The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-17
GUARDS ARE NOT
so NUMEROUS
Riasmsn Of the Coal Company
Being Let Out.
VIOLENCE NOT EXPECTED
SOLDIERS AT CASTLE GATE ARE
WELL FIXED.

Especial to Inc i1erdI7.l
n RICE. Utah. Dec. 16-The Utah
Fuel company has changed it's
plans as announced few DAYS
ago and VIII not start the coke ovens
at Castle Gate att once though the
mines are TO be started up on Monday
next There is more coal row mined
at Sunnyside than can be made into
coke there. but the surplus is 90 DE
sent out as coal The Castle Gate prod
uct is also to so out as coal The rea-
son is not given. but 30 is supposed TO
Ice on account of the curtailment oc the
market following the strike. consumers
having made arrangements elsewhere
for coke.
Not only at Sunnyside but at the
three other camps Of the company. the
number of guards is being reduced
steadily until at this time not more
than one-half as many are ON the COM
pany payrOiis as at this time last week.
10 is learned that sufficient meE. have
already been engaged To insure The
orening OF the Castle Gate mines next
Monday on the top Of a high peak
commanding the entrance 10 the can
yon at Castle Gate, and going north
from Helper, trenches have been dus
and therein Calling guns are planted.
Outbreak Improbable.
These guns are manned by the state
militia i'm anticipation Of trouble should
the foreigners attempt any violence
when the Castle Gate work Is resumed.
The strike leaders still counsel peace.
however. and there are few who antic-
ipate anything out of the ordinary.
still q chnrr- of rr-n c CHI hr
ed in the case of interference it is be-
Heved viii have its effect.
Tt is understood here that Vice Pres
ident Kramer is 90 return 10 Colorado
the first OF the week, which would indi-
cate that the company regards the
worst ss over. Nr. Kramer. though
would return if anything out Of the or
binary should happen. Kramer has
been in the county continuously since
the strike was inaugurated and is
much run down with the work incident
TO the conditions since he arrived on
the scene.
English-speaking Camp.
The making of an English speakine
refusal Of the Italians 20 so 10 work
means. viii put a number OF small shop
keepers out Of business at Helper Here
there are a number of Italian stores tna'
deueud almost entirely upon these peo-
pie al Castle Gate Tor q living TO say
nothing of numerous gardeners, fruit
raisers and pcddlers-
Now that those remaining at Castl,
Gate decline 10 again work. .lt IS 20 n'
but short time when the company VII
compel those remaining 20 give up tbs
houses they occupy 20 make room for The
families that are 10 come in Wher
eVicted the men state they VIII move
down below the company ground ant
pitch their tents, the iatter being prom
Used them by the organizers representing
the Miners union.
Soldiers Well Fixed
The two companies of the Utah miIitia
now stationed at Castle Gate. including
the staff officers. are farlnE ConSlderaDl .
better than are their comrades elsewhere
served i'm three cOmfOrta bic day cOache
on a sidetrack I'm the railroad Yards ant
when not on actual duty live as comfort
ably as most folks In the city. certainly
miners.
Keuiher and Price. the imported or
ganlzers left on the scene since The going
or Defnoln. are ln and around Heipe
most of the time with an occasional vlsi
90 Price and Castle Gate. They have it
tie 20 say 70 those outside of their Owl
ranks but contend that the strike is as
vet long way from settlement or
tcials Of the company. that is, local OF
ficials. say there is nothing now % set
tie The strikers are out The compau.
/ has sufficient men to run it's mines.
There have been no more arrests sine
[ the sensational Elder episode at ScOfieid
and County Attorney Frye is this Weei
> enjoying the first real rest he has hat
since the troubles began. He says IN
/ looks for no more trouble until the me-
with families are compelled 60 vacat
/ their houses. and then possibly none 1T
maintains that the militia will have C
remain until after the ushering i'm OF TN
/ new year to insure good order.
Eleven Prisoners.
( The county Jail contains eleven prison
ers. all connected with the strike trou
/ bies and serving jail sentences. an bu
one in lieu Of cash fines imposed. thouEl
sent here. One foreigner doing THIRTY
days time was I'm possession OF 1929 N
gold when brought down from Scotield
I Fifteen prisoners Is about the canacit
I Of the Carbon county hastie at Price
and were many more sentenced To- iai
( they would have to be herded. as
were.
There was the usual output a, sunny
side today from the coke ovens. with
number of ears uf coal ont Also \
HeIner tonieht and an along tho line IN
oars of coal loaded Some of this como
from the reserve supplies ~ tho ter
miuals Of the railroad. but much ~
has been "set i0" or dronued by trait
J crews that were too heavily loaded e
take greater tonuaee over some Of IN
Grades.
D Al IieineT the ihllNFc or inc AN~N.
Gate ovens 90 aEaiu start mn VIII DE fel
I by the railroad trainmen and other raj
/ road employees. Several crews have bee
{ laid off and the services of a number %
vardmen. station employees an0 the Eil
; dispensed with. while mon who have hei
! jobs as freight conductor and engine
men find themselves back hraklnC or fir
/ ing an engine.
Frank y. Cameron. who was made r0n
eral sunerintcndeut of tho Utah Fue
Comuanv at The time vs.. q. Sharp. Fat
/ manager. went to the Fairm01t Goa
comnanv iu New York CITY. has tendrre
his resignation. to take effect the flrS
4 OF the wear. DaVid Crow Supnriut0nd
I emit Of the mines az Castle Gate has bee
I named to fiil the VacancF. ara ee VII
assume his new cufies Tan. y with head
| quarters at Salt Lake CITY. MT. Grow
/ successor has rot eT vet bees nanlec
/ b1t g. s. ruvnorpd he Mace Is 20 IAN @
I lanes q. Harrison foreman Of one %
\ the wines ~ Sunnvside Morrison was
[ candidate for state coal mine 'inspanto
Z with good baciinc az the tino the plac
was given TO Conner Thomas hv Gov
I ernOr Wells Mr. Cameron VIII go %
| hi- coal concern I'm OreTon witch p m1c
! better salary and more Important work.
EVICTIONs BEGIN.
/ Finlanders Elected From Company
Houses at Clear Greek.
/ lSDecfal 10 The Herald.l