Mining Review
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2011-09-02
issued: 1900-02-10
aggregated CHO: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/xminingrev/items/1.0183205/source.json
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note: h ���������7- [j y. A liSi- li������- fh. SANDON, B. C, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1900. FIVE CENTS. BUSINESS m -meetii Nearly All tbe Towns of the Slocan Sent Representatives. As whs announced previously the business men of tho Slocan hold an innings at the labor trouble in Virginia hall, on Tuc-day evening last, and continued on Wednesday. In all there were somo 15 delegates from Silverton, Now Denver, Cody and Knslo. Mayor Pills was called to the chair ' and Mr. Sewell was chosen secretary. The chairman outlined (.ho steps tnken which resulted in the assembly. lie then transferred the business to the meeting. As it can possibly do no good and might result in injury, we refrain froii giving uny of'the remarks made by the speakers. Sufliee it to say then there were present "many men of many minds," though it is safe to say that , seven-eights of the number were convinced that the owners had made the unions, some time ago, n liberal oiler, which should have been accepted, at tho time. A committee was appointed to interview the owners and the miners' union and report next day at noon. We append their report with the close of the btisiiKVs, which shows conclusively that thc owners will hnvo no more conferences with miners' unions; that they are prepared to hire, any number of good men, union or non-union, at $3.25 a day. The feeling of the meeting was that the business people should support the ell'urts of the owners to rill up their mines on these lines, and us speedily ns possible end the trouble that has for the past year cost the business people and the much. Hand, Hughes, Wright, Ilemmolnioyer and Sandiford who informed your committee that thoy could not 'meet them officially, as tho executive committee could not deal with, the question, but ns individuals thev wore willing to listen to any proposition the committee were instructed to make. Your committee then put the following questions : 1. Will yoii consent' to further continue to negotiate with the Miners' Union …
note: Print Run: 1897-1903 Frequency: Weekly
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Sandon (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0183205
language: English
lat: 49.975556
long: -117.227222
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Sandon B.C. : Cliffe and Son
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text