Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-03

that the shutdown Of smeitera In
Colorado also shut down the mines. Il
y your Judgment that q vast combina
Ton hhe that Is dangerous TO the
Yes. SIR"
nente"
They would dictate the price Of
Aneltlhs and the price 10 be paid Tor
ores, O. It would give them a chance
10 Gitcriminate on the values Of the
ores 10 them. They might be able Ia
close some mines which are now rum
nlnt OF a profit ~ 80 cents often COW
81, the profit per ton"
Suppose all the smcitcrs In this Sec
tlon were In combination and diner
'nces should arise with the iahorers
SUPPOSE they were discharged and wen,
70 colorado and found the same con-
mtlon " affairs therp-tho same nj
omaha ma Butte. Does not combs
ration Of that kind destroy the law Of
supply hnd dcmnnd9'
~ certainly does"
would this conditional combine
ton " All smclters-cioso al but few
fav1red pianta7"
Yes. and Il would destroy the value
" The homes surrounding the different
plants, ~ they now exist"
DO yog think II Just to further con-
sest tne big centcrs OF population by
i9pfther concentrating plants and pco-
No. SIR"
EFFECT or EfGHT-HoUR LAW.
How has the eight hour law affected
capital and labor IN this slater"
~ The law II framed. I think II
Affects capital very little because Il
particularly refers 20 mines and min
Ing. and N the mines are properly
managed na good results are obtained
from eight NJ from ten-hour men. I
think man Will do ~ much work on
an eight-hour shirt a. IN ten hours
under ground. Tor the reason that an
eiEht-hour man goes 20 hiH work on
his own time. while the ton-hour man
usually. goes on the time Of his en-
ployer"
WAGES IN UTAH.
,,,"whset Is the rate Of wages in
ut is different In different districts
RANGING from $3.50 90 s. 80. Tho nature
Of the ground and work TO b. per-
tormcl often makes n difference IN the
sam. camp. There u no uniform scale
and don't believe In one ! think a
mnu should be paid according 10 his
worth anu ability. a. 10 has tendency
70 make The apprentice work himself
UP
Have you had and strikes In Utahq"
None u any consequence Tor twenty
years, There was one at Silver Reef.
! think, about twenty years ago which
grew out % "a demand Tor union wages
There was no property destroyed. but
! believe mine manager or two was
driven out of camp. There are now
active unions at this time that know
Have you such things as company
u understand there Il one or two nt
Unite, There never has been any At
Have you "a hospital system In con-
nectlpn with tho mines hcrc?"
Yes, sir; and Il b. good thing
When a man become sick or disabled
he gets the best treatment without any
otner cost than the 81 a month which he
contributes
CONDITION OF MINERS.
What II the social. moral and intel
leotual condition of miners today as
compared with fifteen years ago7"
There II great Improvement
which I attribute TO the fact that "a
majority Of the mining districts are
now settled by a moro substantial and
moral riagl % people than the ordinary
NV NNHAAANNH ANHN W contain ENHlll
standing and morality has greatly In
creased IN tho older districts through
the Influence Of the splendid schools and
churches which they all contain"
ABOUT what can a man save here on
from $3.50 to -, NJ compared with 50
and $3.50 a day at Butter
- man can save rs much here on
$3.50 AZ n man IN butte can on $3.50 a
day. Living IL cheaper. farm products
"a "a
economical In their habits. Thew IN
also n saving In clothing 10 the miner
on account OF the less need of gum
clothes In the mines. 4 man who has
20 wear gum clothes counts on 90 cents
a day for that Item alone"
FARMERS IN MINES.
By Commissioner Rcnnedy-'IInve
you many farmers working periodically
In the mlnes7"
Yes.
In any considerable numbcrg"
Yes"
Are they skilled minersg"
Not fully skilled and they generally
g., lower wages until they become pro.
nciont"
No organization OF miners In the
None that / know of-nothlnr per-
manent They lack the support of the
miners themselves"
AS To LABOR UNIONS,
why Is there no organization here
when they are 70 thoroughly organized
In other statesg"
Many attempts have been made TO
institute unions which have failed. and
my belief " that unions are generally
looked upon In this light. That they
are promoted by parties wording IN
their own interests more than for the
Interests OF minors az a class There IL
class OF men who devote their time
To establishing unions for the purpose
OF securing offices at "a salary above the
miners wngca-in other words they
are promoted by men who live by their
Wits"
Looking over tho broad FEED Of labor.
would you say that II ia true OF all I'M
ions1"
= think 1t is. to greater or less cx-
would a large amount Of money IN.
vested In Utah Yield ns big O revenue
as II made In Colorado or ldahog"
IT would yield Just ~ much"
An operators here as able 20 pay
"a good wages as they are In Colorado.
for lnataucc3"
Yes; owing 20 the conditions Of the
properties Themselves. OF course
Don't you think organization ia as
good for one side as the other9'
'Neai II properly conducted, l would