Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-28
HE REFUSED TO WORK.
A Baltimore Carpenter Claims to
Have Been Misinformed as to
THE LOCAL LABOR DIFFICULTIES
Pennsylvania Shops Will Be Moved to
Walls Station June 1.
DOINGS OF A DAY IN LABOR CIRCLES

The tactics of some of the contractors to
|, get men to this city to take the places Of the
strikers came to light yesterday. 1t has been
l, claimed all along by the strikers that the
contractors were representing to worlmen
in other cities that there was no strike here,
and that an abundance of work could be fur.
nished all who would come to Pittsburg.
The contractors, in turn, have been denying
these statements as fast as made.
President Barnes yesterday said there was
not the slightest truth in the statement that
any of the associations were making an
effort to get men here from other places.
s'The difficulty has been," said he, "to keep
them from coming. Letters are received
every day from men Offering their services,
but for the sake of our old employees, whose
interests we yet have in view, we have re-
Trained from bringing the men here"
A Baltimore Man Deceived.
Yesterday, however, George W. Fields
came here from Baltimore, intending to go
to work for the South Pittsburg Planning
Mill Company, and as soon as he learned the
local situation he changed his mind and re-
turned home last night He made the state
ment that he had been induced to come
here by the firm on the Southside, who rep
difficulty in Pittsburg. He said he had
written to the firm a few days ago, and as a
reply received the following telegram:
PIrrsBURe, May 26 1891
GEO. W. FIELDS, 1913 Hartford avenue, Baltimore:
All right.
SOUTH PIrTsBuRG PLANNING MILL COMPANY.
Before leaving the city last night Mr.:
Fields went to the headquarters of the local
District Council and prepared the following
statement:
CARPENTERS DISTRICT COUNCIL,
No. 537 SMITHFIELD STREET,
PTrTsBURG, Pa, May 81, 1891
This is to certify that the South Pittsburg
Planning Mill Company has dispatched for
me to come on and go to work for them and
that everything was all right in regard to
was strike going on in the mill and en-
phatica1ly refuse to work where there are no
union men employed.
witness:
CHARLES F. ANDERSON,
j. +. FLATTERY.
Willing to Be Sworn.
The statement was to have been sworn to,
but when Mr.. Fields, accompanied by Spe-
cial Agent Flattery, went to Magistrate Nc
Kenna's office, that official had retired, and
the statement was left in the hands of the
local strikers officials for what it is worth
He also left the original telegram which he
had received from the South Pittsburg
Planning Mill Company. This information
was gained too late last night to get the
firms side of the case.
A significant break from the ranks of the
strikers was reported from the Southside
yesterday. M. G. Frank. who has several
men working nine hours was seen last night
and he said that the President of one of the
unions on that side of the river Is working
for an official of the Builders Exchange.
He did not know the mans name but was
satisfied the strikers would know who it is.
An equally important break was forced
from the master builders. Contractor Nc
Masters signed the eight-hour scale within
three days after the strike commenced, but
previous to that time he had contracted
with Watson Bros, of Allegheny, for the
brick for the King Building on Liberty
avenue. Watson Bros, who are members of
the Builders Exchange, refused for time to
furnish the brick, but after seeking legal ad-
vice the Exchange advised them to supply
that contract.
Work on the new Davis Theater is going
on with eight or ten additional men. Assist
ant Contractor Gillespie, however, is not sat-
isfied with the progress of the work, and says
1t may be taken out of the hands of the Mas
ter Builders unless there is an Improvement.
Local Union No. 142 met last night but
nothing of importance was done. There will
be meeting Of the new cooperative COM
pany.