New-York tribune., 1906-05-20

ment attending fight to a knockout To her
delight and surprise, arriving at the hail. she
found assembled the entire membership. with
only one exception, and that boy had promised
TO be one of the seconds To add to her VIC
tory so small was the attendance at the Sc loon
that the fight declared OFF"
The travelling cooking teacher which the COM
pany sends through the camps has introduced
no end of variety into the dishes that appear on
the miners tables. At Starkville the experiment
| OF a cooking class for boys was tried The first
half of the lesson consisted in getting them
clean; then they cooked some dish which ap-
pealed to youthful appetites, and after learning
how to serve it properly promptly devoured the
| results of the lesson.
| When the company sewing teacher was started
| out she was kept in one camp until the other
camps heard of and demanded her instruction.
AS in cooking, the women furnished their own
materials.
One feature of the sociological work much
appreciated by the men is the shower baths
which the company has installed. In some OF
| the camps these baths are near the mines and
| the take great delight in thoroughly cleans
ing themselves after their dirty days work In
other camps where there is a shortage of water,
the baths in the barber shops but are free
to the miners and their families
Five of the company's camps are on the line
Of the Colorado & Wyoming Railroad, and last
year special trains were put at the disposal OF
| the school teachers TO carry the children Of the
| district TO a big picnic at Bingham. The chill
dren took their own luncheOns and supply OF
balls and bats The picnic was such a success
that il IS TO be made an annual feature. AZ
OF the towns are now practising yells modelled
| more or less after the college pattern. This is
due to a surprise sprung last year by the Engle,
Vile contingent who had drilled their little
ones in a most startling battle cry, which was
| used with great effect, and much to the dismay
! Of the other children.
! year or ago the company's miners were
| involved in the bitter strike of the Western
| Federation OF Miners. The officials found il
necessary to adopt severe measures. and many o.
| the miners who would not work were put out
of company houses and forced to live with Their
: families in lmprovised camps beyond the com
pany limits 1t then that the hold which
the sociological work had on the miners became
| apparent The mothers would bring their chill
| dren up to the lines guarded by the troops, and
without fear turn them to the hated guards
| to be conducted to the company's schools and
kindergartens Neither fear. ignorance nor preju-
dice existed to the dctrment of the children.
II satisfied" said a high official of the
company that this particular work for the
miners and their children was a great factor in
breaking the strike. Certainly. it kept down
disorder and in many cases prevented blood
| shed"
Health bulletins. written that the miners
can understand them. issued each month
! without charge. Lectures on hygiene are given
| by the camp physicians. and the germ theory
is frequently Illustrated by taking germs from
the fingers of the youngsters the floors Of
schoolroon. These germs put in culture
tubes and the children watch them grow.
At Pueblo near the great steel mill OF the
| company. model hospital has been erected. 1t
! is known as the Minnequa Hospital and archi-
| tocts from all parts Of the country have visited
it to study its novel features There is not
square corner in the big building neither is
, there a stairway elevator, though it is two
and half stories high. Inclines lead from
floor 10 noor. making It easy for patients on
| crutches and for the attendants who have 10
| wheel other patients III invalid chairs Inc
medical department treats from 60OO9 20 totOO
cases a year. many of them serious: The men
| pay hospital fee Of 81 month, and an annual
| deficit of $4,000 is made up by the company