Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1907-12-10

GOLDFlELD, Dec. lu.-No mineo
were opened in this city this morning
as was announced last evening, as the
operators at a meeting decided that 1t
would be best to open all mines at
once on Thursday morning and that
it is believed less trouble will be
saved that way.
All is quite and serene here to-day.
The Miners Union will hold a big
meeting this evening and will take up
the matter OF the troops, the action
Of the Mine Operators in regard TO
the unions and the question OF the
opening OF the mines on the coming
Thursday and the wage scale as
aGupted by the operators. WHAT the
result OF the meeting will be IS hard
TO conjecture. but it is believed that
plans for the reeainins Of lost power
of the union will be formulated to
II eht and that an attempt to arbl-
frate with the operators Will be made
Colonel Alfred Reynolds, in com
mand Of the Federal troops stationed
here, sent communication to Wash
ington last evening Of the prevailing
conditions here In it he said:
II find everything peaceful and quiet
here and nothing cut Of the ordinary
with the exception that the mines
are closed and many men are out OF
employment. An attempt will be
made to start all the mines and
leases in the camp On Thursday morn
ing at ! O'Clock. and l anticipate q
bitter struggle between the operators
ana the unions.
Il have the situation we'll in hand
the troops are scattered i'll camps
throughout the city and if any seri
Gus trouble should start 1T will be O
short DURATION
The meeting of the union to-nish
is the main topic of conversation 10
upon their action tonight Will res
the future of the camp, that is wheth
er the mines will open in quiet AM
orderly manner and the camp shal
be An open one in the future, o
whether it shall be rent with strli
and bloodshed and ruled by MARTA
law.
GOLDFIELD Dec. 10.-Last even
inc the Mine Owners association Is
sued the following resolution to tn
miners of the camp, setting forti
their future policy and the scale
wages that will go into effect wit
the opening of the min9s On mex
Thursday morning at o'clock:
Resolved, That the mines OF thl
district reopen upon a wage scale |
be agreed upon at this meeting.
"Resolved, That the following rat
of wages be adopted as scale to D
paid in the Godfeld Mining Distric
NV all operators members of this a:
sociation.
Miners 81 from s..
Machine men 81 from 5.
Chuck tender s3.75 from $.
Muckers $3..5 from s..
Top car men s3.75 from s..
Pumpmen "A from s..
Timbermen $3.50 from s..
Garpenters s. from I.
Machinists s. from S6.
Engineers QicenseD s. from 81.
Electricians s. from Sc.
Blacksmiths $3.50 from Sc.
Tool sharpeners s. from ST.
Blacksmith helpers 81 from s..
Surface laborers $3.50 from $3.50.
Amalgamators $3.50 and s..
Nanner men 81 from s..
Laborers $50 from s..
"Resolved, That no member OF tn
association employ in or around II
mine or around his mill any memb
of Goldfeld Local Union No. 22o.
The Western Federation OF Miners
nf any union connected with or atti
ated with said Western Federation
Miners and that all men hereafter e
ployed by any member OF this ass
citation in or around his mine or m
be required, as a condition OF bu
ness employment, to sign Wrl't
contract which contains an agrecme
that the miner is not now, and
not be during the time he is workil
q member of the GOldfield Nine