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Show ALL BINGAM MINES INCREASE WAGE SCALE Notices of a general 50 cent per shift has been posted at all the mines of the camp, this wage increase became effective on Friday and will bring . the wages of miners up to $5.25 per shift and muckers up to $4.75 per shift. At the Utah Copper the increase will vary from 74 to 15 per cent with a minimum of 50 cents per shift above the scale which was in effect. Bingham Bing-ham should be visibly affected by this increase which will bring the wage scale up to about the same scale that prevailed during the war. This increase is coincident coin-cident with the increases in the price of copper and lead. The Mines of Bingham where the increased in-creased scale has taken effect are: The U. S. Mining Co.. The Utah-Apex Mining ,Co., The Highland Boy Mining Co., The Bingham Mines Co., The Mon-tana-Bingham Mining Co; and practical every mine of importance import-ance in the camp. |