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Show STRIKE IS J .;.')WS'fjBD Weavers at (hcvProvo :: Woolen - Mills Return to Work. . , The strike of weavers at tfce Provo tVoolen mills, which threatened to tie ujVthe entire plant, was adjusted Mon-'4ay Mon-'4ay afternoon to the satisfaction of the employees, who returned to their work after a conference with the management" man-agement" at which an agreement was reached.. ' .. Manager W. R. Bassett made a statement state-ment at the conclusion of the conference. confer-ence. In which he said that owing to slight changes in the .schedules,' the weavers, were -dissatisfied. They appointed ap-pointed a committee to meet with the management and the matter was adjusted. ad-justed. He said that a bulletin had been posted In various parts of the mill, stating the rules and regulations of the mill, and notifying the employees of the wage scale for different classes of work, the bonuses paid for special work, and a list of fines to be Imposed on workmen who through carelessness turned out imperfect work. The fines had always existed, he said, but had never been Imposed. The manager and superintendent conferred con-ferred with the weavers and explained the rules after which the weavers re-turnd re-turnd to their looms. John C- Cutler, Republican nominee for Governor, is one of the heaviest stockholders in the concern. He intimated inti-mated Monday that if the employees were not willing to work, the mill might be sold and the proceeds Invested in other enterprises. He said that If the employees believed the mill could pay more wages a committee could examine ex-amine the books of the concern. - The other two principal owners in the mills are the Home Fire Insurance company com-pany of Utah, and Senator Reed Smoot The company is capitalized for $300,-000, $300,-000, .of -which 235,900 shares of a par value of fl each, have been issued. |