The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-03-19
Fiscal Court Appropriates
$500. to Aid Miners.
Hartford People Start Relief Wa
gon to Destitute and Other
People Will Aid.

NAll sections of Ohio county are
feeling the pinch of hard times more
than ever before, but the coal mining
section is in pitiful condition. For
two years some of our large mines
AVE only been giving from one to
two days work a week. With this
small wage, the man who has had TO
pay house rent. which is always
first deducted. and support family
at the high price OF everything which
goes into the daily necessary con-
sumption of the most humble house
hold, has not at least been able to
save up anything. Now. all work is
gone and many families, including
women and little children are in ut
ter want The situation is alarming.
Ii has not been overdrawn by any
one and we fear worse conditions
are yet In store for the unemployed
in Ohio county. Ii work was to be
had in other parts of the country.
IL would not be so bad. These people
could move elsewhere and find work.
but this is impossible for two reas-
ons. Work cannot be found In 9TH
er places and they are without funds
with which to move.
As long as there is morsel OF
food in the county, we cannot AFFORD
-. Attt atn manila Gnf-
fer. They are our people. They
have heretofore contributed of their
muscle to enrich the land as much
as those in any other walk of life.
Tuesday the Ohio County Fiscal
Court met on cali OF the eounty
Judge in extraordinary session to re-
ceive petitions from the two local
Npions U. NJ. w. and to consider the
question in all its aspects. 1t was
represented by the committee COM
posed of w. A. Nave, Robert Gallo
way, T. M. Hardin and J. w. Black
burn. of Williams Mines and Robert
Gwen, ]. w. Reynolds and j. d.
Walker representing Render Mines,
that there were more than 60 heads
of families at these two places alone
without work and means with which
to support their families. This
means at least 800 people, including
women and children.
After hearing the statements from
these committeeman and giving due
consideration to the petition exhib-
tied the Court entered the following
order:
con motion of Esq. Ed. Shown and
second of Esq. II. G. Tichenor, the
following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted and approved:
Whereas, Sixty or more heads OF
families, members of the United
Mine Workers of America, located
at Williams Mines and New Render
Mines, in Ohio county, have by rea-
son of the closing down of the mines
at said points, and by reason OF the
further fact that for many months
said heads of families and their
fnmilies dependent upon them, have
been and are now destitute and UNI
able to supply themselves and their
said families with provisions sum
cient to sustain themselves and their
said families, and
-Vhereas, Said heads of families
and their said families are unable
to procure any employment by
means of which to earn support
for themselves, and by reason ana
on account of which, they have been
compelled to appeal to the Fiscal
Court of Ohio county for assistance
now, therefore be it
Resolved, That said Court, in ex-
traordinary session sitting, appeal 70
the people living adjacent to said
mines as well as all other who VIII
to contribute food and any article oil
provision which they can. without
material Inconvenience to them
selves, for the purpose OF supple
menting an appropriation this DAY
made by the Fiscal Court, to relieve
the suffering and distress OF said
destitute families.p
Thereupon the Judge appointed
the following committee to nave
charge of this and all funds and re
lief supplies; Henry Render T. M
Hardin and Mitchell Smith, Any
person who is in need of labor OF
who may desire 10 contribute to thii