Show NEW MINERS' MINERS UNION ORGANIZED AT Al TINTIC Has in View an Increase of Wages and Will Make Demand When Strong Enough Special to The Telegram EUREKA Feb 10 In In conformity with a call issued by Organizer Bowden Bowden Bowden Bow- Bow den of the Western Vestern Federation of Shiners Miners about one hundred miners of Eureka met at t Odd Fellows hall hail Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day evening for tile the purpose o of organizing ing a local Miners Miners' union They w were re successful and such an organization was v perfected e ec When the meeting et was I fda called e to order r Mr Bowden made a brief address stating the object of the meeting the benefits to be derived from organized labor the necessity for such an organization in Tintic district and the work which should be accomplished His remarks s met with hearty approval as was evident fr from m the applause re re- re John T. T Harrington was next chosen as temporary chairman and Nick Comes as secretary Mr Borden then proceeded proceeded proceeded pro pro- with the organization of the union obligating in the neighborhood of forty miners A great many others who had expressed a willingness to join the new union were upon the night nightshift nightshift nightshift shift and unable to attend but will wm re receive receive receive re- re the obligation at the next regular meeting It is thought that bore before the end of the present month at least two hundred miners of Eureka will b be enrolled en enrolled en- en n- n rolled in the new organization organisation The Th following following following fol fol- lowing officers officers' have been selected s Godfrey Shearer president d George rge McKenzie Mc Mc- Kenzie Kenzle vice president vice nt William OBrien O'Brien financial l secretary E Earl rl H H. H I Plummer recording secretary Samuel King treasurer Edward Hanson Ranson warden warden war war- den William Salt master at It is believed that when th the local local union becomes so somewhat stronger the owners mine-owners win will be asked for an increase in in- crease of wages a little lower in this district than in other camps of the State One mine empl employing out fifty men is reported to h haye y e reduced the the wages ages from to to and muckers wages from to 2 This cut ma may have had something to d do with the establishment of a union at atan an any rate th s reduction vas was touched upon at the meeting held last night The wages throughout the district are arenow arenow arenow now the same es as' s- s they hey have have- be been rot foi several years and arid for miners and 2 for or muckers In th the early arly days Eureka of Eureka there was a Miners Miners' union but in 18 1893 1803 3 w when the union nion miners were defeated in n a strike for foi higher hiher wages the org organization n w went nt under i |