Show MINERS ACCEPT WAGE CUT employees of the yellow pine mine good springs nevada are setting an example to others in the averting of the expected economical crisis says the gazette it has become evident to the directors during the past few months that ti would be necessary to do one of two things either reduce the wage scale 50 cents per day which they did not like to do or to close down entirely finally they decided to put the matter up to the men themselves mine superintendent J A fredrickson presented the matter to the men giving them the figures to back up his arguments with the result that the cut in wages was made on the first and not a man walked out this attitude was greatly appreciated by the directors of the company and will no doubt be remembered when times have changed and zinc ore once more becomes a paying proposition A 10 cent cut in board was made at the same time and the company store expects expect 3 to reduce prices to cover a similar difference for the men with families |