The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-03-03

money on one contract they woul
find the price for the same work "a
down on the net contract. Can yo
explain that"
Il can imagine such condition. w
have $50 or 500 bosses Some may b
ovcrbearing and not perfectly squar
with the men. But they have not act
ed that way because the compan,
wanted IT,"
Are the men afraid to go TO
higher authority with complaints?"
Il know of no such condition"
Mr. MacNaughton exhibited a crcu-
lar issued July Is, 1891. ten years be-
fore he took the mana cement It pro
rides means whereby complaints
from the men can eventually reach
the general manager. The rule is stlI
I'm force and every man on the force
knows of il. He also explained his
recent appointment of a definite date
in each week for hearing complaints
Do the men come 20 YOU individual
| ~ now asked Congressman Casey.
Not always. Sometimes they come
with their wives or with the priest or
the minister"
DO the men feel free To Gomez"
some of them are different no
doubt hut there is no reason why
they should be"
'Nou don't question the right of the
men TO appoint a committee to see
you?"
The answer was no and the witnest
explained recent instance of calll
by committee To complain about the
working of the compensation law He
also explained that no man ever was
discharged for coming to the general
manager with a complaint.
Mr. Rees asked Mr. MacNaughton
again about the charge of cutting
down ON succeeding contracts and no
stated 1T would not bo fair. It would
take away the incentive To good work.
Il may have occurred. | know it is
not prevalent custom"
Mr. MacNaughton's testimony was I
italy interesting throughout. He I
Explained the present bonus system of 5
o cents ton over basic 900 tons t
or a days work. He explained the Il
opposition to the frs. power drills II II
~ brought into the district. and here il
e had forced out of aim "a little Of his n
fe history.
He said that he first worked carry n
ls water in 1877 for some coal shov- a
Iers that he has always worked at Il
le mining business and that he spent Il
hrteen wears i'm the iron country as Il
lgineor and superintendent before re- al
rnins to the copper country to man c,
90 the Calumet & Hecla. in
His testimony throughout the after fo
BON was almost encyclopedia of tho be
ininS industry i'm the copper coun- IN
y but it can only be referred to an
lefly. He testified to his knowl- pl
se that the companies under his he
are absolutely obcving pI
e law compelling men to work not St
ole than $50 feet apart As to the tic
lehman drill he said It is an econ
mic necessity, that conditions make So
cry device for more perfect ciIicien-
ne essary ana that another reason
that all the cOmpanys competitors
e using these drills He gave fig.
es ON the number Of one man drillt
Butte and IN Arizona. ON July l.,
Is, - days before the strike there ca
re il9 one-man drills in use i'm his
mi
@ miner earns more money with the ma,
oman drill. He gave these figures ma,
the year 1872 h.,
'wo-man drill, average pay per man =,
E shift. S2.S3 taL
1ne-man drill, average pay per man ,yb
shift, 1894. ,,.i,
anuary to June. 1912, average 1910 con
compared 10 SOD. $50,
lie counts for this only ,iby the ma,
alter speed of the onc-man drill it, Gin.
{, irrespective of the skill of the mo-
Ter.
lr MacNaughtou explained that Va,
re is no limit set ON the time "a nm,
n can devote to barring down 10,
Sc, 70 make his place safe. lie poI
ST do it no matter how long it n.
rs or ne will be discharged. lie
call on any other employee un- =,
ground to help him and the pay -
his helper viii be adjusted to suit
condition
ctcung To tramm,rs, he said that
~ effort had been made to lessen
work Of the trammcr, by devising TAX
Jader FOR cars but thus it had not
n attained Chairman Taylor re- +
ed that complaint had been made thr,
the length of the trans and the ack
,unt If rock q man was supposed Cub
tram per day M. MacNaughtor ing
e the following la1le OF average
n Per day and average tonnage Dan
man: ron
Distance III
inc. (Fcet) Tons. po''
GEEK $40. ........,...563 1907 Zen
uez ...... 81. .....,....fo5 12S6