Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-07

"Dlt you over recommend the pass.
age Of q law compelling the inspection
OF metal from mincs2'
"N1. rlr"
TESTIMONY OF MIR. CALLS.
Mr.. g. a. Calls was sworn.
whit ia your business MIR CulllH2'
"t am county attorney Of summit
county"
when dld you quit actual position
IN the mlnos7'
"Nlne montha nro."
els capital oH snfe In the coal mines
now aa whom you first entered the
'It " safer. but on account OF the
fierce competition the earnings are not
20 heavy"
'Iiow docs varce compare now with
twcnty years uro7'
"Thoy arc not ro hirh."
no you think tho minor can save NJ
much today as he could hftecn years
'No. slr"
what 9 your Judgment Of the rates
lu rullr1rdHf'
II thlnl, they should be more unl-
form"
people who are connected with rail-
'rhc most formidable ones are"
How do the railroads treat the ln-
dIvldual mine owncr2"
'Thoy are Inclined 10 be more fair
than thoy were years back"
what a. the moral and intellectual
condition OF your miners compared 10
twenty years nguY
at iH much better"
ITO what do you attribute ~
ITO the Clght-hpur law, Co the In
PRODUCTION ~ moro lltoCnturo and
tendency 90 the mon 90 marry. a. com.
inF under the restrictions % % fami-
How nrc tho relations between the
mine owner and the employer
Very cordial"
"IIow do you account FOR tho few
strikes IN the coal mines In utahg"
THE couoillutory methods adopted
BY the mine ownern."
what would you say Of tho coal
mining industry in Utah. is u pros
more 20 than It over has boon"
CHOW docs the condition ~ coal min
inE compare In Utah with eastern
II ihlni, {, "a better here than In tho
"Do you know Of any Objectionable
feature IN the laws Of Utah regarding
the mincg2"
m the time between pay days were
shortened. I think Il would be much
better
Have your mines o fair representa-
ton IN your state LogIHlHturrG'
For the pl7t two years thoy have
had o. very good representation, and
their Interests have boon pretty wei
looked after"
what do you think OF the influence
of orEtnlgcl labor uu wuvonf'
81 think 70 hos % tendency 10 Keep
up wages md 90 command the respect
that o. due the miner
Mr. Nouucdy then asked
"AH r. member Of the Mormon church,
do you Know whether or not That
church nutagonlzca The labor orgnni-
ono. slr: thcy do not. Tho Church
remains neutral in the matter. and no
influence o. brought TO bear one way
or the other on the members OF that
why has tho state neglected TO
pass law compelling the inspection
OF motniifcruuH mincH2'
"Whou tho matter came up ~ was
folt that II was premature ANA that the
bll was not Of the riTht kind us 70
would not hnv1 covered the evil"
''D0 you hope FOR the enactment OF
some such law 10 the futurcY'
Il certainly do
Inc Mulk OF iNH tniUhhl'N MNH
closed By examining In tho afternoon
Nh. W. s. sharp gonoral superlntend-
ont OF tho Pleasant Valley Coal CONE
puny. Nc. Fhup toltlnod that the
average earnings ut the warr-WOrkor
are higher In Utah than In the East.
but the price % living was also higher
us the price OF commodities was great
en-. The wages paid tho coal miners
are regulated by WuEc3 puld silver
miners; as tho rate In one industry re
fleets Indirectly on other Industries
whore a similar class of work N done.
The minorA lin the Pleasant Valley coal
mines earn on an average uf $3.50 per
day. but all the men during February
of this year earned nt Winter Quarters
81. 6l per man, per shift OF eight hours.
The coul miners earnings are regulated
by the amount VI coal In tons that they
ak In % ahift NJ eight hours. Some
earn 50 per day. aud some range from
that down 90 $3.50 per day.
Mir sharp was little doubtful about
any moral Intellectual or social i'm
uruvcmcnt In the condition ~ miners
la the past ten ycurl, but was ready
In admit that marrying had % Halutury
eject ON the operatives. The iuct OF
thclr being no labor unions In the
mines. WINS due 20 the Cuncllatory
means adopted by the employers IN
settling ull diMculticH, and u Wiling
ness In pay the mon the prevailing
rates fwnHeH, but VIII brook no hull-
dozlng. MI sharp thought tho oct Of
taxing tho output OF the mine an In
Justice 10 the company, but a8 the true
value OF the land could not Boz aHcer-
tnincd Il was probably the best method:
he could augrest no other method OF
taxation. Both sldcH were satisfied
Win the mine Inspection law. The
mines were well ventilated, as u was
to the best interest of employer ana
employed 90 have n 3d. Some OF tho
railroad companies own stock IN the
coal mines but do not reduce their
traffic on that account, the same rates
are open 10 an,
"p6 YOU hcliovo that organization ls
a bad thing for men generally
~ do; Il leads 20 strikes
"Are the men MS free 10 eNprras opin-
ions a. they would be " they werc Or
gunized2"
''They are" returned air, Sharp.