The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-25
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There is Joy of the unconfned brand
% Bingham Junction over the settle
ment ot the apparently hopeless dead.
lock between the United States com
pany and the 100 strikers over the
ott-mooted question of wages that ex-
tended over a period of eleven DAYS, IN
when time an nfurlate mob of strik-
ing foreigners. from ambush, assas-
slnatcd peaccabc and an inotfeusive
Greek workman. and thousands Of dol
lars were restricted from the circulat.
ing medium OF Bingham Junction and
other parts of the valley, restraining
trade and dulling times. Everybody is
happy at tho Junction besides many
others elsewhere.
Meeting Thursday Afternoon
The conference that brought about
the settlement was held in the smelter
oompany's s Offices at Bingham Junction
between the strikers committee of ten
or fifteen members and President Sharp,
Assistant Manager Rhodes, Superin-
tenden Hazelton and Mr.. Metcalf all
four of the company. At the confer
ence, which lasted an hour or so, the
company submitted a new schedule of
wages. that is said 10 add about $4,000
10 the monthly pay ro1l of the com
pany, To the strikers committee. The
members of the committee investigated
the new schedule, and, considering ii
1avorably, decided to accept il. their
action to be subject to ratification by
the general body of strikers before be
coming final and binding Thursday
night a mass meeting Of the strikers
was held in Colts hall at Bingham
Junction. at which the action Of the
committee was ratified and the contro-
yersy ended.
Affects $50 Men.
The schedule, according TO unofficial
statements, affects COO men and will
increase tie pay roll Of the company
$4,000 In one year. the increase being
from 10 TO % cents a day for each
man affected, Most of the men af-
fccted are in the copper plant. A few
days before the strike the company put
into effect a wage schedule that adj
vanced the pay Of from 400 to 600
workmen in the lead plant 1t is said
that by the new schedule few men in
the lead smelter get a still further in
crease.
Another feature of the schedule is
that copper furnace tappers, who are
to get S3 for eight hours work, are
to receive a merit bonus based on the
tonnage of the furnaces The merit
bonus. it is said, will encourage the
tappers to keep their furnaces in good
condition and by so doing they may
be able TO make S325 a day many
the same scheme in regard TO the lead
blast furnace men, who are to get So IS
a day. Employees of the mechanical de-
partmcnt working on outside Jobs In
smoky locations four hours or longer
a shift will be entitled TO full shift
of nine hours for only eight hours ,
work.
The settlement is due in a great
measure to the mediation of several
business men and other citizens of
Bingham Junction, who took IL upon
themselves to have informal talks with
the strike leaders and other strikers.
urging negotiation and arbitration. The
strikers needed the citizens who came
10 them, and the mediators then had
informal talks with some of the officers
of the company, with the result told of
Following the reaching of an agree
ment with the men and the decision TO
reopen the plant Saturday morning. the
company appealed to the county for
protection for the returning workmen
and it's property, The county commits.
sioners, John C. Mackay. J. f, Clinton
and J. B. Cosgriff. heard the appeal
and, as in the strike at Murray, AS.
sured the company that the desired
protection will be furnished by the
sheriff S Office, passing the following
resolution:
Whereas. the United States Smelling
company has decided TO resume opera
1ion OF its smelrer al Bingham Junction
salt Lake county. Utah. on Saturday
the 25th day OF MAY. 1907. at o'clock
n. m: now, therefore,
Be IL resolved. by the Board NJ Com
missioners OF Salt Lake county, Utah.
that any person or persons desiring 10
work at said smclter shall he protect ed
In person and property. and any person
interfering with the employees or the
property of said smeIter shall he sum-
marily dealt with and punished TO the
NJ
Salt Lake county IS hereby instructed to
protect the employees and the property
OF the said smeter and to enforce this
resolution at all hazards.
In accordance with the resolution.
the regular force of deputy sherffs,
xith q larpn number OF snncinl nnn,,.