The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-10-04
TONOPAH MINERS To
CO TO WORK MONDAY
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can union WHO dctS IN conformity
with the legal decision of the body
with which he is affiliated, and there
fore back. in this instance, of every
decent man who desires to work.
EMMETT ID. BOYLE,
Governor of Nevada"
Though little was said about it, the
conservative miners of the district
have organized a branch of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor and it was
through the representatives of this
organization hat the governor finally
succeeded in bringing the two sides
together and ending the strike. Con-
ference after conference has beer
held during the past week and moth
ing was given put by either side.
Just what concessions. if any were
made by the operators 20 the miners,
has not been given out, but there was
no wage increase granted. A coop
erative store or commissary will un-
%doubetdly be formed and the men
given the benefit of cost plus five per
cent prices on food and clothing and
other supplies.
Following the governors procla-
nation. the Mine Operators Associa-
ton issued the following statement.
accepting the offer of the unions to
end the strike:
The Tonopah and Divide Mine OPP
orators Association accepts the recent
action of the conservative workers in
calling off the strike in the two dis
tricts as paving the way for a new
era of fair and friendly dealing be
tween employees and employers.
Operations will begin in proper
ties to be announced at a conference
between the workers and the man
ayers to be held at 2 pm, Friday
in the Elks' hall and operations will
commence at the usual hour on Sat
urday morning, October A..
THE Tonopah and OWED Mine OPP
orators Association, by Alliene Chase,
chairman. and Allen Rives. secretary.
Although many men have left the
district since the strike started the
operators think they will be able to
secure a full crew as scores of those
who left the camp gave addresses to
their foreman and expect TO be noti-
fled when work is resumed.
One of the union circulars issued
last night stated:
The slate is wiped off and we
make a new deal"
When the camp awoke yesterday
morning and found that the strike was
off officially there was great rejoicing
among the hundreds who have re-
NAMED there, and whose business and
finances had been greatly disturbed
by the trouble.
The strike or lockout. whichever il
may be called. was the first serious
labor trouble that Tonopah has ever
experienced. The trouble started on
August Is when a demand was made
at some of tie mines for an increase
of 81 a day In wages. This demand
followed a strike of electricians for
So a day and when the miners de-
mand was presented to some of the
operators, 1. w. w. members and radi-
calls held a meeting and demanded a
six-hour day and So a shift.
The operators Immediately sensed
trouble and the order went out clos
ing down all properties. Many min
ers did no know that the properties
were closed and went to work on the
morning of August II to find the
cages pulled up at the collar of the
shaft and everything closed down.
Then a series of conferences started
with no result. The /. w. w. ele-
ment held meetings at the ball park
while the conservatives met at the
Airdome theater and discussed the
situation from different angles. Gov
ernor Boyle arrived there two weeks
after the mines were closed down and
in company with Federal Mediator
Lord held many conferences with both
the operators and the men, but be-
cause OF the split in the ranks of the
men little was accomplished.
Finally the conservatives presented
a proposition to the operators to call
the trouble. but before any definite
was taken, the proposal was
withdrawn because of the opposition
of the radical element.
On September IL, Governor Boyle
and Lord offered a plan of settlement
which was accepted by the operators
and which was voted on nv the min