and Fred Minister, Chauncey Williams and Harry McGuigan. Evans is working at the Portland, the Minister boys at the Deadwood, McGuigan at the Independence, and Williams at the Wild Horse. None of these men think the strike at Colorado City will extend to this district.
At 7.30 P. M. I went to the union meeting. The ballot was open to-day from i until 8 P. M. (at union hall) for the purpose of voting on the compulsory insurance now existing at the mines of the district, to determine whether the union submit to being compelled to pay the present rate of insurance, 3 per cent., or not. I heard several people say to-night that the Woods people are the only mine owners of the district who compel their employees to pay this insurance, and that at other mines it is optional with the men employed. This balloting will be continued next Saturday, February 28th, 1903.
At 7.30 P. M. lodge opened in due form, with an attendance of about 75 members. There were three initiations.
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After nominating officers for the ensuing term, the lodge proceeded to the regular dispatch of business.
There has been a standing committee for some time for the purpose of waiting on some of the mine superintendents in regard to working their men overtime. During the past week the committee waited upon the management (so they said) of the Gold Coin, Independence and Portland mines. The committee reported that the management of these properties promised rfiem that they would not have their men work overtime except when really necessary. The committee's report was received, and the committee discharged.
After the regular business was disposed of, Mr. Mangon and John C. Sullivan, President of the State Federation of Labor of Colorado,