The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-07

For Sale at H. EUhnut's, O25 hrondway,
n. ", VIM. wilson's, 100. 40, 1911
Broadway. y. ", Boito on Drug Co.. Hrooklya.
James Essler. John f. Bennett John MCLEAN,
I'm noaIss aTd John Haas: As yet no hail
remain in iail over sunday.
FINAL TEST IN HOMESTEAD
Tho Amalganated men in Homestead arc
looking forward anxi"usly To- the starting Of
most skiiful work men. The work is exceed.
mean serious accident or loss OF life. II the
m Is t tns ana rpn n sncressphlly i VII
workmen in tie mill il it Is not started sue.
cessful!y. It vii! be IL bi: victory FOR tho work
Company said to-day regarding tho work In
Nor, than thirty i've tons Of first class steel
plate were turned ont Yesterday In exactly the
same time it would have taken our former en-
rloyeesito do tho W, k. In order to ascertain
new ,nsn were sroiling large quantities OF ma.
terial; went through the mill YESTERDAY with
careful inspection and found considerable
spoiled material. 1t consisted OF, ingots and
s5ee beams inqnry into the hs, matter rn au
sum tota Of the bad work done by our new
men. so FAR rs WAS able to learn, was one
spoiled irgot turned out last Thursday, Thes'
are the facts as found them. and go t. show
material they are noworse in this respect than
the %ld M MIN: .,r,, ~. Aha rossouor Mill =,
Monday The work being done in all depart-
ments has thus far been wonderfully satisfac-
tory Hnh there is no nsSr any DOUBT about
fully with our new iren."
TIE Du4uEsNE MEN AT WORK.
This morning Mr.. Potter. received a tele-
gram from Superintendent Morrison Of the
Dnauesne mill saving that all the men em-
ployed in the mechsncal department had re.
nearly All tho old 06DQrtment
will be at work. lie does not anticipate any
H. a f Ss y ss4s wS S.t
the latter. having received an intimation OF
what is in store for all rioters, will make
men that school director. Goettle and samuel
to work. had come out Of the mill again and
would not go back. Mr.. Mcknight said to-
Il am out for day. and this on leave Of abb
sence. had to come out to arrange for pro:
lection for my wife. who has been threatened
am going back and will stay at work.
committee, from tho ,Amalgamated Asso;
asked me eI to remain "a but t told them would
make no promises Then they asked e.a me hoy
Of work was being done. told them the work
turned out vas as good as ever in the past
ing cold steel and cannot make as largo an
output.
THE ANNUAL SCALE TROUBLE
Inc time is coming ana thut very soon. II 10
believed; whom tho maputaGturers hereaboyts
will cut loose from the Amalgnmated Assocfa-
ton. and all the great iron and steel mills In
this part OF the country Will b" run by nom
Of valuable time lost while the now scale Is
being adjusted. and there are hundred and
one other annoyances that have to no put up
with.
waning, and it i, casting about for something
t. stop the current. They have struck on ar
hat@n as n n9r ' is Il ron
and steel manufacturers in the world were in
tervewcd today on the subjert of tho ass1cia-
always .Ieen fri ends Of ,"rganizei labor.
One OF the men is David J.. Oliver, the great
vinced tiy.t. unless, the AmaEamnted Assoei-
alton makes radical chane in its methods ,.;,
Obliged to free themselves completely from
it's control. Year by y,.nr matters have
about /. total ,stnppaee Of BUSINESS
for from four to six weeks. each recurring
X S "n of sfanG and i &
putntion between the management and the
workm"n's committees. In my, case i have
eight separate scales 10 arrange for this year.
and. positively. tho labor and vrxatious worry
Of this work. which covers r"riod Of about
from my, regular business during the other
ten months q The year.
men THIS Year there are not less than forty
nine additional items thos" the same. scale
Ing pig iron mo lar iron. Tor exnnp ri The
item OF labor alone is U3 per cent OF the opera.
ton. exclusive OF he cost Of pig iron. This ia.
therefore, most important item and cannot
be passed over lightly.
HOW NEW DEMANDS ARE MADE
The mode Of procedure on this subject in the
Amaigamated Association Is about ike this:
Some young fellow who works with his mouth
as well as with his hands becomes possessed
with the iden that b" is not getting enough
money. and he works up II scheme whereby
his wages Will be Increased He brings it
1t is we'll known that the cool headed. conser-
vatre men are not the most regular attend
the lodge and comes before the General Con-
ventinn. when it IL referred. with hundreds "
others like it. to the Wage Committee. Unless
are. 1t Is accepted. and goes into the proposed
new scale OF wages and once in is adhered to.
The scale. when COMPLETED Is then presented
possibly the originator has worked himself
into place on the committee OF conference.
where he can look after il. II We do not sign
the scale bcfor" June 30 work stops.
In the present contest there were nine
long. tedious sessions. in which about thirty
men men srent their time ana took pntt before one
stopped and our non-union competitors here
and all over the country in operation this is
be changed. In the case Of structural material
simply ruinous, Structural material is nearly
the year, and deliveries made during tho SUM
NOR. AS that is the only time OF the year In which
the structures. whether buildings or bridges.
can be erected: the manufacturer can make
no contracts with Justice to himself or his
customer. with the knowledge that possibly
in july Ne are at rSinoas dissdvsptsss y
and ron business Of Pittsburgh Is az q stand.
still and has been so for a month, with the
prospects o. its continuance indefinitely. to the