Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-03
OPINIONS OF THREE PAPERS


Either mine wages must come down or efficiency go up
the belief of many operators and mine owners who have watched de-
scenng prices with stationary climbing costs for months
Naturally the wish of the big majority not of ALL Of those min
might the and efficiency be increased
isn't altogether impossible either few months after good
had been called into military service labor short in e
mining and hard efficient help This condition has
changed greatly already and will be changed decidedly
the weeks Of the boys home One op
declares he applications for work to where he
AS workers get more plentiful II will be easier for the mine managers
efficient class of workmen but whether the increase
efficiency will be sufficient make for the lack of profit indicated
by prices production costs remains to be
producers inclined to believe the introduction of sort Of
system the mines viii help The plan being tried Outby
of the largest companies and with good is reported but only
applied drle The superintendent Of these companies
states that the introduction of the system has resulted marked in
in efficiency and profitable both to the and to The
property superintendent recently reported that
Of the bonus sstem was results not being a oil desirable
that however tried out with the drlors but with
the Observation-Disclosures !,s.s..
article half and barely mentions the vital
point-Ihe labor question
This district filled with mine workers that have dred in here from
parts country. During able
Uncle leaving this district pOsOh
operators forced along with that only
ck men who could not during normal conditions hold job These
demanded and paid far of their WORTH work
hardship the in wayscss work. less dirt
hoted underground conditions greater loss and damage
tea and MILL greater supply less efficiency everywhere all
combined create greater overhead operating expense Quite often
would job another because told to
crowd the collar instead of holding his hand the operators pocket
Now that the younger and better men are returning the operators Should
call of these hes the carpet and tell them in
1 foIcibe language back to Arkansaw
Working underground worth much than job top but the
entitled eight hours actual work from the who draw
. miners 80
Operator your ground get results
ground his business Almost Over up"
him watch his ground and don't
good dirt with the
/ powder. .'tIs
superintendent of mining actually wants better
would be well the office and hunt
office where be made Let
1 efficiency be your wathwOrd-Commeree News " -
Perhaps opinions the Miami Record
blame profits the working the operators
could other big business organized and
Of the sme combination the New Jersey zinc
much better As matter
heavy weights this district gain for the
industry entitled Outside the district
been advertised
been exploited What the lead and zinc prcus
similar every line of business the
country squeezed out of the wace stock in the dis
mills that setting announced
eve the district pay profits yet the legitimate investments
People bought paper paper mills loser and dividends
will be forthcoming Stock selling propositions that only little
for the salesman will hon louder than anyone
matter Of fact there several PROPOSE
Oklahoma district that the low price furnished
Hundreds have been heeced
and following the first boom when
than Joplin in five There
between this place and Miami Oklahoma
Pheo make big cities and wealthy people,
the industry organized command the price in the creating
the history of this district has been to dig the metal from
the ground and for it. The bigger
side of big industry graspd by the producers this dis
ict which very plain who look