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Newspaper
The Laborette
Location
Rawlins, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1887
Page
2
A fragmented editorial asserts workers’ rights and criticizes print rates and hiring practices while proposing alternatives to prison labor. It lingers on organized labor tensions, calls for vigilance against spies, and argues for fair competition without harming free labor, urging unity within the labor movement.
An editorial-essay argues that mining in Colorado Utah Nevada Idaho and Montana offers strong profits beyond simple yields. It links mining with national wealth, urging mine owners to expand capacity and invest, noting the west’s minerals as a driver of trade and economic growth. The piece references labor disputes and unions to illustrate broader industrial impact.
The text outlines labor program goals including state oversight, education, safety, public lands taxation, prohibition of child labor, worker rights, abolition of convict labor, and national wage policy. It also references political mobilization, urging support for candidates aligned with these aims and condemning opposition to reforms.
Labor in the wool manufacturing industry in 1880 employed 160,098 people with average yearly wages of 208.05 dollars. The text notes capital invested, profits and costs, and references historical labor conditions and profits from capital against labor. Also mentions a tragic event near Craneford and a domestic incident involving the Mary Byles household and a later crime, with sparse details about the fallout.
Superintendent Wartello and officers of the Lurami glass works tour town for a suitable site to erect necessary buildings. No decision will be finalized until Wednesday opening day. No public information will be released before that time.
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