The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-09-18
MuIlan, Idaho, September II.

Mullan, Idaho, September II.
To the Editor of The Miner:
Nature has endowed the Coeur
d'Alene district with one gift--our
mineral deposits--and upon the min
ing industry is dependent the conf
mercial progress of every town in the
camp.
Some of the larger producing prop
critics have been and are managed
with an eye to the welfare of the COM
munities connected with the mines
Some have lost sight of that entirely
and are conducted solely for the max
ing of profits and to the latter class
belong the properties controlled by the
Guggenheim interests. No thoughts OF
responsibility for the material or So
cial condition of their employees or Of
the towns adjoining their mines have
apparently ever entered into the CAL
culations of the powers that manage
the mines of the Federal Mining e
Smelling company in Shoshone coun-
ty, Idaho.
Some Pertinent Inquiries.
Everyone is justly proud of the great
output of mineral from these mines, of
their splendid mills, equipped with all
modern and scientific processes and of
the widely published reports of output
and dividends, sent out by the New
York Offices All of these things are
most commendabe worthy of praise.
but has anyone ever heard of the Fed
eral Mining & Smelling company hav-
ing assisted in the building or support
of a hospital, reading room or a y.
NJ. c. A., or of having contributed to
Fourth of july Labor day or any
other holiday celebrated? Has any
struggling church in the Occur
dAlenes ever been given lift by this
company which operates its mines in
Wardner, in Mullan and in the can
yon? Has the Children's Home Of
North Idaho ever been benefited tc
the extent Of dollar from the funds
of the Federal. company?
Fail to Patronizc Postoffice.
The Morning mine and mill. which
last year produced more lead ore than
the entire province of British Colum-
bia, are situated just outside the linn
it's Of the town of Mullan, where Is ID.
Gated also the boarding house, known
as the "Beanery," in which are board
ed and lodged the greater part of the
Morning employees. The Morning pro-
perties are less than one-half of mile
from the Mullan postoffice, where, !
may be incidentally remarked, th'
Federal company has never seen fit II
purchase. any stamps or postal SUP
plies. and being outside the corporate
limits, are not subject to taxation fol
municipal purposes.
"Cinch" on Business and Pay.
But the bitterest grievance felt b!
the people of Mullan toward the Fed
eral company is due to the power ex
erted by the United Stores company
through it's store and boarding hous'
system and it's method of collection
whereby board bills and store bills ar
deducted from wage accounts of tn
FGucTdI CUIIlpdly WllAout iS6"i '"N-'
ority and in violation Of the state law
forbdding the imposing of such term
as condition Of employment. an
of another statute which requires pay
ment Of wages in lawful money OF tn
United States or It's equivalent
These collections in favor OF til
United Stores company from tn
wages of the Federal employees
amounting in Mullan alone to $1,000
per annum, is as certain to be secure
as that the sun rises on payday. Blu
the profits derived therefrom do nc
remain in Mullan to enrich any of |:
inhabitants. They are sent out Of Ida
no to satisfy the selfish greed OF con
trolling stockholders, who apparentl
care nothing for the physical, financis
or moral health Of the communitie
from which their money is derived.
A Striking Contrast.
In contrast to the selfishness Of tn
Federal Mining & Smelling compan
may be cited the we'll known and lon
established generosity Of the publ
policy Of the Bunker Hill & Sulliva
company at Wardner- Kellogg.
Churches have been fostered.
model Y. M. c. A. has been built an
is being literally supported. all q
forts for municipal Improvement al
encouraged and recently the gift ,
$4,000 per year for 20 years was guar
anteed to the Kellogg council to as
sist in support of local municipal gov
ernment
The Bunker Fill & Sullivan com
pany has no boarding house or stol
in connection with its mining work
and not only permits its employe
their full personal liberty, but assist
Z and contributes to encourage all e'
forts toward social and moral uplif
The Public Treasury Is Loser.
In letter Of August 81 attentio
was called to the great loss to 0,
public funds resulting from the the
by the smelter trust Of part Of the N
profits Of the Federals mines, und'