Show miners granted uniform scale increase in wages to go into effect on the first of august the reporter has been informed that the mining companies of eureka and in fact all of the mines of the district have decided to grant the request of the miners for a uniform scale of ta 00 per day this change will go into ef feet on august 1st which h next wednesday heretofore the machine men or those operating the big chines have been paid 3 00 while the helpers and the single have been paid and now everyone working upon a machine will be paid 3 00 most people who are familar with mining as carried on here realize that the helper entitled to as much money as the man who handles the machine in fact there should be no helper one works e dually as hard as the other and should receive the same pay the wages of the laborers and muck ers will remain the same as at present 2 50 per day and we understand that the miners union the men employ ed the mines and the mine owners are all satisfied with the manner in which the matter has been adjusted A few v beeks ago petitions asking for a uniform scale were circulated at all of the mines of any importance in the camp and these were in almost every instance ur ammo signed it was generally understood that unless the increase was granted would be a general strike on the first of next month and this uncertain feeling his created a scarcity of labor here by keeping union miners away from the camps business has also suffered to a certain extent as a result of the stal e rumors w aich ha e been circulation and for that reason the statement that the trouble has been adjusted I 1 satisfactorily to all concerned will be good news to everyone ee |