The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-08-26
COMPANY BOARDING HOUSE AND
STORE.

Ii Is evident that the Day morning
organ Is very much perturbed over the
company boarding house and store
question to which The Miner has
drawn public attention. A few weeks
ago this paper suggested that mas
much az the exponent of the Occur
d'Alenes" was advocating an ordinance
regulating pawnbroKers for the pro-
lection of the workingman out OF Jop
II should also include in its efforts the
enforcement of laws already enacted
for the protection of the workingman
holding job, having particular REFER
ence to the law which prohibits en-
Movers Of labor from imposing condi-
tIons. directly or indirectly, expressed
ar implied" any terms as to Where
such employees shall board or trade
The exponent" makes first page
feature of this law, and closes its ala :
tribe against this paper by calling up
on It to submit proof that this law Is
being violated. This demand for proof
recalls a story which, while not con-
nected with the company boarding
house and store business, shows now
over -conhdence and arrogance some
times leads men into serious indiscre-
tions of speech,
once upon time, and 1t has not
haen 40 very long ago, either, a GER
tain bank became involved in financial
aiffleuities through reckless manage
ment. and particularly through the eX-
tension Of questionable favors TO those
anon whom 1t relied for support in case
40 emergency. and was forced to close
its doors. 1t had large number OF
,lenositors and its liabilities were
heavy, far in excess of its assets. sew
eral of the directors who were man
eially responsible, and who recognized
their legal and moral obligation to the
depositors, rendered to the receiver OF
the defunct institution what appeared
to be a fair proportion of the amount
due. which was accepted with the APP
of the court. Another director
was invited to join in this tender, but
he declined, claiming that he had never
qualified as director, was in no way
responsible for the deplorable condi-
ton of the bank, and could not be- held
for the money due the depositors. The
receiver took issue on this question,
and was met with the demand to sub
nit proof. Did he do 1t? Not that
lay, nor for several days, in fact, 1t
vas several months, for, like the mills
If the gods, the receivers work moved
slowly, but equally effective, The proof
vas submitted, that is, it was ready to
,e submitted in open court when the
director experienced a |
,hange of heart From cold indiffer- /
nee to the losses of the depositors, he
vas suddenly seized with a philan- !
hropic desire to reimburse them. and /
lie voluntarily" entered into an agree
nent with the receiver by which he as
umed responsibility for the payment
I the remaining obligations of the de-
unct bank Regardless of his pietur
sque pose as the good angel of the I
epositors, the fact stands out THAI in
esponse to his arrogant demand. the
roof of his responsibility was sub
lifted.
But what has this to do with COM
any boarding houses and stores?
Iothing except to illustrate how great /
tufts are sometimes effectively called. [
he Day morning organ calls upon
he Miner to submit proof that influ-
nee Is being used upon employees of :
lining companies in violation of the s
w to cause them to board at the !.
,mpany boarding house asd trade at n
Ne company store. The Miner has
cry positive convictions on this ques- u
on based upon information which It Ii