The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-11
MINES And MINING.
Notes by Edwin Perry, Iowa Sec'y.
United Mine Workers.

The Dunreath mine has suspended
operations until some time next fall
The Star mine west of Abba has
been indefinitely abandoned. The mea
who worked at this mine will in all
probability find work at the new Ram
say mine and elsewhere.
q
The Coal City, Mo-, local union a1d
the Dean. Iowa, union have built a
fine hall, jointly The building is To-
Gated over the line in Iowa.
Two local unions were recently or
ganized, one at Laneyille, Appanoose
county, and the other at Des Moines.
The latter will have jurisdiction OF
the Flint Valley mines, near High
land Park, Des Moines, and the for
mer will control the mine at Lane
vile.
Work in nearly all our mines in Dis
trict No. 13 are running about MALI
time, with but few exceptions. How
ever, indications point to an early
resumption at full time at an early
date.
The railroad interests have been
cleaning up their surplus stocks on
hand, preparatory to placing their
annual contracts for the coming sea
sons supply.
The coal dealers of the northwest
territory should place their orders
early, and lay up good supply OF
fuel, otherwise they may be confront.
ed with the same condition that pre-
vailed last fall and winter. During
the last year the railroads in revis-
ing their freight tariffs, made several
reduction in rates and the cut was
announced 30 days preceding the day
the same went into effect. This year
the circumstances are somewhat diff.
ferent, owing to the uncertainty OF
what might take place next spring.
The railroads as usual will possibly
repeat the experience Of the winter OF
1905 and 1906 and lay in large sup.
ply of coal at every division point,
which will tax the utmost capacity
|of all our mines. Hence, it is to be
hoped that the above advice will be
taken into consideration and a coal
famine averted if possible.
| am sorry to state that through the
manipulations of certain senators, our
shot firing bill met the same fate that
it did in previous years and was in
definitely postponed, after having
passed the house by unanimous vote
The powder bill is still pending
Whether or not the house win vote
upon this bill is problematical. While
we have been unsuccessful with the
two measures mentioned, yet we have
received some benefit as a result OF
labor's legislation, AID we have also
been successful in defeating some
bills that were INTENDED to oppose
working people,yo, Retail grocers did
not at this session press their claims
to any great extent, and it is my con-
Viction that they have been impress,
ed with the fact that their interest, as
well as their patrons, the working
people, are 20 large extent identical.
There seems to be a greater degree
of harmony between the two classes
mentioned now than there has been
for years past. Trades organizations
are always ready and willing to CO
operate with the merchants Of our
state along the lines of equity and jus
tice, and there is no reason why these
divergent interests should not thor,
|oughly understand each others mo-
tives and protect their interest in a
practical way. 1t is to be hoped that
in the future that results will accrue
as a result of the friendly relations
now established.