they work for less? They would go
down into Kentucky, or to some 9TH
err State, where this law does not eX-
list, and go to work. | would like to
know how they would work this out?
1t may be interesting to know. Such
a law does not exist in any State in
this Union-nor in the anthracite re-
gion.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-11-15

| inquired of the Superintendent
whether there Is any necessity of
shooting off the solid. The men
know 1t is dangerous to shoot off the
solid. nevertheless they will do it.
What harm will 1t do to the law to
require that the coal shall not be
shot off the solid, and let that 60 II
the mine rule If 1t is SO harmful.
The new man that goes into the
mines IS more careful than the old
experienced mines, as the new
brakeman Is more careful when he
starts out: 1t Is very much in the
same way with the miners.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-11-15
MIR. NTGENT:

Mr.. Chairman, as a member of this
Commission. and as one of the min
ers, there is a question | would like
TO have discussed thoroughly be
tween the operators and the miners.
1t IS the only question upon which
IlESelt and the members of the Com
MISSION seem TO differ, and | wan to
say II Is my desire to get the beet
protection without any effort to in
Ier1ere in any manner. ! made this
statement to this Commission-that
there are practical miners driven
from this State by the employment
OF impractical men h know moth
ing OF the danger, and during the
past three years over twenty thou-
sand practical miners have left West
and ~thirty-ive thousand i'm
practical men imported in here. If
the men know nothing as to that no.
lice' they know nothing as to the
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-11-15
MIR. CUNNINGHAM:

In speaking as The Secretary OF the
Commission. l will state that it is
not the idea of this Commission to
do anything but what is right and
reasonable II just and fair. We
arc trying to get together a reason
able and equitable law We want to
be as fair as possible. believe that
we cannot get too much air in the
mines. ] do not think any operator
who would state he did not want to
get enough air in the mines to pro-
tcct employees, i want to state that
any reasonable amendment to the
present laws, so far as ventilation is
concerned, will have my support. .
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-11-15

brakeman is more careful when he
start out; it is very much in the
anne way with the miners.
MIR. LEWIS:
| did not expect t % say anything
more but the friendly Governor has
thrown out n suggestion that it
should be required that the miners
shall not shoot off the solid. To those
hat are convcrsant with the nature
Of coal. it is n well known fact thai
there arc some veins of coal that you
cannot mine either with pick or ma
chinery, and IT. must be shot off the
solid. 1t is a we'll known fact that
so far as the Kanawha Valley is con
ccrned, 1t requires more in certain
machine mines to shoot a given num-
Der of tons of Goa after having been
mined with machines than It does if
that coal is shot off the solid. |
want TO say that being personally
acquainted with the conditions in an.
othed mining State, it takes more
powder, to my personal knowledGs,
to shoot the coal when it is n.ined
with machines than when 1t is sEot
off tho solid. There are other seams
of coal. such as the anthracite. do
not know whether there is my in
Vest Virginia or not. but You cannot
mine anthracite coal. 1t must be
shot Off the solid.
1t seems to be reasonable when
brcnkthroughs are made every one
hundred feet apart, let us suppose
there is a current of air passing That
door, filled with gas and other OBJ
noXiouS fumes; here is a mar one
hundred feet away. suppose he goes
to work to break through the next
entry. How many feet does he gel
ahead of the air. ! am called TO
some places in this State where the
pillars run there that distance. do
not believe that any Of us for one
moment think hat the air that is Que
hundred feet ahead of the curren; Is
is the reason why we want Freak
throughs made every fifty feet. De-
vcloping that seam, they are re-
luircd to pay 4 premium over and
above what is paid in other seams III
order to get the men to work for
hem in those mines.
There is one more important f"a-
.uro attacked by the Governor. one
which is of vital interest. not only 20
he miners, but to the people Of Vest
Virginia., and to h operators es-
pccially, and hat is to secure the ser
vices OF a greater number of neil to
carry on the Goa industry of his
State. The reason you have not
more than one-half men to peri >rm
inc "oIh III llllS q 10 4 "a
the conditions existing in this State.
Fix the conditions. and you will have
Il supply of labor. So FAR as the *
;,crienced and inexperienced men are
concerned, l understand that there
are more inexperienced men. a larger
per cent, working here, than in any
tf the other States. I will tell YOU,
Why. in my mind. and l am rot as
summing, Mr.. Chairman, to say l am
absolutely orrcct. The reason is
this: the inexperienced men are part
Of the mines of West Virginia: ,ust
rs soon as they learn there are b1,ter
conditions some where else, they
gather up their kit Of tools and 30
some where else. That is the reason
The operators can do much to change
he conditions, the miners cannot do
it. To protect the inexperienced MAJ
who is shipped to the mines by The
car load in West Virginia, and that
is the reason why the miners ask
= - -,- F-~r, - :,
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-11-15
MR.. WARNER:

MIR. WARNER:
did not intend to say anything in
this discussion. but it does appear TO
| do nqt believe that anybody should
ever become careless of his life, Or
he life of his fellow workmen.
A very short time ago, there was
not a report made by the mine owner
when the men were killed: there was
no report to the Mining Department.
Who is to blame for that state Of af-
fairs? Not because l am one Of the
District Inspectors, l would say to
the contrary, just as truly he did his
duty, the laws claims it was merely
4 matter of carelessness. They may
have grown into that habit of lOC re-
porting when n mar was killed., Lut
when l learned and found there was
every effort made to keep it from
getting to the public. and when n
man was killed. ! came to the con-
clusion there was very little regard
for the body after death, as there
was no regard or effort to save his
life when he was living. l am will
ing to stand as one in favor of doing
something to protect The inc%peri-
enced miner before going into the
mine. ] hope no emb of this
Commission will m~isconstrue my
statement. We are not as able to
express ourselves as we would like
to. | think no man has a right to
think l would do anything to rctard
the coal industry in West Virginia.
IL he is Il citizen of this State, IL he
intends to make this State his home
why he should want to do so. ]
do believe hat many of the mine
owners are standing in their own
light in this matter which they wish
to accomplish. A law to direct the
inexperienced miner to go to Penn
sylvania or to go to any other States;
to leave their State. There is no
such law on the statute books today.
Now, what is causing the miners to
cav West Virginia? While l was
waiting in the station to go to Co
lumbus, a man asked me how many
Hunks" were loaded on the train
at such and such a place. Almost
held me up to get information as to
where they could get one hundred
men from such and such a place.
Now, l do think that something
should be done along that line. 1
have known of men having expert
enc being killed-some men do not
have sense enough to get out of the
road. / have seen two men in a mine
robbing pillars. and l was satisfied
they did not know of the danger
they were in. If inexperienced men
a some one to instruct them of the
danger of the roof, many of the men
would not ave been killed.
GOVERNOR FLEMING:
l am learning something; I am
finding that the operators in this
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-04-12

June 20, 1904, rs cents per share;
March 20, 1905, Is cents per share;
June 20, 1905, 60 cents per share; De-
cember 10, 1905, 25 cents per share.
w. H. Rutherford. Certificate No.
30S for IA shares. Assessments due
March 20, 1905, Is cents per share;
June 20, 1905, GO cents per share; De-
cember 10, 1905, 25 cents per share;
special 1904, due December 10, 1904,
S275 per share.
Certificate No. 447, for shares. As
sessments due March 20, 1905, Is
cents per share; June 20, 1905, 60 cents
per share; December 10, 1905, rs cents
per share; special assessment 1904,
due December 10, 1904, s2.75 per share.
G. e. Virgins. Certificate No. 456,
for 2 shares. Assessments due June
20. 1905, go cents per share; December
10, 1905, 25 cents per share.
DE WEESE-DYE DITCH AND RES
ERVOIR COMPANY, By W. B. Row.
land, Secretary.
First publication March 30, 1906.
Last publication April 10, 1906.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-04-12

stock, against which there are delin-
quent assessments. Interest will be
added from time due, at the rate of
10 per cent
Mrs. Minnie A. Dupee. Certificate
No. 174, for s shares. Assessments due
March 20, 1905, Is cents per share;
June 20, 1905, go cents per share;
December 10, 1905, 25 cents per share.
Mrs. Emma B. Acker. Certificate
No. 246, for Is shares. Assessments
due March 20, 1905, Is cents per share;
June 20, 1905, 60 cents per share; De-
cember 10, 1905, 25 cents per share:
December 10, 1904. Interest on special
assessment 1904. 1898.
Mrs. NJ. P. Perkins. Certificate No.
100 for / share Assessments due
February 20, 1903, rs cents per share;
June 20, 1903, rs cents per share; Feb
ruary 20, 1904, 25 cents per share;
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-04-12
Notice of StockhoIders, Meetjng.

A special meeting of the stockhold-
ers of The Canon City, Florence and
Royal Gorge Interurban Railway Com
pany for the purpose OF considering
and acting upon a proposition that
said Company issue bonds and secure
the same by a first mortgage or deed
of trust upon all of the property now
owned and which hereafter shall be
acquired by said company, has been
called, and will be held at the office
of said company in Canon City, Fre-
mont County, Colorado, on Saturday.
the fourteenth day of April, A. D. 1906.
at the hour of two o'clock In the after
noon of said day.
BY order OF the Board OF Directors.
FREDERICK B. STREET, Pres.
RICHARD HOULE, Secretary.
First publication March 20. 1906.
Last publication April 10, 1906.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-04-12
Estray Ad1ertisement.

Notice is hereby given to whom II
may concern that the following de-
scribed estray animal was taken up
near Portland, Colorado, to-wit:
One mouse-colored jenney mule
about 8 years old, weight about 800
lbs, branded on left shoulder. but not
distinguishable.
Said animal being unknown to this
Board, unless claimed by owner on or
before May 4, 1906, said estray will be
sold by this Board for the benefit of
the owner when found STATE
BOARD OF STOCK INSPECTION
COMMISSIONERS, Denver, Colorado.
First publication April ~, 1906.
Last publication April 10, 1906.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-04-12
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
United States Land ONCE. Pueblo. Colo

Notice ie hereby given that In COM
pliance with the provisions of the act
of congress of June 3. 1878, entitled
AN Act for the sale of timber lands
in the States of California, Oregon, Ne
yada and Washington Territory" as
extended to all the Public Land States
by act of August 4. 1892. Lulu NJ. Wal
ker OF Black Mountain, county of Park,
State OF Colorado. has this day filed in
this office his sworn statement No. 1913,
for the purchase OF Lot 4: S r u s w
u Section Is: N Y n w u; N w u
N r u of Section No. 10 in Township
No. 16 s, Range No. 73 w. and will Of
fer proof TO show that the land sought
Is more valuable for It's timber or stone
than for agricultural purposes. and to
establish his claim TO said land before
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-04-12

Preferred Stock shall receive divi-
dends amounting to per cent per
year on its par value before any divi-
dend is paid on Common Stock, and
that all profits over said 7 per cent
shall be paid to the holders of Com
mon Stock-the full per cent per
year being paid on Preferred Stock
cumulatively before dividends are
paid to Common Stock; but dividends
on Preferred Stock entirely limited to
said per cent. BY order of the
Board of Directors,
JAMES TURNBULL, Pres,
w. ]. LINDENBERGER, Sec'y.
First publication April S, 1906
Last publication April -, 1906.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-04-12
Call for Sewer Bonds.

Notice is hereby given that bonds
of Sanitary Sewer District No. 1 of
Canon City, Colorado, numbered 81.
28, 20, 30, 81 and 32 respectively, are
called in for payment at the Office Of
the City Treasurer of said Canon City,
in its hall, 331 Macon avenue, in said
city. That after the eleventh day Of
May, A. d. 1906, said bonds will cease
to draw interest.
Dated this twelfth day of April, A.
d. 1906. T. B. MOORE,
City Treasurer of Canon City, Colo.
First publication April 10, 1906.
Last publication NAV 10. 1906.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-04-12

Notice is hereby given to whom 1t
may concern that the following de-
scribed estray animal was taken up
near Hillside, Fremont county, Colo
rado, to-wit: One whlte-faced steer,
coming two years old, swallowuN
fork In each ear branded left sideu4AA
Said animal being unknown to this
Board, unless claimed by owner on or
before April 90, 1906, said estray will
be sold by this Board for the benefit
of the owner when found.
STATE BOARD OF STOCK IN
SPECTION COMMISSIONERS. Dem
YER, Colorado.
First publication April s. 1906.
Last publication April IL, 1906
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-04-12
StockhoIders' Meeting.

A special meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Colorado Canning Company
has been called and will be held on
the fifth day of May, A. D. 1906. at
the hour Of ten O'Clock in the fore
noon of said day. at the office OF the
Company, No. 1872 Water street, In
Canon City, Colorado, for the purpose
of considering and acting upon two
proposed amendments to the certifi-
cate OF incorporation of said Com
pany. First: To increase the capi-
tai stock to $4,000, making 100000
Of 1t Preferred Stock, and $500 com
mon stock, leaving the par value OF
shares ($50.00 each) the same as be-
fore. Second: To provide that the