The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-12-22
THE MAN BEHIND THE DRILL

cord;+ins are developing Tin Godfed that are serious-not too serious, ut
inst serious enough to bear comment The News was born with GoldheId n
eNs We believes it has the confidence and respect Of the community, IN that
what it may have to say on any issue of vital interest to the camp MI pc met
now now Tho men. who by their indomtable energy, intelligence and courage,
brouqht its splendid resourc into such evidence that thu whole world is amazed
ms Of ts camp a single foreign factor. The men who have made it were born
with il, and they are such mn as we are confident will meet any situation with
fairness, candor and perfect justice ito ALL
mont hi operators of the district such wage scale to go into efecta at onc with
tut consideration or discussion of any kind; and, as "a naturally to be expected,
life expires seventeen days, with a fiat refusal. Thereupon the miners either
voluntarily, or by direct order from their organization, quit the mines with tn
result thatat the present writing there is a very general snu'o0"n u al "e
mines and mills the district
This sudden change from a state If feveish activity and the production Of
sue hwealtha as has never been known in the history If mining, to a state Of in
action with quail surprise both 10 operators me to miners-mosto u al
the surprise is greatest to the miners themselves, and they stand dazed al the
consequences.
That there is some measure Of justice n a demand fr a higher wage scale
for the miner in Goldfeld, 10 reasonable man will question We here in Goldhad
are conducting business today under abnormal conditions. We have for weeks
facing a fuel famine, which together with other factors has increased the
cost of living materially Meanwhile, all other forms of labor in Goldfeld ave
advanced in cost, while the man who goes down into thu earth with his hammer,
the camp. The salemen, walters and chambermaids, are better paid. hi fct
seb 4 wage as present Conditions in coldfeld warrants We speak advsedIy
upon this point and are confident that as between operators and miners, there
are nc real diferences-none at least that cannot and will not be satisfactorily
adjusted
Our interests are common. Miners n operators alike working together I'm har-
mny in the past have built up this splendid community; ard working in this
In this belief, we are justified by the fact that bitterness or antagonism of
the usual kind that attend such conditions. do not exist today in Godfed- There
all concerned. The spirit that prevails is h m that marked the inception of
or work here; and believing al W do in the common sense and sane judgment
of the average man, Goldfed need lot fear for its future
Where spirit of fairness PREVAILS, backed by courage NJ common ense
men will get together ant adjust their differences. But let 10 time be wasted.
days tn two gratle aseson the Mohawk will terminate-six hundred additional
idle men will be then added to the growing list. Let us get together NOW. Let
any reasonabe demand be made that conditions warrant. But the demand when
1t does cor should be from the miners If Goldfeld- from the men behind the
drill