The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-13

because OF the demand of twenty
five miners employed on The McDon
ald-Ely shaft for an Increase IRON
$500 per day to 81 per day for shali
sinking, which the company declines
10 grant these miners have walked
out declaring strike until the ne
mands are met
The management Of the property
insists thai the demand viii not be
granted, and thai il the miners want
to go back to 10 work at the old fig
ure their places are open to them
The relations between the man
agement and the miners had been
strained because of this point for
some time, and the company rerus-
ing to meet The demands or the men,
the latter walked out Sunday night
Thee is possibility that the
strike may extend to the other
mines, and that from 800 to 700
miners employed between Pilot
Knob and Ely will declare a sympa-
thetic strike
According 10 the officials Of
Miners union No. 251 Western Fed
GRAFTON of Miners, with headquarters
At Lane City, this possibility Is re-
mote, and will not be considered UNI
less the mine management attempts
TO replace the striking miners with
non-union men Al this time there
is no dissatisfaction among the
miners employed in the other mines
Of the district, and il is hoped by
them and by the union officials that
peaceable settlement may be
reached
Al the Mechanically the scale for
eight hours for all classes OF miners
is So 50 per day In the other
mines tine miners engaged in sink
ing receive 81 per day of eight hours,
The McDonald-Ely is a dry mine. and
The MANAGEMENT declares that II VIII
moi pay more than the wage now
pau lbl uIN SIIIhlllS-
The miners have asked Tor IN ad-
vance which will give them the same
wages us paid by the other mines In
This district, and all over the state.
said Secretary +. J. Cox Of Miners
union No. PSI, yesterday when asked
for a statement concerning the cause
Of the strike.
'All other mines pay ) for cigh'
hours in sinking and timhering,
rate of $3.50 per day The local
Miners union is behind the strikers,
and will stand with them in their
demand
There are between 600 and 700
miners working in the district be-
tween pilot Knob and Ely, ana,
while all of them are not members of
the union, the majority of non-mem-
bers have expressed lheir desire to
Join the organization al their next
pay day.
Many of the miners are Italians.
Oue-haif of these are members, and
virtually all the others VIII have
Joined before their next pay day
passes.
The union is in good financial
condition. and will support the
strikers. OF course, il il becomes at
all serious, and Too large for the To-
cal 10 handle. it will pass from our
hands 10 The hands Of the Western
Federation OF Miners. WHO will taNe
charge Of The strike
we hope, however that this will
moi be necessary. The only thing
thai we demand is that the scale be
raised 10 meet the wages paid by The
other mines. If the mine-owners get
together and try to ship in non
union miners 10 fill the places of the
strikers. of course fhat will cause
more trouble,
The union does not insist that
The striking miners be taken back.
We merely insist on the scale Al
this time I will not express an opin-
ion rs to whether or not there will
be a general strike.
The union looks for a friendly
settlement b. The Mechanically
granting the demands Of the men.
u. c. Mcdonald, general manager