Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-03
AMERICANS STAY OUT.
Serious Condition of Affairs Found
in an Allegheny Factory.
THE RESULT OF A STATE1NOUIRY.
Il. C. Frick Denies That He Will Retire
From the Coke Company.
MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIAL ITEMS

Miss Mary A, O'Reilly, the Deputy Fac.
tory Inspector, began her official tour among
some of the local concerns yesterday. Be.
fore doing so. however; she held consul.
tation with Deputy Baker and Master
Workman Dempsey, of d. A. g., *. of L.,
for the purpose of laying out q programme.
Miss o Reilly has found, since coming to
the city, that it would be unwise to attempt
to do the work here without first adopting
some systematic plan. There is SO much
ground to cover, SO many places 10 visit,
and so many matters to look after, that
much valuable time would be wasted.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Baker, Miss
O'Reilly first went to Allegheny. In the
afternoon she called at the pickle establish
ment of F. g. j. Heinz. Here large num-
Der of girls are employed in the various de-
partments. Very little, if anything, was
found here to cause criticism. Arrange
ments for the accommodation of the. en-
ployes had been accorded special attention
from the firm.
RIGHT GIVEN HER BY LAW.
Considerable time was spent here talking
the inspector the privilege to talk to each
employe if necessary to secure all the in
formation concerning their ages and man.
ner of treatment. This privilege is always
taken advantage of by Miss O'Reilly. She
was very courteously received yesterday,
however, the firm appearing anxious tor her
to make Il thorough Investigation and cor
rect any errors that might come to the sur
face.
Leaving this factory Miss O Reilly went to
q tannery near by where it is said quite q
different state of affairs existed. A tannery
is not the most pleasant and desirable place
to work at best but 1t is said the require
ments of the law in this case are sadly neg
lected. As in many other cases found all
over the State, the violations do not appear
to occur so much through any disposition
on the part of employers to be violators, as
through spirit of neglect and carelessness.
The place last visited wns reported to
Miss O'ReilIy to be in such condition that
Americans would not work in the tannery
at all. and none are thought to be IN. the en-
ploy of the firm. The emploss at work there
are all Poles. The accommodations are said
to be poor and in several minor ways the law
is violated.
MISS GRIZZLY RoAsTs A TANNER.
Miss O'Reilly stated last night she would
be obliged to make some rigid recommenda-
tions regarding the place and the manner in
which business is conducted in the estab-
lishment.
Miss O'Reilly does not know how long she
will be here yet There are a number OF
places yet in Allegheny that will require
visit, and it will probably take the re-
mainder of the week to finish up the work
here. She has discovered that it will be to her
advantage to work with little more secrecy,
and from this on she will not give any cues
as to where she intends to go, and if possible
drop in unawares on the people. One or
two firms on this side of the river, antici-
pating visit from the representative of the
State. put themselves in readiness in a re-
markably short time, and It is safe to say
that If she calls on them at all she'will be
sure to find everything all right. d.