The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-11-23

we will put our old men back as far
as we possibly can do So"
Emerson d. Mcneil, general super
intendent for the Mckinney Stee
company speaking for that company
In regard TO it's mines here and al
Stambaugh, Yes. We shall put our
cid employees back just as they were
when they left our employ, We have
record OF EACH man who left our
employ and the property at which he
was employed. Each man, as he re
turns, will be put back at the same
job that he left when he went to the
army"
+. j. Smith, superintendent OF the
Chatham and Berkshire mines at
Stambaugh: 1--WE expect to give ey-
cry man who left our employ to 60
into the army his Job back when he
returns. We told our men that we
would do so when they left and will
keep our word. We have a record Of
all men who left TO go to the army.
Rudolph Erickson, superintendent
Ct the Davidson Ore Mining Co. at
Iron River, speaking for his company
says; Were going to take all Of our
men back. but cannot say that each
will get TIC identical job that he had
when he lef; None Of the men who
left our employ had any particularly
good job. that is, above the ordinary
miner We are one OF the few COM
panies who have been taking care of
the men who left our employ while
they are in the service OF the nation.
We pay each month a certain amount
OF wage they were getting when they
left either to their relatives or we
keep II in trust for them to get when
they return. so you see we have very
close connection with all our boys
/ WHO are now in service and certainly
Will take them back into our employ"
George J. Elsie, assistant superin-
tendent for the oliver Iron Mining
/ Co, speaking for that company in re-
gard to its employees at the Dober
mine and any other work In Iron
county Eyes sir. Insofar as we pos
sibly can do SO we shall take our for
mer employees back and give them the
same jobs that they had when they
left IN order to do this II may be
J necessary to change men about who
lhaye been hired to replace these men
whom they entered the srylce, but We
hope that II will not mean dropping
any men from our employ. II Will
! certainly mean some shifting about as
It Is our intention to put the boys
back on their old jobs"
Charles f. Lawrence. general super
intendent for the Verona, Balkan and
IIemlock Mining Co.'S speaking for
that company in regard to. the Verona
mines at Iron River, the Balkan mine
at Alpha and the Warner mine at
Amasa. Most assuredly. We will
take them back, give them their old
Jobs back and better Jobs II we find
such for them and they are fitted to
hold such. We have record OF all
who left our employ and each one
ly too glad to get them back"
John Looney, superintendent for
the -Stsmbaugh interests at tho
Zimmerman mine. Stambaugh: "An
agreement was made with our men
who went into the army that they
would get their Jobs back after the
war. We have record OF every man
who left our empoiy and each one
will get his Job back"
r. C. Bowers. superintendent for the
ckwire interests at the Homer
r,'~e, Iron River: "Yes sir Our NOR
will get their jobs hack end will "
whatever advances were made In tn
wage scale while they were gone. II
nece-sary We viii discharre newt,
hired men, but hope tiat Il will not
be necessary. Eve-v mar e record q
IN orr office and each will yet bach
the job he had when he left"
/ c,,-ve r. w-0~e~sc- ~ general mnn-
ager for the Munro Mining Co., apeak-
ing FOR fis company and TIE miners
who left the Hiawatha, chiccgan and