The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-16
SOLDIERS WILL
BE SENT HOME
Partial Settlement of the Strike
At Colorado City.
ONE MILL WlLLREHAIN OUT
employees WOULD NOT MAKE
ANY CONCESSIONS.

DENVER, Colo, March l5.-A. partial
/ settlement has been effected i'm the
mill mems strike at Colorado City.
which has been on for nearly a month
and ON account of which the state
troops were ordered out one 0f the
features of the settlement was an
agreement that the troops VIII DE
Withdrawn at once. Two 0l the three
mills have accepted the terms of set
Element The Portland and Telluride
mills. The employees of The standard
mill refused 90 make any concessions
whatever and the strike wiz De con-
tinuel there. The managers 0f the
Telluride and the Portland mills agree
that eight hours shall constitute days
work except il the samp.ug works,
where the men are TO work ten hours.
There is O. Doe no discrimination against
union men but The mill managers Zee
tain the Lsat TO- employ uon-unlon men
at any time If they choose tO do SO. AT
the same time union men are given the
right 10 use aIl fair means t0 bring
uOu-UUlUu men into the union. The
employees of the Telluride min are 10
return ta work in twenty days and
those of The Portland DOB thirty days.
The question ot wages is t0 De- taken up
by Representatives of the mill owners
and the union within thirty days.
Governor Peabody Present.
The conference was attended Dy Gov
ern0r James ii. Peabody and represent
dives of the Western Federation OF
Miners and the mill owners and was
held I'm the governors room at the state
capitol 10 was called 90 order at 3
O'Clock yesterday afternoon and at
O'Clock % recess was taken. on leaving
the room al this time the Standard peo-
pie announced their withdrawal from
the conference. but they stated that
they would prepare their side of the
case and submit it 90 the governor IN
writing later.
With the exception of the Standard
men. the members of the conference re-
assembled DO the governors room
half hour later and continued together
until @ o'clock this morning, when ir
was announced that an understanding
had been effected between the Port
land and Telluride managers and the
/ strikers representative. AT IL o'clock
/ ills morning the Standard people went
/ into executive session with the gov
eruor and the mill mems representa-
/ uVes and at . o'clock this afternoon me
conference broke up without having
come TO any agreement The strikers
refused 90 coucede a point and tie
strike win continue.
Tt was given out however, that 20
/ The urgent request Of President Meyer
/ OF the Western Federation of Miners
and upon his personal guarantee that
order Would De maintained an the mills.
| tHe troops would be recalled immedi-
Iately. 1T was also agreed that the suit
! for damages filed al Colorado Springs
/ yesterday against the officers of the
militia and others by the attorney Of
. the Western Federation of Miners
would Doe Withdrawn.
Governor Peabody tonight wired
BrigadIer General Chase. in command
/ of the troops al Colorado City, that he
had notified Sheriff Gilbert that the
+ troops would Doe Withdrawn ON Tuesday
morning and requesting him 90 DE
ready to afford any protection Co the
mills that may become necessary
/ President Meyer of the Western FED
GRAFTON of Miners left for Cripple Creek
I tonight Before going De said that me
/ purposc-0f his trip was 90 prevent. lI
/ possible. any further shipment of ore
/ Ia the standard mill He said that i've
| of the Cripple Greek mines were pa
/ irons of the Standard and that unless
/ thew ceased their shipments The miners
/ employed would Doe called out