The daily gazette., 1882-08-10
THE LABOR TROUBLES.
Drawing to an End in Pittsburg-NOn-
union Men Working at McKeesport.


PITTsBURG, August 9.-Evidence aceu-
mulates that the striking iron workers can
not or will not hold'out much longer. Just
how the strike will end cannot be forseen,
but 1t Is probable the men will return to
work, or at least such of them as can obtain
situations at the old wages. Employers
say they will not agree to any sort of a com
promise, nor even to a conference for the
adjustment of differences. They may, how
ever, relent as far as a conference is con-
cerned. The action of the Conference at
Chicago, in granting permission to puddlers
and railers to fix scale for a term of five
years, has a dispiriting effect upon the
strikers, as they take 1t to indicate that the
leaders have given up all hope Of success,
and are preparing to come down as easilyas
possible. The success of the non-union ex-
pertinent at McKeesport is admitted by all.
One of the firm of Spang, Chalfant " Co.
said to-day that the result of this movement
would be to start every mill in this city,
sooner or later, independent Of the Amalga-
mated Association. Other manufacturers
and many of the strikers hold the same
opinion.
1t is reported tonight on good authority
that the Etna and American Iron Works,
both immense concerns, are about ready to-
start with nom Union men. GRAFT, Beunet
sumo on the McKeesport plan. They have
posted the following notice at their Kittan-
ing Works a" Should the puddlers Hereto
fore employed by the Kittaning Iron Com
pany limited, or ten or fifteen of them desire
to 90 to work, they can do so upon the fol
lowing conditions /: First, priceto be $3.50
per ton Of, ,240 pounds. Second, the com
pany will not sign the scale. Third, pay
day to be the 9th of each month. Fourth,
all grievances to be adjusted with the party
aggrieved, as no committee will be recog-
nized by the Company"
This evening Union man was interro-
gated as to the report that the funds of the
Amalgamated Association were not being
distributed among the strikers. In reply,
he said, "the highest amount distributed to
any single individual will not exceed S.,
The men were to get So each last Saturday,
but did not get cent. There is not So 900
or money now on hand" GHUI i.
The strike has completely reversed the
current of trade at this centre. Instead of
exporting our people are importing iron of
all grades. Nails are arriving in large quanti-
ties from Hollidaysburg, Pa, Milton Nail
Works, Milton, Pa, Chesapeake Iron and
Nail Company, Harrisburg, Duncannon Nail
Works, Van Allen a. Co.'s nail works OF
Northumberland, Brook Iron Company,
BlfuSDorO, fa., besides mills aJ Cumberland
and Boonton, n. j., and earlier in the strike
from Kimberly, earns Il Coz, of Sharon, Pa.
The price in the East is S3.40, and to the
Pittsburg consumer about S3.75. As to
muck bar the importations are placed by
good authority about 80 tons per day. Bar
iron is coming to the city generally under
the name of Philadelphia iron. A number
of small mills in the eastern part of the
State keep up the supply, and good deal
comes from Eastern Pennsylvania and from
New Jersey mills. Skelp iron, which is be-
ing imported by firm heavily
engaged In the manufacture of pipes
and tanks, and boiler plate iron form
the largest items in the present unusual i'm
portation, Tank iron Is coming in from
Harrisburg, cleveland, Cincinnati, Buffalo
POttstoWn, Pa, Reading, Coatesyille, Pa,
Wilmington, Del, Parksvile, Pa, and other
points. Some of it is as good as can be made
in this city. 1t was also learned that light
grade of sheet iron, imported from Belgium
can be laid down in this city for a cent n
pound less than it can be made here.
There will be conference of iron manu-
faeturers this week or next. which it is eX-
pected will have an important bearing on
the strike. ."
WORK RESUMED AT M'KEBsPoRT.
The successful resumption of operations
by the National Tube Works at McKcesport,
Pa, with non-union men is leading others
to try the experiment The Etna mill at
Sharpsburg and the Kittaning mill, both
owned in Pittsburg, are preparing to resume
in few days '' ~ '''f .l'"