Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-29
MINERS TO GET
A RAISE IN PAY
Employees Of Newhouse Mines
Draw Extra twenty-five
Cents a Day.
BINGHAM IS NEXT IN LINE.
Movement Inauguratcd by samuel
NcWhuusc VIII Probably Bccomc
General Throughout state.

The following proclamation was post
ed this morning in tho rooms 9t the
Cactus club at Newhouse iu Beaver
county. There are something like $40
employees Of the Newhouse Mines ana
SHELTERS corporation at Newhouse ana
The substantial increase in pay WIZ
proye about az enjoyable Thanksgiving
gift az could well have been devised
TO tho Employees, Newhouso Mines
& SHELTERS, Nowhouse Utah
In appreciation % good service rem
dered ami Wishing 20 share with our
employees some of the results ot inc
prosperity that has come 10 our enter
pyi,e through the advance IN the price
of copper. we shall, on Dec. next adj
vance the rate Of wages to each ein-
ploye IN both mlne and mill, S5c per
day. this advance 10 remain In effect
AS long as copper sells at Is cents or
more per pound on the New York mar
ket
NeWhouse Mines a Shelters,
i4 fidiiIi'iAi thH'eH''f
Approved;
Samuel NeBhouse. President.
This action on the part OF Mr.. New
house has been under consideration Tor
some time and marks the beginning IN
a change in wages which VIII probably
eventually be some general over the
entire state. The Increase was entire
Is unsolicited ON the part of the em-
pIoyes aud viii therefor be all the more
welcome besides carrying an added
Significance as TO the attitude OF the
company towards Its men, Mr.. New
house being the first man to move in
the matter is given fun credit for the
step.
Bingham will be the next camp to get
into line and already a dozen or more
companies operating In that camp have
expressed a willingness to grant an
increased rate Of pay. a number OF
these have signed an agreement to that
effect and II IS expected that more VIII
join the movement later ON, Al such
short notice II was impossible TO come
10 q definite agreement as to just what
this increase will amount 10, but the
general feeling among the mine owners
appears to be that In view Of the in
creased cost Of living and the general
prosperity OF the mines and the metal
market something should be done.
The new scale will go into effect Dec
ombcr !, although the announcement OF
the amount Of II viii not be made until
The fifteenth OF the month.
I'm order 20 make the proposition a
binding the following resolution was
adopted and the following companies
and operators attached their sigma
lures
Resolved, That the undersigned Bing-
ham mine operators agree that there
Will b. an advance o( wages Of UNDER
ground workmen Of their respective
properties, effective Dec. |. The
amount OF Increase TO be determined By
n committee of operators and made
known on or before December To-"
The resolution was signed by the fol-
lowing companies;
u. s. Mining company, by c. u. Allen.
Utah Copper company, by ID. c. Jack
ilng.
The Boston Consolidated Mining COM
pany, by /. Hanchett.
Bingham Mining & Smelling COM
pany by II. L. Charles.
Tampa Mining company, by n. Ire
lour
Utah Consolidated Mining compeny,
by K, n. Claiming. Jr
New lied wing Mining company, by
w. G.. Orem.
Bingham Central Mining company. by
y. g. lacking
Blngham- Mary Copper company. by
Sidney NJ. Bamberger.
Phoenix Mining company. by II. A.
Gebhardt.
Fortuna Mining company, by Sidney
NJ, Bambcrger,
slarless q J. Gould Mines by T.. 4.
Wall