Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-27
HOPING FOR PEACE,
Iron Workers Still Believe
That the Wage Troubles
Will Be Settled.
BAD EFFECT OF A STRIKE.
half the Amalgamated Association
Members Would Be Idle.
MILLS 1T WOULD CLOSE DOWN.
Conferences This Week Expected to Result
Satisfactorily.
BAD EFFECT OF A STRIKE.
MILLS 1T WOULD CLOSE DOWN.
SCALE SENT TO EACH MANUFACTURER

1t is now generally believed there will be
strike. In the event of such an occur
renee, if all the concerns who have up to
this time refused to sign the scale of the
Amalgamated Association remain firm,
nearly 60 mills in this section will be in
volved and from 81, 900 to 40 600 men, about
one half of whom are members of the
Amalgamated Association. The more
prominent mills, which were represented at
the recent conferences with the Wage CON-
mittee under the name of the "Pittsburg
manufacturers, and where there will prob
ably be trouble in case of strike, are the
Oliver Iron and Steel Company, Jones &
Laughlins, A. NJ. Byers 6 Co., Phillips,
Nimick & Co., j. Painter s. Sons, Lockhart
Iron Company, Pittsburg Forge and Iron
Company, Lindsay & McCutcheon, Zug &
Co, Wayne Iron Works, Jennings Bros &
Co., and the Oil Well Supply Co.
Besides these there are q great many
other mills that have not been represented
at anv of the conferences of the Amalga-
mated Association, and what action they
will take when the final moment arrives
is not positively known, as but few of these
firms have committed themselves in any
wav.
Where They Stand TO Be Known To-Day.
Their position, however, will be learned
to-day, as on Saturday the official scale for
1928 was sent to every iron and steel
mill in this district employing organized
labor The firms are expected to return
these scales to the Amalgamated Associa-
ton, signed or unsigned, and not until all
OF these have been received will the true
status be known.
The contest between the iron and steel
masters and the Amslgamated Association
has now narrowed down to manufacturers
OF muck bar and finished iron and steel in
all shapes The latter includes q few pipe
and tube mills. The scale of manufacturers
OF tin plate iron and steel sheet and wire
rods has been all but signed. Among this
class there are quite a number of mills
There still exists slight differences between
the Amalgamated Association and these
manufacturers. but of such trivial nature
that it is thought highly probable that
either one side or the other will give in
before July l.
Notwithstanding the statement of the
Carnegie Steel Company that there would
be no more conferences of their firm with
the Amalgamated Association, it is the gen.
eral opinion that there will yet be settle
ment. The reason given for this is that at
the last conference the trouble was not en-
tirely over the minimum price of steel
billets, but the time set for the termination
Of the scale. The Carnegie Steel Company
demanded that the scale end January /,
1895, while the Amalgamated Association
asked that the time be fixed for July l of
the same year. The company will not state
their reasons for desiring the change, but
at least one Homestead workman has his
idea on the subject, which he offers as fol-
lows:
Aworkingman's Side of the Case.
SIN the winter months all iron and steel
mills are under much he avier expense on
account of the extra quantity of coal and
coke that is burned. Therefore, in case of
g heavy fall of price in the output, the Car
negle Steel Company could shut down in
the dead of winter and wait until warmer
weather set in, when their product could
be turned out at much cheaper rate.
I ltu Sdlu luc III case VI II
reduction in the wages, the workmen would
not be so likely to make q strong fight, and
their employers could probably freeze them
into submission
Homestead was very quiet yesterday.
The workmen are hoping that some settle
ment will be effected before the week is
over The manufacturers are putting on a
bold front and continue their preparations
for impending trouble. In an interview
with several citizens yesterday it was
learned that the prevailing opinion among
diSinterested parties was that although both
sides were making open declarations of war,
their secret intentions are to make the best
terms possible and that the differences will
yet be Gmieably arranged.
To-day the delegates to the convention of
the Amalgamated Association of Iron and
Steel Workers will meet in Forbes Street
Turner Hall and conclude the business CON-
menced at the afternoon session on Satur-
day, that Of the election of officers.
Puddlers Laid on Indefinitely.
Tho ,uddli,o foroe in fbo T p Do;,tor