The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-17
TIE DAY REVIEWED.

HOMESTEAD, Pa, July 16.-Today has
been the quieteSt that homestead has
known since the declaration Of hostllitles
between the company and the men. There
were undoubtedly new men introduced
into the works but their number IS small,
and the strikers are confident that many
cannot without great difficulty be brought
in. The new men are looked for by river,
and the scouts of the Amalgamated asso-
citation located in Pittsburg wire contlnu-
ally TO headquarters the information that
no non.union men can be found vino have
any purpose of coming TO Homestead. A
number of colored men from the Virginia
mills are said to be prepared to come here,
but the strikers do not believe that the re-
ports are plausible. If the men come they
will undoubtedly have the liveliest time
they ever saw in their lives.
At ali the mills all is quiet today, AL
fhough smoke was rising from two stacks
in the mills. A visit to the yards showed
that about twenty non-union workmen
were busy in the plant, and not fifty as
originally stated These men are mostly
laborers, who have the most wholesome
fear of committing themselves TO any
statement whatever as TO how they came
here or how long they propose TO stay.
The work SO far done i'll the mills is in
Two of the three opeu-hearth furnaces
where blooms are prepared.
Mr.. McLuckie the burgess of Home
stead, tells curious story about the man
ner in which the first armor plates were
made.
when the work came to the mills lot
of experts. both from the Carnegie COM
lpany's offices and elsewhere, were turned
in upon US TO show US how nlckel-steel
should be made. The result was that fully
100000 worth of material was spoiled.
We tried ana tried under expert direction
10 produce nickel-steel armor- plate, but we
a a. Q H. g1f hnh hFr-A
got together talked over the situation,
. considered the difficulties, and finally
asked the Carnegie company TO withdraw
hhe experts and let the men see what they
could do. II was done, as we asked Every
zone of the Office force was sent away from
She furnace, and Basic lodge of the Anal
fgamated association turned out the first
completed nickel-steel armor-plates that
would stand inspection. The result WAS
chat the Carnegie mills got reputation
which really belongs to Basic lodge. We
made these plates under tremendous diff
cultieS, and We made them after the gov
erpment officials and mill owners were in
despair"
A letter was put in the postoflice today
80 every old employe OF the mills, with
about forty exceptions, running as follows:
HOMESTEAD STEEL WORKS.
July 10, 1892
DEAR SIR-Repairs will be resumed on
Monday, July Is We invite your return
to your old position. Work commences at
the usual time. Respectfully,
u. W. POTTER,
General Superintendent"
Besides this epistle posters We're put up
ali over town which read as follows:
"Notice-Individual applications for
employment at the Homestead Steel
works will be received by the general st-
perintendeuJ, either by letter or in person,
until O'clock p. m, Thursday, July 21st,
1892. IL Is cur desire to retain in seryice
ali of our former employees whose record is
satisfactory. and who did not take part in
the attempt TO interfere with our rights 10
manage our business. Such of our old
employes as do not Apply hy the time
above named viii be considered as having
no desire TO re-enter our employe and
their positions will BE- given TO other men.
aud those applying Will have the choice oi
The untitled positions for which they are
suitable. This notice Will be the last
given To the employees of the works, aud
On nou- compliance with this, the places
will be filled with non-uniop men,
That there are non-uuion men in Home
stead and that more are coming today il
evident from what Secretary Lovejoy oi
the company said today. When asked
how many non-unlon men were in tbt
mills he said.
well, now, really cannot discuss th,
details Of this question, and am not al
liberty TO tell you how many men are il
thesmills."
"Wnl you say how many men will go VI
today. or before you get ready to start thl
milis:"
mo, cannot. There is not the leas
DOUBT, however, that we will have enougl
men TO work the mills in a satiSfactorl
manner The Homestead mills will b.
started July %, aud the notice p0sIet
today will be the last. The men at Beave
Fails and the Union mills will Be give.
until Monday next 10 return to worI
under the new agreement. The Cniol
mills will be started on Monday, aud W
will have no trouble getting enough com
peteuJ men. AAgl
In the city it was stated that non-uuiol
men would be called TO the places OF IA
old men who do not come forward and re