Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-04-07 | Page 12 | Utah Shearers Cause Trouble for Growers

A HI A 1 UTAH UT AU I CAUSE TROUBLE FOR GROWERS Mountain West V cst Clippers Clippe's Demand De De- mand 5 Cents More i Than Employers Offer Shearing problems aro am confronting cO the wo l rowers of the tho Intermountain states because sonic some fixed tho the price for or shearing this spring at 17 li la cents a 1 had hrad Advice to the tho to stand by lIy this price was rc- rc cel 1 yesterday In a t letter front from W. W McLennan president and secretary o of tho tim or organization by l' l Id I'd d Jensen member member mem mem- ber of oC the union hero Utah are arc confident that no serious Interference In harvesting the states state's wool crop will result from tho the union mens men's holding out for a fig fig- uro urn which exceeds by 5 c cents that fixed by hy the Utah association asso asso- elation according to C C. V. V Stewart secretary of oC tho the association Aid iid n lie Sought Plenty Plent of or men are available de declares declares do- do clares dares Mr lr Stewart In addition lar largo large o numbers of farmers are arc able to clip wool an and these will be bo appealed to If Ir I tho the make malto unreasonable demands de de- lc- lc mands Mr Ir Stewart believes that thal In somo some states the tho situation Is more critical than In Utah and that as nM high a as aR cents cent a head has been paid In Arizona for Cor r Coiled Concession According to Mr letter leller some pome men have started to work for Cor 1 15 cents and board although this figuro Is not favored h by the organization Fine rino staple wool Is selling sellinA at from fron 50 to 60 cents a pound writes tho union chief and under tinder agreement with somo some wool at that Iuro figuro ditto aulo- fixes tho the clipping price at 2 20 I cents a head The arbitrary fixing of or orthe the price at nt 1 17 n cents Is 13 a concession by tho the union to the growers rowers declares Mr Ir McLennan Mr Ir Stewart asserts that tho the agreement agreement agree aree ment for a R eliding sliding scalo for or shearing based on tho the price at which wo l Is quoted was vas put out aut by the and that the owners were never consulted con con- suited In iii the matter