The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-21

The announced reduction of day labor rates to be recommended to operating companies by the United States Steel Corporation did not ere ate any misgivings in Ensley and Fairfield. where the cut will be felt the greatest On the contrary, 1t Is believed that the cut presages from 90 to 100 per cent operations.
 It is known that the officials of the various companies have long had in mind the necessity for another cut. However it has been stated often that the cut would not be placed into effect until such a time as the earnings per man from the cut would exceed the earnings at the present rate of operations. In other words it Is believed that the wage cut will result in quickened opera : tions, and that the average monthly earnings by reason of more time worked will be greater than has been the case lately with reduced opera tions.
 The cut will affect employees of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, the Birmingham Southern Railroad, the Chickasaw Shipbuild- ing end Car company, the American Steel and Wire company, and the Tennessee Land company. It is uI- derstood that the cut will affect every person employed by, the com panies above indicated from the of flcials down to day laborors.
 Praise for Mayor
 That Mayor A. Clinton Decker was
 ,p city, Oftl- cials with whom he had ever dealt ano that the city of Fairfield was ex- cet.ngly fortunate in hav,nG such r,,r as mayor. was the opinion ex- pressed ty j. s. Pevear. general man ager Of the Birmingham Railway. LIsht and Power company. He salu through the keenness and enIt GF ol Mayor Decker the public utllllcs commission had given the sinurpS ot ,3irminyha m a decreased street rail way fare. and that the proposal was i.itated by MT. Decker,
 "It is. a great pleasure to deal with a man l.ia Mayor Decker ot tair- ne|d." said Mir. Pevear. lie IS al, WAYS w.ning to listen to tafts. anu we have been able to agree 1p ,i every ques- ion affecting that citf' i,o has ianproached all our point pIop lt ms with an attitude Of fairness anu willingness, and the result is
 ie;d has secured from sne p'n. uti,it;.s tvlopanies the most iioei rartrscts of any municipality In Ala ,,,,a am sure that brt for him tIn nresent low fare from tfe va r;,ns. suburbs, including E'Irn .iu' ,rou,d not lave been provided. As ,y,. he asked the public ut.E.y com, miss;o, fot square deal, rc ash'o ns to siy our side and he haS s'.su tha accidents of these cities from ehe hi, her ra,e." .,;,,c.
 N, pc.Eer has been niaJo1 sinsc ,h. paiation of Fairf'eiu anu i' a, engin, CT for the Tenns ss fe trn. .,.y :, ohed to the healfa depare
 ,,,,t a1.- superintendent ftie .A' prcshvt,,lan Sunday school.
 Fund Exhnusted
 All funds of the welfare conlnn. tee raised recently due 10 tne u"e ,,Ioyment emergency have been eA paad and the work discontinueo. eo. Wr Ed,ns of the Red Cross loa heo to birmingham will return to Atiah.a nsxt Tuesday. The committee mas expended about s15.oo0 on measures of relief and although calls con ,inucd to come In as late as sat- night no funds were avaiiaoie ioi the work.
 w. c. Maxwell assistant casnier o' the Bank of Ensley, returned !es.ci day from a motor trip to failnope' Coden, Biloxi and other po'n's ~" the coast. He was accompanieu os his family.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. w. Daniels of Tar f,.ld were called to Chattanooga last night on account of the Illness Of ' brother of MT. Daniels.
 pr. Edmunds Bennett. rector or St. Johns. will deliver an address to the Tennessee company community cen ter Sunday afternoon at o'clock. Everyone Is invited.