Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-14
STORY OF Strike
At SUANYS|DE.
What the Men Asked For and
What They Got From the
Company.
WILL NOT RECOGNIZE UNION.
Utah Fuel Officials Make a Number of
Concessions But Decline to Enter.
tain Two Propositions.

tain Two Propositions.
The first authentic story regarding
the strike at sunnysde reached Salt
Lake this morning, and from the tale
told the strike In the camp of the Utah
Fuel company was not entirely in the
nature Of a sympathetic one for the
Colorado miners. The men asked for a
number Of concessions. They got most
OF themA but when II came to recognize
ing the union the officials turned deaf
ear.
The strikers seem to be made up for
the most part Of Italians and Austrl-
ans nearly all of whom are young an :
unmarried men. A few miners have re
turred to work and some have been
threatened II they continue to dig coal
for the company The Utah Fuel com.
pany however, promises every protec.
ton for It's men and with this end IN
view has secured the service OF 10
guards who win defend the lives of the
loyal men and the property of the com
pany at all hazards. The strikers have
been notified that II they do not return
to work they must not trespass on the
company's property, and they must va
cate the company houses rented to
them,
MASS MEETING HELD.
on Sunday night at Caffey's hall a
mass meeting of the miners Of sunny
Ia lats Ia, .,lI 81
John Mitchell OF the United Minis
Workers of America. The miners 90.
lected Edward Burton as chairman, and
a. T., Gibson secretary.
Several miners talked Of their trou-
bles, real and imaginary, Some wanted
an advance of 20 per cent on all kinds
of work In and out of the mine, they
wanted to load 1000 pounds per ton in
stead OF 2,240 as at present. to be paid
for driving cross-cuts AS they used ia
be- cheaper powder. "A checkweighman
and 80 cents per yard advance on entry
work
COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
motion was seconded and carried
that a grievance committee be appoint
ed TO confer with the officials of the
Utah Fuel company and see what could
be done, About 200 men were present
at the meeting, and the vote was unani-
nous that pending the work Of the com
mittee all the miners should attend to
their work as usual.
The miners as a rule did not fll their
agreement: some felt afraid of being
called scabs or blacklegs ana they
stayed at home.
MET BY OFFICIALS.
President Kramer, General Manager
Williams and General superintendent
Cameron, who arrived, were met by the
miners committee on Tuesday night,
when the men submitted their griev-
ances and received their answer, SINH
lar to the one posted at Castle Gate to
the effect that "the company win, be
ginning Nov. T. 1903, raise the price Ct
81, 50 paid to inside men to 50. 75. and
the pay of the boys will be raised pro-
portionately Also the price of s2.75
now paid to head timbermen to SO per
day, Outside day laborers will be given
an increase of 10 per cent, In addition
to the above the pay OF miners working
In place where they have to contend
with water bad roof clod or any othey
drawback. will be adjusted so that the
paw of such miners will equal the min
ers' average earnings throughout the
mine under average conditions"
II is understood that the same in
crease will apply 10 the other mines Of
the company, and the miners are jubl-
liant
MINE IDLE THURSDAY.
on Thursday the mine was idle so
that all the men could attend the meet
ing and hear the answer OF the Utah
Fuel company Twelve propositions
were submitted 10 the company by the
miners; and the company granted 10 of
them; the only two that were not grant
ed We're sem-monthly payments and
recognition Of the union.
When II came to vote n secret ball
lot was advocated by some OF the min
ers; but those favorng unions voted u
down.
ITALIANS AND AUSTRIANS.
Then a motion carried that all in IA.
vor of accepting the company's offer
stand on one side. and those In favor of
rejecting stand on the other Tellers
were appointed and the count showed
2O3 against and ll6 in favor. II should
be understood that 1917 stood up In
favor but the union men rejected 81
of them because they We're men from
the power house, and coke pullers The
strikers are nearly all single men and
boys, and what few married men went
with them, have small families. The
great majority of the strikers are Ital-
lans and Austrians
THREATS MADE.
A few miners and laborers are at
work today There has been no serious
trouble yet. Some have been threatened
IL they go to work.
LEWIS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
John y. Lewis was accidentally shot
through the foot on Thursday night,
While talking to a friend a revolver fell
out of his friends pocket and It was
discharged when II struck the ground
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