Rail plan to cut rates to move drought cattle East
St Paul July 15. Western cattle and sheep face extreme drought. A 50 percent freight-rate cut from Montana and adjoining states to Minnesota Wisconsin and nearby regions will be urged by the Bureau of Animal Industry and state officials to move stock and hay. Killers may go directly to market over 60 days to stabilize prices. The conference in Minnesota called for regional offices to coordinate shippers and pasture owners and extend the effort to Alberta and Saskatchewan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minn
United States Railroad Administration
Montana
Arouth
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Bureau of Animal Industry
Washington
Western
State Department of Agriculture
Idaho
North Dakota
George AM. Rommel
Area of
Animal Industry
W.L. Beers
State College
Bozeman
Mont
Nunuenme
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Montan
Department of Agriculture
Butte Leaders Recommend Referring Rates to State Commission
A five member committee appointed by the Butte Chamber of Commerce urged lowering telephone rates for subscribers and recommended referring the matter to the Montana Public Service Commission for investigation and decision. The panel’s statements stressed resisting profiteering while ensuring capital invested in the state has opportunity for returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Butte
Thi
Investi’ Tion
Montana Public Service Commission
Ceneauie
John A. Donovan
T. J. Davis
W. E. Maddock
Herman Blank
B.A. Morley
Telephone and Telegraph Companies
United States
Kovat
Sithe Post Office Department
Public Service Commissions
Increase in Wages Should Not Be Followed by Prices
Effective July 1, miners and craftsmen in Butte will gain $1. a day. The Standard cautions that wage hikes often trigger higher living costs and urges merchants to avoid price hikes. Readers are asked to report any unjust increases to the editor at the Butte North Main Street office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Standard
North Main Street
Refugees Seek Aid From America for France Relief
John Kendrick Bangs reported on arrival that about one hundred thousand peasant families in the Aisne region of France depend on aid from the American committee for devastated France. He notes only a 25 percent 1914 value payment from the French government when Germany pays reparations, while the committee provides seeds, farm loans, tractors, and livestock to distressed farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gay
Aisne
France
American Committee
John Kendrick Bangs
Espagne
Germany
Bangs
Explosion Kills 26 Aboard Roseleaf Steamer
Cardiff reports twenty six killed today in an explosion on the British tank steamer Roseleaf. The blast occurred while the vessel was docked or in harbor, with emergency crews rushing to the scene and authorities beginning inquiries into the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardiff
Wales
Freight Service by Air Proposed
Alfred W. Lawson leads a Milwaukee firm proposing a transcontinental airship freight and passenger service. He told the San Francisco board of Supervisors that landing facilities will be sought, promising two daily trains in each direction and airplanes capable of carrying six passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred W. Lawson
Milwaukee Company
San Fianesco Board of Supervisors
Copany
The New Wage Scale for Men on the Hill
The article reports a new wage scale for laborers on the Hill with daily rates listed as 85 cents, and journeymen in the first class paid 80 cents per day. Delays noted in implementation and next steps mentioned for workers and supervisors.
Increase Pace for Other Mining Companies Says W A Burns
W A Burns executive member of the International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers says a one dollar per day increase will set the pace for mining communities. He praises C F Kelley of the Anaconda company as fair and candid and notes decades of labor activism across several regions. He cites improved conditions in Butte and recalls eight hour efforts led by William Skyrme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Burns
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
Northwest
Tam
Virginia City
Nev
C.F. Kelley
Anaconda Company
Trent
Arizona
Nevada
Cobalt
Ontario
Missouri
William Skyrme
Butte
Hutte
Believe Plane Crew To Be Lost In Mine Sweep
A damaged report suggests a twelve man crew aboard the NBerl may be lost after its mine sweeping operation was struck by lightning. The vessel was described as engaged in mine clearing duties when the incident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putham
Hightning
Nberl
Labor unions in Butte agree to wage settlement with Anaconda Copper
The Anaconda Copper Company and local unions reach a flat wage increase of one dollar per day for smeltermen and craftsmen in Butte Anaconda and Great Falls. The agreement, seen as the highest in the mining industry, aims to apply district wide with ratification by unions expected. Special meetings will be held to endorse the proposal amid broader labor settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.W. Muir
American Federation of Labor
Morrison
Soase
Reason
Butte
Reta Saude
Radica
Impoe
the United Bates
Ing Company
Anaconda
Great Walls
Butte District
Anaconda Company
Demme
Nm Pany
Laboren
Bulletin
Agreement Will Bring Peace 10 Labor in Butte
Kelley, president of naconda Copper Mining com- pany, outlines the union recognition, wage scale, and contract forms as the three main points in addressing mining labor disputes. He emphasizes the need for stable relations with organized labor to restore confidence and permanent prosperity in mining communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Hutte
Kelley
Naconda Copper Mining Com
United States
Bute Miners’ ‘Union
Destruc
Prohibition Endorsement Alters Liquor Possession Rules
July 15 report on a House judiciary committee shift as a liquor possession ban is pressed. A prior home stash would become unlawful under a proposed prohibition enforcement amendment, with debate continuing as members prepare to resume consideration.
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House Judiciary Committee
House
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A. C. M. Company
Eastern Ranges
Treasure State
Butte City
Chamber of Commerce
State Commission
Amer- Sential
Settleman Federation of Laborment
Donoghue
Magpie
America
Pershing
Joinville
Paris
Favorabis
Pertolistion
Ts Tee
United Mine, Mill and Smelter
Metal Trades Council
Congress
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