Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-12-11
Changing Course of Creek

A contract will soon be let by thu
Cambridge mining company of Toledo
which operates mines in Ohio in re
CARDS to changing the course of the
creek which runs past their mine out
at Wee Gee, below Shadyside.
This creek runs dangerously close
to the mouth of the new mine which
is shaft and it will be changed to
the other side of the valley in order
to keep it from over-fowing into the
mine or destroying any of the machin-
cry and equipment out side.
I Engines and cars will be used to
haul away the dirt which will be re
moved as small canal is to be cut
through an old farm there. which will
throw the creek couple of hundred
yards farther away from the mine.
The ground wnere this mine is loca-
ted is almost lever with theebed Of the
creek as there is not probably ever
ten or twelve feet difference and in
times of storm the water has been
known to get very high.
This mine although new one and
hardly developed is leading a large
amount of coal at the present. Trol-
BILE was experienced in getting the
proper amount of cars owing to some
trouble between the railroad company
and the interstate commerce commits
sion but that has been satisfactorily
settled up.
Glass manufacturers in this end OF
the state are clamoring for a repeal
or a change to the law forbidding any
boy under 16 years of age to work
in the glass factories of the state.
They want it changed to ID years as
they Claim they cannot get sufficient
boys to run their plants. It's mems
work mostl so let the law stand and
decent wages for. the work.
With the exception of a few cases
out the B. & o. the officials OF Sub
Dis, have had little trouble the past
week as all of the mines are working
steadily along the river front. You
can always tell when coal operator
has plenty of orders, he has as little
trouble as possible and in some cases
actually givesIthe men a square deal
without their officials in case OF
dispute, but in slack work as one car
be more contemplate with his mer
than coal operator.
/ One very surprising thing about the
organization which was recently for
med in the enamel plants OF. this city
after a hard struggle, is the TACT ina
fully 40 per cent of the employees sre
fuse to come in to the union, but have
no definite reason why. Fully sixty
per cent of the employees belong t.
the union and they are the best pait
tabor in the plant The ones remain
ing out of the Organization are thu
poorest paid ones and believe me
some of them receive wages that OF
the average would hardly buy al
English sparrow hearty dinner.
The dance given by the Ename
Workers union in the Turner hall las
Saturday night was well ATTENDED
affair and the. proceeds viii go 70
wards, Strengthening the treasury o
the union. This was the, second o
such affairs given by the Ename
Workers and both of them were qu1e
respectable affairs and success bot
in having q good. time and in finance
II ia the intention of this body to CIV
dances this winter in the Turner hal
and If all of those conducted are rul
as well as those preceding, it will D.
a well patronized place. =
The Carnegie Mill is working YER
unsteady at the present time and tn
men are only getting on half time an
the outlook in the mills at present
veey discourging A prominent Goa
onerator who deals largely in the M
ished product such as rails, castings
/, etc. stated the other day that min
rails had dropped six dollars on tn
tonl The Democrats have lowere
the tariff, but is it helped the countr
The death rate in the mines in Be
mont county is going 70 snow q W
Ecided increase when the 1918 repor
is issued as they appear to be gettin
N more numerous. Ninety nine death
ont Of 4 hundred is due to ignoranc
Of mining and the roof. Many of tAos
killed are people who believe in tai
ing q long cahnce in order to make
flew dollars more and who are FOOLS
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