Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-02-24
MORE MINERS ARE
 BEING LAID 0FF
Business in Bisbee Suffers and Outcome Is in Doubt May
 Mexicanize

tuat between l,OUu ana l,lUU miners have been laid of by the various com panies operating in the Warren district up to date and more are being dis charged daily. Many of those dis charged are coming to Globe and appar- ently readily find employment One of the miners who came from Bisbee Friday states that it is his belief that only union men are being discharged and there are reports current in Bisbee that Mexican miners will be brought up from Mexico to take the places of the discharged men.
 On conditions in Bisbee the Review of that city says:
 The local situation, with reference to the employment or discharge of miners in the Warren district, has practically been unchanged since Monday. Com mencing with the laying off of eight hundred men just one week ago, there have been small quotas of men discharg cd from time to time. One day last week the number totaled two hundred and fifty and on Sunday probably one hundred men were discharged at the l.. $. & P. Cole shaft and at the Denn- Arizona.
 While it is true to certain extent that there is a shortage of supplies at some of the properties and the Spray shaft is badly in need of repairs, it is the generally accepted theory now | among the workingmen and the busi- ness men of the city that the advent of the organizers of the Western Fedora | tion of Miners into the district has also been factor in the decision of the companies to meet this new condition by reduction in the working force, and during the past few days, accord ing to rumor, the men discharged are said to have been active in the cause of the Western Federation.
 On yesterday it was stated that tho Western Federation organizers were ar ranging for a public meeting. Joseph D. Cannon was about town endeavoring to secure hall for this purpose, and it is understood that the purpose of the meeting was the election of local off eers and the perfection of the organiza- ton. So far as known the meeting has not been held, but it is reported that such a meeting will be held before the week is out.
 | 1t was also reported last night that Organizer Rawlings would address the workingmen of Bisbee in an open air meeting to be held on this evening.
 It is evident that the mining com panies are working out some policy which they have adopted to offset the work being done by the Western Fed, eration. Just what this policy is no body knows, but the daily iseharge of men at the various shafts is no doubt a part of the program.
 The organizers have made no state ments since they opened their offices in the Shattuck building, ten days ago C. Rawlings was seen yesterday by a Review man and asked if the report was true that the union men proposed to go out on strike is certain demands they would make this week were not granted. Mir. Rawlings stated that he knew of no demands that were to be made and had no knowledge of any proposed union strike.
 Among the business men there are all kinds of rumors going the rounds. One that was worked overtime yesterday was to the effect that the Amalgamated Copper company had purchased the holdings of the Copper Queen company in this district. Whoever started the rumor fixed the purchase price at $l6S,. 100000. Another street rumor was to the effect that Mother' Jones would be here today to address the working men. All efforts of the Review reporter to confirm these rumors were futile.
 On yesterday several small mer- chants, especially dealers in groceries instructed their solicitors to inform their customers that unless all bills due February 12 were paid on or before February 20, all goods would be deliv- cred c. 0. D. The reason assigned by the grocerymen for this move was the present, and the demands being made upon the small retail dealers for prompt | settlement of their accounts.
 Just what the end of the present week will bring forth cannot be pre- dieted. Business men along Main street and Brewery avenue are already begin ming to feel the effects of the discharge of large number of men and the gen eral unsettled condition at present pre- vailing in Bisbee has been felt in all of the surrounding towns.