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Show THE FIELD OF LABOR. Interesting Notes fathered in the In-dnstrial In-dnstrial Field of Salt Lake City. THE NINE HOTJE MOVEMENT. Scarcity of Building Material A Proposed Labor Exchange The Carpenter Likely to Get a Baise. J A Union Headquarters is otic of the near possibilities, which will embrace a "Labor Exchange,"' in its make-up, and in fact all Imsiiiexs connected with labor wilt bo transacted at its ollice, as tho idea is to have the place open at all times. This is a uew feature for Salt Lake,' and no doubt it will be highly appreciated by employer as well as employee. The Cai pouters 'Vniou, it is understood, under-stood, now claims something over 200 members within its ranks. ft A majority of the contractors of the city are fully prepared to grant the request re-quest of the carpenters for $3.50 per day of nine hours after May 1st. A meeting of the builders and their journeymen carpenters is called for on the 22nd of April, to settle all misun-derstaudings misun-derstaudings regarding tho demand of the carpenters for an advauco on May 1st in this city. ( Some contractors who have the true progressive spirit are now working their carpenters but nine hours per day, and do not wait for tho first of May to come; and others are paying advanced wages aswell. Tho scarcity of buildiug material keeps mauy meu out of employment, and help is coming into the city a littlo faster than it can be utilized in consequence conse-quence ' ; At the open meeting of the carpenters on April 10th, the demand for May 1st will be fully discussed by competent speakers. The street car drivers are talking seriously se-riously of forming a union at no distant dis-tant day. Nearly every branch of trade now has its' uuion in tho city, the hod carriers having organized lately, taking in all classes of common labor." |