The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-07-06
GREAT SHUT DOWN.
from and Steel Workers Disagree
ON the Wage ouestion-A
Lockout
Follows Which Comprises Nearly All
the Both Sides Confident
and Determined.
The North Chicago Rolling Mil Closed
Flint Glass Factories Closed For
tho Summer.

OF the Amalgamatod Association Of Iron
and Steel Workers expired Saturday even.
ing, and rs no agreement had been reached
the mills closed down all over this section
and ~ far west - Chicago. President
Heating, Of the Manufacturers Associa-
ton, said that . telegram from the Ironton
mills showed how strong the feeling was
among msnuf acturers to insist upon the
iron workers accepting the reduction in
wages II they should expect the mills to
resume operations There will Do no
more conferences" said he. AT least the
manufacturers will not AK for one"
Other manufacturers talked In about the
same strain. 1t il said the Eastern firms
who have signed the scale are expected to
ship their products to the Pittsburgh mar.
ket. A manufacturer stated that II the
lockout continued for only three weeks
this would be the case, ~ there was but
little stock ahead by Pittsburgh firms.
Intense interest IL manifested by business
men throughout the country about the big
lockout. sF
The iron workers do not seem TO be
worried. Almost all who were spoken to
believed the suspension would not continue
longer than two or three weeks. saying
that shutdown was always necessary at
this time Of the year for repairs and stock
taking. THE manufacturers, they claim,
had used the same argument for years and
always opposed the Amalgamated Associa-
ton as vigorously as ut present. Since tho
strike OF 1882 tho scale had been signed
in conference with but one exception. and
t"at was in 1855, when strike was de
clared. One by one the firms signed the
sca.e that year and the strike was over
and the mills all in operation within the
month.
On 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 s. per ton for
pudding. The manufacturers expect u
few t" sign tho scale. but they claim that
they will be small concerns and their sign
ing will not affect the situation.
The Amalgamated officials have received
information that the scale had been signed
by the Apollo Iron and Steel Company, of
Apollo, Pa, and the Cleveland, o., Hard
ware Company. This made four firms that
had signed SO for, the other two being the
Akron Iron Company, Of Akron, o., and
the Laughln junction Steel Company at
M'ngo. u. 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 il 1t is signel by the Pittsburgh man.
facturcrs, rs they can get their work done
cheaper. Heating says the signing OF the
scale BY the Apollo Company will have no
eject, rs they were not members of the
Manufucturers' Association.
Oliver Bios. & Phillips. the largest firm
in the city, have signed the scale aud their
four mills will continue In operation. Tho
Amaigamated people are jubiiant over the
break, which is a most important one, as
the firm employs over 5000 men aud is one
Of the largest in The city.
Yesterday the Lookout rolling mill OF
Chattanooga, Tenn. signed the scale. Thus
makes eight firms that have signed the
scale to da'e. The manufacturers, how.
ever. are as determined as ever and there
are no indications Of serious break.
ROLLING MILL SHUTS DOWN.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, July 2.-The failure Of
the iron manufacturers and the AmaIg:i-
mated Iron and Steel Workers at PitLs-
burgh 10 agree on wage scale for the
coming year necessitates the closing down
Of the North Chicago's Rolling Mil Com.
pany's plant at Bay View aud 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 2.-The summer
shut down Of the flint, glass factories has
commenced. All the factories in the coun.
try have banked their fires and the 600
employees will take rest for six weeks.
The annual wage conferences Of the flint
glass and chimney blowers will begin to-
day. No important changes in the scale
are probable.