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Show I MINERS OFFER TO COMPROMISE Goldfidd Western Federation Men Have Decided to Accept the Tonopah Scale of Wages. The Mine Operators' Association Will Not Grant the Advance, But a Number of Leasers Have Aoreed to Pay the 8cale. Goldflcld, Nov. Local 220, Western Fcdoratlon of Minors, on Thursday, ly a referendum voto of 455 to 25G, decided to accept tho Tonopah scalo of wages, and dcclaro tho strllto oft as to thoso proportion which will pay tho Tonopah scalo. Somo days ngo representatives of thirteen dllfercnt leases agreed to pay tho Tonopah scalo, which Is 50 cents per day less than tho formor IGoldllold scale, but 50 cents moro than tho scalo recently ndopted by tho MIno Operators' association. Tho MIno Operators' association will not grant tho ndvanco. Tho association as-sociation companies lncludo all tho big mines of tho camp and against these latter tho strlko Is still in or-fccL, or-fccL, Tho minors elected an ultra conservative president by a voto or 4 to 1 against tho radlcah). |