White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-24
Action Late Yesterday of Protracted Meeting
Quickly Followed by Resumption of Operations
in Railroad Shops and Yards After Four Week.
of Idleness and Attendant Negotiations
eOv. BOYLE FINALLY SUCCEEDS IN EFFORTS OF MEDIATION
Ultimate Action by Nevada Con. Employees Still
Pending but indications Point to Early Settle
ment Allied Companies Purpose to Assist
Workmen in Fight Against High Cost of Living

shortly after O'Clock last night
the night shift Of the Nevada North
arn shop men returned 20 work in the
shops at East ELY, In less than
,wenty minutes the smoke was pour.
ing out of the stack of the machine
shop and the quiet of the railroad
center was broken for the first time
in four weeks.
The men returned To work at the
Increased rate of 75 cents offered by
The company together with conces-
sions made by the company guaran-
teeing reduced living expenses which
will be secured by a commissary de-
.partment where the necessities OF
lie viii be sold by the company at
lost. Coal will also be furnished the
men and delivered to their homes at
the MeGill price, which Is big re-
duetion. This advantage OF reduced
cost Of living Is considered by the
men To be considerably greater than
fhe 81 cents per day difference eX-
isting between the company and the
employees II may be said that the
men nave won MI they sought and
are satisfied.
The commssary will be establish
ID at McGin and SUPPLIES will be ship
ped into the district in carload lots.
and handled, IL Is understood. by
committees of the unions.
No definite arrangements have
been made as To locating branches OF
the eommissary AT present as the
problem will have to be worked out
with the future Developments.
The employees returned to work ac-
cepting the - cents additional offer
ed By the company subject TO the
final decision by the courts of the le-
gality of the order by the Public
Utilities Commission. II the courts
sustain the order of the commission
the men will receive the pay demand
I'd by the commission in its order
and II the order Is not sustained the
men accept the 10 cents raise offered
by the company. In the meantime
'he regular schedule will be resumed
with the daily trains.
Governor Boyle, believing some
adjustment of the differences pos
slble, called a meeting between Cen
eral Manager Cannon and the COM
mittee of striking shopmen. which
was held at Ely yesterday AFTERNOON.
Following this conference a meeting
OF all the striking shopmeh was held
at Union hall in East Ely at which
Governor Boyle was present and
addressed the men. explaining the
details OF the copper metal situation.
the company proposition and the eS-
isting conditions generally as bear
ing on the strike. After tbl is the men
discussed at the length THE proposal
n the company and voted 70 accept
the terms offered and return to work.
The news spread rapidly hast even
ing that the railroad shopImen had
voted TO return ~ work. and there
was general and outspokdn RELIEF
that the growing tension OF the past
,our " weeks had broken. fThe week
rad been one of accomplishing and
important incidents. DIN Monday
and Tuesday, by action of POSTMASTER
Huse of Ely. central accounting post
mater of the district, mhil from Ely
points and McGil and hhe interme-
a'ate stations beyond (were carried
10 cobre and brought from there by
automobile. c. d. vaJatrin doing this
historic trick as told elsewhere IN
'his issue. BY the sIame means the
onned Stage and Tdlxi company OF
Ely transported passsengers dnrinr
'he cessation of railroad service.
Thursday the Nevada Northern
'"'iway ran passers ger and freight
train to Cobre, and supon its return
''lhging Governor BAoyle and c. u
Iahenan, who had beaen In San Fran.