Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-11-05 | Page 8 | Wage Reductions of 25 per Cent

WAGE REDUCTIONS REDUCTIONS I OF 25 PER CENT I TAMPA TA Fla Nov No 5 At At a meeting Thursday of the Georgia-Florida Georgia Sawmill Sawmill Sawmill Saw Saw- mill association comprising the biggest biggest biggest big big- gest operatives in the two states it was as decided that beginning November 8 the wages for common labor in the mills would be cut to a day and that wages for other classes of workers workers workers work work- ers would be cut proportionately This represents a reduction of approximately approximate approximate- ly 25 per cent The operators said that the lumber market had fallen off to such an extent extent extent ex ex- tent that it was was a case either of cutting cutting cutting cut cut- ting wages or shutting down