Show wage reduction in metal mines january I 1 ath mines in alt all parts of the west have posted notices of a wate jafee reduction of 60 50 cents per day effective on the of the present an month an no n oun cement of the reduction in wages was made at local properties early in the present week followed closely by the announcement that butte mines would reopen and that the wages will be the same in all of the metal mines of utah in the reduction will be felt less than in many of the other camps tor for the reason that a large number of miners are engaged in leasing while in one of the largest properties the bonus makes it possible tor for men to earn more than the regular wage such a system un makes tor for greater effi clency and it Is said that in the end it does not mean higher mining costs |