The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-11-24
MEN TIE UP
COPPER FLAT WORK
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pute of any kind. Most of the single
men came to the city last evening
Offer of carriage of their baggage TO
the railroad from Star Pointer was
made by Superintendent Yanderhoeff
but declined. The men took most of
their possessions 10 the saloons al
Star Pointer and stored them tempo
rarily They said last night that
they had procured tents and that they
would erect these off company prop
erty and establish headquarters at
once. proposing to remain until set
Element is reached. They have sent
out notice of the situation from their
standpoint and expect that 1t will pre-
vent other railroad men from enter
ing.
The men left their engines Satur-
day night. after watering and coaling
them and putting them on siding in
good order. They left watchmen to
guard them until morning. Since
that time no train with exception of
one run by Superintendent Wander
hoeff has been operated. The super
intendent took an engine to Star
Pointer alone and brought back
couple of empty ore cars. He also
set string of several loaded cars
out on the Northern track for concen-
traitor. He was not interfered with in
this work but was refused all assist
ance. doing his own firing and switch
tending Beside this movement there
has been none other at the Flat since
the men walked out. II is tied up
tight until a settlement is either
made or new men secured
This situation can last. according
to statement made yesterday, for
some time without making serious in
reference with operations at the
concentration. II is said that there
is a considerable supply of ore ahead
there and that with the uninterrupt-
ed production of Cumberland Ely,
which is in nowise affected by the
trouble. things will run right along as
usual at Smelter.
The men now out expect to meet
with General Manager Lakenan some
time this afternoon. They have ap-
pointed committee 70 submit their
quest for increased wages at the gen
eral offices of the company and to
that end the committee will go TO
Smelter today Ii is composed of L.
ID. McKelyey and II. II. Spangler,
representing the engineers; l.. II.
+ McCauley and II. A. Rowe. represent
+ ing the firemen e. B. Johnston, e.
c. Duncan and c. Augustine. repre-
senting the trainmen. Most all of
f the men came here from the main
+ lines of the overland railroads when
/ the hard times threw them out of EN-
/ ployment and since here have been
+ held To represent a highly competent,
sober and desirable working force.
/ They have operated the Copper Flat
yards with remarkable freedom from
accidents and until the present trou-
BILE there was entire harmony and CO.
operation there on all sides, although
for some time there has been ex-
preston of feeling that with the COM
ing of winter there should he advance
i'm wages
The demand finally made for in
crease in wages called for advance
ment of firemen from SO 10 81
trainmen and switchmen from $40
TO 81: engineers from S425 to s..
The wages i'm these emplovments have
been higher at Copper Flat than at
the low grade camps of Utah where
the same character of work is per-
formed Utah Copper for 20 hours
pays engineers 1913: firemen $3.50
and trainmen SO. At Boston Con-
solidated 1915 is paid engineers with
10, hi no
% here. and no fremen provided, by
Boston Consolidated. Switchmen are
paid 49, At both these properties 10
hours work is the rule, in compare
son with 9 here.
Opposing these figures is higher
cost of living in this camp. according
to the assertions of the men. and
more risky employment under worse
weather conditions. As yet they have
not been Joined by other workers at
Copper Flat. bur IL was stated last
night that the steam shovel men
would go out with them in the event
of attempt to supplant the strikers
with non union men. What course
the company will pursue will proba-
bly, develop today. AS yet 1t is not
understood that any definite line of
action has been adopted. 1t is not
impossible that Copper Flat may be
closed down for the winter and Star
Pointer and Ruth mines put at pro-
ductlon in place of the Flat. This
would Immediately alleviate the sit
uation, inasmuch as at Star Pointer
the ore trains would be handled by
Nevada Northern crews, as are the
ore trains of Cumberland Ely from
Veteran. At Copper Flat the large
independent yard crews have been
necessary in handling the overhurden
trains and in switching the ore cars
in and out from the nit To the North