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

NO LABOR UNIONS NEEDED.
rbere I. Evidence OF wore THRIFT "nd
General Prosperity In Utah Than
Any state Vet Examined.


r,ntentment In Utah. was unparalleled
by any state the commission has exc
AHMED. and Chairman ucli felt 20 COM
gratulatc the state on ~ follcltouH con-
stion. ns indicated by the testimony
unlimited 90 them In this city. OF nll
t6s states In which they had taken
testimony Utah stood nrst. IN Industry.
faod government and felicity of rcln-
lions between tho employer and the
Judtc Hcu opened tho examination BY
aHHug Mr. Thomas
What ace your duties. afr. Thomasg'
HTu Inspect coal mines
To Whnt extent D. coal mining ear
fIHd ON lu utuhg"
h65ut 1850 tons are dug per day"
"ls IL o. nigh grader
"Nut very
10 there a market Tor all your coaiT'
10 what eSten, is tho valuable coal
Z c5aidn't say they are very extan-
How long have you been producing
coal 100 largr quantities In Utahg'
About forty yoara.'
Has the output increased In twenty
yuuT
Yes"
How do you think Investments IN
coal mining compare with invcht-
mont IN other cntorptisoa such oh bank
Very fuvorably. The returns are not
fl quick but they are Hur'r,'
GLOW o. labor In the mines now nH
compared 90 twenty years ago, DO reln-
zion 90 wages and expenses VI living
,I..F"
arbe warca arr about the same. but
living ~ cheaper"
HIiuW do yuu account for the absence
u nb1r organizations IN this slater
ne must BE- the satisfied conditions or
tHe working people ...
Have you an employers liability
law here, that iA 10 A was working
With % and through BIS negligence A
should b. injured would a collect dnm-
pEa from Is or from the company
lie would receive Indemnity from
the company"
What 9 coal worth at the mouth OF
the tuuncl2'
Two dollars"
And how much 100 miles from the
About g."
How DO you account for this dis
parity iu charger
1t il the high freight rates"
Are most ui your mlucs opened ~
men who are Interested In raiiroadaT'
"ilow many are controlled By In
diyiduaiH3'
''Vcry fcw."
Have you law fixing freight rates
IN unhi"
NO"
Have you laws r,qulrlng penalties
Tor producing impure coall'
NO, Flr."
do your coal mines usually have a
company Htorug'
80, sir Thcy have % store not owned
~ the company. but on which orders
are given tu Tue men aud they have 60
patrunl4u that store or wait until pay
day.
VIVA! Is the character OF your store
"'rhey are books of coupons and rep
resent all denominations up % i've dul-
Docs this suit tho mcg'
~ have never heard Of their COM
rs tharc any preference made TO the
man who spends most OF his money at
Che Htnrut'
~ think not"
Have you company boarding
house, ana, ii 20, d. "a prUIareIc. given
g. mgn who stay ut h1 boarding
we hayo "a boarding house. but thoro
o. ul preference made lu amy way"
'pld you over have "a strike la your
coal mingH.'
SO, SIR
How DO you account for this har-
muuilua condition.
Good wages"
How does the moral and intellectual
condition OK your men compare with
their condition twenty years agoY
lt ~ much better"
How do You account Tor ~"
The men huye moro time TO study
ana improve thDIr conditions. uu uC-
count VI the oight-h0ur law
How long has that Jaw been In
since $780,
What percentage OF your men own
hHIr own homcHy'
About unc-third."
DO your miners generally marry and
il-H 10 lumIlyg
Yes. Hlr"
.S 2o y ss,,i T,a work on sunday'"
How Ions nave you been In the coal
mining huBincgsW
About forty years"
DO you have sliding wage scale In
your coal minosG"
SO. sir"
'uu you know OF any defects In tho
state laws detrimental 90 the mine
owner employer or any one con-
know OF none"
You have always had perfect hnr-
We have"
How do the wages In Utah compare
WIN he wages In tho l1aHt2"
They are higher"
UTAH CONDITIONS THE BEST,
Judge liell stated that tho testimony
p. Mr Thomas Indicated "a better con-
l'lon In Utah than any State they had
What Il your judgment In relation
TOO lle eight-hOur law, do you think 70
'l.ht 10 be made a general lnw?'
do. l think II would benefit the
community at large"
Alf Kennedy questions Mr. Thomas;
DO the men make ns much Wpgea
'M 49, when they worked twelve
lcs SIR"
lH there a state law compelling the
,l.l'seuon Of mctallfcrous mines In
so. sir"
40 you think is II ns necessary 20
infect mctallferoua mines as the coal
do"
Ate you ever called In by the men.
,oine ana inspect conditions OF which
"gy complnln2'
no. sir"
20 tho men IN the coal mines have
,sS s,5h,ns 20 say as 10 what their wages
Yes, sir. There was a case this