Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1922-11-01
WELFARE LEAGUE
MAKES Matters
PURELY PLAIN
Says Much Good Has Been AC'
cOmplished and Organization
is for Benefit of All

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The Welfare league of Tonopah Is
desirous Of placing itself in the righ
light before the public We fee,
that great deal Of good has al
ready been accomplished by the
league and that more good can bt
accomplished In the future Import
ant matters are coming up from
time to time that demand concerted
action on behalf of the community
We apprehend that considerable mis-
understanding exists as to the &C
tions of the league in the recent
labor difficulties In order to dis
pei such misunderstanding this
statement is made. Since the com
mencement OF the organization, al
effort has been made by its exc
Cutiye committee to conciHate diff
terences and promote the welfare
'of the district without fear or ia
yOr for any particular element Of
the community On Monday morn
ing Oct. 16, before the meeting Of
the operators and miners commit
tee, the undersigned president Of
the Welfare league together with w
D. HattOn, the secretary, and VIM
FOrman, a member OF the executive
committee, met together in confer
ence as to the best means to aver
deadlock and prolonged strife II
the district. AS a result OF this
conference communication wa
drafted for delivery to the mine op
orators. We were informed at tha
time that the operators and miners
were about to meet, and we there
fore Immediately sent the communi
cation to Mr., Kirchen, the president
Of the Nine Operators association
The communication referred to is as
follows:
I'VE, the committee appointed by
the TOnopah Welfare league to act
as an Intermediary between the
operators OF Tonopah and Divide
mining districts and the miners Of
these districts, and having at hear
the welfare. peace and prosperity o
this community, do respectfully of
fer our services as such interme
diary with a view of bringing har
mOny between employer and en-
ployes in these districts Periodical
strife and lack OF harmony between
the operators and employees have iI
the past entailed hardship upon al
of our citizens and particularly upon
the working men who are heads oi
families. The miners have made q
demand for an increase Of 75c per
day and the operators have conceded
an increase to all employees of 25C
per day, so long as silver shall re
main at 81 per ounce 1t Is evident
to all that the miner is entitled tC
a greater increase in his wages, ow
ing to the conditions under which
he works, the character Of the ser
vice rendered and the hazard Of
his employment A deadlock at the
present time appears to exist be-
tween the employers and employees
due to the qustion OF wages. We
would therefore suggest that an
increase of SOC per day be made
to them by the operators, believing
that by so doing that the employers
will receive an adequate return from
such increase and the employees will
feel they are getting a Just compen
sation for their labor"
After the meeting OF the operators
and miners, It was learned that an
adjustment had been virtually ar
rived at along the lines proposed by
our committee.
The Tonopah Welfare league ex-
poets to continue in its efforts t.
serve the community A vacancy or
the executive committee of the
league was filled recently by tn,
election of St. Clair Wood, who II
a well known representative minei
of the district The league is nov
negotiating for a lease for tern
of four years for two nights eacl
month on the new Pythian auditor
ium. This will guarantee to tn,
Pythlans the remaining funds nee
essary to complete their building
and will furnish a meeting plac,
where the Welfare league can con
duct its meetings both for bushes
and pleasure and thus promote tn,