The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-20
RlFLEMEN IN
GREAT PLENTY
Dead Line Around Coal Company
Property at Castle Gate.
WORK vii 2EelR TOMORROW
FORCE OF MILITIA WILL SOON
BE REDUCED.
viii aseIE TOMORROW
Especial 10 The HeraldJ

/ ELEEt,f Dec. H. An ouuc@ OF pre-
vention is worth pound Of cure
is the announced policy OF the
Utah Fuel company at Castle Gate.
no precouuon is being overlooked TO
prevent trouble when the mines open
Monday. A strong force of company
guards is on duty
F'Dead lines" were established by the
deputies around company property at
noon today. No person unable To give
a. satisfactory account Of himself and
prove if was permitted to pass orders
are being rigidiy observed by the
guards Stakes have been driven across
Tho RIO Grande Western tracks at the
rxtremeties of the camp and "a strong
force Of guards patrol the lines tt is
stated the object is to prevent trouble
and TO keep the men known or be-
lieved to DE likely to cause a disturb
Hnre away from the coke ovens and
other company property. Two salt Lake
newspaper correspondents secured per-
Eonal knowledge of the rigor of the
Instructions when they we're stopped
while walking en- The Rio -Grande West
ern tracks toward the depot. The
guards refused 20 let the newspaper
men pass. saying that orders were abb
solUte and that they could pass no
one not personally known. They di-
Tected the newspaper men to the cOun-
az road on the hillside. by which route
Hfe depot company offices and National
Guard Headquarters were reached. All
strangers. strikers and men suspected
of being likely TO cause trouble are
treated in similar manner.
Not Looking For Trouble.
eve do not look for trouble" said
Vice Fresiden. Kramer today, and we
Bre taking every precauuon 60 prevent
Ill. 10 is case similar TO the one In
the story where cry Of Rough
house," was raised i'm a crowd. and
biz fellow got up and said "Therell
be- no rough house We are trying TO
make rough house impossible
chief Deputy O.. w. shores is in Cas-
Die Gate i'm charge OF the company
guards. The company expects 100 to 125
men TO so Co work Monday. Accord
luE to the reports Of officials today.
forty men went into the mine to be
Shown their places TO work. where the
most applied for tools. and still forty
more are expected TO apply Monday.
sThese nr7lres apply 20 diggers of coal
only and do not i1clude men for out
he.,-7rk, of whom there are many on
- tound. Castle Gate presented
s. scene today or account of prep
-ztion for the opening. Men bearing
q w tools were conspicuous during the
afternoon.
Rumor Denied by Kramer.
Mr.. Kramer today positively denied
the ruuor circulated Go the effect that
the men hired by the company for
Castle Gate were required TO sign an
'Ironclad" contract 10 abstain from
uuionism i'm an forms, but repeated
FORMER statements that union men
would uot Doe employed The strikers
arc quiet at Castle Gate today.
The mantle of Demoui has fallen up
on new shoulders. according TO state
ments from authoritative sources to-
night. Louis hubert. said 20 be a ma
tive Of Switzerland. fluent speaker
OF Italian and a former miner Of Mer-
cur Utah is stated TO have been given
a commission by Demoni TO take the
1attcr's place here. Demoui viii not re-
tun TO Utah, according Nto the same
authorities. hubert has been more or
less prominently Identified with the
organizers since the trouble began. He
S. said 20 be acting in a measure indi-
Tsndcntly but under the direction OF
and I'm harmony with the Western Fed
GRAFTON of Miners and the United Mine
Workers OF America He spoke TO the
italian strikers at Castle Gate today
and It is understood ne will visit all the
d camps of the company.
Proposition Turned Down.
Kramer refused to consider a prop
ausition submitted by the committee of
the strikers today The committee went
= frpm Helpe, 90 Castle Gate with the
document. which bears the date line,
"Salt Lake City. Utah. Dec. To- 1903
hut which was not given out here un-
but which was given out here uu-
iii today. Some changes in the tex
are evident. The committee was not
permitted TO see Kramer. but sent the
document I'm by company guard kra-
mor read it and declined to answer TC
The Herald he said The proposition was
the same old one. with slight changes
and would be given no consideration
whatever. The signers do not repre-
Z sent the employees of the company. hC
says, and therefore the company viii
give the communication no attention
The communication may properly Id
looked upon as the final overture from
the strikers, according TO their state
ment. The next move has not vet beer
announced.
Some Soldiers Coming Home.
Keuiher, Price. hubert and Elder ar,
in Helper tonight Elder expects to &,
10 salt Lake City i'm the morning. Gen.
egaI Cannon and staff reached Castl.
Cate today. Major Glerdinning quar-
terluaster and aide to the general. f.
in the party-his first appearance sine,
the campaign began. business keepins
Jim al home Major Glendinning re
turns 10 salt Lake city tomorrow Gen
ersI Cannon and Colonel Lund. pay
master. expect to visit all the camps
tomorrow to pay the militiamen for tn
first twenty days of service. Genera
Cannon says one or two organization
OF the n. G.. r. are likely 10 be sen
home within three or four days. Thi
will likely result I'm moving the differ
Put remaining detachmeuts around con
Fidcrably and Is iu line with the pol
ley Of gradually reducing the force o
state troops In the field. To is the be
lief of the militia officers that after
few days from now the number Of sol
4diers in Carbon county may be dimin
Flehed without The probability of troubl
~ as "a result Of the reduction. Messrs
Kramer and Williams Will remain a
Castle Gate until Tuesday. when Kra
u1er expects TO leave for his home Fl
Denver. He says Inc believes the trou
bic win be practically over by tina
tire.
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