Show 1 P y yS f 3 S UC PAY COPPED OPP R g g to Lower Price Metal Utah Com Corn Read Readjusts justs Wages Bi Bingham Garfield I By Associated A- A Press I TE Mont Feb 7 The The eni envy en- en i vy shift hift of the Elm Orlu I owned by former United S Senator ator Clark numbering men walked out this g because of the reduction fiday aday y in m wages that went fe feet t in in the Butte district toe to- to e elm elmen en marched to Finn hall hail th this s afternoon and tonight r meetings called by the I I. I will be held The men who ork orl were for the most part of f. f Finland Finlan No other i ics les in the district were ware afI af- af I I W. W W. W has distributed a I 1 tW calling upon the miners faction action in respect t to the theon on an of wages None of the theli li Tea ies S as es yet has received from trade unions af- af by y the wage r reduction By Associated Press JM ME E Ariz Feb 7 Copper l-Copper Copper Companies c here today andla andla andra an an- dla dra wage cut effective to- to 75 cents per day The nearly men and wage for miners miners 1515 a day which was the thee e the eore e the federal mediation ordered an increase last t with coP- coP ining companies in in it 11 lining of th country the hc theo I o per pel company acting s suctions r ructions recen received e ed 1 f t r om i iI I 9 l Co mn mn m- m n j fa i rg ti i tc on ona 1 e a no c c t L e re red e t the mine mine i in n Bingham ele mills in Garfield t tees c cs s set forth that the action e because ause ause of conditions in the thea a try The present scale of or ore 1 lB e paid only when copper is t 6 6 cents a pound in cons con- con s i the sliding scale policy Men adopted d ed by most most com com- MAY ACT has has' been been taken talen by the theo o J affected by bv the reduction he Utah Copper I company B and the works worl s at of the affected to Washington ashington to confer jor orI or connected with They are return- return Lake n 11 of the sr metal trades coun- coun eld at the labor laboi temple tot to- to t ij i reduction in wages will discussed but it is not bet be- be t I any ny decision will be beU i I U I i. i the council confers with t I on that went to Washing Washing- r F SCALE g scale scale is based on the thee e ed ed for copper c during the Thus the t wa wage e rv which now is efon et- et rJ d on the average price or January Inasmuch as aso r po o quotations for that opper companies are asI as- as I c Its Us' as the avera average e price 20 ent basis the reduction or or skilled men whose v been in excess e of I i 1 mount to about 75 cents It the fie laboi laborer er at atwill at I e will receive e a a reduction I 1 t S da day clay R DROP LIKELY go sS 1 cale scale for the next month f 0 gie he copper quotations for fors H 8 s the quotations so far fara a ha have vc not reached 19 r are prospects of another C If March Maich lOW is a copy cop of the non no- no l' l ln n the Bingham proper proper- li un 1 lar ar one was placed on the Of the Utah Ulah Copany Cop- Cop any iny vS ve r February 7 1919 1910 the tile cue calc cale of wages paid to cm- cm I Utah Copper company ns dered to be the scale when s WIng ling at 26 cents per pound Engineering fing and Mining quotations When copper coppel een feen 26 cents and 18 cents l Inclusive there will be a for each cent 1 dethe dethe de- de dei i the price per pound of copilow's cop- cop lI Hows ilow's i S 26 cents to 22 cents the theall alt all will be bo reduced for each cent 1 decrease in opper With copper bens bens be- be ns ns and including 18 cents w o receive a base wage In 1 io 4 5 per da day will continue to tot I It t the above rate of 12 1212 h cent 1 decrease In copt copI cop- cop I but t t tall all other will lat hat the rate of 10 cents per perch ch cli cent 1 decrease JO REVISION o ove escale scale takes into consid- consid e present cost of of living and I b pct to revision even when piling Thing at a price above 18 pound pound whenever such re- re by bv reduction of liv- liv livI I v the custom has been to toges I tt in scales SC I of w wages Ee m on on p page 9 9 J I r I REDUCED PAY I Continued from page 1 average monthly quotations o of copper I price for the preceding month but that custom cannot be followed In this InI in instance instance In- In stance because there thero were no quotations quotations quota- quota I I during January January y Therefore as 1 the basis in this notice the price has hasI I I been assumed at 20 cents per pound which is higher than the price at I which any scales were made during January and well above the present I price quotations for February I MONTANA MINE ACTS I The Anaconda Copper Mining com- com one of the largest employers of ot labor laboi in the Butte Dutte copper district has announced a a readjustment in Jn wages l I as follows I Commencing February 7 the wages I for regular miners will be shaft I miners 52 journeymen in the different different dif dlf- dif dif- I ferent frent crafts The wage of ml- ml mi miners I hers ners has been and others in pro- pro while copper sells from 17 cents to unI un- un un-der un I cler der 19 13 cents and until further notice I will not be reduced i if the copper price priceL It I L r oud fall alI below 17 cents The official cial quotation for copper yesterday was 18 to 18 1814 cents All the smaller operators operators operators oper oper- I it is understood will adopt the new scale The reduction will apply to Anaconda and Great Falls Palls where the Anaconda Copper Mining company I 1 las as large reduction plants |