White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-24

tomobiles in the face of food short
age: and finally. that the Pnblic-Ser
vice Commission should take such ac-
ton as would speedily bring about
a resumption If a daily mixed train
service between Ely and Shafter and
Cobre.
The representatives of the railway
and the shopmen showed that the
wages of one hundred and twenty
five shopmen on strike had heen re-
duced uniformly according TO their
classification and pay. The wages
of mechanics which may be referred
to as the highest class. were reduced
seventy-fve per day III Febru-
airy. nineteen nineteen. and twenty
five cents per day in March, or a total
OF one dollar. from the six dollars
and seventy-five cents per day basis
Fixed BY the Federal Board OF Media
ton and Cancellation July nineteen
hundred and eighteen.
After copper prices were increased
during the summer of this year. the
shopmen asked for a restoration of
the aforesaid wages. The company
refused TO make full restoration but
offered an increase based or seventy
hve cents per day 20 machinists and
varying lower amounts to other shop
employees in proportion to their class
iieation and pay justified.
This was refused and negotiations
having failed. the shopmen withdrew
from the service on July twenty-sey-
enth. Between the wages offered by
the company. and those demanded by
the employees. il vas shown that there
is a difference of probably not To ex-
coed twenty-five dollars per day IN
the pay of the aforesaid one hundred
and twenty-five men concerned. or a
total OF seven hundred and fifty dol
lars per month, or nine thousand dol
lars per annum.
The shonmen agree TO return 10
work forthwith Oh the basis of wages
requested. following an order of the
Commission TO their company 10 OPP
crate a daily mixed train service be-
tween Ely and Shafter and Cobre.
with the understanding that all ques-
tons pertaining TO the reasonable
ness of wages Tor the future. and
pertaining to back pay shall
be arbitrated.
The Railway Company proposes.
That the shopmen return at once
TO their respective avocations at the
offer of increased pay made by the
such wages TO remain in
effect until a decision Is reached by
the Director General and the shop
under Federal control. and
that II such wages finally agreed up
on are advantageous TO the shop EN-
ployes, the Nevada Northern will
adopt such wages effective July six
tenth, nineteen nineteen.
After full investigation and due oon-
.sideration. the Commission is of the
opinion that the public necessity and
ion that the public necessity and
convenience in this proceeding is
paramount, and that a daily mixed
freight. passenger. mail and express
service should be established between
Ely and Cobre forthwith.
In this behalf II may be stated
that, consent having been first cur
ed from employees that they will re-
turn to work IN a definite wage
schedule. pending final d%eterInina-
ton Of all matters in relation there
to. the State has the necessary ma
chinery OF law TO require the Nevada
Northern Railway to perform its
common carrier obligations to the
public.
The Nevada Northern has accepted
its Charter Grant of power from the
public. TO become a common carrier
and TO exercise the right of Eminent
Domain, and to collect tolls and
charges for the rendering of public
service. subject to the right of the
State 10 require it to perform an ade
quate service. and to prevene the
cnrtailment or withdrawal of essen
tial services and facilities. This
arises because Of the contractural OBJ
legation, and Is an enforcIble con-
tract. This obligation cannot be
avoided by the extraction OF any pri-
yate or special contracts in conflict
Herewith.