The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-01-28
MARKETS, MINING AND METALS
COMPANIES ACTED
SPEEDILY At GLOBE
LOST No TIME IN SHUTTING
DOWN MINES WHEN UNION
SUSTAINED WALKING DELE
GATE.-SMELTER TO CLOSE.

GLOBE. Ariz. Jan. III" Tomor-
row. January -. being change day.
the mines will be closed and will re-
main closed indefinitely. Signed X.
Il. Hegardt superintendent
The foregoing notice posted yes
terday afternoon on the grounds oil
the Old Dominion Copper Mining and
Smelling Co. was the first definite
announcement OF What had been
feared here fer two or three days. fol-
lowing controversy between The
miners union and the company as
10 the right of the walking delegate
TO visit the grounds
Every mine in the district. includ-
ing the Miami. the Arizona CONNER
cial. The Globe Consolidated and all
others closed tight this morning, the
mine owners having decided TO sup
port the Old Dominion in its position.
II was learned from reliable au-
thority today that the closing of the
mines will be followed by the clos
ing OF the smelter in three or fonr
DAYS when the supply of ore on hand
will have been exhausted.
Neither Superintendent IIegard,
nor the officers Of the union will talk.
Mr. Hegardt referred the caller To
the notices posted outside and said
they were self-explanatory
Secretary Holohan of the miners
union said the company had the
rightsto close lis mines If II wished.
and that the union had no idea of
the company's move. II is known.
however. that there has been much
agitation among the miners over the
expulsion of the public and their
walking delegate from the grounds.
\ meeting of Lac union was hein
last night over the action of the
walking delegate. Albert Wills. The
report was given OUT that he had
been condemned and that his resig-
nation would be asked. Denial to
this was given today by Wills him
self. who walked the grounds of the
company repeatedly. although eject
ed each time.
II Is also learned from the man
agement of one of the mines thai the
presence I'm camp. and actions of one
man alone II responsible for The shut
down that has paralyzed all business
in Globe This man is Wills. walk
ing delegate: mention of whose name
brought only shrug of the shoulders
from Superintendent Hegardt of the
Old Dominion Co. While Mr.. He
gardt would not talk II was learned
from another source that there was
absolutely no grounds of complaint
besides Wills. This man said.
There Is absolutely no DISPOSE
ton ON the part of any OF the min
ing companies in the district 10 an
fagonize the miners union, and there
il no question of wages nor any in
clination 10 change local conditions
as relating To the attitude of the
companies and the union toward each
other | speak by the card. too,
when | say the trouble was brought
abont by Wills and by no one less.
There will he no more walking dele
gates allowed upon the grounds at
any of the mines. and Wills has TO
go.
The union held n meeting last
night after which II was stated that
Wills had been repudiated. but to-
day he was so obstreperous about the
grounds that the declaration of the
mining companies officials that the
union voted To sustain its walking
delegates is given general credenee.
An idea of the effect of the tie-up
on business Is given 10y the fact that
early in the evening many of the
saloons had already tackled up no.
tees advising their customers that no
more credit would he given.