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From: "Ron" rdukarm AT roadrunner DOT com
Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2007 23:54:25 -0500
Subject: DL&W as Scrooge
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List,

A few days ago, as I do every year, I watched the annual showing of the movie "Scrooge". I always recall the scene of the poor miners who "work in the bowls of the earth".

Yesterday while doing my DL&W research on the New York Times site, I came across a very timely article about the young boys employed in the DL&W coal mines. The article is from 1885 and discusses in great detail the conditions under which they worked. I thought I'd share it with you.

Happy Holidays,
Ron Dukarm

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