Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-07-07

ANDREW CARNEGIE.
and made his money by dint of careful
saving. and, later in life, by judicious
management.
The Amalgamated Association con-
sists of $4,000 members. 1t has been
said that IL they lose their present fight
against Mr.. Carnegie, a great blow will
be dealt to organized labor.
For years there had been trouble at
the Homestead mills, but it never broke
out into such violence as at the present
crisis.
The immediate causes of the strike
may be summed up as follows: The
appointment of H. G. Prick, who is
known to be opposed to organized labor,
as chairman of the board of trustees of
the Carnegie Steel Association; the dec
laration of an ultimatum to the ANAL
gamated Association, and the alleged
neglect of Mr.. Carnegie to arbitrate.
The ironmaster has never shown any
disinclination to enter the lists with the
strikers, and it is said will be willing to
lose 81 900, 600 in his fight for principle.
Representatives of the Amalgamated
Association ststa that the new scale
contemplated such sweeping reductions
that the men were not able to sign it.
After q long discussion the workmen
agreed to accept a minimum price for
steel billets of $24 ton.
Mr.. Prick, however, would not go be-
yond 1923. This made a difference of 81
per ton. An ultimatum was then made
by Mr.. Prick that the new wage scale
would be signed by midnight of June
"a, and that after that hour there
would be no conferences. Immediately
after this Mr.. Carnegie's representatives
began to fortify the works at Home
stead.
The great steel works at Homestead
cover ITO acres. Twelve big buildings
and a score of smaller shops and sheds
occupy much of the space. Among
these are the converting mill, where
Bessemer steel plate is made, the beam
mill, the plate mill, the armor plate
mill, the open hearth mill, the finishing
department., the 10-inch, the 22-inch and
the 1l9-inch mill, and the big plate
pressing room.
The water for the works comes from
the Monongahela river and is sufficient
in quantity to supply town Of 10000
inhabitants. One hundred and fifty
boilers run the great engines, the pumps
and the steam hammers.
Natural gas for fuel is furnished by
the company's own wells. About A, 500
men are employed, and the output is
four times as big as from the great
Krupp works in Germany.
The Carnegie company has purchased
100 additional kacres and will add
it to the works next year. 1t is al
ready fenced in by heavy barbed wire.
The steel works are completely sur
rounded by a stout board fence - feet
high, built upon foundation of Stag 8
feet high. The fence is 3 miles long
and is strung along the top with
strands of barbed wire, so connected
with the electric plant that the turning
of switch makes the wires alive with a
powerful current of electricity.
Hydrants are stationed at frequent in
tervals, from which great streams of
hot or cold water can be poured. The
fence is lighted with electric lights,
while powerful search lights make the
approaches as clear as day. Four-inch
portfolios are bored in the fence. The
Office is fenced additionally and a rail-
road track connects it with the Munhall
station
A bridge connects the Office with q
| building outside the works. The place
has been completely fortified, and prep
aratione have been made to accommo-
date an army of defenders.
A big camera has been set up to take
| instantaneous pictures in case of riot.
On the river front is an armed steel
launch.