Had Barrels of Money

In Cincinnati a prominent minister, investigating the strike of the machinists, started to quiz a striker in the presence of Attorneys Eugene Poicey and W.H. Gazlay.

“ How much did you get my good man?”

“Two dollars a day.”

“Two dollars a day. Why, that is good wages. What did you do with it?”

“I’ll tell you, but don’t let it get out.” said the striker, satirically. “After I paid taxes, assessments, living expenses for a family of six, I placed the balance in a flour barrel, and when it was full I headed it up and began another barrel. My cellar is full of barrels of money.”

The Chronicle, Seattle Union Record, November 9, 1901