Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-13
LABOR COMMISSIONER PUTS CLAMP
ON FOREIGN EMPLOYMENT AGENT
Investigation Disclose Fact That Copper
Miami, Arizona, Seeks to Break Down Labor Organza-
tions in Mining Camps of That State; No Shortage
of Labor; Misrepresentation Made

stopping such shipments. No men are
needed. Our mining camps are
crowded with idle miners, large per
cent of them being loyal English
speaking American citizens. If men
are secured, they must be secured thru
gross Misrepresentation, since were
they in possession of the facts none
would leave for Miami.
/ am enclosing you with this letter
copy of a statement made by Will
liam Dover and Frank Belliveau, two
Miami by this same party Arnold,
which will give you an idea of some
of the Misrepresentation used in Sc
curing men. Many men from the
states of Missouri, California, Texas
and Utah have called at this Office
in the hopes that we might be of some
assistance to them in securing jus
tice from this corporation, whose
agents had so grossly misrepresented
conditions in Miami. In times like
these no corporation should be allowed
to transport men from section of
the country where their labor may be
needed to a place where a great num-
Der of men are unemployed, especially
where such gross misrepresentation
must be used to secure these men as
is practiced by the Miami Consoli
dated agents, and while we may not
be able as yet to prevent this cor
poration from continuing such prac-
tices, it is certainly our duty to try
and enlighten the working men on
real conditions in this state, and pre-
vent their being bitterly disappointed
on their arrival in Miami if they eX-
pect to find conditions as represented
by c. f. Arnold.
Trusting that your office will be able
to assist the United States employ
ment service in this state in placing
these facts before miners who may
be misled into accepting the offers of
this man Arnold, l am,
Yours respectfully,
FRANK BROWN.
In Charge United States Employment
Service IN Arizona.
Two Miners Statement
I'VE, the undersigned, when hired
in Salt Lake for the Inspiration Cop
per Company of Miami, Ariz., by the
Inspiration Copper Company's agent,
Arnold, were told that the mine
was we'll ventilated and clear from
smoke and gas and that there was no
labor trouble and that they used the
water liner machine and stopper for
drilling and the jack hammer machine
for cutting bitches only, and that we
only had to drill three or four rounds
week We were also told that board
and room could be had anywhere in
Miami for $40 per month We signed
a contract to work for the Inspiration
Copper Company for period of ninety
days and that they were to deduct 81
a day of our wages for railroad fare.
On arriving in Miami we found condi-
tions as follows: Board and room in
the town of Miami will cost from $50
to $50 per month. We found the mine
very unsanitary, poorly ventilated and
full of smoke and gas all the time.
We also found the camp full of idle
men and the Inspiration Copper Com
pany for some reasons refused to put
them to work. Machine men are no.
titled to drill two rounds a shift or
fourteen rounds week and that the
jack hammer is used for drilling up
pers the same as a stopper, instead
of cutting bitches. After working
twenty-siN shifts, we laid off for two
shifts, and on returning to work we
were told that there was no time
card for us and that we would have
to go to the employment office in
Lower Miami to get re-employed. On
going to the employment office we
were refused employment We then
went to interview the manager and
he refused to talk to US.
Signed: VIM. Dover, Frank Belli-
veau'