The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-10-12
DOWN TO BUSINESS
.a AFTER STRIKE SETTLEMENT

Tonopah. Oct. 1.-THE settlement OF
the railroad strike has left Touopah
with a decided Improvement in the feel
ing IN all quarters. Now that the strike
Is over. and We have recovered from the
temporary etbac which II produced.
the general impression il that IL will
have a very beneficial result. For one
thing. the horizon has been cleared. n
Il will be hardly possible for a recur-
renee OF the same conditions. Tha the
men were entirely wrong In the position
they assumed has been demonstrated
even to the satisfaction of the men.
The men did q great deal OF talking
about fancied grievances. and heretofore
were ready. at a moments notice to quit
work and tie-up the road. unmindful of
who was injured. There will be no more
Of this. for the employees have been
brought to face the realization that they
cannot adopt such arbitrary
and win. They tied up the road without
any warning whatever. and the public.
at the time. did not know of the agree
ment that existed between them and the
road. When a committee OF citizens
were brought into the matter to investi-
gate the causes of the trouble. they were
Obliged to side against the men upon
their own representation. stiil the men.
while admitting that they were wrong.
contended that they were right.
This was a remarkable condition OF
affairs to teal with, and the result
would have been very serious had
II not been for the strong han of the
international organizations. 1t was de-
veloped that the employees had n 10 right
to strike without the concurrence OF the
OF these organizations were appraised of
the conditions they ordered their men
back to work.. still the men did not re-
turn. They knew the difficulties with
which the railroad would have to con-
tend in getting new men. and they stub
bornly resisted until the approach of
their representatives warned them that
their situation was becoming too seri-
Gus for them to take chances with the
unions. They went back under the con-
ditions first laid down by the railroad.
The only man Of the international or
ganizations to arrive thus far is II. f.
Wills. Assistant Grand Chief of the
brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers.
His arrival was contemporaneous with
the settlement of the strike. His per-
sonality has made a great impression
with the business men here, and his at
titude has been a revelation to this part
of the country. He is not through with
his men yet. but he hopes, as does every
body here, that the matter will be dis
posed of with a reprimand to the men
by the advisory board of the interna-
tional organization. He met a number
of the citizens here. and told them that
the men had acted wrongly. but in view
of what might appear as e~xtenuating
circumstances, he would recommend
lemency at the hands of the powers
that be.
There has never been a union labor
leader quite like this man in this part
of the country before. n II the heads
of all labor organizations were like
those of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, there would be less danger OF
trouble. Mr.. Wills declared that there
was little danger Of a recurrence Of the
trouble On the road, and he paid q high
compliment to the ability and business
of superintendent Hedden He said that
If he had been placed as was Hedden, he
WOuio " AafS dhy man Who ~
should do in the matter of ~discharging a
for drinking or for INSTRUMENTATION.
During the strike, which lasted for
seven days, there was not a mine closed
down, nor a pound Of ore the less in con-
put out on the dump. Neither
did the mills close down for a moment.
The Montana Tonopah mill has been
running now for a week to it's full ca
pacity. dropping forty stamps. and the
Of the high percentage of the ore
is a matter Of con~gratulation to the d.
and the management. Already
there have been heard cries for divi-
dends, which are to say the least a triie
Inconsistent. considering that the mill
been running not more than a
month. There is no sue talk heard
here, and it is hard to conceive o one
Is to be paid In the immediate future.
The mine, from all indications. is in bet
ter condition than ever, and the mill is
working all the time reducing the ore.
President Brock of the Tonopah Mining
company was here during the strike. and
eft for Philadelphia on Wednesday
hight. The principal object of his visit
was to attend the annual meeting of
The stockholders of the Tonopah & Gold
ield and the Goldfield & Bullfrog rail-
-oads. OF which he Is also president. At
he meeting of the directors of the
ronopah Mining company in Philadel-
ohia, h asked to be relieved from the