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Show COMMITTEE REPORTS AN EIGHT-HOUR DAY TUNGMAM. Oct. K The committee appointed ap-pointed by the skild workmen of the l'tah Copper company some weeks agv to confer with the management retarding an etcht-hour day. made its report At a largely attended meetinc at Canyon hall i on "kM. The committee comprise John Gibh-v w h presided at the nicetlne; J. C. K irkenda 11. secretary; YV. J. Furk. Kobcrt Pi-ankenticld nnd C. "YV. Collier. The report was in effect hr reading of a statement from General Manager R. C. Gemmed, In which he set out that the company did not consider an rich t -hour day practKat at this time, for the reason rea-son tha t the company w as behind w ith Its tonnage and that the government vas in need of cerv pound of copper obtainable. obtain-able. After a lencthy discussion 1t ws de-eided de-eided to inhe the matter uo directly with the war labor board, nnd J:' as raised for the purpose of meeting any expense that may be incurred. |