White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-05


tlemen arrived from Salt Lake City
and first announced that they were
statesmen, but 1t developed later that
while there might have been a few
statesmen amongst the party the ma
iority we're strike. breakers and they
took to their work like a cat takes
to cream, but their methods were
crude and their failure pitiable. Some
of the best fellows on earth have
been coming into this district from
Salt Lake for a number of years, and
with them Ely business men are not
only willing, but anxious to trade.
If they can just do SO Ia justice to
themselves. However. the underhand
methods employed by some statesmen
of going to certain merchants and
dealing so lightly with the truth re-
garding orders taken in other houses
when as a matter OF fact they were
turned down cold. will not get them
anything in the long run. In fact
no matter what the ultimate outcome
of this matter may be few gentle
men have lost the Ely business In
their line for all time. Some orders
were procured by such misrepresent-
ations. but very few. and the ma1o-
ritv of those SO procured we're can
celled when the merchant found ne
had been deceived. OF course many
stick to the threadbare story that
their particular house knows nothing
about the trouble. They are being
told In reply that II they want
the Ely business II is now squarely
up to them to learn something about
IL and the way is clearly open.
There will be a meeting OF the
business men in the city hall next
Tuesday night, at which many mat
ters of interest will be brought out.
This meeting, II Is now understood.
will be attended by every man who
has an interest. II is safe to say
that not a business man will be abb
sent because under all the conditions
and In a matter of such great impor-
tnce 10 them, no matter what other
calls they may have. their absence
would undoubtedly be taken as an
indication of lack of interest, and this
impression they cannot afford to per-
NIT TO go out. no matter how un-
founded 1t may be. Mayor Witcher
will have considerable to interest
those present, and unless some def
mite word has been received from
the manufacturers and jobbers OF
Salt Lake, 1t now seems certain that
that the boycott will tighten up so
that 1t will take more than a few
smiling gentlemen from the Mormon
capital to jar II loose.
Several representatives of Salt
Lake houses have left here during
the week and when they return with
their usual business practically gone
to ruin. they have promised to take
the question up vigorously with
those whom they represent Ely
merchants are working every day to-
ward an absolute cutoff II they find
1t necessary They have been hold
ing back and ordering just enough
to meet their absolute demands on
the promises made by representatives
and from business men direct that
definite action would be taken. Their
patience. however, Ia we'll nigh ex-
hausted. 1t has been just two weeks
since Mayor Witcher wrote at some
length and officially in reply to
lengthy communication from the
Manufacturers Association of Utah.
II would seem that when matter
OF such Importance was properly and
SO clearly placed before such an or
ganization as the Manufacturers
Association of Utah would at least
sound to be, that they would soon
have due notice II took the organ
ization. however, just one full week
to write this letter in reply to the
mayor:
FVpiu ~ AVA"'
Hon. A. B. Witcher. Mayor,
ELY, Nevada.
Dear Sir:
1--WE thank you for your esteemed
favor OF Feb. 10Th. and the kind and
careful explanation which you made.
This matter will be taken up with
our committee. and we will write you
further in a few days.
with best wishes, we remain
Sincerely yours,
MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
OF UTAH,
by ID. w Eardley,
Secretary"
This talk of lack OF official no.
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