The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-03-22

Utah flockmastcrs are going 60 pay
men I'm their employ more money At
n special meeting of the Utah Wool
growers association held at Zion last
Friday u was decided to call on all
woOlgrowers Of these Intcrmountain
States to establish "A uniform wage
scale for range herdcrs Of from sixty
to eighty dollars a month and board
The association also decided Co estab-
iish an employment bureau In Salt
Lake City through which herders and
growers may be kept In mutual touch.
Thus the necessary labor may be fur
nished those needing u and the herd
crs may be enabled to keep employed.
Members of the association will be
kept informed relative to the labor
supply aud will enjoy other benefits
from the labor bureau which the as
ISOLATION n Co conduct. according To-
lC. ". Stewart. secretary OF the assoc
citation. II H. explained that the herd
els. owing 90 the general scarcity Of
labor on the farm and clsewhsr,. are
making demands as high az hum
drcd and hundred and ten dollars a
month and board for their services
The shcppmen. aonpc twenty-five Of
whom attended the Salt Lake city
meeting from every section OF Utah.
took the stand that such demands are
unwatrantcd.
The meeting. which was presided
over by ]. w. Thornley,. president OF
the state association. took the stand
that fair and uniform wage scale
should be- observed by all growers Of
wool and TO this end the resolution
was adopted calling upon the sheep
linen tu uhncrve the scale as decided
upon by the meeting. This scale. u
was pointed out. means from a hum
drpd t. q hundred and thirtN.fiyc
dollars u month FOR hcrdorN. taking
into consideration that their board.
which murt bc furnished by tho
thccpmrn IN addition to the cash
wages. costs from $3.50 Co S2.00 day
per hordor. Representatives Of the
HhcnrcrF association who were az the
, meeting informed tho shecpmcn that
Ir price ~ twelve and half cents por
head had 'bccn fixed for this season.
rhcnrinF. the shcepmcn 10 board tho
Hhcarcr. This WIS accepted by tho as-
Hncintiun ns fair price The aFsucin.
ton also decided 10 call upon all
lahccpmcn to ask their hcrdcra for rec
Communications from their previous
lomploycrn and that all refrain from
Trying 90 ct herdorH from other
growers by offering higher wages
Tbc association also decided to call
upon the state officials 10 take ncccs-
sary steps 20 have the bounty fund
money now held la the treasury turn
ed over % the state live stock board
that IL may be used with the United
States biological survey In the eNter-
mination of rnbid animals which are
said 60 be- Increasing and To seriously
threaten the sheep and cattle indus
try. \ telegram received by Stewart
from j. -. Holiday announced that
al a meeting Of the stockholders OF
the National Wool Warehouse and
Storage company. held In Chicago. II
, was decided that the company would
not iiquidate. hut would continue IN
business and would handle Western
wool this season.
Stewart states that this means the
ILLUMINATION of the Spectator In tn,
! buying and handling OF wool, as u Il
expected that all tho Western elf
win he handled through the National
wool warehouse and the government
; can deal directly with this organiHa'
ton instead OF with the apoculator'
on the Eastern market.