Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-23

signing of the scale. At present we ars
running our mill at Homestead in way
that is perfectly satisfactory to US, but il
the time should come, and it is highly I'M
probable, that We should be unable tt
operate it successfully, then it will be
question of shutting the works down.
''Never again will we have the least
dealing with the Amalgamated Association
in any way whatsoever" the gentleman
went on. ''For IL years we repeatedly
signed the scale presented to us, when, if
we had held together with other manu-.
facturers, it would have been the death
blow of the Amalgamated Association.
We are not opposed to organized labor.
We don't care whether man belongs to a
union or not. In fact, even now we never
question a man when We employ him as to
his religion, politics or his position in
the labor world. The one main thing we
require is that he shall be competent to do
the work we require of him. 1t is surpris-
ing to me that the stories of the numerous
breakdowns and consequent loss of money
should be swallowed by the workmen of
Homestead when they could soon get at the
truth of the reports by looking in the mill.
We are having no breaks more than is
usual in the conducting of our business
"We, as in other business, frequently
hire men who are not competent Some
times this fact is found out Immediately,
then again it might take a week for the
right man to get around who knows what is
what
Many Men Discharged.
1--WE frequently discharge as many as Is
men q day at Homestead. Naturally these
men have not the kindest feelings toward
US, and as soon as they get out they give
vent to their views in telling most mon
strous stories about the great number of
breaks and the condition inside the mill. All
these stories are taken in and believed by
the men outside who are only too blind to
see. OF course we are not getting out the
tonnage that will be possible later on, but
we are well satisfied with the condition at
present.
"How are you getting along at your other
mills?" was asked.
"At Beaver Fallsiwe have no intention of
starting up" continued Mr.. Leishman. "It
will be very long time before any work is
done in that mill again. At Thirty-third
street we are running as well as we ever
did. We are receiving reports from our
customers that the iron is the best we have
ever produced. Not only in the material
better, but We are getting out the tonnage
as we'll / suppose it is not known
among the strikers, but a number
of our old rollers have applied
for work and were refused because there
were no places for them. We are operating
the mill without one of our old rollers.
We are completely filled at the Thirty
third street mill-every position is taken.
In some departments We are overcrowded
and are sending the overflow to our Home
stead mill. The Twenty-niDth street mill
is improving every day."
Chairman e. c. Frick, of the Carnegie
Steel Company, visited Homestead yester-
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ents c. NJ. Schwab, of the Edgar Thomson
Works, and Julian Kennedy. Together
with Superintendent Potter and Treasurer
Curry they made complete inspection of
the mills. This is the second time Chair
man Frick has been at the Homestead mills
since the present lockout was inaugurated,
about IL weeks ago A great deal of sig
niticance was attached to the visit of these Of
ficials, and it was the topic of conversation
among the Iocked-out men yesterday.
Some of the Wild Rumors.
The rumors of the past ten days of break
ing and iniuring the machinery, disease in
the mills and desertions from the ranks of
the non-union men on account of the proba-
bic early withdrawal of all the State troops,
have apparently caused much alarm among
the companv's officials. This is assigned as
the cause of the visit of the Chairman to
Homestead.
Immediately after making round of the
mills the party returned to the city on the
noon train. Superintendent Potter soon
after came to Pittsburg
Before leaving Homestead Mr. Frick |
said he was satisfied with the present con-
dition of the mills and the work being done. |
He admitted things had not been running |
very smoothly, but that constant progress |
was being made and in a short time every |
fhiuO erDeotad m he in cond rup1ior /
order. He admitted that there was some |
sickness in the mills, but not enough to |
cause alarm, or that there was more than |
could be expected from the number of men |
employed.
superintendent Potter, Just before tax
ing the tram, said that the % and 119-inch |
mslls were not running yesterday, and that
only partial work was being done in the
new beam and open hearth departments.
He said great many of the men were get
ting better and that the work in the mill
was satisfactory; new men were coming
every day and that within a week he ex-
pected to have more men than would be
needed.
1t was reported in Homestead last evening
that the coming of ex-Superintendent Ken
nedy TO look over the mills was significant
OF a probable early change and reorganiza-
ton of the managing force in the mills This
supposltion was strengthened by a conversa-
ton between Messrs. Frick and Ken
nedy on their way to Pittsburg, which
was incidentally overheard by former en-
ploye of the company. Mr. Frick is said to
have remarked that there was need of a re-
liable man to take charge of the 23-inch
mill This mill is now idle
A Probable Combination.
The theory was also advanced and enter
01r1lad hrrr1 II
position to know that the Latrobe Steel
Works, of which Mr.. Kennedy is owner.
were to be consolidated with the Carnegie
Steel Company's plants, and Mr. Kenn edy
would become General Superintendent of
all the mills. This is said to have been one
of the reasons of Superintendent Potter's
visit to the city yesterday. All indications
seem to point to some change in the direc-
tlon Of the Carnegie Steel Mills in a short
time.
A Homestead business man remarked last
evening that yesterday was one of the
quietest days for the town for several
weeks and that he attributed it to the re-
suit of the grand jury's work The Advis-
orv Committee was not daunted however,
and several new members are said to have
been added to its roll Who they were
could not be learned
Adjutant General Greenland is expected
here to-day, and before his return to Har-
risburg it is thought the Sixteenth Regi-
ment will be relieved of military duty,
The Adjutant General apprehends no fur
ther trouble at the Carnegie works. The
affair will entail an expense on
the State approximating 100000. War
rants have already been drawn for $751;
S99 SO for the payment of the officers and
men,, commissary stores, quartermaster
bills, horse hire and incidentsis.
The GOyerDor,s Estimate Excaadad