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their wages to leave ihevsm.-TJOUKiaopeDtpOe-i Ihe present...„wasonlydone___Trtuh atiitel Itheyibnad It ID a deplorffi ^ondltlon, heavy loflBes{rsasaswaft*tet»Ay« wWcat^ «w well be lUcedTto the efforts ofa crtw on ^Xalwng *hlP freighed wltb a valntWelarco. They their oflTkTnsmaPjL who, Meed. seeraedTlliag to aid, oncondition■ -‘•^ttich should receive aJon, butnpooe reckoning being niak H was found the proffered aid wold cost not only the whole cargo, buthraulre the ship, and quite an additiObeside. In thiadilemroa, but one Oflwo thlnffl remained to be done—etottthe work* at once and entirely, wlMwouldhave discharged every erniloyee, aqi entailed great Injury if rat ruin «pon the Interests of the plafi or dots was done bythe managB, calfepon three, men todoapMiof theUporandstrive to- MsamitAnnlcontinue operations .The latter,was adfrted as the bet. ter course for allpncerned. And may not we hoe eiresa the hope, that aside from ever other view of the question, this opy wove to some of them at least, thrill spoken of .by•he evangeiicaipropet—Isaiah, :5.Our Society wool} bewHlingfor the company todlpense wftbChi;nese labor,in the . . -harmony, ifcoavfieadMany wrong done thereby.but far?W remove one supposed evil b/pausing another which wontcpt w«Ahlnk,necessarily follow. TBut to meet the ifccusation of having countenanced tk course pursued by the Company fot the sake of lucre only, the council offeldera of our Society have instriated opr trustee, who is and has bee* a director in the Company, to brlnfl all our share of tbe proceeds of the business during the next eight yean, if we so long remain owners thereto, before them, and they will then klirectthe expenditure of such monjy for the purpose or supporting missions, schools, the poor, etc.. with particular reference to Beaver Fails tot* we will not add to the amount of op funds invested in the business if it should not yield a profit. The cullefy business must, so far as We are cttocerncd, be self-snstalnifig. As tothose white employees, if thero behny, who worked in theeutlery, and have, as is t»l-whereof thny suffered loss, it was the act of managers or the Board of Directors of the Company, nut of our Society: but oar Society desire, if any such cases exist, that they bo properly and legally made to appear before a court oT justice, and.....u court oi junHJe, uud that they be fully compensated: and wo pledge ourselves that if saH company is not able to make such compensation, it shall be made by us.We have foil confidence in the integrity of our trustee, and the gentlemen who were concerned with him in the employment of the Chinese laborers, tht they acted lawfully and from proper motives; and while, If consulted, we perhaps would not, and might not now, approve of the introduction of such labor, yet for the reasons mentioned we do not censure those who did Introduce it.Onr agents In the transaction of business at Beaver Fails, and who are interested in the cattery, have undergone much labor and trouble in their effort to save from otter loss not only their own Interests in the Company, but also the Interest of our Society. We feel grateful to them and will not be unmindful of their faithful services. •the managers of ihe cutlery in the___________by proper legal authority, we will, as gdda and law-abiding citizens, Insist on their immediate removal, and use every endeavor to that end. Should, however, any lawless and violent course he resorted to in violation off the legal rights of the company, we,asa8odety. would be compelled to protest; and in each case, in view of all the facts, and onr previous efforts to promote the general interests of the place, we will feel obliged to withdraw our means not only from the cutlery business, bat also from the place generally. This we would regret exceedingly to be under the necessity of doing, as onr desire has ever been to promote the prosperity of the place. On the other hand, If these men are permit-ted to remain qajetiy and peaceably at their work, ofir share of the provillage of Economy a delegation of citizens from Beaver Falls, Pa.,with o series of resolutions passed at a meeting of oitisons held in that place, wherein they complain of the introduction of Chinese labor into the works of the Beaver Falls Cutlery Company by the trustee of our Society, and the other parties interested therein, by which white . laborers, to whom, as is alleged, continuous employment in said cutlery, bad been promised, were displaced and oblfgeii tolevqthepjace,etc.,and demanding refief of our Society, by whose agents and trustee, and by whose capital and influence, as is alleged, said grievances have been brought about. Our Society now. deem it * duty to answer these complaints, andmake a public explanation of itarhcts, and the more so, siuee the employment of Chinese labor has of late, for various causes, become more frequent in various other parts of the country.The Cutlery Company is an organized corporation, transacting Its bus* iness in the usual way through a board oi directors, our Society being the principal owner of the stock, but having but one director in the board, and bat one voice in its management. Our Society as such was not notified either by our agents or trustee of the intended employment of Chinese laborers by the company, and was not there/ure consulted about it, but having been notified of tbe com plaints in question, our council of elders resolved to examino into the matter.On such examination we find the company organized as aforesaid now■ —-— principal owners, .« aforesaid, bat other parties who had fora long time been connected in the management of our business in Beaver Falls, having also large interests therein.The works now give employmentparsons residents of Beaver and aDout one hundred and ninety Chinese. The directors of the Company, without our knowledge as a Socletv, entered into a contract for the employment of three hundred Chinee laborers for a term of four years, and gave security for the faithful performance of their obligations.ligions, educat _ --------purposes mentioned above. If views are favorably received, and at the expiration of four years the employment of Chinese labor Is disap? proved of hv the citizens of Beaver Falls, we will be glad to let them have onr Interest In the cutlery works on very reasonable terms; and If they can operate them successful iy without such labor we will bo muchi pleased.Jonathan Lenz,David Wioand, QnusTopiren Diehm, Lewis Ppeii.,Dantei, Schreiber, JOIJN WobFENGAD. JoitN Goetz,ANDREW Koterba, Council of Elders of Harmony Society. ’March 1st, 1873.W A STS TttMFrLG HERSELF,A Cbanco for Bachelors-A Young Woman’* Letter to the Editor of the Chi.Campaign, Feb. 3.1873.—Respect-€£?-•—It isJhe wish of the dicta-‘ of itolaeptjftle to state to yon her ihWtO-Jta^rtteried off; and requests your advice in regard to the SdMect. She;ta acknowledged by allin the cities where she has resided, aa the pell of sooiety—being young, handsome, talented and attractive. She is dark-complected—called a brunette. Age,' 21. She has many, roany admirers, bat none, as yet, whom shecafi appreciate. The young lady deaires fo uraw to a close her studies in arttherefore, withdraw from society, for the space of six .months, to accomplish the aforesaid desire. She requested that, should she be Won By either sex, it must be strictly understood that she is to be released from her bargain if she dislikes the one who wins her; or, should that person be displeased with his prize. Should such be thecase, the young lady will, at the-expiration of the lottery, place in the lucky hands of the winner the amount of $500 in lieu of herself.She wishes your advice In regard to how she must proceed. She wishes me to ask if yon would take the af-fiuMnfoyoar handp altogether, thatall the othtr editors, besides your own; —1 he tickets, c. She wants to sell 60 thousand or a hundred thousand— at$1.00 a ticket, but will not decide untifshe he^rs your opinion; whether you lhlnk she can dispose oft hat number or not; And If yoq think she can sell them for more than $1.00 a jilece. She will await yonr decision. Please to let her know the price yon will charge for this work. The young lady desires her name to remain unknown until after the lottery is closed; when she will make herself known in person, to the winner. She can give you satisfactory recommendation in reference to fieraelt; and character; by people of the highest standing from the city, where she resided a few
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Beaver Argus
Beaver, Pennsylvania, US
Wed, Mar 05, 1873
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