Gunnison news-champion., 1922-04-07
GUNNI~ON 60. coal MINERS
ABOIT ONE-THIRD ON STRIkE

WhIis fgur.s are not ava. liable from
eveTy mine Iu the county, j. would ap-
pear uaat someLE-ug .E. q tErrd 0f tas
men regularly employed nave gone out
on sympathetic HtEEe. Crested
Butte, the big oJaL camp aud the -srur
Of orEatI0us of the tao &. +. L J.
mine. ts EuUeaGa, over half out
lntsaE of 200 90 n-T- al work. reports
iHdiCaU. that there an. 10 % - Dig
gers a. the bItumlnDls .Gr, with out
side rnru. trGWueT-. &C. % make -
or so employed ItsHe are r.a ~
the PsrsIIng hard coal mine. A. the
Peanut hard Goa. NINE. d f.a mra are
doing Hrad WORK Tie tae.tg mra al,
the y Sul'H-AntET4r.,. nL.r. but the
comp eEprrts go start again aslt O.
new G0.u o. q i"s day-.
Suurr-t mine. have n.t 1ser af-
fec.ca ug che strike 4a t4r as known
here ]. tl" r-.Eas.E0aul " 200
men aE. Dsgllar. ,l-I OF. 90 Som.
crut- Al Na.daIa. . r.s, -y 90 CO
men sr. g,ursa.g do. '.- job only d.
handl-. luir.i .te ...... be- o. e..
mine b.. closed teru.r4..y far repair.
but pa| up, rrr' s..a a.th rf" 4-u-
al 30 hands According ,n company o.
fetal
OF app-oa mattel, 500 coal mrer- 10
the rsE.f.. t... . anIt ae.u that
$50 &. l.r a.sr ,DarrI ,ba .,rE"
IHr-.4' 'n.nra.... bath s.dra clam
the AL alag. ..'. the larE.r coal
cent. p.a.r... . ..It doaa and the
sma.ir- ..a.. u..' of them operat.ag
about a. I.4a.
u. .-r.at .pr,rr. ~ the rtuE. lu
cOal anas ut kausa-. Illinois, Ohio
and g.. rs ANN are. pretty H,.l shut
down Both ldra a- usual. are max
ing the Usual claims. but il Is. Of
cOur-r. 5drrt that Oh. ,,al spu ~s.tur5
have far-ccu and prepared Cor the
strEE, have larg' quantities of cuaI Ir
storm" and DO rut lut.rl 20 diacI-- pr
cowprp.ua-c IU any way. The UNION
leader are bending their efforts 70
oTganiz" and Il possible shut down the
mine worked Dy ruH-uutDu labor.
This ls the CruN OF the situation. A.
long a one third the mines In America
are operated by HuU-Un.Du men and
many others vii. work part Of the
time with such labor as they can get.
there Is not much hope Of the strlkcrs
winning.
The striker have won public sym
patty b. the.r willingness 20 arhE,lai"
and cvIdcu, 'rrITe 10 dIacuss the con
troyersy with mine owners Also
they are holding the men well lu hand
and very little violence b., reported.
Mr. and Mr.. VI A Dccring were
down from parIn Tuesday. coming IN
the truck. Mr.. Jaz. Corbitt accom-
panied them.
The Colorado Democratic State
Contra. IommmIttpc invites tins edit
or to attend banquet and reception
TO Hon. Cordcl Hull chairman Of the
National Democratic Committee, who
yill be IN Denver tomorroE. The COM
mite ,yIshc. u 20 cNtcnd this in
vitatatp1n to other Democrats in this
vicinity, 80 here you are boys.
Signing himself "E. r. (Scoop)
Ki,'gas+." the edito r Of the Sedg-
wick Sun has announced his candidacy
for tn" nomination for state rcpr,scn-
tatiyc on the Republican ticket The
primary election will be held Septcm-
Der 18th. and he estimates that his
announcement is made in ample time.
tNotc-kcilgass is known in this
region Us the erstwhilc contest editor
of tn" GunnisoH Empire. Wonder II
he will do his campaigning in that Nit
chell car. Say; what ever did become
OF the prize car auyEay7D