The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-14

which 2,OI3 were underground THIS
feature of the statement shows the
number of men normally employed at
each Of the mines, from % at OnccO
10 i,l0I at the Calumet * Hccla
As the district for some time pre-
yious To the strike was suffering 70
shortage Of labor, the committee rs
informed that it win be necessary, in
crder to bring the number II employees
up 10 the normal force, TO give employ
ment 70 considerable more men than
were working on the day before the
strike. 4 few of the companies are
AT the present time taking into their
employment outside labor which is
coming into the district This, how
ever, 10 a limited extent For some
time previous to the strike there ex-
/ listed a shortage OF labor in the copper
country. II is estimated from figures
obtained at the various mines that
! they We're operating with about i,500
men short OF normal force. In addi-
tion TO this, il is estimated. that when
the strike commenced. fully 1000 ncn
| left the district and therefore as
nearly as the committee can asccr-
tain from the various mine managers
! IL the men on strike desire TO go back
To work, there viii bc plenty of oppor-
tunity To obtain their old positions.
This statement is made with the res
crvation, however that the various
managers declare tina; they will not
recmplcy certain of their old en-
ploycs who have taken part i'm any
violence or criminal action during the
days If the strike.
In the year 1872. the amount paid in
wages was S19,6oG. .409.S4, or S1.O5O. 900
Der month. The total output of re-
fined copper i'm the same period was
2I5,56ooO1 pounds, with an average
copper contents of the rock running
from IS pounds at the Franklin. 10
- pounds per ton OF rock at AhmecK.
the richest in the district. This tabl,
also shows the cost of production pci
pound Of copper at each mine. varying
from Z cents at Ahmeck 10 more than
l3 at Centennial The average copper
content per ton OF rock is shown TO
be less than 20 pounds, while in Butte
the average Is g. pounds, and I'm Bis
bee, il is a pounds. This illustrates
that the closest economy is necessary
ON the part of local mines to compete
with the mines of Montana and Aris-
ona
\ table iu the report shows the div
idends and assessments on go mines
that have operated in the district
from 1919 to 1910 During this per
iod, only II mines have paid bach
more money than was invested The
total amount ot assessments was over
S9TOOO,0OO aud eliminating The Calu-
mot Hecla, the copper industry uaS
just about returned to stockholders ib,
money that was invested.
Living in Butte Is Higher
y comparison of living conditions.
the expense of commodities withou.
taking into consideration the free
medical services or other advantages
enjoyed 10y Michigan miners over
those In Suite shows that the average
difference amounts TO 81 per shift. iu
favor of Michigan mines. In Butte
but a comparative few houses are
owned 10y the miuiug companies. aul
the cost of a siN-ruom house in Butta
is SIS. For the same house "a Michi-
gan miner would pay but s. per
month.
Meats in Butte show AN average cN-
cess price of 20 per cent over th, cost
Of that commodity i'm Michigan. and
groceries are g pc- cent higher iu
Butte than in Michigan The price of
hard coal in Butte is SIC per ton.
while the price lu Michigan is SIS 20
$3.50
An actual table of wages, iucludug
every mine IN the district for sts
months period previous TO the strike
was obtained from the cost sheets OF
the companies. These figures show
the average wage for all mines. To- bc
$500 per shift Tor miners. S263 for
trammers and S2gS for both miners
and trammcrs. a table of the Calu.
met n Hccla subsidiaries shows the
average wage FOR the month OF MAY
was S3.i7 FOR miners and S2,S3 for
trammers Fourteen per cent of the
miners drew over 81 per shift during
that month aud the same percentage
under sS running from $3.50 10 Sc.
The average wage FOR miners un the
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