Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-09-22
MINE OPERATORS
OFFER To BUY
THE MINERS
HOSPITAL
WILL PROVIDE BETTER FAcILl.
TIES AND EXTEND SCOPE
OF THE WORK.

OF THE WORK.
The question Of selling the Miners
Union hospital to the mine operators
will be discussed tomorrow evening
at the regular meeting of the Min
ers union, and if favorable action is
taken a referendum vote will be
ordered
The story has been current for some
time that an offer has been made to
the union by which the operators
propose to acquire the property for
the purpose of making improvements
that will bring the place up to
higher standard than now obtains.
The miners admit they have a prop.
osition under advisement and that
action will be taken Tuesday night
but they do not care to discuss de.
tails until the matter is acted upon
at lhls meeJlng.
Owing to the tentative nature of
the movement rumor has been busy
distorting the motives of the opera
tors and reports have been circu-
lated that fail to do justice to either
side. For the purpose of clearing
up misrepresentation the Bonanza
applied to the Mine Operators asso-
citation for confirmation.
The truth of the report that an Of
fer had been made to buy the hos
pital was admitted but the exact
nature of the proposal was withheld
until the miners had chance TO
reply to the tender.
rs it the intention to give them
the benefit of hospital attendance
in case of sickness or only in case
Of accidents?" was asked.
"They win receive the same bene
fits they receive now" was the re
ply. In sickness or injury the treat
ment will be the same as they re
ceiye from the present hospital ex
cept that we hope to provide bet
ter service and more up to date
3 hospital?7
+ ut is rumored that the operators
0 are dissatisfied with the presen
e wage scale and are contemplating
}. reduction was suggested.
S There is absolutely no truth t,
Il the report as the operators are sal
isfied with the present wage seal
e and the existing relations btwee
I employer and employee"
it Another report is that the opera
it tors propose to withdraw from tn
D present state industrial nsuranc
If and that the men would have t
a. go into court to recover any linden
it nifty for injury?"
al "The operators are perfectly sa
isfied with the conduct of the stat
industrial insurance feature and tn;
there is not the slightest doubt
L ay change being made in that for
of protection as it is apparent
N glance that the law is perfect
7, satisfactory and likely to be il
er proved with experience.55
Of what is the object Of offering
n buy the hospital?"
le "The whole object of the propoi
n. tion is that we believe the men a
ID entitled to the best possible hospit
en- and surgical srvice. AS the men ca
rt not provide 1t for themselves witho
I'd heavy expense we have decided
FL. give it at less expense to them a
ut pay part of the expense ourselv,
for we realize that one dollar
month paid by each man will not
sufficient to meet the expense \
have considered this matter We
O. carefully and have reached the c,
ITS clusion that the additional cost
he operating hospital that will m,
our views viii cost consideral
ma more than what we will receive fr,
ter the men. The present union h
en- pital without improvements viii !
ne. meet our requirements, but we Z
tie giving the union an opportunity
SITS realize on their investment in
sh, property il they want to- but
lir- figure that it will not be any nj
lie expensive for us to build n
hospital"