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Show WORKERS OH ICE i PLANT W JOBS Seventy-five Walk Out When Wages Cut; Places to Be Filled Notified of a reduction In wages ef feCtfve Immediately seventy-fve work men, employed on the construction of the ice plant of the Pacific Fruit Ex j press, laid down their tools and j walked off the job this morning. The j cut which became effective today la ! the second at the plant within ihe past two months and u third cut in all prob ,ahi!ii will be made within the nex: I month, according to officials in charge of the construction work. The new scales at the plant are as follows: Iron workers will receive $7 per day instead ol $8; carpenters will receive $6 lor day instead of $7, while laborers will receive $3.C5 per day in stead of $4 and $4.50. The men who left the Job at the plant l h Is morning will be replaced by men from the west and east ininie diattly. according to officials of ibe company. |