White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-03

The inevitable result OF the ever
increasing high cost of living emanat-
ing from the covert and nationwide
system of profiteering that is keep
ing the cost of necessities of life just
a little ahead of whatever a work man
receives as nay. appears to have had
its effect on Ely district the past
week
strike is on for increased pay.
II may De said that approximately
1000 men are idle. Work at the
concentrating and smelling plant at
McGill and at the mines at Ruth is
ata standstill Every fire at the big
smelling plant at McGill has been
drawn and for the first time In the
history of the camp no smoke feath-
ers from the lofty stacks and the
glare from the reverbs has given way
10 the cold blackness of inactivity.
The Nevada Northern railway, from
busy steel highway of constant OPP
Grafton. has become dormant to the
extent OF one mixed train of passen-
gers and freight a day between Ely
and Cobre The railroad shops at
Fast Ely are idle and the railroad
yards as portentiously silent as the
deserted village of poetic fame.
The strike commenced last Sunday
afternoon. when the Nevada Northern
shopmen, helpers and yardmen nm
der the Jurisdiction of the master me-
chanic. other than engine and train.
men, quit work.
Further development In the labor
situation came to head Tuesday
morning at nine O'Clock. when men
employed by the Nevada Consolidated
Copper company at MeGill and the
mines. steam shovel operators ex-
cepted, went out. those affected in
cluding the machinsts and helpers,
boilermakers and helpers, black
smiths and helpers, electricians and
helpers, pipeftters and helpers. brick
layers and helpers, stationery engi-
neers, moulders and helpers. pattern
makers, carpenters and helpers.
nine, mill and smelter workers.
The question at issue involves the
demand for readjustment land In
crease In pay, presented by the Ne
Vada Northern railway and Consoli-
dated Copper companies employees
respectively
The demands OF the railroad en-
pioyes Is Incorporated In the follow
ING In July. 1918, when concil-
iator J. g. Harry visited the district.
an Increase OF ten per cent was grant
20 The shopmen. making a wage of
VII per ay. This was In effect un-
vi FEBRUARY IL, 1919, at which time
me railroad management made a cut
" 10 cents a day. On March 1. 1919.
further cut was made of 81 cents
aoay Both these cuts were accept
" under protest by the employees and
"e management was so notified by
Muer II will be noted from The
ABOVE reductions of rs cents in Feb
'uary and 27 cents In March, that
,ae total is si.o2. the amount now
ae"ahded by the employees, and that
ns 20 In effect from the date of the
"'s' reduction made February IL. II
"e contention OF the employees that
are not asking for an increase.
'a' LOT return of what was taken
away from them.
stated In the News last Sunday,
Ae original date set by the railroad
up'oyes to strike was last Thurs
NY 'ay 81, which date was defer
w wv un''i Sunday, for the reason that
''se PRESIDENT and General Manager
~ Cannon was out of town and
,a M not return until Saturday even
Nc Ne The committee met General
anager Cannon at IL O'Clock last
saa0ay morning. according to ar
,,0"ehts' s,.,'N and satisfactory de-
~ NOT being arrived at, the men
sen. out as planned. at four o'clock
sunday afternoon.
The demands OF the amn,ovas q,
~. upper company cover several
for- - VI which the one for wages Is
,h. 'lat Increase OF 800 per day
'"e present prevailing scales