Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-23
RAISE THE MINERS WAGES.
Uncle sam and May Day Employees res
4 Arc Allowed SUNDAYS stOttrhcmselNeS.

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Uncle Sam and May DAY EMPLOYEES
Arc Allowed SUNDAYS TO Themselves t'l y !.
The management OF the Uncle sam
and May Day mines has inaugurated
y a new system for the emf loyes, { a low.
ing them to enjoy Sunday at their
homes. Every Sunday the mines are.
now closed down and do not start up
again until Monday morning. The
mana cement has also increased the
wages Of the men % cents apiece all
around. II. IS 5sls r u
This system has been operated to a
great degree of success by Jesse
knight in connection with his Tintlc
properties. Iron Blossom and Colorado
have not worked any more men az; around AZ
The mines on Sunday than was abso-5
5lutely necessary to keep things In or
der for Monday morning.
+ The change at the Uncle Sam and
May Day is somewhat of an expert
ment, but tits believed that the sys-i
tenn will work as satisfactorily there
as at any place,
n NEW RULES FOR TRADING,
New York, July 2S.-The following
changes In the rules for trading IN tin,
copper, lead and spelter were adopted
at yesterdays meeting of the board Of
gers
take effect Aug. 2.
~ Copper dealings should be confined
to standard copper, and no other grade
of copper shall beHquoted. The nlni-.
mum OF contracts shall be for 25 tons
of 2.24o pounds each, and contract shall
be In form of London standard war
rant contracts.
In pig tin the minimum contract
shall be for five tons.
a lTloGI oil, a
known as good understandable brands,
and dealings on the exchange shall be
for delivery In New York and delivery
in East ST. Louis.
Spelter dealings shall be In spelter'
known as prime virgin spelter. and
dealings on the exchange shall be for
delivery in New York and delivery in
East st. Louis.
AFTER 5IUGGENHEIMI SHELTER
ScIby Snleltcr Company Must Show
Cause for Alleged Violations.
With the fling of complaints by the
farmers Of Solano county, Cal, charging
the prohtbitory Injunction against.
them, the battle against the Ctuggen-
helm smelling trusts interests in Cali
.fornia is again on. The officers of the
Selby Smelling company have been
cited to appear before Judge A. j.
.Bucltles at Fairfield to show cause why
they should not be punished for CON
tempt of court
\ Proceedings have also been begun In
the Alameda county superior court to
determine the truth of the charges
made in the contempt proceedings.
81 President II. r. underhill Vice Presi-
dent Eugene 3. Bralen, Asst. Supt. En-
geIhardt and Directors w. H. Chicken
ing and George II. Whipple have all
received contempt orders.
In 1905 the fight against the Selby.
people began, when the Solano farmers
brought suit against the smelter and
Judge Harrier OF Fairfield granted a
perpetual Injunction prohibiting the
.smeters from operating during certain
months unless the gases and noxious
fumes could be eliminated.
The final decision in favor of the
farmers was rendered in 1905, but 1t is
asserted by the farmers that the nui-1
sance has continued destroying crops
and livestock. They say that the COM.
pany promised toSinstaii Cottrell's fume
destroyer on the roasters. but five large
roasters are not fitted with this ap-
paratus.