Arizona republican., 1912-09-19
Great Utah Copper Com pany, the Utah Consoli- dated and Many Other Mines and Railroads Are Closed Tightly
BUT ONE BINGHAM
 MINE IS WORKING
President Mover of Vest ern Federation Says De-
 mands of Men Are Just and That Organization Will Stand Back of Them
ASSOCIATED PRESS pIsPArcH1

| BINGHAM, Utah, Sept. S.-Offl- cially the strike at Bingham went l into effect at seven o'clock this morn- | ing as scheduled at a tremendous meeting of union miners last night, | but evidences of a walk out did not show themselves until an hour and d half or two hours later By the time the miners had removed their tools | from the various mines, strike pick cts, most of them with arms of some description, stationed themselves at the approaches to the various prop critics and many of them fired shots 1 in the air A few miners going to work as usual were ordered back. l Company officials were shut out of their own properties.
 Twenty five deputy sheriffs sent to | camp last night in anticipation or 1 trouble, attempted so far as prudent.
 to stop shutting down and life the blockade. Their efforts led to the first bloodshed of the strike when Thomas Schweitzer, a deputy, ordered
 a picket stop firing his gun. The picket continued his fusillade and the deputy fired at him, wounding him in the wrist Other strikers rushed to the picket's aid, and Schweitzer
 
 Rut one mine continued operations, the Utah Apex Mining company whose officers signed a contract with tho oiperS few days ago. The Great ITtah Copper company, one of the most productive copper mines III inc world. the Utah Consolidated. the Tinted States. the Bingham; the New
 Haven Ohio Copper, Bingham Cop
 aNaI mines and leases, the Bingham and Garfield railway and the Oregon Traf-
 fife on the copper belt branch of the Rio Grande railway are closed tightly
 Early in the day some Bingham
 mine operators made representations
 to Sheriff Sharp of Salt Lake county,
 which caused him to arrange meet ing with C. $. Tingey, the secretary
 of state A R. Barnes. attorney gen
 eral: John Hardy. secretary to the
 oovarnor. R. c. Gemmel. assistant
 manager of the Utah Copper com
 many. and Clarence Allen, assistant mines manager of the U. $. Mining
 ino conpanv. Governor Spry IS III :; the southern part of the state fulfill ing speaking engagements
 , Al a meeting of the local autnorl- tics the situation was discussed ana
 a statement telegraphed to the gov
 orpor The sheriff made no request
 for state troops but indicated to the ! yox,ernor that the forces at hlS com wand wouId not be sufficient to con
 trol the thousands of idle men Tn tnls l camp. .
 Snrv wired that he would come to Q salt Lake at midnight to make 1 nersonal investigation.
 Bingham miners made an informai Q demand several weeks ago Tor a iiat . ;,,crease in wages in all departments
 of fifty cents per day. President Mover speaking for the striKers Sdlo
 ..wbile personally I have done what r oonld to preyent this strike, now
 that if has come. I regard the ue- f mands of the men as fair and just 1 and the Western Federation or = Miners will support them. They are entitled to d raise They are work n ing too long hours
 The high price of copper certdillN
 iustifies the raise the men want. 1o-
 ,,orroN another company and per 2. howe two more may consent to meet 10 ,,,;th the representatives of the union ,s but these do not include the Otan e. Copper company
 1f The fact that Manager Jackihs V, h the Utah Copper company nao 'u' le signed an agreement for five year. ss with the miners union of Utah wouio 1e ;,dioota he is lodging the issue 5 here
 Jacklirg has been visiting his prop
 erties in Arizona and New MeNlco
 In his absence his assistant, c Cemen spoke for the company 1' - said: ..,r, 'n eve do not treat with the ortlcei' ig of the union regarding any nattel CT connected with the mines we o' iu not recognize the federation. we ai' ie always willing to confer With o" VI emploves or properly appointed com .' mittees. If this is done the hiin'
 owners. or directors and committees , effected would take the issues uilue 2. consideration and all controversies ta | could be adjusted.
 ha GemeU said he knew nothlng ol LII 10 l signing, of the contract by Manage ot lacking in Montana
 n- Officers of the miners union eA O. piained their reason for not senoih ms committees of employees to the com b. pany by pointing to the polyglot na ,s tllre of the mine forces.
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