The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-26
AIR OF OPTIMISM PREVAILS IN
GREAT MINING CAMP AND
TROUBLES FADE.
ENGINEERS TO COME BACK
Il Is Asserted That Men Who Formed
Oroanixation Of Their Own Win Re-
Sides Are R.tieent as to Decisions
Smettermsn Are interested.
Special tn The Daily Mtssouifan.

Special tn The Daily Missouifan.
Butte. Sept. .5.-At midnight 1t
looks as Ii the troubles on the hill
will he settled before morning, and
that the mines will resume operations
Monday. 1t Is asserted that the en-
g.neers of union No, have agreed to
come back to union No. ss. and that
the same officers, with the exception
of Business Agent Charles Mitchell,
viii be In charge. That In the propo-
sition which has been offered. and ii
looks as III 1t will be accepted. Con-
ferences have been held all night long,
both the engineers and the miners
having delegations in consultation with
the officials of the employing COM
panies. Neither side viii say defi-
nitely what has been done. but all
evening there has been something In
the wind, and 1t IL believed that some
definite instructions have been re-
ceived from John ID. Ryan. but tsis
has not been given out.
General Opinion,
walls that the engineers OF the new
union are realizing that they have
gone up into the air. and that they
are watching for an opportunity to get
back on earth again and find spot
which is soft enough to light upon.
Both sides to the controversy are
most reticent as to what was done
in the different conferences held. but
all over town the prediction Is that
the walkout viii soon be ut an end.
President Charles Meyer is expect
ed In Butte tomorrow afternoon, he
having left Denver this afternoon.
Cheerful Sentiment.
There was no semblance OF violence
anywhere In the district today. and
the morning police court crowd was
the smallest in recent weeks. The
street crowd tonight was unusually
l6rge. and there appeared to be cheer
full septiment everywhere that the
whistles would be blowing for the re-
sumption of work within the next few
days. At the Mountain Con. mine
there Is one engineer out of the IS
employed who IL a member of the new
uHfoH, aid thf tiistt Fefs0n tie HiiHeFS
were not allowed to work there to-
day. large number nf firemen. ma
chinfsts and pumpmen signed the roll
of union No. 50 today, drawing
strength from the new union. ..s
Mahoney Satisfied.
Vice President Charles Mahoney OF
the Western Federation of Miners
stated today that he was well salts
fled with the progress that had been
made by the federation I'm the present
difficulty. and that he expected an
early settlement. He said that he
thought things were getting In such
shape that the engineers hanging to
union No. So would soon have control
of the entire situation, and every man
working on or around the engines
would be a member of Butte Station
AIRY Engineers Union No. So In every
place.
Secretary A. NJ. Fluent OF Mill and
Smeitermens union No. "a said that
special meeting Of that organization
may be called for tomorrow night to
discuss the local situation and express
an opinion regarding the difficulty.
The smeitermen are directly interested
as the smeiters will have 10 be closed
down In a short time II the mines do
not resume operations.