Arizona republican., 1919-06-10
STRIKE AT POWER
 PLANT GETTING MORE SERIOUS
Loss In Electrical Revenue Is $1,0OO Daily Other Concerns Are Badly Grip pied No Headway In Settlement

Seventeen former electrical workers in the employ of the Salt River Valley Water Users, association, striking for higher wages, shorter hours and closed shop plan of operation, were yesterday released from all further connection with the association. There has been no demonstration by strikers.
 Simultaneously, officers of the Wa ter users association were making plans for the reopening of the only power plant affected by the strike, the plant at the Roosevelt dam. This plant will be re-opened the latter part of the present week, it is expected.
 Officers of the association were frank to admit yesterday that the strike had not been without it's effects. The shutdown of the Roosevelt plant, it was stated, was costing the association approximately $1,000 day through the loss of revenue secured from the sale | of power
 Likewise, the shutdown has resulted in a curtailment of 20 per cent in the water supply. No serious damage to crops is anticipated through this cur 1 tailment of water, providing the plant i can resume operations within a req | sonable length of time.
 s. w. Cotton Co., Crippled More or less damage is being eXpe- rienced by the Southwest Cotton com 1 pany through inability to secure power | for the operation of pumping plants on its two big ranches near Chandler. Because of the curtailment of power only sufficient electricity can be sup | piled to warrant the operation of half the pumps at q time and the company is consequently obliged to alternate its ! \ - down of the Roosevelt plant would re- l suit in great financial loss to the cot | ton company.
 Only one of the four power plants iu the valley has been affected by the strike order, issued by the electrica workers union. The three other plants known as the South ConsSi- dated, the Arizona Falls and the Cross Cut, are still operating under norma conditions. operators at these stations being loyal to the association.
 Threatened spread of the strige tt affect electrical employees at the Pacific Gas and Electric company and tn, Southwest Cotton company had no materialized up to a late hour las evening and officers of these com panies were not anticipating any diff ficulty.
 MdN6 O6nanOS on OIneFS
 It was acknowledged however tha demands similar to those made on the Water Users association had been re ceived by both companies from tn, union, but employees of the two con cerns have shown no inclination t, walk out. In fact it is not though that the union has representation among the employees of either the Pa cific Gas and Electric company or tn Southwest Gotten company. Both com panies have announced that they wi
 not consider the demands submitted.
 We will deal with our men directl and are willing to meet them half way 1 but we will not consider a closed shO
 plan of operation under any circum stances declared Edward F. Parker vice president and general manager 0 the Southwest Cotton company, yester day afternoon. We will suspend oper ations first he continued. A simila Announcement of the closed shop plan demanded in the terms submitted b
 union representative, was made b officials of the Pacific Gas and Flee tric company.
 Seventeen Are Out The walkout of electrical workers i
 the employ of the water users asso CldAiOu Has utftlOptu lO De Il Ul6l
 ten of whom are linemen. the remain ing seven being operators.
 The water usesr' association employ
 but 24 electrical workers altogether. l of whom are operators. Half of tn
 number are loyal to the association.
 Among the Hnemen. however, tt strike was 100 per cent effective. a ten of the workers in the employe
 the association leaving their work
 the appointed hour.
 Discharge of all striking employt
 was the first step taken by officers the association for reopening of tf plant at Roosevelt dam. It is tn plant that furnishes the power f, mining companies. Shutdown of tl plant has not seriously affected u operation of the different mines hoy ever.
 After New Men Steps already have been taken to s cure new operators and it is expect, that the plant will again be in fl operation by the latter part of t