The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-17
ADJUSTING THE
WAGE QUESTION
Antitrust Plant Miners
Return to Work.
GENERAL RAISE OF RATES
COMMITTEES APPOINTED TO
SETTLE OTHER GRIEVANCES.
The Outlook in Colorado Is Encour-
aging and Governor Thomas Is
Aiding in Settling the
Strike.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

PUEBLO, Col, June 16.-Final adjust
mcnt OF wages at the Philadelphia
Shelter, the Guggenheim antitrust
plant was effected tonight, the men ac-
cepting the scale of the company, with the
exception that the lowest class of labor
will be paid 81 40 per day instead of 81 %,
as offered by the company. The company
expects to be in full operation in all de-
partments with 1900 men by June 20.
There is no change at any Of the other
plants.
of the past twenty-four hours in the
smelter strike have been decidedly encour-
aging. Particularly is so the announce
the Philadelphia smelter have accepted
the latest wage schedule offered by the
company and that the great plant will DC
working with a full complement of 200
men by June 20. No tangible progress has
been made in the efforts to sAtle the Diff
ferences between the American Smelling
and Refining Company and its men. bot
a movement inaugurated to-day by Gov
ernor Thomas is looked upon with a good
deal of hope
This afternoon Governor Thomas wrote
to Ex-Governor Grant, the chairman OF
the operating committee Of the Ameri can
Smelling and Refining Company, asking
him If his committee would consent II
meet committee of citizens not in any
way identified with the State Federation
of Labor nor with the smelling business
to to- be chosen by Mayor Johnson and him
Il
view of bringing ABOUT settlement Of
the trouble. Mr.. Grant readily consented
to the proposition; and the Governor, in
conjunction with Mayer Johnson of this
promptly consented to. serve: Former
Governor Alva Adams. William Church,
president of the Golden Pressed Brick
Company; j. X. Mullen, proprietor of the
Hungarian Mills; Z. T. ]effery, president
of the Denver and Rio Grande Railway;
Rev. Barton o. Aylesworth. president of
the State Agricultural College.
The committee will meet with the smell
ter officials at the Office of the Governor
at the Statehouse at 80 o'clock to-mor-
row morning. While it is said that they
have no definite plan in view the mem
bers express the belief that the confer
ence will be productive of good in sope
way.
The Smelter Mems Union was in session
till late hour tonight considering the
proposition of President Coates of the
State Federation of Labor, that a com
mittee be appointed to confer with the
a view of effecting a compromise. The
compcnYs committee, through it's chair
man. former Governor J. B. Grant. re-
fused yesterday to confer with the ex-
ecuitve board of the State Federation of
Labor, but expressed Willingness to
treat with its own workmen at any time
The union, after a long discussion of the
matter, decided to put the matter in the
hands of the strike committee which is
instructed to confer further with the eX-
ecutive board of the State Federation of
Labor before taking any action.
Ex-Governor Grant to-day said that the
COMPANY had no objection to the eight +
hour sniff proposition. and was willing
to pay the same scale now being paid BIZ
the Boston and Colorado. AS the union
has approved the action of the Boston
and Colorados employees in accepting this
scale. it is believed that a settlement wit h
the trust may be made on that basis