The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-07-05
PITTSBURG.
celebration On the Field of the
Great Battle of Gettys-
Burg.
fills and Iron Manufactures Shut
ting Down on Account of
Labor Troubles.

81 lures to the Amalgswated scale were
exported this morning. They were the
Lsughlin Iron company, Leechburg, Pa,
AID the Findlay Iron COM
pauy, F1ndlay, Ohio. This news
oicing about the workmen's headquar-
tars, but, according to the manufacturers,
s1, action of these firms was discounted
% lore the lockout began.
The shut down does not effect every
workman in and around the mills, as has
ben reported. Many of those depart
n. nts that are not governed by the Anal
ga mated association scale will continue In
% Grafton. Jones d. Laughlin employ
= 100 men at the American works, but
oily 1000 of them are affected. The Others
employed in machine shops and other
O., ,artments of the mill. They will
erltinue to work as long as they have
-r n, and, if the trade will warrant, an eff
f,-t will be made to purchase material in
rf, east, The pipe mill of A. M. Byers &
Go. will also continue in operation, al
81 lugh their rolling mill is closed. About
la, men are employed here, or about two
4Birds of the entire number.
n an interview to-day, B. F. Jones, of
4 les d. Laughlin, reiterated the state
" mt that the manufacturers would not
.srt their works at any other terms than
ls7e been submitted to the men. Said
be- "All our mills will continue
to operate machine shops until the stock
iron is exhausted, when, if the trade will
y.irrant, we will purchase iron abroad.
All the eastern mills are in operation, and
the price for boiling is $3.50 per ton less
than is demanded by the Amalgamated
association. We merely offered them the
same wages as were paid in 1867, when
The price of bar iron was higher than
it is at present. Some of the men
ssem to believe that two months,
nut down will not affect them, as they
Will make in ten months what would be
made in twelve. This is not the case, as
Inc eastern firms will supply the trade in
Tie west that could be supplied by the
Western mills, if the men accept the
mauufactu1ers' scale l do not care to
make an estimate, but l think fully
10000 in wages alone will be lost in
Plttsburg every day during the strike. A
areat deal of money that might be earned
Nare in Pittsburg will go east"
telegram from Youngstown says:
"There is no change in the situation
lore at the mills, all being idle and many
Employees leaving to enjoy vacation else
here. At the sheet mills of Summers d.
60. one of the company said this morning
nat they would pay scale prices and the
employees were willing to resume work on
thursday morning if there was no inter-
rence from the officers of the Amalga-
ated association. The company has
= ever signed the scale, though paying
ale wages.
A tour of the mills here to-day shows
ne lockout to be more complets than
,pected. All the mills but few non
ZION concerns and the machine shops OF
>nes g. Laughlin are closed down. The
orks of Oliver Bros. g. Phillips, who
gned the scale, are also shut down, but
5erations will be resumed within few
lys.
The iron workers explain the general
lspension by saying that many of the
ills have closed for repairs and point to
he firms signing the scale as evidence
lat it is ouly question of comparatively
short time until Others follow their
,xample. There is intense interest as to
that Carnegie will do. All of their works
re shut down to-day, and no scale has
cen signed by the firm. 1t is
possible that representatives OF
The firms will hold confer
nee with the Amalgamat5d officials this
afternoon, and reduction, especially at
he Homestead Seel works. will be ln-
listed upon.
This afternoon neither side showed any
signs of weakening. The Western Iron
association has appointed committee OF
Jour to take charge of the matter and all
Of the firms in the association have as
sured the committee they will stand firmly
by their resolution not to sign the scale
unless reduction in wages is accepted.