Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-07-01 | Page 2 | Smuggler-Union Mine Shut Down

Sntaggler-Uoidn Mine Shut Down Big- Property at Tellurldo Closed Because Competent Miners Cannot Bo Secured. TELIAJRIDE, Colo., June 30. The Smuggler-Union mines, employing L'OO men, were closed down today and the company's mill will be closed as soon as the ore on hand Is disposed of. It is rumored that operations opera-tions at several other mines will cease In a few days. The ronwti for closing down lias not been made- publjc. Bulkley Wells, manager of the Smug-gfcr-Unlon gave out the following statement state-ment tonight: "By order of tho directors direct-ors operations of the Smuggler property will be discontinued July 1. This action is made necessary by the Inability of the management to procure sufficient number of thoroughly competent ml-. ml-. ners to man the mine fully. The fear of u repetition of riot and murderous assault on non-union men, perpdtrated by members of local unions during tho last three years and the dread Inspired In-spired by such dastardly crimes as the explosion at the Vindicator mine and at Independence station, in Cripple Creek district, has sulllced to deter from returning to Tellurlde most of the miners who were formerly hero employed, em-ployed, and new men from entering tho district. "While it may not be Just lo charge these crimes too directly to the organization organi-zation which ordered the strike, in the Tellurldo district against the wishes of a large majority of the worklngmen. it Is certain that prior to the developments develop-ments In Colorado of miners of tho type fostered by the Western Federation of Miners, murderous attacks and explosions explo-sions have no place in mining industries indus-tries of the SUitc. And it is felt that in every instance non-union men have been the only sufferers. "As far as the Tellurlde district is concerned the struggle against the rule or ruin policy of the Western Federation Federa-tion of Miners has been won. It only remains for the people to declare at this fall election that the type of Socialism Social-ism which means anarchy shall no longer attempt to paralyze the Industries Indus-tries of the State, and that the essentially essen-tially American right of a man to work when, where and for what wages he will, shall not be denied him by any labor organization. 'If the people so record themselves the Smuggler-Union mine will resume operations; If they do not the Smuggler-Union Smuggler-Union mine will remain closed lndefi-nately.