Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-07-22
HOMESTEAD.

quit work that day.
On Friday the cooks at the hotel at
which Gen. Snowden was taking his meals
"struck" and the General and his staff
took breakfast with Battery B.
The fires were lighted in some parts OF
the mill, and preparations for resuming
workwere being made.
The Amalgamated Association men in
the Carnegie mill at Beaver Falls, resolved
to 20 out that day, and sent their notice
to Mr.. Frick, who answered it as he did
the others.
Chairman Frick sent the following tele-
gram to the superintendent tat Beaver Falls,
which explains itself.
Joseph Wrigley. superintendent, Beaver
Falls mills, Beaver Falls, Pa.
lam just in receipt of the following teie-
gram from Beaver Falls:
ave, the Amalgamated association Oh
Beaver Falls, the rod-mill and nail mill,
have come to the conclusion that we will
refuse to work until such time as I'll. Z.
Frick, chairman of the Carnegie Steel Com
panv, Limited, is willing to confer with
settle the Homestead affair.
"ARTHUR THoRToN,
Chairman of the Committee"
You will please say to MIR. Thorton,
chairman of the committee, and ask MIN 10
to notify the men, that If they, composing
the Amalgamated association ut Beaver
Falls mills, and who signed an agreement
with us for one year, do not 60 to WORK
on Monday next or when you are ready 70
start, we will consider their failure to do
as cancellation of the agreement existing
between us, and when these works do re-
sume it will be as non union, and former
employees satisfactory to us, who desire 10
work there, will have to apply as individ-
uals. You can say that under no circum-
stances will we confer with the men at
Homestead as members of the Amalgamat-
ed association.
THE CARNEGIE STEEL COMPANY LIMITED.
BY III. c. Frick, Chairman.
The Keystone Bridge Comp any, of Pitts
burg, another Carnegie concern, which DC
pends for its supply Of iron on the Pitts
burg Carnegie mills, will be seriously emp
pled If a speedy settlements not arrang-
ed
The Upper Union Mill at Thirty-tnlrd
street (now % years old),is, like the Low
Union Mills and the Beaver Falls Mill,
working under an Amalgamsted Associa-
tion scale, signed by the workmen's OH
cial leaders and the Carnegies' firm week
or two ago. Its annual output of structural
iron and steel, iron and steel bars, iron and
steel universal mill plates and light steel
rails is about $1,000 net tons; its semi
pay roll $50 600.
The Lower Union Mill, at Twenty ninth
street lover 80 years old), turns out 1000
net tons of universal mill plates, car forg
ings, bridge work, angles, axles, links,
pins and bar iron. It's semi-monthly pay
roll runs up between $4,000 and s2s,eco.
At Beaver Falls Mills the products are
wire rods, wire and wire nails, with an
usual net capacity of "a, 900 net tons of wire
rods and wire and 100000 kegs Of wire
nails.
On Saturday notices were sent through
the mail to every mechanic and laborer
employed in the mills, which
read as follows:
The Carnegie Steel Company, Limited:
HOMESTEAD, PA, July 15,, 1892.
DFAR SIR-Repairs will be resumed on
Monday morning, July, Is, 1892. We in
yite you to return to your old position,
work to commence at the usual tine.
= 1. potter, General Office.
The latter were received early in the
and during the afternoon big post
,rs were put on the fences surrounding the
,ig works. They read as follows.
"Individual applications for employment
It Homestead Steel works will be received
,y the general superintendent, either by
etter or in person, until 6 p. M. Thursday,
July 81, 1892. 1t is our desire to retain in
)ur service all our old employees whose
past record is satisfactory and who did not
AXE part i'm the attempts which havc bee
made to interfere with our right to man
lge our business. Such of our old en-
,loyes as do not apply by the time above
named win be considered as having no de-
'ire to enter our employment, and tho
positions which they held will be given to
,ther men, and those first applying WILL
lave the choice of untitled positions, for
which they are suitable.
"This notice will be the last given to the
employees Of this works, and after non
with it the places will be filled
With non union men.
CARNEGIE STEEL Co., LIN,
III. @. FRIcK, chairman"
David Shannon. member of the advis-
'ry committee, stated that neither the
posters or the notices sent would have any
fleet on the men whatever. The employ
'es will 20 back readily as soon as the
Amalgamated association says SO. The
,arnegie Steel Company might invite the
,est workmen in the world outside the
anks of the Amalgamated Association of
ron and Steel Workers and they could
lot make nickle-steel armor-plate which
he government would accept.
On Sunday, Camp Black was visited by
of the friends of the soldiers.
On Monday, the Carnegie Steel Co.,
through Its Secretary, II. T. #. Lovejoy,
made information against Hugh O'Don-
,ell, John McLuckie, Sylvester Critchlow,
A. Flaherty, Samuel Burkett, Jas. Flame
gan, and Hugh Ross, seven of the leaders
Of the strike, charging them with the muir
Ter Of I. J. Conners, a Pinkerton watch
man of New York who was struck on the
back of the head with dynamite bomb,
and Silas Waine, Homesteader and a
striker, whose head was taken of by can
non bali as he stood on the river bank.
Warrants were placed in the hands of
who went to Homestead, but
could find none of the men. Burgess Nc
Lu ckie, however went to Pittsburg and
himself and was placed in Jail.
D. .Donnell was repo rted to have sailed for
Europe. Sylvester Critchlow is said to be
, citizen Of Butler county.
Secretary Lovejoy said that from twelve
10 fifteen informations would be made each
day; and the Advisory Committee of the
association resolved to re-
taliate by haying all the members Of the
Steel Co. arrested.
Gov. Pattison arrived at Homestead,
Tuesday morning, and that afternoon pro-
ceeded to inspect the troops. The 18th
Reg. was the first called into line, and it
showed up well.
A citizen of Butler was in the camp that
day found the boys in good spirits, and ex-
pecting to get home in few days. Charley
McJunkin was the only mem ber on the
sick list, bnt he was improving.