Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-13
AuSTRIANs JOIN STAMPEDE.
When They Saw the Greeks and
Italians Returning to Work
They Followed Suit.
G. smelter officials Hold Conference
with Representatives of Employees
And Mayor of Murray

The Murray Smelter resumed opSId-
tons this morning with full crews in
every department and shortly after
o,clock when the men went to work
tbAre was an air of activity around
the big plant of the American Smelt-
ing and Refining company while up
town the so deputy sheriffs beguiled
,ba time until there might be occa-
don 10 REQUIRE their services when the
? o'clock shift went on this afternoon.
In the meantime there is smile all
around prevailing at the smelter city.
The men are happy because they nave
a 10 per cent raise in wages, the
smelter officials anticipate no more
,rniihle while the business men
breathe easier as they balance up
their books in anticipation of extend
INC the credit of customers Which
might have been withheld had the
strike continued and the big plant
closed down.
Rnt for the action of Mayor Brown,
the sherlff's office and others interest
ed I'M the maintaining of law and or
der however, there might have been
n different story The display of an
armed force ready and willing to
nrntect those who desired to go to
work turned the day and now all the
aliens are at work at their accustonl-
ed tasks with an increase in their
wages.
SPECIAL CAR
A special car was chartered at $3.50
this morning which carried nine de-
putty sherifs and IS rifles and ammu-
milton secured from the armory OF the
national Guard by permission of Gov.
cutler on the arrival OF the force
from Salt Lake the so men specially
dcputized at Murray Joined the party
and all marched south to the big
smelter and took up positions pend
ing the anticipated arrival OF the
morning SHIFT.
AUSTRIANS WENT TOO.
In short order the word was passed
that the armed force had taken up STA
tions and the men locked down TO the
smelter The Austrians. who have been
the prime asitators In the trouble, hung
back mutterins, but as they saw the
double line of armed men and the
Greeks and others filing down the hui
man avenue they waVered. By twos
and threes the Austrians left the bunch
standing on the east side of State street
and joined the procession. During the
next few minutes the desertion became
chronic and the Austrians Joined the
Firms. Greeks, Italians and Poles in the
stampede to get back to work. The
trouble was over.
NEW WAGE SCALE.
The men are now working under the
new scale posted by the company last
Friday.
The new scale Of wages affects all de-
uaItments of the smelter except the me-
phauical department.. Standard wages
are being paid In this department and
the men employed there did not strike.
they are satisfied with their working
conditions. The 10 per cent increase is
general throughout the other depart
lnents On the charge floors the men
have been advanced from $l.75 to 81
day; coke wheelers from s. 10 $40;
yard men from $l75 TO 81; track men
from $l.75 to 81; furnace men (tappers)
from 81 to $2,25, ana swampers from
$40 TO 81.
MAYOR BROWN HAPPY.
Charles Brown, mayor of Murray.
was in a very happy frame of mind
when seen in his office this morning.
Incidentally IL might be stated thar
Mayor Brown was Il prime factor in
bringing about the reconciliation be-
tween the principal parties concerned.
1 have had repeated interviews with
the leaders of tho men. ON Saturday 1t
was evident that the Greeks would go
back in a body without much cuaxing
Inc others. too, seemed willing. but
ne Ausrians, who comprise nearly
hdlt the men, held out. ON Saturday
evening the leader OF the Austrans
weakened somewhat In his position and
was apparent that solution of the
trouble was at hand"
THAT BLOODY RIOT"
~ this mncture a bystander broke IN
with, Those Austrians are tho fellows
Iihat have been causing all the trouble.
mere. mere has not been much trouble,
though, even If "a Salt Lake paper did
smear al over the front page that
there was a bloody riot at Murray"
40, hhlu the mayor with a smile
there mas been no lioting here and
Ihere has been but one arrest that OF
drunken foreigner who was raising
row, durlng the time the strike has
been on
SUDDEN CHANGE IN POLICY.
on Saturday night things looked
pack Tor Murray because Manager
Nhtely announced that all negotia-
tlons We're off and the plant was 10 be
Closed down, possibly for months
just what caused the change OF pol
10y IS not definitely forthcoming, but Il
w DepeYed the proposition Of shipping
orc 10 colorado as first suggested was
I"ulu 10 DC M measure impracticable
~ owing 10 the present cnngested state
OF me Rio Grande such n move would
~ almost out Of the question. aside
ron the heavy freight charges and the
Iefmanent damage to the smelter in
dustry ~ Utah.
MEETING YESTERDAY.
Yesterday afternoon meeting was
heia IN the Office of Mayor Brown and
AZ me close L was announced that the
nIieiler would reopen this morning To
ail those who wanted TO return TO work
me meeting came IN response to tho
appeal Of the company to the author-
Tvs OF Murray and salt Lake county
iol protection for It's worktnen. Those
VINO we've present az the meeting We're
Mayor Brown; County Commissioners
iiohn G. Mnckay John B Cosgrlff I'd
James u, Clinton, County Atty. VIII
l9Id Hanson, Deputy Shorlns. j. r.
sMhlle' a, y, Steele and Joseph O.
sharp from sheriff q. Frank Emery's
Office. Marshal Michael Mauss OF Muir
ray Charles w. Whitley, general man-
aser OF the smelter, Franklin s. Iiich-
ards attorney for the smelter cone
pany, ana j. 7, Richards.
RESOLUTION ISSUED.
~ The conclusion OF tho meeting a