Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-10-05 | Page 11 | Coal Men Hold Code Meeting

COAL MEN HOLD CODE MEETING Mine Owners Union Leaders Lead Lead- ers Discuss New Working Working Working Work Work- ing Agreements Meeting for the khe first ir t time in a joint conference since the adoption of the national code for the bituminous coal industry Utah coal operators and producers producers producers pro pro- were in session at the Newhouse Newhouse New New- house hotel Thursday with representatives of the United Mine Workers of America to discuss labor wages and working conditions in the mines of or the state The coI conference which is the first of or its kind to be held in Utah since a majority of the miners were unionized unionized unionized union union- was presided over by J. J B. B Marks of Salt Lake president of the Utah Coal Operators' Operators and Coal Producers Producers Producers' Producers Producers' Pro Pro- association Acting as Secretary Secre Secre- tary ary y was James Morgan of Cheyenne secretary of or the U. U M. M W. W A. A for district district dis dis- dis- dis 22 which comprises Utah and Wyoming Following a morning session which was devoted entirely to appointment of Df committees coz the group adjourned until late Thursday afternoon when committee reports and the contracts between the operators and the miners will be presented and discussed As stipulated In the national code the minimum wage for inside skilled mine workers is to be c a day for fora a hour 40 week and a day for outside common cornmon laborers for a hour 40 week No miner will be permitted to work more than eight hours in any anyone anyone one day The following were appointed members members mem meni- bers of the operators' operators committee that will meet unionized workers for discussion discussion discussion dis dis- dis- dis of contracts Otto Herres F. F A. A Sweet T. T R. R Stockett and Mr l Marks all of Salt Lake George Schultz Latuda Utah R. R W. W Magraw of Df Denver and A. A C. C Watts o of Castle Castle- gate Members of or the United Mine Workers Workers' Workers Workers' Work Work- Workers ers' ers committee include George Cole and George Lambert of Rock Springs president and vice president respectively Lively of district 22 of the U. U M. M W. W A Ai Jack lack Allen of Hiawatha Robert Henderson Henderson Henderson Hen Hen- derson of Kenilworth Fred Civish of 01 Columbia and G G. G. G Lindstrom of Moab Niholas Fontecchio of Colorado Springs western organizer of the UM U U. M. M W. W A A. is an ex cx officIo member of the committee I