The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-07
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. Editor Mest virginianE:

HOUR DAYS. 4 &. Z
Mr. Editor West yirginian:
y bate to impose on crowded coll
!nmas or defaees your valuable paper
hut would like space phase 70 saw a
little ink TO show our appreciation
e the two weeks pay. Tie Two weeks,
pay IS the best thing that has struck
the miners In this valley for long
time: Il comes like a ripe red cherry
e a black bird mouth and there Il
aniy; one3 thing wa knowso that: could
isqualgit and that is the eight hour.
day But j am afraid 1t issa good
piece of and it may, be all our fanit
for we have too many drawbacks. We
don't take enough interest in our
work and the most: of us, are not
skilled enough in the work to handle
the eight hour day. Eight hour day
means eight hours work and iyou
must be there with your lamp trim
med and burning. We don't work
over eight hours in this valley. I'VE
can't on account Of our botched work
l'crc and there and every place, and
II Keeps us day men busy putting on
wrecks and fixing track and doing
work that has been paid for once
but only half done 1t is a waste Of
time and material to do such work.
1t is an easy matter to lay Track for
mine cars. Just lay Ut tight gage
and true and solid and at ttl,es point
of the room switches put plenty Of
ties and make it strong so the cars
can't spread the main track. d 1t, lis
bad enoaghbto have the cars wreck
once in awhile which can't always
be avoided. but in Too many cases
the track wrecks first. Forty-two
inches is the standard gage but there
ere lots of cars on tile track that
would run much better on q shorter
euage. 1t certainly would save lots
of time and troub,e n have ! trao Il,
man in the carship to keep the cars
at up TO one pl,ase onr oxnar.s
want to pattern after the railroad
cars. The railroad car wheels ore
solid on the ayle and -tbev tav:r,sht
to their place and thev rco,,;re more
play. On the trock the min . ~ =
wheel is loose ON the snind,e ana 10
wearing ON tbe sbon1der 80 tho ax,S
and the hubs of tho vince, and sn,n
nile and tr1ev soon dron ins,aa ,i,a
rails and spread the trac, ond,toa, ;.
IL all to pieces wi,,Iam +. prvan
once said he wasn,t ho,t :, Ma -.
Ills opponent as be was IN ~ "a, al, ~
ton of the neon,a no n uh,t ~.
wanted and what was n tio,r ~
interest Tho comnanv to ~, ~. -
bad In their businass ana mona,a
ment ms thew ara IN tho,r d. 49,, :, :.
and unskilled emn,ovos that a..
haye.to diamond On ~ 10 ,ho,n 49,.
for in too many casas Tho ,oh los a., :
man instead Of the man tha toh ans
the lob don't handle lin ~ go, =
vantage and tbot makos q verv ms
sy all around. the hoard II tLo -.
fan gets ont Of order mo smnar,n
tendent sends for tbe m,ch;ni st -
come and fix II and thav come r,a,,t
away and II takes two or tbreo de,s
and nights 10 get II fixed No ma ~.
Row big the hurry It 10 eat 70 r,n
ming coal and they are furnished Lotto
OF material and tools bnt thew n,,,st
have more tools thar be.d =, a..
could get the fan 10 r,,nnine soona,
for almost any Of Nc con,1 s,xS :
watch IL we knew What w,s s,,,o -.
ter with It and had t,,n ,no,s M 80 :,
wouldn't know and {we would ~ ~
a.. 80. i a. = - ~ ~