Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-10
OWNERS BAR
MEMBERS OF
Fedora TON
WAGES AND COST OF LIVING
REDUCED
LEADING OPERATORS THROW
DOWN GAUNTLET
Labor Leaders in Nevada Defied.
Soldiers VIII Guard Properties
While Non-Union Men
Work
BY Associated Press.

GOLDFIELD, New, Dec. 9.--Late this
afternoon the Goldfield Mine Owners
association issued its ultimatum to the
miners in Goldfield in the form of
set OF resolutions adopted at the meet
ing which had been in progress all day.
These resolutions embody the new
scale of wages to be in vogue from
this time on, showing a lowering of
the scale of about 20 per cent.
The resolutions adopted are as fol-
lows:
Resolved. That the mines of this
district reopen upon a wage scale to be
agreed upon at this meeting.
Resolved, That the following rate
of wages adopted as the scale to be
paid in the Goldfield mining district by
all operators members of this associa-
tion Miners 81 from s5, machine men
81 from So, chuck tender 1915 from IS.
muckers 1915 from $5, car men 1915
from $5, top car men 1915 from SIS.
pump men 81 from SIS. timber men $3.50
from SIS, carpenters IS from 81, machin-
lists SIS from Sc, engineers Qicensed) IS
from Sc, electricians So from 81, black
smiths $3.50 from $6 tool sharpeners
S. from Sc, blacksmith helpers 81 from
s5, surface laborers $3.50 from $3.50,
amalgamators $3.50 from SIS, vanner
men 81 from S. laborers $3.50 from s5.
Bars Union Men
Resolved. That no member of this
association employ in or around his
mine or around his mill any member
of Goldfield local union No. 220 of the
Western Federation of Miners, or of
any union connected with or affiliated
with said Western Federation of Min
ers, and that all men hereafter en-
ployed by any member of this associa-
tion in or around his mine or mill be
a a of I, ,fc
ment, to sign written contract which
contains an agreement that the miner
| is not nowland will not be during the
time he is working member of the
Golddeld Miners union No. 220 OF the
Western Federation of Miners. or OF
any other union in Goldfield or else
where that is directly or Indirectly af-
filiated with or has any connection OF
any kind, nature or description with
said Western Federation of Miners.
Resolved. That the mines of the
Goldfeld mining district resume opera
tlons at a. m. on Thursday, December
II, 1907, with. men who agree to the
foregoing conditions and that all old
employees of the members of this asso-
cation be given preference at all
the mines, providing such employees
present their applications either at the
Office OF this association or of the
mines formerly employing them before
a. m. Thursday, December H. 1907.
and that the office of this association
and OF said mines be open for the pur-
pose of receiving said applications from
a. m. until p. m. of each said day
until said time
Cost of Living Too Hiqh
RESOLVED. that it is the sense of this
association that the cost of living in the
Goldfield mining district be reduced at
least ~ per cent from what it now is and
unless this be done within a reasonable
time this association will construct and
operate general merchandise store or
stores. and boarding houses that will
guarantee to the men employed in and
around the mines and mills reduction tn
this or greater amount
The Goldfeld Mine Owners association
also announced that if there are not a
suff1cient number of men willing to go to
work upon the terms of the resolutions
before December II it will employ men
from such sources as it may be able to
secure them.
The executive committee of the Cold
field Miners union has been in session K
nearly all day, but no statement has
been issued In answer to the one sent
out by the mine ownersfi the contents Of
which had been anticipated by the
miners.
1t is the belief of members of the union
expressed tonight after the issuance of
the owners statement that no attempt
Will be made by the owners to do more
than clear the mines of the water that
mas accumulated in them during the pres
ent week Whether an attempt will be
made to prevent this much being done is
something that cannot be determined to-
night, but the men say positively that no
violence Will be resorted to and no dis
turbance made on Thursday morning
when the mines are to be reopened.
Whether the union will undertake to re-
T1ax no Hot inns rrrffI, -
association in an attempt to bring about
some sort of a compromise before Thurs
day is something that has not vet been
discussed by the executive committee of
the union.
Scrip Cause of Trouble
A difference on the surface between the
two organizations until today has been
over the acceptance of scrip in lieu OF
coin or currency for half of the wages
due The union still positively refuses to
allow members to accept this scrip Now
the matter of 20 per cent reduction In
the wage scale affecting every employe
above and below ground has to be con-
sidered and on top of this comes the
statement of the Mine Owners associa-
tion that it will not deal further with the
local union or any person connected with
the Western Federation of Miners
Conservative men here not connected
with either the owners or miners or
ganizations are, however, of the opinion
that a settlement may yet be effected,
and that If not, an attempt will be made
to organize here a new union to be af-
fliated with the American Federation Of
Labor, with which the mine owners have
already intimated they will be willing to
enter into an agreement. The new scale
of wages announced today is based ON
the wages paid at Tonopah. where the
cost of living is conceded to be 20 per
cent cheaper than in Goldfeld.
To cover this point the Mine Owners
association has agreed to either induce
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