The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-07-20

taken in hearing his testimony being quite
lengthy. Chairman Oates said he had been
informed that il was not the highest priced
men who had been reduced. In reply to
that Mr.. Frick said that in the ll9-inch
plate mill those who received the highest
wages would be greatly reduced, though in
some circumstances there was no reduction.
In one list there are % men who each re-
ceive S25 per month and their wages will not
be changed. In the plate mill there are 300
men employed and only SO are affected. In
the open hearth department No. there are
296 men employed and only 100 men are at
fected. In the No department there are
172 men employed, 70 of whom only are re-
duced, unless they are on the scale and
would be affected by the minimum. In the
32-inch sabbing mill there are l57 men and
log are not affected.
Mr., Broderick-You feel the tariff has no
place in this trouble'
mo, sir, not in theleast. Had the duties
on the goods we manufacture been reduced
II would have had a serious effect on wages.
The price ofthe products of our mill has
decreased in the past three years. The capi-
tai of our company is s25,0O0,0 900. Of which
the plants in question are part"
When Mr.. Oates asked Mr.. Frick about
the cost at Homestead to produce ton Of
steel, he refused TO answer. upon the ground
that it was going into private business. The
lower prices, he said, were the result of over
production.
Mt. frlCh was aSkeu III tDe 0rm cOulu
have continued under the old scale and still
made money. He said that the firm would
eventually go into bankruptcy by such
scale.
The other witnesses were Charles Mans
field, who said that he saw no weapons up
on the workmen, until firing had begun
from the boat, and \. j. Taylor, who testi-
fled that he saw firing on both sides.
William McQuaide was called next. He
said:
| want to say something about Frick's
statements about improved machinery. Our
tonnage has not been so great as on double
turn. No improvements in machinery were
made, but the increase is due to the slabs
and three turns. Three hours that used to
be lost are now put in and eight hours added
on Sunday. This made their tonnage so
great We work consecutiyely eight hours.
hard and steady, Many of the men don't
eat ut all, | have been sick and couldn't
leave my post. Many men are not paid by
tonnage, but all the men in the mill woultk
be compelled TO accept the scale Potter
said he would put under every man he
could. 1t will affect all the men in the mill
except common laborers. IL will affect
nine-tenths of the men, according to Potter.
George 7. Rylands testified that no i'm
provements had been made at Homestead.
Chairman Oates--The committee believes
il has finished the investigation so far as this
branch of the trouble is concerned and We
will now adjourn. We have the Pinkert0n
system to investigate in this connection but
will have to go to other places.
The committee left for Washington, and
the report will be submitted to Congress
early in the week.
Officials of the Amalgamated Association
are greatly pleased with the work of the
Congressional Committee. They say they
were given AS fair II show as tho Carnegie
Steel Company witnesses, and express the
opinion that the report of the committee
will be in their favor in more ways than
one.