The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-02-10
ACTION WARDNER-KELLOGG COMPANIES
QUICKLY FOLLOWED BY OTHER MINES
OFFICIAL NOTICE POSTED yEsTERDAy-NEw SCALE IN
EFFECT FEBRUARY IMAGES THIS MONTH ARE IN
CREASED CENTS PER SHIFT

All producing mining companies op
Grating in the Coeur d'AIene distric
have adopted sliding scale whicl
provides for an increase of wage
when the average price of lead for on,
month Is above IS per hundred pounds
the increase ranging from rs cents PEI
shit when is lead is above IS and no
over $3.50, to 81 per shift when lead i.
over $3.50. The first announcement o.
the adoption of the new scale was
made by the Bunker Hill & Sullivan
company, which included the Gale
donia. Ontario and Sierra Nevada, and
the Stewart Mining company, these
companies posting notices to that eff
feet on February in the following
form:
Bunker Hill & Sullivan Notice.
Bunker Hill & Sullivan Mining & Con-
centrating company, Kellogg, Idaho,
February 1, 1916.
van, Caledonia Mining Company,
Sierra Nevada Consolidated Mining
Company, Ontario Mining Company
Hereafter when lead is cents per
pound, or higher, regular profit shar-
ing bonus will be paid in addition to
the. regular or minimum scale Of wages
as follows:
Twenty-Five cents per shift when
lead is S cents per pound and under
5h cents per pound.
Fifty cents per shift when lead is
5h cents per pound and under 6 cents
per pound.
Seventy five cents per shift when
lead is cents per pound and over.
The price of lead applying to be
the average New York price for the
preceding month. During January,
1916, the average New York price of
lead was 5.s4 cents per pound and
accordingly for February 1916, the
bonus of so cents per shift will be paid
all employees and subsequent months
in the same manner.
WhSH IhO aNeI1SC PllCS VI ledu dl
New York is less than cents per
pound no bonus will be paid and the
regular scale applied.
STANLY A. EASTON,
Manager.
The notice from the Stewart COM
pany was practically in the same form
and was posted on the same day.
Other Companies Follow.
Following the action of the mines at
Kellogg and Wardner, representatives
of all other producing companies held
a meeting in this city last Thursday
evening to consider the adoption of a
similar sliding scale. The companies
represented were the Success, Inter-
state Callahan, Tamarack & Custer,
Green Hill Cleveland, Hecla, Hercules,
Marsh, Hunter, National, Federal
(Morning, Last Chance and Frisco). A
sliding scale was formally agreed upon
with that adopted by the
mines with the ex-
ception that it provides for an increase ,
Of 81 per day when the average price
Of lead for a month is over $3.50. 1t I
may be stated, however, that while the 7
first companies to adopt the sliding
scale did not provide for an increase /
above rs cents per day, they will be-
yond question pay an increase of 81
per shift should lead make monthly
average above $3.50 After having
agreed upon the new scale the meet
ng decided to wait until approval
was received from nonresident Off
,ials Of some of the companies who
,ould not be present. All ha1 been
learil from Tuesday and notices an
the new wage scale were
posted at all mines yesterday.
Form of Notice.
Following is copy of the notice
posted by the Success Mining company
Ind all others were substantially the
To All Employees:
Until further notice, when lead is
Ielling at IS per hundredweight the
ollowing additions will be made to
he regular daily wage now being
,aid:
Twenty-Five cents per shift when
cad is above IS per hundredweight I
md not above $3.50 per hundredweight
Fifty cents per shift when lead is
lbove $3.50 per hundredweight and not
'ver Sc per hundredweight.
Seventy-five cents per shift when
cad is above $6 per hundredweight {
nd not over $3.50 per hundredweight.
One dollar per shift when lead is
bove $3.50 per hundredweight
The average price of lead for any
month as published in the Engineer
ng and Mining Journal will govern !
he wages paid the following month.