Show NEW WAGE SCALE AT TONOPAH tonopah To nevada sun the mine operators of the tonopah district have formed an association for their common welfare the principal object of which they state is for the advancement of harmonious relations with their employed emp loyes together with that of advancing and promoting the mining industry of this district the officers and directors of the association as chosen are the follow following ln president frank A keith general manager of the to mining company vice president mark B kerr of the west end mining company secretary trea treasurer surer G A kirchen of the tonopah extension assistant secretary treasurer A chester turner of the tonopah mining company directors in addition to the off officers aers named W J douglass of the midway W B alexander of the montana to B F edwards of the west end and macnamara the association has already held its initial ti al meeting and adopted a wage scale to go into effect august 1 and includes all the various kinds of skilled and unskilled labor employed about the mines a as well as the number of hours that shall compose a working day there is no radical change in the present scale and the association members state that the matter was taken up to establish a uniform rate throughout the mines rather than to introduce any new feature the scale is as follows hours rates miners 8 machine men 8 top carmen 8 muckers duckers 8 ore sorters 9 ore sorters 9 5 00 Tim bermen 8 blacksmiths 9 blacksmiths 9 blacksmith helpers 9 carpenters 9 engineers 9 tool sharpeners sharp eners 9 electrician 9 machinists 9 machine miner shaft 8 miners shaft 8 laborers surface 9 note when two rates are mentioned second is for headmen |