Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-02
SEVEN rRoUGHs STRIKE.
Operators Experiencing First Labor
Troub,e--Mincs Close.

The mine owners of the Seven
Troughs, New. mining district are ex
periencing their first strike troubles. ~
report received by a Well known salt
Laker who Is interested In the district
today conveyed the information that
practically every mine In the district
had been closed as a result of strike
order issued by the Vernon Miners
union, who made a demand for an in
crease of 80 cents a day In wages. Tho
operators refused The demand. hence
the men laid down their tools and quit.
According TO one operator, no effort
TO adjust the trouble Will be made un-
III conferences with the high officials
of the parent organization OF miners
can be held and the companies can be
assured that the terms of settlement
will hold good for a term Of years. 1t
is furtheP stated that unless a salts
factory settlement is reached within a
reasonable time, nou-union miners Will
be imported and Seven Troughs will
become a non-union district.
The membership of the Vernon union
embraces all members in the Seven
Troushs district, numbering about 200.
Heretofore all miners working UNDER
ground were paid $3.50 and surface men
81 for an eight hour day, the workmen
eating their lunches on company time.
The new scale provides for a fiat rate
of S. for all men underground and $3.50
for surface men.
Although 1t has been generally
known for several weeks that the
miners intended TO strike today for an
increase. no operator was officially
notified by the union. as far as can be
learned. The operators refuse abso-
lutely to pay 4 fiat rate of SO day
for all underground work
Immediately following the inaugur-
alton of the strike. armed guards. de-
putized as deputy sheriffs, We're placed
IN charge of The Fairview mine, the
property of the Seven Troughs Min
ing company. There is great amount
of the high grade picture ore stored IN
the orehouse ON the properly and
exposed in a number of places in the
workings, the value of which runs eX-
tremely high. and the armed guards
have been instructed not to permit
anyone on the premises. As the other
rich and developed properties are not
easily accessible, no guards have thus
far been placed upon them.
Il has been known for some time
that a strike was brewing in the Seven
Troughs district. Well informed min
ing men have said that this was the
principal reason some of the well de-
veloped properties known TO have
quantities of rich ore, have made nc
attempt TO commence shipping. 1t If
said further that fear of high grad
ing" Is more important constdera'
tion with the operators than is thu
matter OF wages. While the rank anC
file of the miners of the district are oil
the better class IL Is asserted that :
number OF professional high-grader.
went to Seven Troughs from Goldtelc
when the strike was on in the south
ern camp and have been awaiting tbs
opportunity TO get work la proper
ties like the Mazuma Hills and Sevei
Troughs. These properties Will remait
closed down. It Is said, until they cal
be operated under restrictions that VII
enable the stockholders 10 get th'
benefit OF the rich ores.