, 1888-07-01
THE STRIKE ON.
The Iron Masters and the Men
Determined.
A Protracted Suspension Likely
to Result.
But Five Firms Sign the New
Scale.
The Great Strike.

PITTsBURG, June 30.-Both the iron
masters and their men presented a firm
front this morning and each side said that
when the day turns went off this evening
all the mills in the west, but twelve oper-
ated by o union men, would close down
for an indefinite period. A dispatch from
Youngstown, o., reports the mills in Ma.
honing Valley preparing for a protracted
suspension. Notwithstanding the dis
couraging reports received by the mill men
they do not seem to be worried. Almost
all who were spoken 10 beieve the sus-
pension will not continue longer than two
or three weeks. A shut down is always
necessary at this time of the year for re-
pairs and stocktaking. The manufactur-
ers, they claim, have used the same argu-
ments for years and always opposed the
Amalgamated Association as vigorously as
at present. Since the strike of 1882 the
scale has been signed in conference with
but n exception, and that was in 1885,
when a strike was declared. One by one
the firms signed the scale that year and
the strike was over and the mills were all
in operation within a month.
On the other hand the manufacturers
dooCiJ tudI lnClI mlu5 are III RUUu repair
and that they could run all summer but
they will not pay more than So per ton for
pudding. The manufacturers say they
expect a few to sign the scale, but claim
that they will be small concerns, and their
signing will not affect the situation. At
noon amalgamated officials received infor-
the Apollo Iron and Steel company of
Annlln pa Thia unalaa thraa HrD,a thot
have signed so far. The other two being
the Akron Iron company Of Akron, O.,
and the Laughlin and Junction Steel
company at Mingo, 0. The three mills
employ about 400 men.
Late this afternoon word was received
at the A~malgamated Association head
quarters that the Cleveland Hardware
company of Cleveland, o.. had signed the
scale.
The old scale of the Amalgamated AS
ISOLATION expired this evening and as no
agreement was reached the mills all closed
down. President Heating said this even
ing that no further conference would be
sought by the manufacturers. Other
manufacturers talked in the same strain.
1t is said that the firms who have signed
the scale are to be expected TO ship their
products to the Pittsburg market. A
manufacturer stated that if the lockout
continued for three weeks this would be
the case, as there is but little stock held
by the Pittsburg firms. Intense interest
is manifested by business men throughout
the country about the big lockout.
Oliver Bros. & Phillips signed the scale
to night and their four mills will continue
in operation. The a~malgamated people
are iubilant over the break, which is a
most important one. The firm employs
over 1000 men and Is one of the largest
in this city. d. b. Oliver, in an inter
view to night, stated hat they were forced
to sign the scale on account of contracts
that had to be filled. He absented him
self from the final conference because he
did not want to make any promises he
could not keep.
1t is probable that the firm will be ex-
PEELED from the Manufacturers Associa
ton. The strikers claim that several
other firms will sign the scale next week
and that among the number will be Car
negie, Phipps & Co.
CINCINNATI, June 30.-The employees
of the six large rolling mills in Covington
and Newport. KY. and in Cincinnati are
about to strike on account of the proposed
reduction of 10 per cent in their wages,
to take effect next Monday. No scale
has been agreed upon, and should this
strike take place it would effect about
. E0l man