Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-29
EVERYBODY IS
FEELING GLAD.
Anticipation Of Strike Settlement
Puts Good Nature Into ALL
OFFICIALS ARE RETlCENT'
VIII Not Speak OF Probable conan
nons Of the Wind-up OF the
Big strike.

PlttsbaTs, July 2e,--Pittsburgers gen
orally express their delight In the an
tioipation OF settlement Of the strike
and no one seems TO haze the slightest
doubt that the negotiations for peace
Will result in cessation Of hostilitles'
SO far neither Of the contendlns
forces has suffered greatly The wealth
er has been exceedingly hot, ana the
men look upon the last month as va
cation during the heated term work
ing under the severe strain OF the op
pressiye heat lately would have been
an unusual hardship and the men think
that on this account, perhaps many
lives have been saved by the strike.
SO far as the companies are con-
cerned they are also In better position
for work now than they were before
the strike. Many of their mills have
been repaired and the conditions for an
Increased output are greatly Improved.
IL Is true that computation Of cold
figures foots up total loss OF S6,5lb,vO0
on account Of the strike, OF which I'm
mense sum S39G000O Is charged TO the
combine and s2,5l6.0OO to the strikers,
but this loss will soon be made up ow-
ing 10 the better prices which now
prevail and the improved operating
conditions as well az the better feeling
between the employer and employe.
President Shaffer and Secy, Williams
were both at the Amalgamated head
quarters early this morning. They
still maintained their position OF Sc
crecy. however and beyond admitting
that call had been sent out last night
10 all the members Of the executive
board for q meeting TO be held In this
city tomorrow morning refused TO give
any information as to the probable set
tlement OF the strike To all questions
President Shaffer replied that ne had
nothing TO say, but In a friendly talk
of some length he conveyed the idea
that newspaper men would little long
er be following him and watching his
movements. From this It Is believed
that President Shaffer Is satisfied that
the executive committee win agree 20
the proposition that he will present.
With the approval OF his recommends
tions, joint meeting could be held and
settlement effected. The moment that
the common ground for negotiating
such a question as this one Is found, II
Is believed. there will be little diff
Guilty in getting down 10 a general
agreement which viii bring peace with
H.
Secretary Joseph Bishop Of the ohio
board OF arbitration. reached the Anal
gamated headquarters about 10 o'clock
and the newspaper men were requested
10 leave the room. Behind closed doors
q conference between President Shaffer
and Secretary Bishop is now being held,
There remains little doubt but that
officials Of the United States Steel cor
poraton are now as anxious 10 have
the big strike settled as are the strikers,
During the last week a number Of con-
tracts Intended for and practically let
70 mills Of the combine were shifted 10
Independent mills. with rush clauses at
tached
Terms OF the prospective settlement
are being carefully guarded by all par
ties concerned, but from source be-
lieved to be reliable, II Is stated that
Mr. Morgan proposes 10 permit the
Amalgamated association 10 continue
its union lodges IN the mills that were
non-union prior 90 the strike, but
which went out on President Skaters
strike order.
The United States steel corporation
Is 10 be permitted 90 operate all OF the
mills OF the Carnegie company as they
are now operated. as we'll az the big
sheet mills at Apollo, Vandergrft and
Salisbury. provided the wages paid
shall be on the same basis as in the
mills where the union scale Is signed
There is considerable speculation az
10 who will take part In the joint peace
conference. provided the terms as
agreed upon at New York are satisfac-
tory to the Amalgamated executive
board This board Is composed Of nine
district vice presidents. the three trus-
tees. President shaffer Secretary VII
lions, Assistant Secretary Tighe and y.
J. DaDyis, manager OF the Amalgamat-
ed Journal. The American Tin Plata
company will probably be represented
by Vice President Warner Arms and
W. NJ. Leeds. his assistant Weryl
Preston, former president OF the Amer
lean Steel Hoop company and probably
! w, jerks, former general manager
~ the hoop combine John Warner.
general superintendent Of the American
Sheet Steel company. c. W. Bray chief
engineer 81 the American Tin Plate
company; J. II. Phillips, district man
ager OF the same company. and 7. r.
Bonner. manager OF the Monessen Tin
Plate company, may probably be called
In.