Show INCREASE GRANTED TO BUTTE BOTTE MINERS By Associated Press BUTTE Mont Monk July 25 Granting Granting a substantial increase in wages wages' i prosperous conditions prevail modifying modify modify- ing the tho rustling card system and 1 giving the miners a weekly pay day the tho larger mining companies of the Butte district reached an agreement yesterday yesterday yester yester- yester-I yester day which It Is generally believed will end the labor disputes which havo have I paralyzed business In Butte for tor a month or six weeks past Starting with a basic scale of a a day when copper Is selling at 15 cents or less the wages of the miners in increase increase increase in- in crease 50 60 cents for the first cent 2 increase in increase In- In crease creaso in the selling price of copper and 25 cents for each additional Increase in increase increase In- In crease of 2 cents The Increase was made voluntarily by the employing companies despite the fact that 45 per cent of the miners are now back at work worle The miners are also granted a weekly pay day The new scale becomes effective July 25 for miners who are not at and it became effective on July 1 for those who did not leave the employ of th the companies |