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Show BRICKLAYERS ASK Association Sends Circular to Contractors Domandirig $G Per Day After March 1. THE PRESENT SCALE OF WAGES IS $5 PER DAY Demand for Labor Has Increased, In-creased, Hence the Demand .,' for Increased Wages. "You are hereby notified that on and nfter March 1, 190", the sealo of wages for bricklayers will be six (6.00) dollars dol-lars per day of eight (S) hours. Respectful Re-spectful submitted, the Bricklayers' Protective Association. No. 1, of Utah. "JOHN CAMERON. "President " "CHARLES NEWTON, "Corresponding Secretary. " Such is the language of a circular mailed by tho Protective Association of Salt Lako to all tho contractors in tho city, notifying them that after March 1 the wages of tho members of tho association as-sociation will bo &6.00 nor dav instead of $5.00 per day. the present scale, or an increase of $1.00 per day. Inquiry instituted by Tho Tribune at a meeting of the Bricklayers' nssocia-tion nssocia-tion Monday night elicited tho. information infor-mation from Charles Newton, corresponding corres-ponding secretary, flint the increased wage was asked hecnuso there is an increased in-creased demand for the skilled labor. Salt Lake is now in n building era and tho prospects arc that building operations opera-tions will be grcntly enlarged in tho near future. Tho members of tho association as-sociation thus deem the present an opportune op-portune time to urge the question of a highor wage scale, and tho demand for this class of labor is the reason advanced ad-vanced for their action. Tho contractors contract-ors are given this notification so that, they maj- have nmplo time to consider and pass upon it before the time allot-ted allot-ted in the ultimntum expires. |
