The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-30
BESlECED BY PETITION,
FERRIS WOULD ARBITRATE
"COPPER" COUNTRY TROUBLES

mines. declared Mahoney AT the
close of the conference the opinion
was expressed by the representatives,
OF the miners that the trouble could
be settled IL conference We're
brought about and the mine owners
we're willing TO meet the men hall
way.
CALUMET, Mich, July 29.-Follow
ing several demonstrations and pa
rades, the striking copper miners 90
day received the support OF a section
OF the business men OF the strike dis
trict. Several messages were sent 20
Gov. Ferris, signed by many prominent
citizens demanding that the executive
come 10 the strike district and make
personal investigation.
Among the men claimed by the
unionists as signers OF their petition
is NJ f. O'Brien, of Detroit. one OF the
heaviest stockholders in the National
Bank OF Laurium, and president OF the
Detroit Life Insurance Co O'Brien ls
at present visiting in the copper coun.
try
Nine hundred men are willing
and ready 70 go 70 work tor
the Calumet & Hecla Mining Co, to
day and It Is likely that every one
OF them Will go underground tonight
10 Is rumored that the upper and IN.
flooded workings OF some OF the Calu.
met q Hecla mines viii begin sending
ore 70 the surface during the present
week, and that patrols OF deputies and
troops viii be put on the Calumet az
Hecla railroad lines 10 the stamp mills
at Lake Linden 10 protect the trains
carrying rock 10 the mills The Calu-
met & Hecla has a large force under.
ground putting the pumps OF the Con-
glomerate shafts into shape for pump
ing, which will start tonight. There
are now 25 shafts pumping water. and
10 more will be added to the list to-
day, probably including the Ahmeek
and Allouez half-dozen.
There were no clashes, last night or
this morning, in the Calumet district.
as the men were secretly taken un-
foreground. despite the strong pickets
OF strikers. The Amygdaloid shafts
OF the Calumet & Hecla likely will
have mining forces put into them with
In couple OF days, although a much
higher grade OF rock comes from the
Conglomerate Strikers are said to
be threatening 10 blow up the Calu-
met 4 Hecla club and 10 burn the
houses OF men who return TO work,
but SO far nothing serious has been
done
Sheriff Hepting, OF Keweenaw coun-
~, this morning asked that General
Abbey recall the troops he has sent
into his bailiwick, saying that he did
not need, want or call for protection
OF the mines there, but merely asked
the governor TO have the troops mass
ed ready to send into Keweenaw II
necessary.
The troops, despite his protesta.
tons, will remain at the Keweenah
zines, and non-union men will go TO
work under their protection. Chair
man Ed Shields, of the State Demo
cratic committee. representing Gov.
Ferris, was In Houghton, yesterday al
ternoon. where he met large delega-
ton and mine managers, who protest.
ed 10 Gov Ferris, through him, against
any possible withdrawal OF the troops
before the strike is definitely settled
and the present state OF unrest has
come 10 an end. Many OF the promi-
nent citizens OF the county, particular.
ly among the mine officials, fear. how
ever for the safety OF their families,
and have sent them out OF the district
They maintain that the troops must
be kept here at all hazards.