Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-03-29


around Boston. would like to know
whore you worked on the Atlantic |
| coast"
II worked at Joplin came the an
swer in logged tone.
That's long way from the Allan
ic coast. Nearly as close to the Pa
ifc as the Atlantic" continued the
peaker. 80 you came from Joplin,
Missouri? | have been there and
tnow something about Joplin Now
Is a favor perhaps you will tell these
,eople what wages You received in
Ioplin?"
Il got 1925 a day"
THAT'S the way to come to the
loint," commented Mr.. Collins, good
laturedly. Then where did you go?
3isbee2 That's a good town. | was
here vast week and know something
bout Bsbee. What pay did you get
| here?"
| Il got s325 shift"
when was that?"
Three years ago"
Then you came to Tonopah, | un-
, derstand Perhaps you will let us
know what your pay is here?"
Il make four dollars and half a
! day
i Collins laughed and the entire
! house joined in the roar that ensued,
e The man on the floor had been con.
4 victed by his own confession and ii
e did not require the explanation of the
a lecturer 70 cause the majority TO see
d The point.
d Improvement in Conditions
J.. "My dear man il felt like you did
4 few minutes ago when you gave me
E the merry ha ha ] would return the
e compliment. but all | wish to say ii
hat you are earning double the wages
you earned in Joplin thirteen years
ago and nearly forty per cent more
han you were paid M Bisbee. In To
nopah YOU are receiving Just twice
r what YOU received in Joplin Wha
h does this mean? Doesn't it look a
= hough the miners condition was in
proved Let me give you some NOR
= information You say the miners o
he Bisbee are now making $500 day
In That is wrong They are making $5.6
he Tor miners and $685. for muckers."
"A The compensation law was brougf
~ lp TO the evident delight of the or
in Tor who, ii developed, was the authc
Ar II the first compensation law intr
100 lueed in the United States.
ot "The Nevada compensation law wa
,at fought by the leading Socialist in II
70 state. the banner bearer of yol
m, party" replied Mr. Collins to anothe
who suggested that one of the pri
,di cipal planks in the Socialist platfor
az was compensation for injury and
he lemnity on sort OF paternal plan
government. 1T is well to speak
i, those things continued the orat'
but actions are louder than wore
Nevada has made a good start a
III probably in course Of time the co
-, nengation will be increased from
rrv 10 66 30 per cent as recommended
Al, he east. Grant Miller, who was d.
aut rribed as an ambulance chaser,
o., flaved in a mastery manner as |
~, ,niy man who was directly interest
Ia in defeating the proposed industr
| ...ss stsb.A aofinu nf another
,tadl eialist member of the legislature
,,n introducing bill basing the comp
voul sation on so per cent OF the Was
IA was explained as very clumsy
tempt to defeat the indusiriai
- since the legislature was willing
ta,,I accept the so per cent indemnity
If was A foregone conclusion that
hara Der cent or any other change IN
'a,o hill would result in defeat
"a "What authority have you Tor
-. ing that Socialism, stands ior g
yory munity Of property interests iha
: on d man in broken German
a of q never give my opinion Of :
'Iect | lnestlohs' ~ -! sfE ~ ~ {
what han that OF any otnef man
10 tel Collins. "Who is 4. YOU favorlte
and cialist aathorityg' Then he ran
Ut he q list OF German ffeho'' a"u -,
apostles of the new cult and finally
| and CURED the answer iro", ~ =
years wonld he acceptable. The inqu
= ~ ssartad and then Collins seize
pamphlet from the table and rea
9 are strong rejoinder TO followers OF
n did cialism that the basfc principle
r,een the abolition Of property intere