The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-04
Sheriff Is Making Special
Preparations to Secure Ad-
ditional Deputies for Serv-
ice in Bingham.
MOYER INSISTENT
THAT MEN WILL WIN

cials Firm in Independent
Stand; Two Small Mines
at Ely Resume.
"1AT mining operations win be re-
sumed at Bingham today OF to-
morrow, or at least not later than
IL the first OF the coming week, was
the substance Of reports that came
yesterday from apparently authentic
sources. 1t also was reported that the
resumption OF work would take place on
small scale, employing strike breakers
! or former employees who are willing to
return. and increasing the number OF
workmen gradually until the normal force
is reached.
1t IS declared that several hundred
strike breakers are at hand and await
an order by mine operators, principally
the Utah Copper company, to take up
| their respective tasks at Bingham,
where, it Is known. several hundred more
men will be available. having been forced
| out of their Jobs because of the strike but
not because they favored it.
Officials Are Silent.
Officials of the Utah Copper company
have rlgldly held to their statements that
operations would be resumed. but still de-
cline to say the exact time. Assistant
General Manager p c Gemmell. who was
| in Bingham Wednesday and yesterday,
returned to Salt Lake last evening with
Superintendent J. d, Shilling. supposedly
| TO confer with the company officials on
resuming work at the mines, Neither
Mr.. Gemmell. Mr Shilling nor D. c. Jack
ling, vice president and general manager,
would last night affirm or deny that the
| Bingham properties would be opened
again today or tomorrow.
Apparently fearing a movement at once
that might bring trouble in the mining
camp, Sheriff. Joseph c. Sharp became
active yesterday. He ordered notices sent
| TO all men who had applied for positions
as deputy sherffs at Bingham since the
strike was called and who had not been
deputized. by which careful note was Sc
cured OF the applicants addresses. tele-
phone numbers and where they could be
readily reached, day or night.
While the sheriff declines to make a
statement. 1t is reported that he fears
there may be serious trouble IL operations
are resumed, and that he is preparing
to rush a large body of deputies to the
camp on quick notice.
Moyer Seeks Conference.
Charles II. Meyer. president Of the
Western Federation of Minors, returned
TO Salt Lake yesterday afternoon from
Ely. New. fIe made the declaration to d
Tribune representative that he would be
willing to have tho present strike situa-
| ton settled amcably at n conference OF
| mine operators and mine workers, or their
representatives, Irrespective of unions.
| Mover also assorted that the strikers
| were in control OF q complete teup IN the
Nevada district He was quoted before
leaving Ely az Saying that he intended TO
go within a few days tn Santa Rita, N
NJ, and then TO Ray, AriZ., where SYM
pathetic strikes would be ordered
| Mover registered at tho Cullen hotel,
where ho was joined later in the day by
r. G, Lowney and Yanco Terzich. oNecu-
tive board members Of the federation,
WHO came from Bingham TO meet their
chief Mover was accompanied by A. l..
Wilde, business representative OF the AS
sociated Union of steam Shovelmcn.
Willing to Settle.
| "I am willing to step aside and let the
mine owners and the miners select whom
| soevcr they pleusc to settle these strikes,
declared Meyer.
! Moyer was bitter toward the Utah
Copper and Nevada Consolidated conipa-
nies. which he accused OF intimidating
smaller mine owners. He approved the
suggestion that the Commercial clubs OF
SaJt Lake and Bingham make an effort
TO effect a settlement, saying II was To
the interest OF business men that the
strike be discontinued. He said:
Mr. Jackling is quoted as saying nc
| Is willing b. meet the miners em-
ployed by his company whenovE they
desire Now is his opportunity and
the opportunity OF all the mine own
ers to realize that desire. 1t does not
matter to me whether the miners So
lect az their representatives any Off
cial Of the federation, whether they
| select me or any other man, whethor
he is employed or not employed In
any capacity at the mines. We are
willing, too, that Mr.. Jackliug and
| his associates be represented by
whomsoever they choose. Let tho
minors, the striking employees and
the employers settle II that way II
they wish have no objection to
anything the miners decide To do.
As public officers. Governor Spry
and Chief Justice Frck should do
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