The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-07-17
HOMESTEAD MEN WARNED.
IL They Do Not Return to Work by July Fl
Their Places Will Be Filled.

IL They Do Not Return to Work by July 21
Their Places Will BE Filled.
PiTTsBURG, July 16.-The following no.
tice was to-day posted by the Carnegie
company. at the Homestead steel-mIll, in
the vicinity of the works, and also sent all
over the country:
Individual applications for employment at the
Homestead steel-works will be received by the
general superintendent, either by letter or in
1t is our desire to retain in our service
all Of our employees whose past record
Is satisfactory. and who did not take
made to interfere with our right to manage our
business. Such of our old employees as do not ap-
ply by the time above named will be considered
as having no desire to re-enter our employ, and
the positions which they held Will be given to
other men. and those first applying will have the
choice OF untitled positions for which they are
suitable.
This notice will be the last given to the en-
ployes OF the works, and after noncompliance
with this the places will be filled with non-unon
men.
That there are non-union men in the
Homestead mill and more coming is evident
from what Mr. Lovejoy, secretary of the
company, to-day said: When asked how
many non-union men were in the mill, he
said: Il cannot discuss the details of this
question and am not at liberty to tell you
how many men there are in the mills"
will you say how many men will 20 MP
to-day or before you get ready to start the
mo. cannot. There are some things
the public has no right to know. and that
Is one OF them. There Is not the least
doubt. however, that We Will have emo ugh
men to work the mill in satisfactory
manner. The Homestead mill will be
started up July %, and the notice posted
to-day will be the last. The men at Beaver
Falls and our Union mills will be given
until Monday, July IL. to return to work
yRv.da Int llo
will be started Monday, the 18th. and We
will have no trouble in getting competent
men To fill the places IN spite OF what the
men say about no one but old hands being
able to successfully run the works."
The Carnegie Steel Company has adver-
tised for bids for furnishing materials and
building one hundred houses on the city
farm-lots at Munhall Station. These
houses will be erected at once and will DO
for the use of the men EN- ploye in the MILL
The location is inside of the lnclosure, and
protection will Thus be assured TO the men
even In tbeir houses. The houses will be
from six to eight rooms and each Will De
built separately on good sized lot.
III there are nOn-uniOn men IN the mill
there are not more than ten or twelve. A
prominent and well-informed labor leader
explained the smoke from the mill by say
ing: Tho cupolas are filled with
doiomite and are lighted to save the
furnaces are fred also this being done to
save them from dampness. There are no
men In the works but the regular watch
men and few firemen. Those people were
never stopped going to and from the mill.
Our people thoroughly understand why
the men are there and are not alarmed
about il, nor are they concerned over the
lighting of the furnaces"
AT o'clock this morning the steamer
Tide, loaded with provisions, started for
the works at Homestead. She passed
through lock No. l. where six or eight Iaen
boarded her. The report from the lock
was that they are laborers.
One of the leading officials or the Carne-
gle Steel Company was found at the gen.
eral office to-day sorting over q mscel-
laneous collection of mail, among which
were many letters making application for
positions In the Homestead mills. Others
expressed dissatisfaction with the strike.
and were intended to square the writer's
with the firm when the trouble is over.
Among the letters was the following, which
the reporter was permitted to copy, omit T.
HOMESTEAD, Pa July 15
There are good many of US out for sympa-
thys sake, but sympathy does not I'LL hungry
stomach, aud there is no use for three hundred
or four hundred staying out Tor the sake OF two
hundred. who make from 30 to $15 day. We
mechanics do not receive such large amount,
and think the most of US would go back II pro-
lection was secured.
Secretary Lovejoy. when spoken to this
afternoon regarding the repprt that the
Homestead plant would be started with
non-union men Monday. said: II have
nothing to say as to when our Homestead
mill shall resume Operations. but will
say that IL will DO started just as soon ss
we secure enough hands To man the plant"
lis IL true that four hundred Gotta have
becn placed in the mill for the accommods-
tion OF non union menW
As To that | have nothing to say. We
are not saying much. but are busy at work.
j am not at liberty to talk regarding the
Pittsburg mills, az Mr. Dillon has charge Of