Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-07-05
GREAT SHUT DOWN.
Iron and Steel Workers Disagree
on the Wage Question-A
Lockout
Follows Which Comprises Nearly All
the Furnaces-BOth Sides Confident
and Determined.
The North Chicago Rolling Mill Closed
Flint Glass Factories Closed For
the Summer.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, July 2-The new scale
OF the Amalgamated Association of Iron
and Steel Workers expired Saturday even
Ing, and as no agreement had been reached
the mills closed down all over this section
and as far west as Chicago. Prest5ent
Heating, of the Manufacturers Associa-
ton, said that 4 telegram from the Ironton
mills showed how strong the feeling was
among manuf acturers TO insist upon the
iron workers accepting the reduction in
wages if they should expect the mills to
resume operations. There will be no
more conferences" said he. AT least the
manufacturers will not a. K for one"
Other manufacturers talked in about the
same siran. II is said the Eastern firms
who have signed the scale are expected 10
snip their products TO the Pittsburgh mar
ket A manufacturer stated that if the
lockout continued for only three weeks
TINS Would be the case, as there was but
little stock ahead by Pittsburgh firms.
Intense interest is manifested by business
men throughout the country about the big
lockout.
The iron workers do not seem to be
worried. Almost all who were spoken to
oeleVed the suspension would not continue
longer than two or three weeks, saving
IuaC shutdown was always necessary at
THIS time OF the year for repairs and stock
taxing. The manufacturers, they claim
hau USED the same argument for years and
always opposed the Amalgamated Associa-
lloh as vigorously as at present. Since the
strike OF 1852 tue scale had been signed
IN conference with but one exception. and
that was In 1885, when a strike was de
ciared. One by one the firms signed the
scale That year and the strike was over
and the mills ali in operation within the
month.
Va The other hand, the manufacturers
assert that their mills are in good REPAIR
and that they could run all summer. but
they will not pay more than So per ton for
pudding. The ufacturers expect a
lew to sign the scale, but they claim that
they viii be small concerns and their SIGN
ing Will not atfeco the situation.
The Amalgamated officials have received
information that the scale had been signed
by the Apollo Iron and Steel Companv. Of
Apollo, Pa, and the Cleveland, o.. Ii ard
ware Company. This made four firms that
had signed so far, the other two being the
Akron Iron Company, of Akron, o.. and
the Laughln junction Steel Company at
Mngo. y. The three mills employ about
400 men.
dispatch received by President Keat-
ing, of the Manufacturers Association.
from the Kelly Iron Company and the
Bellefonte Iron Company, OF Ironton, o..
states that they will not sign the scale.
even If 1t is signed by the Pitts burgh man.
facturers, as they can get their work done
cheaper. Heating says the signing of the
scale by the Apollo Company will have no
effect, as they were not members of the
Manufacturers Association.
Ollver Bros. & Phillips, the largest firm
IN the city, have signed the scale and their
four mills will continue in opera ton. The
Amaigamated people are jubilant over the
break, which is most important one. as
the firm employs over 1900 men and is one
OF the largest in The city.
Yesterday the Lookout rolling mill OF
Chattanooga, Tenn, signed the scale This
MAKES eight firms that have signed the
scale to dale. The manufacturers. how
ever. are as determined as ever and there
are no Indications of a serious break.
ROLLING MILL SHUTS DOWN
MILWAUKEE, Wis, July 2.-The failure of
the iron manufacturers and the AmaIoL-
mated Iron and Steel Workers at Puts
burgh TO agree on a wage scale for the
coming year necessitates the closing down
OF the North Chicago's Rolling Mill Com
pany's pant at Bay View and the few con-
Germs that had closed already have shut
down for an indefinite period. The single
blast furnace that has been IN operation
will continue working
FLINT GLASS FACTORIES CLOSED.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, July 1.-The summer
shut down Of the flint glass factories has
commenced. All the factories in the couu-
try have banked their fires and the GOO
employees will take IL rest for six weeks.
The annual wage conferences of the flint
glass aud chimney blowers will begin to-
day. No important changes in the scale
are probable