Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-18
NOT SMOOTH SAILING
The Workmen in Two City Mills Run
Against Snags in the Extras.
A STRIKE EXPECTED IN ONE TODAY
Moorhead & McCleane Said to be Dissatis-
fed With the Scale.
WHAT THE FIRM HAS TO SAY ABOUT 1T

There is trouble in two Of the largest mills
in the citv over the Amalgamated scale.
There is likely to be q strike TO-DAY In Jones
& Laughlns' mill on the Southside, on ac-
count OF the third clause in the list OF extras
of the pudding scale. According to the
statement of one of the foremost workmen,
m ude last night, the trouble is as follows:
IL ast year the scale made no provision for
hard iron, but the constitution Of the
association provided that where FIVE puddlers
required more than the specified time to
complete their turn, 30 cents per
ton extra should be charged. This
year the convention decided 10 put the clause
In the scale. But when the scales were
printed and signed by tho firms. the men
discovered q change had been made. In
stead Of reading ave puddlers," II now
reads "a majority Of the puddlefs," thus
changing The effect 10 was Intended TO pro-
dues by inserting The clause,
SAY THEY wos'r WORK,
The wofkmsn are very indignant over the
matter and AFTER holding u meeting, Fregls
dent Mandy, NJ ii0dve w, said last night
that tina uisii wOuld not work uhdef tue new
pnia, and that A6ilatblne interesting hilHht ps
espheled lo'dag y sesiin W. enapss amd s NH, bI
hideS had bsen given fall power "a, Aet u WIS
supposed everything wellll ,g ali tlHllh IN ao
~ Che msR strike they vi he ohlEsa te ag
40 on thalt eWn ts,b9bsbils tnss a.soeisp}np' W'
ifhA seals having bseR signed ny tLls hLlP ahH
accepted bE the ass0elatl9hl pEselaaes ~ pHss
slbilities 9f sappeFt feT stflks on any ef iss
lTRs other mill where there, ,is 2 probability
of q shutdown Is Ma0Fhead A. Aeglsahe's, "
was currently reported ysslefaas saa shs htaa tna
the purpose OF running q P0rtlen OF thslT Miil
and thai all their open hearth furnaces Wanla
remain idle during the entire season, ptn, ,ts
PATCH reporter started 9nt 10 inVesLlgats tHs
THm0T, and he found that about all the work
men had heard such was the case ana lhst lhe
men in the steel department were 70 be LhIeWh w
| out of work, Just because the hrm felusea 70
| pay q l0 per cent advance,
THEIR OWN AFFAIR,
| The Soho office of the company was frst
| called by telephone. When asked to verify or
| deny the statement, Mr.. Moorhead. who an
swered the telephone, replied that he had no
| information about his private business to give
to the public, and that it was no ones business
| If they did let their steel department. remain
| idle all summer. Besides" he added, Il don't
| like to talk over the telephone
| "Well, will you give me the information I
desire if come to your oficef" asked the re-
porter.
| Il uonL know Wnetner Will Ut not, "as sho
reply.
With this sort of a semi-assurance that moth
| ing would be gained, THE DISPATCH man went
| to Soho and called at the office in person. Here
| he was met by Mr.. Moorhead, who seemed to
be in about as indignant frame OF mind as 1t
is possible for a man to possess.
| I'D like to know whose business 1t Is whether
| we run or remain idle. Does our mill belong
| to the public? Do our employees belong to the
| public, that we must account for every move
| we make? I have no information 10 give you."
| "Well, you do hot deny your intention to
| close down your steel department."
| II deny or affirm nothing. There (pointing
| to an adjoining roOm) is Mr.. McCleane's
Office. Perhaps he will tell you what you want
| to know"
| AS HE LOOKS AT 1T.
Mr.. McCleane was found reclining in an easy
chair. and looked the picture of meekness.
| When told what was wanted, he flew almost
| into rage. "What is it your business? What
| Is It THE DIsPATCH's business, or anybody
else's business what we are going to do, said he.
| and then, entirely evading the inquiries, he
| continued to express his opinion relative to
| newspapers publishing rumors without IN
| quiring into their truth. Finally McCleane
| admitted that it was not certain whether their
| mill would be in operation or not. There are
| some matters now under discussion, and it all
| depends upon their settlement I'VE have a
| great deal of made-up material on hands. and
| could stand a shutdown pretty well" said Mr..
| McCleane. "but we don't like to remain idle.
| I really cannot tell you what we will do, and,
| as 1 said before, it is no ones business.