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Show UTAH LABOR NEWS. SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH. SEPfEMBER 10. 1937. Elton Tunnel of Great Value To Industrial Operations The Huge Bore Will Supply Water To Home Owner, Provide Transportation to Ore Trains and Workmen Will Open New Ore Bodies To Provide Employment for Many More Workmen In Mining, Smelting and Transportation. Culminating several years of planning and preliminary humillion-dolla- r man effort the Bingham-Tooel- e tunnel is well under way and has been officially named the Elton Tunnel in honor of the man whose foresight and integrity brought to reality the enormous project. J. O. Elton who is general manager of the International Smelting and Refining company and vice president of its subsidiary, Nation-a- l Tunnel and Mines Company, which is constructing the tunnel, predicted that When this project is completed and connected with all Bingham's deep mines, 1000 or NEW EPOCH IN THE LA1IOK MOVEMENT (Continued from page 1) policy and its ability to meet the new thinking, the Committee for Industrial Organization moved to quick success on all fronts. The A. F. of L. also is experiencing a fine upsurge in activity, with a large increase in membership, which it so richly deserves. But because my remarks are also specifically concerned with the steel workers organizing committee and its remarkable achievements in unionizing in one year a n hitherto industry, more emphasis will naturally be placed on the C. I. O. the parent organization of the S. W. O. C. anti-unio- aerial tramway from Bingham to Industrial Unionism the Tooele smelter. Entrance into Industrial unionism has proved a the underground mines will be definite success in industrial Amerby the project as the bore ica. Its record of some 18 months level in on the 2500-folevel of activity would seem to justify the will lower Utah and pump- conclusion that it is the answer to Apex, more workmen will be needed daily to carry on the operations ing costs, eliminate hoisting, and organization of the to mine, transport, concentrate, reduce transportation expenses. industries. fa-ciliat- ed ot mass-producti- on Under direction of Mr. Elton the and smelt the large known ore remillion-dolltunnel has serves, to say nothing of prospec- huge driven been more than 2800 feet tive tonnages that will be found Tooele-Binghathe into mounwith this added facility." tains since June 3, setting a record Vast Benefits in tunnel boring. In fact, it apThe bore, which will be five proaches a worlds record for a miles long when completed, will tunnel of this size. drain a vast area beneath the BingHome For Workers ham sector, linking safe underComfortable homes will be built ground operations, provide ore for the workers. These will be sold transportation and make available on easy monthly payments, or leasfrom 10 to 20 second feet of water ed at a reasonable rental. The for industrial and irrigation pur- ground for the home lots provides poses. for a garden space, chicken yards The first unit of the tunnel will and cow lots. The home lots pro- The fact that in about 18 months the principle of industrial unionism, as exemplified by the C. I. O. has organized more than 3,000,-00- 0 persons and the fact that the C. I. O. itself has grown to where some 32 national and international unions comprise it, is the best answer to the soundness yes; the best retort to its critics who like to prate about responsibility of its program. The astounding success explains the whys and wherefores of the present highly financed propaganda campaign against the C. I. O. run 22,000 feet in a southeasterly vide for water rights, etc. labor movement in general. and direction from its portal to the It will be a blessing to have The the is to sway mass psycholoaim lower workings of ground in homes with plenty of sunshine and emotional gy by appeals to prejuUpper Bingham of the National comforts of a real home at a min- dice. Tunnel and Mines Company. A imum cost plenty of space for the Facts Disregarded second unit proposed for the fu- kiddies to play and enjoy their Logic and facts are disregarded ture will extend the tunnel south childhood in decency. defied. The ridiculous or and east into property of the ComIt is expected that a number of bined Metals Reduction company. families who are now sandwiched charges, scurrilous and easily A cross section of the bore is about in crowded quarters in the narrow disproved, are the lowest form of 12 x 12 feet. The tunnel grade Bingham canyon will be more than such propaganda. So the fear growrs in reactionary will be approximately a glad to take advantage of the home rise per mile from the portal. facilities provided under the plan circles that if advancing labor The tunnel will follow under- offered by the National Tunnel unionism is not stopped now it will be too late. The resistance of ground within 200 feet north of and Mines company. the steel independents to signing a contract on all the hopesons participated in the Labor lessness of takes LABOR ON ITS a last-ditc- h stand. Day parade. About 3500 of these The immediate of the objectives FORWARD MARCH marched from East South Temn of course, campaign are, ple street to Liberty park, where g in character. Big the days program was conducted. money has been put behind it be(Continued from page 2) The marchers stepped to the cause its sponsors hope to save ALL UTAHNS , tunes of several bands of music. A money through the destruction of CELEBRATED number of attractive floats were unionism and a correspondingly LABOR DAY Labor Day, September 6, was in the line of parade. The Barmore generally celebrated in Utah tenders union and Culinary Alfloat and its womens auxiliary, and than ever before. Every man, liance No. 815 had a and Refrigeration United Ice woman and child celebrated the carrying an bar and a Workers No. 410. room. The largest number day in one form or another. There dining No. were general parades and pro- of marchers came from the meat 5 The Workers Alliance local a made line in the good showing grams in industrial centers, and and food divisions of the Butch- of march. picnics and family gatherings in ers union. The Allied Printing The ladies auxiliary every nook and corner of the Trades had a joint float, bearing marching only was to the the auxiliary the words since Here 1868. state. union. Street Other Carmens The weather was ideal for the Among the C. I. O. unions par- womens rode. organization enjoyment of the holiday crowds. ticipating in ,the parade were the At Helper In Salt Lake City some 5000 per Oil Workers local union No. 286, The celebration at Helper marked the greatest display of organized labors strength in the history WELCOME, LABOR of Carbon county. Labor Day was BROADWAY THEATRE celebrated by 30 C. I. O. industrial unions with a membership of 3300, Best Entertainment 10 A. F. of L. craft unions and EMPLOYING UNION HELP seven railroad brotherhoods, bring65 East Broadway Salt Lake City ing into Helper over 4000 members of organized labor for the days activities. The speakers of the day were Governor Henry H. Blood, ConBest Wishes To Labor gressman Abe Murdock, and John M. Ross, president of District 22, United Mine Workers of America. Among the featured speakers 99 A Family Service was Nicholas Fontecchio, national Every Home representative of the U. M. W of A., and the Steel Workers OrganPhone Hyland 562 izing Committee of the C. I. O. in 748 East 4th South Street Chicago area. He directed the organization campaign of the coal miners in Utah for the U. M. W. of A. in 1933. There were a parade, first aid demonstration, Wishes Most Sincere Good speaking, dedicaYou Have Our Labor, tion of the Janet street underpass, baseball, softball, timber setting, coal loading and races. The day closed with a dance in Rainbow (Continued bn page 4) ar m red-baiti- 17-fo- Page Three smaller wage bill. The organization methods which the strike-breakin- g accompany propaganda are the back to work movements, the vigilante committees, and the improper influencing of authorities to use violence against strikers. Vigilante Threats All observers of current back to work movements in steel have commented on their highly organized character. propaganda has been coordinated with visits to workers homes, leaflet distribution, full-pag- e advertisements, threats from vigilantes, and mobilization of police and troops. The highest paid publicity firms have been engaged to promote these movements in Johnstown and a dozen other cities and many indications point to national coordination of the whole campaign. Let me cite a specific and recent example of the working of the concerted campaign against unionism. Recently the National Labor Relations Board began hearings on complaints against Republic Steel corporation. On the opening day the chief of police of Massillon, Ohio, took the witness stand and testified under High-pressu- re oath that Republic Steel had supplied city police with guns and ammunition; that such guns and ammunition had been stored at a country club near Massillon; that pressure exerted by Republic Steel caused him to appoint certain Republic Steel employes, hand picked by foremen, as special police. And then came an attack on the picket line at Massillon and two strikers were killed. Horrible Example I venture the assertion that not 10 per cent of the people reading this article had a chance to learn all the facts in that most horrible example of how industry controls some municipal authorities. But what do you suppose would have bee the reaction of the public opinion forming organs if the on page 4) GREETINGS TO LABOR RlcKendrick Shoe Co. 121 So. 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