The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-04
LITTLE CHANGE IN /
SHELTER STR|K
No Serious Disorder Thus Fa
but Men Are Getting
Nervous.
MURRAY RESIDENTS NOT
PLEASED WITH 0UTLOO
Salt Lake Officials Say They
Not Anticipate Amy
Trouble.

The 800 men, including represent
tives of four nations. have as yet, q
rived At 20 definite understandl
with the smeltcr officials of the Af1
lean Smelling & Refining company,
regard to whether or not they arc 4
receive an Increase IN wages OF twenf
five cents day.
a committee composed of two al;
trims and two Greeks met and Cd
ferred with Superintendent Mort
Monday afternoon. Mr. Norton
formed the strikers that the Salt La
officials had charge of all details. q.
that they would handle the SITUATE
rs they saw fit. Since the walk.o|
tho Salt Lake office has been IN ef
stant touch with the smclter at Mf
ray. Yesterday morning il looked
though there would he free-for1
fight, when a number Of mschiuif
employed at tho plant arrived on n
scene, each laden with his dnner-p<.
and ran the gauntlet through II
of about 900 foreigners. Threats wf
heard on al! sides, but no violence VI
attempted Marshal Mike Mauss Al
his two deputies were on hand at
carly hour Monday morning, and
all sides could be heard threats. I'll
If the machinists attempted TO 60
work this morning there would be trt
bic. From appearances at the prese
time, the strikers are becoming .
ruly. Sheriff Sharp of Salt Lake "
send out A number of deputy sherif
at an early hour this morning TO he
qucll any disturbance that may
cur.
Making Much Noise.
Commencing at an early hour Sd
day evening. and continuing until Nd
day morning, the strikers were q
charging revolvers. and 3 great dc
of fear has been manifested BY
residents at Murray in view of Z
fact that so many bullets are flyi,
about. The marshal and his deputi
were kept busy the biggest portion
the night looking after disturbers.
no arrests were made. 1t was demo
stratcd Monday thar the strikers q
beginning TO become serious, and 4
not regard the strike AS a Joke:
Monday afternoon revolvers and ca,
ridges were being purchased at hal
ware stores in Murray. by the striki
foreigners, and the situation is bcgI
ming to look serious.
The many saloons of Murray wc
crowded all day Monday with 4
strikers. and Monday evening t
streets in Murray were thronged vi
men. many in half Intoxicated CO
dition, who made the air ring Wi
their incoherent singing. They sto
III little groups Of about twelve ca<
aud about seventy-five feet apart. q
thing that was very noticeable "
the attitude which the men are co
mencing 10 take. Almost all (
strikers have armed themselves WI
small sticks about two feet long. Al
these they swing TO and fro. wh;
they walk along the streets with thu
companions.
Plant Closed Down.
The strikers have not forsaken 4
task of watching the main gate Of
smelter, and at the time for every shj
10 90 on they take up their stati
at the gate and no one enters. II
plant Is now idle but for the boil,
man who, at the same time of co
mencing work. blows the whistle, a
! nounctng the time for quitting or CO
mencing work. The eight blast Z,
naces are still going. but have .
been fed since the valk.out. They Cd
not last much longer, and when tb
go out 1T will cost sung sum to 2
them In working order again.
we dHiiclpdle no trOuDle from Z
Strikers said j. NJ. BidwelI. assists
general manager of the smelter, Mo
day night. There has been no chan
in the condition of Murray since {
walk-ont. AS far as ] know, 4
strikers have made no formal deman
for higher wages, aud until such
made we have no statement in "a
regard to make. T have been kept
formed of the status of the coudifi
at Murray and it appears that d
men bavc no organization or head, a
that they do not know exactly WI
they waut. The smeltcr is now pra
iically shut down. but it. is there (
the men to 90 10 work when th'
wish ~