The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-17


hoistlng tour cars at time. Tunnel:
connect the workings on both sides o
the hill. while great steel Viaduct ol
tramway 1000 feet long and 100 fee
high connects the workings on the sur,
face Over this tramway, a number ol
years ago. tho present general manager
OF the great Silver King mine at Park
| City. former United States senator from
Utah. one OF the owners OF The Tr!b-
uhe and one OF the wealthiest men In
| Utah. trundod q whcclberrow a mine,
( over two other railroads on the surface
| the Chicago & Northwestern and the
Buriing,on; and seventeen trans or ran,
| the world are there twenty railroads
operating one over another.
| IN the stamp mills the one thousand
each DROP. ninety times per minute,
crushing the ore from which the yellow
metal is afterwards taken by means OF
anal alsamation and cyanide treatment.
once on account of fire In the mine, at
another on account OF labor trouble, and
when this was done hundreds OF people
in the ity OF Lead were unable TO sleep
on account OF the quiet.
Operations Temporarily Suspend.
Last year the operations Of the Home
stake were suspended on November "A.
the property closing down until January
. OF the present year, and the normal
stage OF the property was not resumed
was due TO a labor dispute. On October
10. 1903. the Western Federation OF
Miners. the unions at Lead and at Cen
trail city. adopted q resolution calling
upon all workers in the jurisdiction TO
Join the Federation. Up to that time the
camp had always been an open one. the
company making no distinction between
union or pon-union men.
Later. on October ~. a mass meeting
OF the Federation was held in Lead. when
the unions adopted another resolution de-
al, 49, y,
any and all men who had not Joined the
union. There had been no grievance upon
the part of the men employed UP to
this time
Always Open Camp.
The Homestake had from the time OF
It's beginning been an open camp. Union
and non-union men had worked together
In the mine without any discrimination
on the part OF the management. but Su-
perinte ndent Grier had always opposed
force an employee into membership, de-
clarins that the men must be free TO
choose whether they would or would not
hold membership in the union.
The avowcd determination Of the orr
ganizaiion TO force the complete uniond
ization of the camp meant, II the coulI
pany allowed such action to succeed, thf
the Western Federation would practicaE
control the Homestake mine The coh.
pany> was then In self defense compeed
to aA
On the 10Th day OF November the Jnit-
ed States court issued a summonsin
suit instituted by the company aalnst
the Lead Miners union to recoverdam,
ages resulting from the intimidation o[
non union employees. On the f,h OF
November. the company gave nore that
after the first of January. 1910. oily non
union men would be employed On the
evening of the 21st OF NovembeJa a strike
was referred by wire to the federation
Of Denver On the evening q the 24th
Of November the company SHIT down It's
works until January 9. whH II again
mai conditions again prewiled in the
property. and II is now ruplns 1t always
was. an open property. And the difficul;
ties were settled without any trouble and '
without hloodshed.
The Homestake compsnys employees
contribute 81 per month TO hospital I
'und. This not only profides for the in
lividual II he Is stricken i'll. but likewise
The medicines necessary during this H.
,ess for either himself or family.
Employees Aid Fund,
In August of this year there was estab-
ished by the HomesLake company, an em-
,loyees,' aid fund This is for the pur- {
n sickness. or death from sickness. acci- ,
lent. or death by accident To this fund |
III employees of the Homestake company 1
tsclf adding NOT less than $1,000 per I
month and also Furnishing without charge
'fhcc room. stationery and the clerical
There are nosalaried officials. Members I
4 the aid fund disabled by accident re- |
Give 81 for each day lost through such I
hose disabled ali i by Sy'ede Sickness Ta Gh"S the
When a member dies $500 is paid his
leirs at law, and this cannot be seized {
r taken BY any creditor OF the deceased.
There are various other indemnities for
Oss of hand or foot or eve, or both II a :
nember commits suicide. 5000 is paid. :
nd The same sum If the member be-
eature and will be Of great help to all.
About City Of Lead. s
Now about Lead. 1t is tho largest city
\ the Black Hills. the second largest city !
4 South Dakota. is In Lawrence county, J
nd is situate over the Homestake Mining !
lilies south of Deadwood. II has the
sputation of being the best ordered and
ne bes, bullt mining town in the world. !
lodern gas plant. electric light plant. J
aved and macadamized streets. ten j
llles OF sewer. only three tier railroad ,
liant, well equipped hospital. free library !
nd reading room free kindergarten, nine
hurches. eight school buildings. two q
road gauge railroad lines. over million
chool assembly hall. seating 500; we'll
aulpped school gymnasium. over mil I
on enG quarter dollars invested In $
chool buildings, annual school eXpendi- r
Tres, 100000: teachers annual payroll OF a
yer $4,000: two daily newspapers, an I
lectric railway. six fire companies and Y
Just one mile high. The Kindergarten c
'hich has the reputation OF being the | /
est one IN America. is maintained en- i
rely by Mrs, Phoebe Hearst one of the I
lrgest owners in the Homestake mine y
Wagons to Garry Ballots. I
South Dakota In November, in addition !
D voting for state and county officers |
otes on several constitutional amend )
,ents. The Australian ballot system is l
sed. The amendments are printed in c
ull. Each voter will have TO handle six '
allots. the longest OF which is - feet
Inches, the shortest one. feet Voters
iii. In many instances, have TO use an :
Npress wagon 10 carry their ballots when J
hey 70 TO the polls. The six ballots are I
erhaps. the largest ones ever cast at an
lection in this country. q
Two Clean-Ups Every Month.
II should he mentioned that there are Il
wo clean ups every month in the Home v
take, when bullion from each clean I'M r
alued al from $685. to $500, 900 IS taxi il
n from the retorts and sent 10 the q