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Show . - , . New: Wage Scale Dates Back to April 1 and Places the Miners of Bingham on a Par With, All Other Underground Miners in TVtJtah. New1 Scale; Meets Approval of Business Men as Well as Employes, n ' . The miners of Bingham have been granted a raise- of 25 cents a day, ef- ' fective of date April 1. The notices have been posted for all underground miners in the Bingham district. This brings the wages of. the miners ", In Bingham up to the wages , of other camps in Utah. Some of the men on the Utah Copper hill who have been . working nine hours will in 'all probability prob-ability be given the option of accepting accept-ing the same wage for an eight-hour day or continue the nine-hour a day with a 25-cent raise. This is in the hands of the grievance committee and will be worked out to the satisfaction of all concerned. .' General (Manager R. C. Gemmell was in camp the early part ot the Vek inspecting the property of the Utah Copper company and conferring with the men in a general way. He also inspected the mills at Garfield at Magna and Garfield. He reports that ' everything is working in good shape .' and the future at the mine and the I mill looks very promising. The raise in wages will give muckers muck-ers $4.75 a day ' and underground miners $5.25. The people of Bingham have felt for a long time that this ' raise should be granted because of the fact that miners here have to walk a long distance before going to work and the same on their return. This raise as stated for Utah Copper Cop-per miners, is condition, as it is given with the understanding that the present pres-ent nine-hour day Is continued, but if the miners hold to the eight-hour day the wages will remain on the old fcshedule. Th,'g wi:l .be decided at a I luting whica will bo held by the miners en Thursday evening. , From Ci Indications it is thought that the ttinen will choose the eight-hour day. |