Show I Wage Dispute At Gas Plant Hanging Fire I Although the present contract between the Utah Gas Coke I company and its expires expires ex ex- pires Jul July 15 at midnight the tho dispute te between tho the company and the tho men has not yet ct been submitted to arbitration According According Ac Ac- cording to Ell Eli Jacobsen president president president dent of ot the union George Islaub has hns been appointed arbitrator for forthe forthe forthe the men Officials of the company said toda today that the they had not selected an arbitrator and did not know I If it they would do so The men are I asking for tor a 35 per cent minimum minimum minimum mini mini- mum and a 50 per cent maximum maximum maximum maxi maxi- mum increase Union men say that previous to were working for tor 23 cents an hour for tor twelve hours a day or less than 3 per day Following their or organization organization organization or- or In 1916 they sa say they were still receiving that wage The Tho men are now new receiving minimum and maxImum maximum maximum max max- for an hour eight-hour day There are about forty-five forty em em- at the plant In case of ot a shutdown of or the tho plant it is es estimated estimated that two-thirds two of ot the citizens of or Salt Lake would soon soonbo be bo hungry as almost all the restaurants restaurants restaurants res res- and thousands of ot homes depend on gas for tor cooking |