Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-09-12
THE LATEST
In Regard to the Situation at Pitts.
burgh.
What the Manufacturers Say They Did Yes
terdsy, and Their Claims For
the Future Little News
from the Men.
THE NEW BOILERS ASSOCIATION.


from the Men.
| THE NEW BOILERS ASSOCIATION
| PIrrsBuRGH, September 1.-THE develop
ments of this morpng were not of a kind
calculated to encourage the strikers, wht
steadfastly persist in keeping up strlggi'
that from all appearances is now useless
/ At the Fort Pitt mill, operated by Graft
Bennett & Co., the steel department. started
up this morning, as inteiaded, The visit tc
| that establishment this moraing met Meth
er police officer, guarded Sste oranythina
Indicative af : sisss ~ fseEpf distqrRa
| AL the entrances to the mil were %
Thrown Wide Glsen
| and outsiders wandered to anu fro at their
| sweet will. That part OF the mill in opera
| tion Tas running as il it had been standing
only over Sunday, and the men get
down to business as quietly as y such
thing as q strike had never occur red. Mr..
Eph Truxall, who has charge of tvs trains
of rolls there, was questioned in regard to
the condition of affairs. 1--WE have done
everything we could to fix this matter mp
agreeably," said he, land although one
lodge twice voted unanimously thai per.
mission should be given the steel mill men
to resume work, yet the executive commit
tee opposed it. So we were forced to
TakeMatters In Our Own Hands,
and we did" In Difference to the statement
made in morning paper that these men
had been given permission to resume work
on condition that they would pay Is pey
cent. OF their wages into the relief fund Of
the Association, Mr.. Truxall says:
THAT is false. We made no promise to
pay any money into the association, but
went to work against their orders"
Does that necessitate your withdrawal
from the association was asked.
well, l suppose sO," said Mr.. Truxall,
with a smile. 1--WE will all be expelled. |,
for one, do not care, as l am member OF
the
New RoIIers' Association
and with the rest have determined to not
he ruled by set of men who will persist
in strike which was beghn without
shadow of reason or Il hope of success.
This morning we have l05 men at work
here, the majority OF whom are old men.
There were great many applicants
for work here when We started this
morning, and even puddlers asked for sit
uallOIlS III lIt hlluOuSl VIC navy
started to work, we do not consider our
selves "blacksheep." and any man who has
ever "backsheeped" need not apply for
work here. We have simply
Acted With Common Sense
in resumng work. We propose to stick to
it, and in the course of a few days the steel
department here will be running double
turn. Out of the crew necessary to run
this department only three men failed 10
show up this morning, AMI there were a
dozen applicants for their positions.
At Wilson, Walker d Co.'S mill the men,
with five exceptions, were on hand this
morning When reporter visited the Of
flee of that firm, the bar mill roller and the
man who formerly had charge OF the sheet
mill, were in conference with the firm,
and il is stated they would start their re-
spectiye departments tomorrow morning.
This evening the blacksmith and bumper
shops and also the sheet mill were in full
operation
The Wayne Iron and Steel works were
also visited, and the manager stated to the
reporter that by tomorrow morning the
melting shop and steel sheet mill would be
started This will take about fifty men
who it is stated, will be at work in defiance
of the Association.
1t was rumorcd Yesterday that the nail
ers at Schoenbergers were making prepar-
ations for a start but Manager Speer stated
this morning that he knew nothing of it,
The blooming department at this mil was
working to-day and the plate mill resumed
operations after stoMage OF several weeks
for repairs.
LLOYD, Son & Co. state that they have
No Intention OfStartisg
at present, and in any case they will have
none but their former employees.
Eyerson Il Macrum have not yet decided
whether they will resume work soon or not.
However. their repairs are not yet COM
pleted. IL
From the vicinity Of Chess, Cook e Co
mill comes the runos that the firm will
soon be compelled 10 sign the scale in order
TO get their tack department at work, and
il IS even asserted that the Company has in
a manner expressed their intention OF
signing,
The member Of the firm who was seen in
reference to the ranor emphatrally denied
the assertion, and in terms more forcible
than elegant, stated that they would stand
with the rest Of the manufacturers.
To be Hanged I'm Enigy.
II was reported this morning that James
Riley, the roller who published the letter
in a morning pepper, will I've banged TO.
morrow afterI.Se in effigy by number OF
strikers. The,Scafiod has been erected on
the river bank near Lloyds mill, and
everything is. ready TO spring tho trap.
This sort of work is hardly calculated 10
further the strikers cause, or put them in
q favorable light before the public.
Considerable eXcitement was caused at
New by the report that the Reis
Bros. would start their mill to-day. The
manager stated that they had enough muck
bar to run for thirty weeks without the
nuddlers m 10 by 10 sheet iron.
The statement that a agreement had
been en- ptsred into by iron manufacturers
tO put up a forfeit of $4,000 in case any
firm should start up, is emphatically de-
MED hy Chairman keating and other prom
inentiron men.
President Jarrett
was expected in the city this afternoon
from his home at Sharon, Pa. Meanwhile
Sesnstary Martin being absent, the offices,
of the Association were given over to all
nsmbers who wished TO be present A
committee from Homestead appeared about
lson, but their business was kept secret.
A group Of members were about the desk
and these did not hesitate to give their
4 opinion Of recsDt events. One lnsDoed
| that of the l25 men who decided
| 10 remain at work at Wilson. Walker
4 Co.'S, So would not remain there
/ Longer Than Today.
Another vented his opinion freely re.
| garding MeGrath, the roller who. made
| public statemen that the rollers intend
| 10 leave the Association. McGratis was, he
| said. A man who had failed one time TO pio-
| woke a strike at the Solar Iron works, and
was animated hs personal feelings against
the Amalgamassd Association: As to Ri
| lev, smother roller who madsl public
| statement, it Was stated that personal mo-
| tiyes were also at the bottom OF h1ntter.
ancss- No definite news could be obtained
at his place.
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