The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-11-29
MINING CONDITIONS
IN COUNTY ARE FAIR
NUMBER or MEN EMPLOYED LARGE
CONSIDERING CONDITIONS
YOUNG MEN TALK OF STRIKE
Want To Compel Married Men to Share
Suspension OF Work With Them But
the Threat is Not Serious

are much better than one would ex-
pect them to be. considering that 30
many mines have closed down and
hundreds of men were let out OF en-
ployment at time when a curtail-
ment is going on in other sections OF
the country.
Business men in Crystal Falls speak
very encouragagingly Of the conditions
reigning here One large clothing mer-
chant tells us that he can notice no
difference In business now from what
il was year ago excepting that some
OF the young men have lett the COM
munity. The most of the working men
in this community are married men
and the mining com panies try 70
keep them at work right along.
Crystal Falls was lucky in getting
its trimming early in the year. before
the adjacent communities got theirs.
IL seems that the Corrigan Mckinney
people have been able TO call the turn
in the iron business earlier than others
or that they act earlier. for in 1907
and again this past year they have
had the Jump on all others.
When the Tobin closed. the men em
plsyed there were absorbed by the Car
penter, Ravenna and the Alpha
mines which were opening up just at
that time and ready TO take on the
men let out. Thus. nons OF the
married men employed at the Tobin
property were compelled TO leave the
community and things went along
as usual. The new mines that are IN
the openng.up stage serve 70 keep
Crystal Falls mp 80 that we do NOT
feel the slump as much as others DO
nor az bad as our neighbors who are
further developed. In fact, we are In
the same position now that Iron
Kiver and Stambaugh were in 1907
when the west side properties were
semi developed while our mines were
fully developed The west side fel-
lows worked right through while we
were closed down.
Amasa is hit much harder than
Crystal falls but great many of the
old employees OF the PickaDds- Mather
people at that place are being taker
on by the Balkan company at Masto
don so that while there is change OF
residence in the case of many OF the
men. there is no idle population abo al
towa.
The west side is hard hit but there
are 30 many mines and so many older
ent companies operating there thai
the small force at each OF the pro.
perties makes very respectable total.
Spring Valley is the furthest de-
veloped and likewise the hardest hit
The Tully is the saving clause OF tha
section. This property of the Corri
gan Mckinney company Is in the de-
velopment stage where work canno
he suspended with profit and thus i
big force OF men is continued in botl
opening up and mining operations
The Baker is in the last stages of iii
history, from present indications. and 4
closing down Of that property at thi,
time would be inadvisable 10 con
siderable OF a. force is employ yed
there getting out the ore left In tn,
openings.
The big mines, the Zimmerman
Baltic, Fogsrty. Caspian, Youngs aud
Berkshire and Bengal are practically
closed. A few men are employed n
each OF these properties In shaft sink
ing or timber repair work but - fal
as production is concerned there Il
none at any of the aforementioned
properties. This Doher mine has .
continuous working clause and IA work
ing its usual crew on production
The Rogers mine is employing but Z
small force. water conditions there
limiting the amount OF development
work 10 the size OF the pumping
plant The Hiswatba ~ working IL,
usual force and the Chatham. which
Ia an Olgebay- Norton property,
continues A. IL has been. The Rogers
Brown properties. the Hiawaths
Rogers and Chicagon. have been for
tunate throughout the year In gettinl
rid OF their ore more readily becaus'
OF their furnace connections and
will undoubtedly produce under 4
somewhat cnrtaiIed program Al
winter.
The surprise uf the west side min
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