Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-02-20 | Page 6 | Contractors Reduce Wages

I CONTRACTORS I REDUCE USES New Scale of Prices in Building Build-ing Trades Announced By Association Announcement of a new wage scale was made yeat-rda;. V the I i to's' a9aoclath.u1 of Ogden, following , a meeting at which the now scale was Adopted- The stale shown a reduction f.om that of 19.'9 In the various V branches of building Industry, 1 Th- new scale follow: Carpenter. 3 $6.80; shinglertr, $6. SO: lathers, 6.S0; ' painters. 16.80; electricians. 16.80; plumbers, $7.00. steam -fitters, $7 DO neet metal workers. $7 .20; plasterers, 1 f $8-00; l.rirklaers. . t-nv n" fln- inner. $6.00; laborers. $4.00. I in announcing the nen wage scale mm fl yesterday, the gden contractors, f through their association, made the, I following statement: o! "Conditions throughout the United tj States clearlv indicate that there has I b'j been a marked reduction in the prices fcj f food, clothing and most all other k commodities necessary to subsistence, j IB J and also in materials used in build-1 ii ing and construction of all kinds, in N many localities laln.r also has olun- (' 'aiil- teduced its s- ale. and there is a J prospective healthy growth of busl- i nes? in all lines- .J.fier careful consideration of wage S Males adopted by various contractorH' f ssoclallons throughotit the inter- H - mountain country and in the west n 4Jid northwest, the contractors' aso- .'I ' cle.tion of Ugden has agreed on the i scale of wages for this locality as ap- pears elsewhere In this issue, f "The ugden conl nietors feel that I this ii- the time when public confi- II djsnce in the building Industry, the ( ijirgest Industry in 'he country, must L Vic stimulated and promoted; when ail energise or employers ind employee j -must be used to bring about that re- Ival of building, trade and business ivltle generally. so e-hrntla)l lecessary to make our city attractive I to substantial concerns and Individ- uals and bring about those health: conditions which evlst When employ ment of the unemployed Is resumed when capital will be provided freel : and nc-w blood be Infused In all the arteries of trade ! B "The igden contractors feel very onfldent that the publit will fully ' I sudors their action and that the jcale adopted will tip considered eml-nently eml-nently fair to all concerned in view of Mtc already material slump In most all commodities and a cry probable I - further reduction "