Show MERCUR CAMP tAMP FACES I STRIKE OF MINERS Big Mine Cant Can't See Way Clear I to Grant Wage Advance MAY MEAN MEN IDLE S Much Work Done by Contract S Makes Average EarnS Earnings Earnings Earn Earn- S ings High Mercur can camp faces the prospect of ot its Is mines being closed down own down of ts S more mom than dum miners being u out one of oC em employment The rho miners miners' union has laks made a de demand de- de ce- ce mand that lint the thc wages of af C miners an and muckers be Increased cd from rom O to 3 a day ay When the tw dema demand wa was ma made c to Manager lanager George Georgc IT H. Dern of or i the tw Consolidated 1 Mercur 11 which employs em Cal- m ploys about of or the G 25 men workIng work work- lag Ing In the time camp IJ Ii Dora Dern informed I i the tho committee that in view Jew of or tile rhe fact that the company compan on aco account nt of 1 t the time series of misfortunes which beser it i during the lie last nine mime months had hanti be been n running at a Jo loss s. s he e did not 1101 S think the time raise could bo be granted I Mr h Dot Dern went vent 0 over 01 1 the situation thoroughly hJ with wih the Uw men showing them how time the tl losses had through h tIre lire tre coal oai famine anita and antI other S causes eaules t O over r which th the the- lie management had no nu control nn and also pointed out omit how ho- the mC men had hat been beau kept at work worl to thin the tw utmost limit during gC several ral months of the he wint winter Inter 1 when it would have o ha been heen a matter matel of economy to 10 have hn closed ed emed down clown entirely com coin compan company pan pany was Il-as now flOW counting counting- upon It its new S blime plant lant he further explained u mu place placE it a again nin upon a u dividend l has basis is and l at ho hu gave gave assurance that the men would be hn tl treated with wih every vry e conid circum c W wp ll W 5 IJ 1 n H t L. L S J As a r of oC fact a a. Ial large e por portion IL i L I IS of the this Consolidated ted 11 enu I work ii Is done 1 I by contract making making the Iho aera average wages a Cs pai paid higher it f Is Js said ald than inan in iii I an any other oUmer camp In the he thi tate tate state the time contract con Comm tract act men making malting from rein 3 35 5 to toa 2 CO COa a day a Mr 11 Dern Dell says ars that recent recently h he e has lw been n giving hilJ out all al the th contract it t worl w work ork possible giving the men opportunity I u limity to earn higher wages by merit meli anti and a nd that the company simply cant can't a afford to in make malte the Ow raise demanded for foi foray day d ay work The union has given Shen until Wednesday Wednes C IC- IC da day d ay for final response i e and amid it I Is feared t that hat a strike will wi then be mi declared The only emily other othel mine working In the tw c camp is tile the Sacramento It I employs a bout about i 75 men and it Is Js presumed that i it t Is Included in time the tw demand although h t the he local ollice olee of oC the tho company had hul hill not l last ast t night been advised of or the iua- iua t t toIl f I. I |