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Show THE CITIZEN 16 WAGES AND COSTS to .increase, the. price of fare, which; seems to be necessary to keep it from the bankruptcy court. The greatest .cause of the high cost of living, at the present' time, is the high price of labor, and the war, which has now ended, comes next in order. Masons, among the union men, are getting $2 per day, and I am told they want $10; plasterers are paid $8 per day, and it is not long since they struck for $9; carpenters are receiving $8, and want more, and so on all down the line. The other day, I met an electrician. He asked me "What I. think of organized labor now? apparently expecting a reply in favor of it. I replied: Organized labor is the greatest curse in the land today, and the incorporated trusts are second unto it. He answered that he could not agree with me, and added: "If it were not for organized labor we would not be getting $7 a day. He forgot that his getting $7 a day and other tradesmen getting $8, $9 or $10 is why we are obliged to pay double prices for the necessaries of life, which makes it so humiliatingly hard on the man getting $3 or $3.50 per day, and for invalids and people not able to work. The tradesmen and mechanics at the present time need only work three or four days in the week to make a living. Many of them ride to and from their work in private cars, ranging in quality and price from a Ford to a Pierce Arrow; their dinner pails are' garnished with the best and choicest foods of the land. I recently heard a .professional man say that he has seen some of these tradesmen come into restaurants where he was seated, order and eat the most expensive foods, costing double of that which he ate. These men should be brought to realize that it would be better for the world at large if they received a reasonable wage, and worked six days in the week instead of three or four days; or in other words, instead of endeavoring to keep one job for two men, or for another day, try to have a job for each man, produce more at the weeks end, and thus lessen the price of products. Let us ask ourselves the question, "How can the costs of living be reduced? The costs of labor should first be reduced, followed by the costs of the products; or the reduction might possibly be simultaneous. LEINAD HILL. - Editor, The Citizen: These are subjects constantly uppermost in the minds of the public today. The latter Is the natural sequence, and to a greater extent a concomitant of the former. Physical and mental labor are necessary in the production of all sorts of products, including food, clothing and other necessaries of life The sole absorbing question with most of the people of today is, how is the cost of living to be brought down? which very naturally includes the costs of other products. Seldom if ever is there a word uttered, or thought expressed, among the common people, about reducing the costs of labor; but to the contrary the query is how can the price of labor be increased? Legislatures are ever prone to place a minimum upon the amount the employer shall pay for labor; but who ever heard of a law being passed placing a maximum upon the amount which the laborer shall demand for his services? The usual way is to "strike for higher wages. And this has been going on for the last decade, even when the costs of products were at a minimum; and has continued ever since, until the producer has finally concluded that he should have something for his products, and which he must have, or he will necessarily go to the wall. Labor unions are dominated by adventurists and agitators, too indolent to work, hence seek to gain an easy livelihood by creating dissatisfaction and breeding discontent among employes, making them believe they arei earning more for their employer than they are receiving for their wages. They are becoming more insistant and domineering as time goes on. Within the last eighteen months, an ultimatum has gone forth on three different occasions, that unless wages are raised and certain other concessions are made, they will walk out in a body on a strike. The result has been, on former occasions, the President and Congress has conceded to their terms in order to avoid a strike. They would, however, make it appear that their call for a strike, made some few days since, is not in the nature of an ultimatum, and that if their demands are not granted they may not In President Wilsons address to Congress on the 9th Inst, he seeks to enlighten this body on the high cost of living, and suggests certain remedies; but barely intimates the real cause for the high cost of living, and suggests no real remedy. He says, 'With the increase in the riches of the necessaries of life come demands for increases in wages. My experience has been that, with an increase in the price of wages, there must necessarily come an increase in the price of products, 'which include the necessaries of life. Our street car men have declared for higher wages a number of times within the last-twyears, and each time their demands have been granted. Next in order the Utilities Commission grants the Utah Light and Traction company greater concessions, and permits the company o , UNDER THE LEAGUE. Hush little nations, Dont you spat; Youve lost your freedom, That, is flat. , Hush little nations, Dont boo-ho- o. We who are mighty Lose ours too. Hush little nations, Dont say damn! Youll soon be bossing Uncle Sam. McLandbrook. Wilson, in -- N,. Y. .. Sun Witness the clerk of said court, with the seal thereof affixed, this 13th day ELK IN NATIONAL PARK. -- of the elk herd. on the THE rangeend of the Sitgreaves National forest in northern Arizona has been investigated by officials of the forest service, United States department of agriculture, the state game warden and representatives of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. This herd, which numbered head when introduced in 1914 by the departments biological survey, the Arizona game department, and the forest service, is in a flourishing condition and is now estimated to number, about 300 head. In the opinion of the investigating officials, this area is admirably adapted to elk and other game, being one of the most isolated portions of the state. The state game warden is investigating the possibility of constructing fences around the cultivated areas of the region to protect the haystacks and growing crops from the alleged depredations of the animals. Consideration is also being given to the creation of a small game refuge for elk and other species in the region and the advice of the bureau of biological survey is being sought. eighty-fou- r elk-pro- of NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT. Eureka Lilly Mining company. Lo- cation of principal office, 414 Judge building, Salt Lake City, Utah. Location of mine, Tintic mining district, Utah County, Utah. Notice is hereby given that at a meeting of the board of directors held August 9th, 1919, an assessment to be known as assessment No. 10, of one (lc) cent per share, was levied on the outstanding capital stock- of the corporation, payable immediately to Gideon Snyder, secretary, 414 Judge building, Salt Lake City, Utah. Any stock upon which this assessment remains unpaid on September 15th, 1919, will be delinquent and advertised for sale at public auction, and unless payment is made before, so much of each parcel of stock as shall be necessary will be sold on October 15th, 1919, at 4:00 oclock p. m.. at the companys office, 414 Judge building, Salt Lake City, Utah, to pay the delinquent assessment, together with the cost of advertising and expense of sale. - GIDEON SNYDER, Secretary. 414 Judge Building, Salt Lake City, Utah. PROBATE AND GUARDIANSHIP NOTICES. Consult County Clerk or the Signers for Further Information. NOTICE. In the District Court, Probate Division, in and for Salt Lake County, State of Utah. In the matter of the estate and guardianship of Virginia B. Burton, Milford Burton, Mabel Burton, Viola Burton and Dorotha Burton, minors. Notice: The petition of Belle Burton praying for the issuance to herself of letters of guardianship on the persons and estates of Virginia B. Burton, Milford Burton, Mabel Burton, Viola Burton, and Dorotha Burton, minors, has been set for hearing on Friday, the 5th day of September, A. D. 1919, at 2 oclock p. m. at the county court house, in the "court room of said court, in Salt Lako City, Salt Lake county, Utah. of August, A. D. 1919. J. E. CLARK, Clerk. Seal By M. M. SNELL, Deputy Clerk. Evans & Sullivan, attorneys for petitioner. NOTICE. In the District Court, Probate Division, in and for Salt Lake County, State of Utah. In the matter of the estate of Samuel Cook, Sr., deceased. Notice. The petition of Hannah Cook praying for the issuance to herself of let ters of administration in the estate of Samuel. Cook, Sr., deceased, has been set for hearing on Friday, the 29th . . day of August, A. D. 1919, at ten oclock a. m., at the county court house, in the court room of said court in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake county, Utah. Witness the Clerk of said Court, with the seal thereof affixed, this 31st day of July, A. D. 1919. J. E. CLARK, Clerk. (Seal) By M. M. SNELL, Deputy Clerk. MARTIN S. LINDSAY, Attorney for Petitioner. NOTICE. In the District Court, Probate Division, in and for Salt Lake County, Utah. In the matter of the estates of Simon Davis, deceased, and Adelaide Davis, formerly Adelaide Doane, deceased. Notice. The petition of J. W. Lawrence, Jr., and Samuel J. Crawford, praying for the admission to probate of certain doc. uments purporting to be transcripts of the last wills and testaments of Simon Davis and Adelaide Davis, formerly Adelaide Doane, deceased, and for the granting of letters of administration with will annexed, to T. Ellis Browne, has been set for hearing on Friday, the 22nd day of August, A. D. 1919, at 10 oclock a. m., at the county court house in the court room of said court, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Witness the clerk of said court, with the seal thereof affixed, this 23d day of July, 1919. J. E. CLARK, Clerk. (Seal.) J By M. M. SNELL, Deputy Clerk. T. ELLIS BROWNE, Attorney for Petitioner. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Estate of James S. Godfrey, de- ceased. Creditors will present claims with vouchers to the undersigned at 1407 Walker Bank building, Salt Lake City, Utah, on or before the 13th day of October, A. D. 1919. HORACE T. GODFREY, Administrator of the Estate of James S. Godfrey, Deceased. Frank B. Stephens, Attorney for Ad- ministrator. Date of first publication August 9, A. D. 1919. NOTICE, In the District Court, Probate Division, in and for Salt Lake County, State of Utah. In the matter of the estate of James Holder, Jr., deceased. Notice. The petition of Louise H. Birchell praying for the issuance to herself of letters of administration in the estate of James Holder, Jr., deceased, has been set for hearing on Friday, the 5th day of September, A. D. 1919, at two oclock p. m., at the County Court House, in the court room of said court in Salt Lake City. Salt Lake County. Utah, |