El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-12
JEROME LABOR
TROUBLE ENDS
Wages Are Raised, Prices
Lowered and Housing Is
to Be Improved.

jerome, Ariz-. Aug 12-Labor trouble
in this camp and in the valley smeltei
towns appear TO have been settled b.
acceptance Of the award by mediator
Hywell Davies Of IS cents a day wage
raise. in addition 10 the so cents tina
came after the raise Of copper value
to IS cents. In this connection, Mr.
Davies explained that the copper com
panies would derive no benefit what
ever from the raise Of price from 23l.
cents. the difference being wholly con-
sumed in additional labor, transpor'
tatiou and refining charges
A demand for the 500 a year ser
vice bonus for old employees, lately
made effective in Bisbee, was waived
in consideration Of the . cents addi-
ton
Better Housing Promised
II was agreed also that the local
companies attend 10 the better hous-
ing of their employees at lower costs
the United Verde asserting 10 rental
reductions Of $4,000 a year and 70 q
program Of building new quarters for
its men, The lighting costs viii be
reduced from Is cents to II cents per
kilowatt hour and the water rates 60
down 10 percent These changes are
effective July !, in all, according 10
the mediator. placing the Jerome dis
trict on the most favored wage scale
in the copper industry"
Word has been received. however,
that, on recOmme ndatiOn OF mediator
J. S. Myers. the same additional p
cents has been granted in the Globe
Miami section. effective August i
Here the demand of the workmeu for
a flat raise OF S1.1O a day lost strength
after receipt by the unions Of a tele-
gram from secretary Wilson, Of the
department OF labor. asking cOopera-
ton with the mediator. that there
be no cessation Of the production Of
copper.
Men Prove Patriotic.
The temper OF the workmen was
shown at the Verde Extension smell
ter. where one OF the men. o. Shout,
was turned over by his associates 10
the United States marshal. after they
had refused him the right 10 return
TO work When the men had been
discussing a strike, IL was agreed that
the furnace be drawn and everything
left in the best OF shape for renewal
Of production Shout disagreed, shout
ing. according to report, Let the fur
mace freeze" When he alleged the
Extension company was not patriotic,
the workmen returned We'll. Wen
be"
Douglas Hears RumOrs OF suit.
Jas. S. Douglas. president OF the
United Verde Extension Co.. here from
France on a brief inspection trip. has
paid some attention to rumors afloat
that the United Verde Co. Is prepar-
ing to bring suit claiming equity in
the Extensions great ore body on the
ground that it had its apex on United
Verde holdings. He stated that the
older company at all times had been
most considerats OF the Extension,
even granting u the privilege Of
starting the great haulage tunnel on
United Verde ground The Jerome
ore bodies lie in deposits, not lodges,
he said. and therefore do not come
within the purvieW OF the apex regu-
lation Assuredly. the Extension has
no intention of enforcing any such
on its neighbors.
Other Mining Properties
Gadsden has its main shaft well
down toward the 1900 level. where a
hig station will be cut and headings
run toward the Verde Combination
and southwark toward the Larremore
Group. The shaft now is bottomed in
good looking material, mainly quartzy
hematite.
Verde Combination IS drifting east
and west from its 1850 station along
the stringers that are expected TO
lead to ore kidneys worth while.
Pittsburg-Jerome is doing much
work on the 500 level. where the main
tunnel is about 1900 feet from the
shaft, still in diorite, and on the 900,
where a sheared zone has been en-
tered by one Of the headings.
On the Verde Squaw, a new shaft.
started on ground believed to be bar
rem. exposed II percent carbonates at
he depth OF only six feet