Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-04

Gave interesting Account of
Conditions in Russia.

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that place. The letter Will be G
very special interest to Mr.. Enrich
many friends who were recently 8
terribly shocked by his sudden an
tragic death as releated in recen
cable dispatches from Russia. Abou
two years g Mr.. Enrich left tn
employ of the American Smelling 4
Refining Company at Perth Ambo,
to go to Russia, taking charge Their
of a copper refining plant at Kysh
tim, a town In Russia about 10
miles from the Siberian boundary
1t was only a few days after the let
ter was written that Mr.. Enrich wa
shot dead, through a window of hi
house, by an unknown assassin.
The letter is in part as follows:
"Kyshtim, Oct. 16, 1911.
My dear -
Your letter of December A, 1910
is before me and it is not because
haven't thought of you many timer
that you have not had a letter soon,
err but mainly on account of a tired
feeling about every night, that made
strenuous than stretch out In an
easy chair and read.
/ have been working very hard
ever since I came and am now be-
ginning to see some results. The
erican standpoint, is the largest in
Russia and the best in Europe.
When you write again, If you
ever forgive me for not writing for
SO long, send me the number on the
post card SO that / can send you
others and give you an idea Of con-
ditions in Russia. On the whole,
things are primitive but still 1t is
amazing how comfortable everything
Is. OF course, with the peasants
things are extremely primitive but
the upper class has things in first
class shape. We have electric lights,
telephone, bath with hot and cold
water and shower, ETC., etc., and be-
sides a piano which / bought about
a year ago and a very good too.
All in all, my wife and / like
things first rate here and find we
are at least twice as well fixed as In
u. S. A. We have a large house on
a hill, overlooking a nice lake, the
forest and the Urals beyond-we
are on the Eastern slope-we have
a cook, maid and nurse girl for the
house and children-we have two
nova coachman, two horses, three
carriages, two sleighs, two cows,
chickens, two pigs and a fine large
garden of possibly about one-half
acre.
/ don't see any of those fierce on
ditions one always reads about in
the States, and these peasants are in
too good circumstances to make 1t
worth their while to emigrate to u.
S. A. where they would most GER
tainly have a harder time of IL in
every way than they have here. The
laws are very strict In their behalf
and thorough. In fact very much
better than our own. Workmen are
protected here whereas their lot in
u. S. A. Is anything but what it
should be. I have In mind what
death-traps and man-maimers some
American factories are. Such care
lessness of workmen would not be
allowed here ten seconds. The gov
eminent maintains a mining engi-
neer in each district whose duty is
to see that the laws are enforced.
When a man Is hurt, even the slight
est, we must notify Il district man
not later than three DAYS afterward
on a printed form In quadruplicate
and when he Is well we must report
again on forms of a different color
and also report as to the money he
has been paid as sick benefit. There
Is no Workmen's Benefit maintained
here by ~abstracting so much a
month from each mans pay, as In u.
s. A., but the company itself is re-
| CURED by law to pay the man half of
the wages he would have earned If
he had not been injured. The COM
pany Is also required to maintain a
doctor and a hospital, we'll equipped,
for the workmen. The law looks
after the workmen In first rate
shape and In my opinion that Is as
1t should be. SO you see I am not
In such a wild place as you might
think.
In this town, so far as / know, the
streets are not named, nor are the
houses numbered, Yes, the town ii
growing at q great rate though oil
ing nor with the substantial build
ings such as Perth Amboy has, bur
still 1t is growing. The population
now Is some 20, coo. Perth Ambo,
is certainly getting a move on.
read where the Bakelite Compan.
was affiliated with the r. &c H
Chemical Company and would built
in Perth Amboy.
/ read the article on Simpiiiet
Spelling In the Perth Amboy pape
which o sent me and enjoyed it
1t was we'll written and q goo,
piece OF reading. These one-hors,
old timers that want to hang on I,
Anticipated spelling should come GU
here. Russian is like German-ab
solutely fonetfc. English, becaus
of its simple grammar, would be tn
worid-language in no time If 1t wer
only possible to make its spellini
fonetie. These Russians seem t
take to English like a duck to waite
but they are badly hung up when
comes to spelling and reading
Speaking they learn very fast.
My outside activity consists in tw
papers which will shortly apaear 1
the Am. list. Mining Engrs. TAX
my advice, do not read them. Hor
ing to hear from you within an ord
nary lifetime, | am,
Yours as ever,
HORACE FL. ENRICH.
P. S.-You ask about the Ian
guage. Ii Is not so bad to get alon
In when one must use it. I can Sc
along without an interpreter an
have for ver a year II. Fl. I
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