Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-12-10
GoLnFIELD MINE OWNERS AS
sOCIATION REDUCES WAGES
AND RESOLVES THAT NO
UNION MEN NEED APPLY
Will Attempt to Resume Operations,
Giving Preference to 0lo Men, but
Will Import Miners if Neces.
ysaIy.

GOLDFIELD, Dec. 10.-The Gold
field Mine Owners association issued
an ultimatum to the miners in Gold
field yesterday in the shape of set
of resolutions adopted at the meeting
which had been in progress all day.
These resolutions embody the follow
ing new scale of wages, which shows;
a reduction of about 20 per cent:
Miners, "a; machine men, "a:
chuck tenders, 1915; muckers,
$375; carmen, 1915; top carmen.
1915; pumpmen, 81; timber men.
$3.50; carpenters, So; machinists,
$5; electricians, $5; blacksmitns,
$3.50; tool sharpeners, $5; black
smith helpers, "a; surface laborers,
$3.50; amalgamators, $3.50; van:
nermen, $4; laborers, $3.50.
The resolutions set forth that ne
member of the Mine Owners assocla-
tion employ in or around his min
or mill any member of Goldfield LII
cal Unio4 No. 220, or of the West
ern Federation of Miners, or of anv
union connected with the Federation.
That all men hereafter employed
by the association must sign writ
ten contact declaring no affliation
with the GoldfieId union or any
other union connected with the Fed
Grafton.
The association set Thursday, De-
cember 12, 1907, for the date If re
sumption. with men who agree to the
conditions, and that all old emplo res
be given preference.
The cost of living is to be reduced
at least 20 per cent. The assoc;;t-
tion declares that unless the mcf-
chants of Goldfield reduce ihrir
prices to the extent of 20 per cent
ing houses which will make the nee
essary reductions, and even greatnr.
rhe operators association also an-
nounced that if there were not i
sufficient number of men willing 10
go to work upon the terms Of the
resolutions before December u, IL
will employ men from such soutcCs
as /: may be able to secure them.
The executive committee of the
Goldfeld Miners union has bs1i III
sest ion nearly all day, but no state
m"nG mas been issued in answer 20
the one sent out by the mira own
ers, the contents OF which had been
Anticipated BY The miners.
Il is the belief of members OF the
union, expressed today on The issu-
ance of the miners statements, that
no attempt will be made by the own
ers to do more than clear the mines
Of water That has accumulated in
them during the past week.
Whether an attempt will be made
to prevent this much being done Is
something that cannot be forecasted,
but the men say positively that no
violence will be resorted to and no
disturbance made ON Thursday morn
ing when the mines are to be re-
opened.
Whether the union will undertake
to renew negotiations with the Mine
Owners association, in an attempt
to tring about some sort of COM
promise before Thursday, is some
thing that has not yet been decided
by the executive committee OF the
union.
The troops are patrolling the
ground around the Consolidated and
other prominent mines of the camp
as also are large number OF depu-
ty eenstables sworn in by Constable
Claude Inman.
It was learned last night that an
attempt will be made today to starr
work on the Mohawk Combination
lease. No underground work VIII DC
attempted. but Manager sieoer'
states that he will work the dumps
and that he has men enough to nan
die the work. He has made no re-
quest for deputies or troops to guaro