The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-07-13
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contour of the ships sides. so that when the
material is placed in the cars ii is ready for
position on The vessel.
IN perfecting the armor- making branch Of
its business the firm has invested over 81
10000. In other departments are manu-
factured massive beams up to forty inches
high, plates of every kind and structural
material Of all descriptions. Everywhere
throughout the works labor-saving applian-
ces have been introduced at great cost, and
within the last three years the necessity for
human labor has been very largely reduced.
The latter is one of the chief reasons why
the firm insists on cutting the rates for
work.
FORTIFIED FOR RATTLE.
In anticipation Of such scenes as those en-
acted at Homestead last week the Carnegie
Company has for some time past been max
ing careful and exhaustive preparations TO
guard the property and the men it might
find necessary to employ against any violence
on the part of the workers. Around theentire
plant was placed last week palisading nine
feet high, topped with three strands Of bard
ed wire. There are appliances by which
these can be charged with electricity to
prevent any possibility of invasion. All
through the ground at various points are
erected huge towers from which TO view The
surrounding country. Even every means
OF egress had been cut of, with one or two
exceptions.
Where the workmen and laborers entered
heretofore from the railroad tracks and other
points, stout barricades of wood and iron
have been put up and bridges placed in their
stead as means Of getting from one portion
of the works to the other. Search hshts
with strong rehectors have been erected on
the buildings, so that blaze Of light can be
thrown on the entire place to prevent sur
prise in case ofa night attack. All approaches
are firmly guarded by stout fortiications.
EEw STATION BUILT.
Half way between City Farm and
Munh all Station a nCw station has been
butt for the accommodation of the company
This is to enable a train Of watch men,
workers and Pinkerton's men to be unload
ed right in the center Of the works without
possible interference from strikers. Once
inside, ample refuge IS guaranteed them in
big barraek-like frame building recently
built for the purpose. The river front is
unprotected by any fence, but steam launch
was purchased and fitted with a good
equipment TO serve as river patroi.
On July of this year new company
was formed under the name Of the Carnegie
Steel Company, Limited. The consolidation
affected the firms of Carnegie, Brothers &
Co.. Limited Carnegie, Phipps & Co.,
Limited Allegheny Bessemer Steel Company
and the Keystone Bridge Comany, at the
Edgar Thomson furnaces The Edgar
Thomson Steel Works, Duquesne Steel
Works, Homestead Steel Works, Lucy
Furnaces, Keystone Bridge Works, Upper
Union Mill, Lower Union Mills, Beaver Falls
Mills, Scotia Ore Mines, LarimOre Coke
Works and Yough;ogheny Coke Works.
The general offices Of the new firm were
located in Pittsburg with branch offices in
all the principal cities ofthe United States.
The capital was fixed at IS, 100000 and the
company has in its employ upwards of 40,
600 men, about :, 500 Of whom are at Home
stead.