The diamond drill., 1919-02-01
ABOUT THREE HUNDRED MEN
THROWN OUT OF EMPLOYMENT
BAD BLOW TO IRON COUNTY
Water Will pc Pumped at Both
Properties Which indicates a
Resumption Later On

plOylnB ABOUT Zzo men anu tue iODli
at Crystal Falls employing rs mel
were closed on orders received from
the central office OF the Mckinney
steel Co. operators OF the properties
The shutdown occurred during the
week, the Tully closing coming on
Tuesday, and the Tobin shutdown the
following day.
The first orders were TO pull pumps
at the Tully, but subsequent orders
were received to continue pumping
the water at that property. The clos
ing OF the Tobin didn't include the
pulling of the pumps at any time.
Tully Shipments Slack ON.
The Tully mine is a comparatively
new property, having been opened
but a few years. The ore which the
mine produces was understood 10 be a
good grade OF material, but last sum
mer there were no shipments made
from the stockpile, so that the ore on
the docks had grown to large proper
tions.
The Tully mine is connected under
ground with the Baker mine to the
northwest and that property will be
flooded also. but this means little as
the Baker has never proved to be a
..a1..~hfo anaot
Tobin Working Reduced Force.
The Tobin mine has been working
reduced force all summer and fall. II
is very large property and could ac-
commodate two or three hundred men,
but the demand for the ore has not
been great and the force was cut to
about 75 men all Of whom were work
ed upon one shift.
The Tobn started to sink winze
preparatory to the opening up of a
new level about a month ago and IL
was thought that the move presaged
we'll for the future steady operation
OF the mine For that reason the or
der 10 stop work came as considerable
Of a surprise.
Shipments were made from the To
bin mine all OF last summer from
both the stockpile and the pocket SO
that there isn't the accumulation OF
ore on the docks that exists at the
Tully mine.
The closing OF the two properties
mentioned leaves the Dunn and Odg-
ers as the only properties operated
by the Mckinney Steel Co. in this
county. although the company owns a
number OF additional properties.
Makes Many Men Idle.
The shutdown OF these properties
created a great labor oversupply in |
this county which makes II bad for the |
county In every way. The other mines |
are not taking on men al this time
as they have all thai they can do 10 |
keep going. For that reason II looks |
as II the men will have TO find en-
ployment at other work.
Had the shutdown came two or
three months later. II wouldn't have
been so serious as IL Is In the middle
OF the winter. The abnormally high
costs of living presents mighty ser
ious problem to the men who have
been thrown out OF work and will in
crease as the time drags along and
further curtailment occurs al the
mines in the county.
Others win Probably Work.
II Is thought that no further ser
ious closing OF mining properties will
occure this winter but there Is a grad.
ual elimination OF forces. a few men
being laid of here and there as the
weeks pass by.
The same conditions exist at the
mines on the other ranges so that
there Is not much likelihood of men
from the Menominee range finding
work on other ranges.
II Is claimed that many OF the stelI-
pr companies who were working on
government contracts and had their
contracts cancelled at the signing OF
ne armistice are IN a bad way to II
keep going for the reason that