The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-06
LOCKED OUT IRON MEN.
A COUPLE OF SIGNIFICANT POINTS
BROUGHT OUT.

or Superseding PittSburg in Rail
making.
PITTsBURG, July 5.--The present iron
lockout presents a curious and important
contrast to the great iron strike of 1882
AT that time the nailers rs we'll as the iron
and steel workers demanded an advance,
and all the nail factories were closed down
on the strike. This year the nail manufac-
turers did not go in with the association of
manufacturers of iron, steel and rails in
demanding a reduction in wages and pre-
sented no scale, signing the scale of the
Amalgamated association Of iron and steel
workers without question: and the factories
are running rs usual. Eastern and western
rail manufacturers, at a meeting in Pitts
burg in the early part of last month, agreed
upon a uniform scale of prices and prac
tically formed joint pool for the main
tenance of these prices.
NATURE OF THE AGREEMENT.
Under this agreement, it is not necessary
to amalgamate with the iron and steel men,
as, while nails can be maintained at 81 90 to
81 20, the present rate of wages can be paid.
The Amalgamated association counts on
this source for deriving revenue to main
tain resistance against a reduction. and
considers that it has entered the present
conflict much better prepared to secure vic
tory than in 1882, when it was necessary to
fight the nail manufacturers as well.
NO MORE SIGNATURES.
There were no more signatures to the Am
algamated scale to-day, and the general
situation was about as on Tuesday.
The steel firm of Singer, Limic6 65 CO.,
made an effort to-day to start their works
with non-union men which was quite sue
cessful. The works have been closed for
several weeks on account of wage disagree
ment and the firm has decided to run the
mill independent of the AInalgamated as
sociation or Knights of Labor. Last
night Mr.. Singer submitted proposition to
the head men offering the same wages as
demanded by the Amalgated association,
but refusing to sign any scale or agree
mont. A number of men accepted the
proposition, and this morning there was
a partial resumption i'll the steel hammering
wheel and axle and rolling and heating de
partments. The firm employs about 800
men, and they expect to start all the de-
partment with full complement of men in
a few days.
THE SIXTEENTH SIGNATURE.
Tonight Moorehead & Bros, iron manu-
facturers of Sharpsburg, Pa, signed the
Amalgamated scale, making sixteen sigma
lures SO far.
The Republic iron works, Oliver Bros. g.
Phillips, and Carnegie's Twenty-ninth and
Thirty third street mills started up to-day
none of the mills, however, were fin full
operation, and it will probably be a couple
of weeks before the various firms that have
conceded the demands of the workmen will
have their plants in full blast.
CHICAGO FEELS ExULTANT.
CHICAGO, July "a local paper says:
"Whatever the result of the struggle be-
tween the iron and steel manu- facturers
and their men at Pittsburg, it is safe to say
that the Chicago manufacturers will con-
tinue to keep open their mills and run them
at their full capacity. The truth of the
matter is that Chicago has the bulge on
Pittsburg just at the present time and to
all appearances it is a bulge that
will last. In the matter of steel
rails manufacture and iron manu-
facture, too, for that matter, Chicago
has the advantage of pretty much all, if not
every one of its competitors. Chicago
manufacturers are making money, and lots
of it, and far-sighted men profess to believe
that inside of fifteen years this city will be
the center of the steel and iron manufact-
uring industry.
THREE IMPORTANT FACTORS.
III bllb SLbtl liluuSblJ JubI0 dIb b1Te6
cipal factors outside of labor-coke, ore and
markets. The latter may be considered the
first. The market of the United States for
steel rails is the northwest. hree-fourths
of the steel rails made are used in the north
west. In other words, Chicago is ahead of
Pittsburg, Youngstown and other
neighborlng points just exactly
the cost Of shipping its out
put of steel rails between Pittsburg and
haf,,
market. 1t is now generally understood
that at no point can ore and coke be brought
together more readily and with less cost
than here. One Of the large firms Of the
country which was operating plant at st.
Louis closed it up few months ago, be-
cause it could not get ore, the Iron noun
tain ores being practically exhausted.
MONEY MADE AT S32.
Taking everything into consideration, IL
can be stated that the Chicago mills are
now able TO turn out steel rails at least IS
cheaper than they could last year. Conse-
uuently, at S32 per ton this year they are
making just as much as they were last year
at $37 In fact, they are making more, be-
cause they are turning out more rails. The
men are satisfied, Notwithstanding tho per
cent. reduction, because they are making
more money on account Of increased pro
duction.
sPoTTING THE STRIKERS.
II Is stated that the Burlington company
has had large force Of detectives engaged
for long time in watching the strikers.
Several so-called ''agitatorsn who,e move
ments corresponded with some of the past
attempts upon the company's property
were put under special surveillance.
IL was discovered that dyna nite
was used in several unsuccessful attempts
to wreck trains within the past month. The
principal suspects were not allowed 10
make move day or night without being
under the watchful eye of an officer.
FATEFUL DAY.
IL was impossible at first TO locate the
dynamite, but the officials Of the 20" as
sert tonight that positive information was
finally received that to-day was the day
chosen for grand attack upon the com
pany's property The officials are very re-
ticent regarding their sources of informa-
ton, but the plot is known to them, and
they admit that, beside definite plan
tn blow up trains upon the tracks by means
of dynamite cartridges, that 1t includes the
possibility of an attack upon the depot
property and the magnificent Office
building here. The officials say that
II the danger had not been so imminent
they would have allowed the consprators
10 90 on and further criminate themselves,
but the plot had reached "a stage where 1t
was necessary to take decisive steps to pre-
vent great destruction of property, not TO
say loss of human lives.
Adiournraont of the Sauatos