The diamond drill., 1921-04-16

COUNTY ALLIANCE FORMED
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tlitions and suggestions OF what
might be done. Superintendent Charles
u. Lawrence was called upon as the
first 10 talk He says that so far as
the immediate future of the mining
industry in the county Is concerned
he knows little and can prophesy less.
Conditions are not good and II be
hooves Iron county to set about and
try 10 bridge over the coming sum
mer and winter so as to keep its peo-
pie contented and in fair comfort.
Mr. Lawrence heartily endorsed the
proposal to join hands and try to help
one another.
Mr.. Burridge followed with q dis
cussion OF the conditions that exist
In the employing world. He said that
men are available on public work
for wage as low as $500 per day.
That he for one doesn't favor any
such a scale, preferring TO retire from
the contracting business rather than
20 ask anyone 10 work al a wage that
Is less than one can live decently
upon. He then read from an article
statistics recently compiled showing
that the costs OF living are actually
70 per cent above what they were In
1914 and he gave Il as his opinion
that wages ought not to be pressed
down on public work beyond figure
somewhere around from $3.50 to $40O
per day at the present,
Mr.. Burridges remarks met with
general favor and were concurred in
by almost all present Mr.. Emil
Gaiser stated that in his opinion
based upon the costs OF proyisions-he
Is In the retail provision business
the wage ought not be set at less than
$3.50 per day. Mr. McDonough said
that In his opinion no fixed sum ought
TO be recommended-that the recon-
mendation ought TO be elastic and
suggested from $500 to S4.O0 per day
so that good man might be paid
more than a poor man.
The result OF the discussion was the
appointing OF two committees. one OF |
employers and one OF laborers. These |
committees were told TO retire, afirst
each by Itself and formulate wage
rate; then 20 join, adjust any differ-
ences and the two committees to
bring in joint report II possible.
On that committee were the fol
lowing; Representing employers,
Charles r. Lawrence, Herman Hol-
mes and II. j. Oswald on the work
ingman's committee: Dan VanWag-
ner John Sepel and S. c. Chad
bourne. ~ 81 l. II
While the committees we're out
general discussion and survey OF !
township and county expenditures
was made, a representative OF each q
community answering excepting Hem
attic township which was not repre- s
sented due to the inability OF their h
officials To get here. II
A casting up of figures showed that |
about 100000 OF public funds are 10
available and to that may be added I
at least 100000 OF private building
work IA
The committee, after about half an
hours discussion agreed and reported I
TO the meeting a resolution asking v
that recommendation be made to II
each municipality to pay from $500 I
20 $500 per day based on present con- {
ditions for ten hour day. IL IL un-
derstood that the workingmans com [
mittee suggested lower minimum Z
but the employers committee induced 1
them TO raise Il after showing them 4
figures of living costs. The wage ag- |
reement was vigorously applauded' L
One suggestion. made first by the
chairman and expanded upon by 9TH
ers. ds the necessity or public officials
waking up 10 the emergency and d
placing all the work possible TO be
placed at the present time. Also
that the privilege OF working be not
contend To a family or to the i'm
mediate friends OF the road officials;
that the money be spread around a.
mong all workingmen OF the district. 8
discussion Of the Villas county
road project for which the county II
bonded several years ago was had. II
IL was the sense OF the meeting that
the county road commission should
employ extra engineers, survey the
road and start work upon Il at once.
On motion OF n J. Oswald. support
I'd by NJ. S, McDonough the secretary N
was instructed to forward to the
county road commissioners a resoiu-
tion asking that they take immediate
action looking 10 the building OF this
road. III
Mr. McDonough, after the business
Of the immediate evening was finish