The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-07-06
NEW IRON WAGE SCALE.
The Annual Schedule of the Anal
gamated Association Causes
an Uncertainty.
A CORPORATION TO CONTROL ASPHALT.
Company Formed with Capital Of Thirty
Million Dollars which WIN Try to Get
All the Natural Asphalt Beds - Col
ored Miners Given Warm Reception
Lock Ont In Full Force.

Pittsburgh, Pa, July All the an
nual scales of the Amalgamated asso-
citation of iron, steel and tin plate
workers of the United States will ex-
pire at midnight tonight, and If opera
tions are to continue with the present
employees the new schedule of wages
prepared by the Amalgamated conven-
tion at Detroit must be accepted before
that time. A number of manufac-
turers have already stated their inten-
tion to sign the scale, and the workers
believe that before midnight others
will accept the terms and renew
relations with the organization. From
the attitude taken by some of the man
ufacturers it is sure that some of the
mills will not work after to-day with
their present employees. At some of
them the scale of the Amalgamated
association has been paid and the man
ufacturers are willing to pay the new
rate, but with the association itself
they will have nothing to do. This
may cause trouble, but as work is so
plentiful it is thought the men will
quietly seek employment elsewhere.
A Corporation to Control Asphalt.
Philadelphia, July 1.-The articles
of the Asphalt Company of America,
which has just been Incorporated in
New Jersey with capital of $50.
900, 600, and will probably be known as
the asphalt trust" authorize the
company ito manufacture, produce
or otherwise acquire and use asphalt,
stone, wood, bricks. blocks, tiles, ma
u,.ttH .,l 1
paving materials and supplies of
all kinds. and all commodities,
goods, wares, merchandise, articles
and things which can be used
as part thereof or in connection
Herewith, or substitute therefor,
and to sell, exchange, pledge, deal in
or otherwise dispose of the same in any
manner whatsoever for the purpose of
paving, roofing or similar purposes, or
any protective ornaments or useful
purposes to which any form of natural
or artificial asphalt or combination
thereof or substitute therefor may he
applied" The company proposes,
said one of the promoters, "to acquire
control of all the natural asphalt beds
that can be obtained, including the
Trinidad deposit. The main business
of the concern will be carried on in
Philadelphia.
Colored Miners Given - Warm Reception,
st. Louis, July IA special to the
Post Dispatch from Carbondale, H.,
says: Word just received here that the
colored men from Pana, ILL.,, who went
to the Williamson county coal field last
night, received an exceedingly warm
reception to-day as they We're attempt
ing to reach the mines at Fredonia
When nearing the mines they were met
with fusillade of shots, resulting in
the killing of two persons and the
wounding of 20 men. Desultory firing
has been in progress all morning and
the situation is critical.
A lockout In Full Force.
Detroit, Mich, July 1.-The Pingre,
& Smith shoe factory lockout is in full
force to-day. Frank c. Pingree, brother
of Gov. Pingree, who is manager of tn,
business, said to-day: 1--WE have STOOD
great deal from the unions ON ac
count of Gov. Pingree's position in pol
itics. No: there will be no decrease il
wages if they return. 1t is simply
question of who is going to run thi
business We have not heard from tn,