| Show employees of three mines want increase tintic gintic standard eagle blue bell and victoria miners have asked that wages be put back to the old scale 0 employees of the tintic gintic standard eagle blue bell and the victoria mines have peti petitioned lone d tor for an increase in a wa ge they hey want the old scale which aich re prior to january 16 h a asutin in put into et ef feet this w uld ean an I 1 increase of 60 50 cents p sr r flay ay over the rate which are no now leing eing paid at the three pro properties pertie for all classes of supt bupt william owens of the and the victoria has forwarded paper bearing the signatures of practically all of the employees of the two companies to the salt lake office where it will be given proper consideration mr owens says that this is a matter tor for the manager and directors of the mines and further than that he has no statement to make practically the same state ment comes from supt bupt wade at the standard there has been some little dis satisfaction locally since the deduc tion in wages on january particularly when it was learned that the properties at park city had re considered the matter after announce ing the reduction and decided to con dinue paying the old scale tintic gintic mine workers are a loyal bunch of men however and there is little or no likelihood of serious lt between employers and employees the men however feel that until living costs are reduced the old scale of wages should be allowed to stand the eagle blue bell and victoria miners in explanation of their peti tion say that the existing wage Is inadequate because they are forced to pay higher prices than those pre before the war for practically that they eat wear and use in dally daily life they believe that it Is a question ot of wages going up or the prices charged for necessities coming down |
