Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-15

F-Vp'VVN ana S3JOOOJ. The railroaaa
would be among the greatest sufferers
as long strike would greatly decrease
the shipment Of mill products. MANY
oullding contractors and others using
IRON ana steel would also come In FOR
much loss. II Is even possible that
building operations might be- serionsIv
hamperel. The demand for coke and
coal would fan of The possibilities
OF the strike are startling
SITUATION SATISFACTORY.
AT the headquarters of the Anal
gdnated association today II was snid
today that the situation was satisfac-
tory President Shaifer took personal
charge Of the strike campaign THE
executive committee Of the Amalqan-
ated association has placed the fight
entirely In his hands and he has been
directed TO plan his campaign as he
thinks best
Secy. John Williams said this morn.
ing '''''
Every tin plate plant In the coun.
try Is closed down"
The Scottdale and Old Meadow mills
are sim running and President shaf.
fer said. we could cali Them out
but they are working under an agree.
ment and we don't want to break their
contract
Nothing has been heard from the
S3ltsburg mill.
When asked IL he had anything TO
say, President Shaffer said.
NO; things are Just as | expected.
IN the rush We overlooked one place
ana an important place, too. and This
morning ! got telegram asking
what's the matter with us II Ia "A
TN MILL said he but refused to say
where 1t was located. In reference TO
the report that the manufacturers Ind
made a proposal for another confer
ence Mr. Shaffer said that no lntlml.
dalton had been received by him hat
they had any idea OF asking for a
second meeting in the near future.
dispatches received up 10 10 O'Clock
at the Amalgamated Headquarters re-
port the following mills closed:
The Star Tin Plate works. Monon-
gaheia Tin Plate. Demmer Tin Plate
the kensington mills. the Connells-
VILE mills. the ConnOnsburg mills and
The Devices Wood Sheet plant at
McKeesp0rt.
AZ the Lindsay and McCutcheon
plant in Allegheny. $50 men were ldle.
or the twenty-five furnaces. only two
are reported In operation. being worked
by a few puddlers A number OF strlk-
ers We're standing around the plant this
morning, but there We're no indications
Of any disturbance
AT cANDERGRIFT.
The steel branch OF the labor asso.
citation in the American Sheet Steel
hght VIII owe its success 10 It's ability
70 Drlng out the men employed al the
great works IN Candergrlft. Pa. This
plant is the largest Of its kind In the
world, and already some Of the men
are members Of the Amalgamated as
ISOLATION II is claimed that before the
day Is over a portion al least OF these
mills VIII be idle. At II a. m. no report
had been received from the men en-
ployed there, hut Vice President David
Reece, OF the First district, Is at work.
and, although he refuses 10 talk, II Is
known he is making strenuous efforts
10 bring the Candergrift men out. The
strikers have been counseed 10 Oh.
serve the strictest order. and they havs
also been asked by President Shaffer
TO Keep away from the different works.
NO MEN REPORTED.
Cumberland Md. July 15.-None Of
the men employed IN the American Tin
Plate company reported for work this
The strike affects shout 200
people In Cumberland
KENTUCKY MILLS RUNNING.
Cincinnati. Ohio, July 1.-THE steel
mills In Coyington and Newport. KY,
are Independent and running toGay as
usual. \ special from Cambridge. Ohio,
says the 700 men of the TN plate works
at that place are not working.
MILL DOESN'T START.
Pomeroy Ohio. 1uly 1.-the iron and
steel workers strike has trown 300 men
out Of employment az the Pomeroy
works Of the American steel Hoop COM
pany The mill did not start It's fires
today.
WILL STAY OUT.
Reading Pa, July l5.-vlce President
Voorhees, letter was received by the
striking sh0p hands with declarations
N determination 90 stay cat and en-
lel'or % spread the strike. They say
hey went ogt Tor an Increase, and that
hey win stay out until they definitely
know what they are going 10 get. Not
lre man went back today, and IL Is ex-
lected that the 1000 machlnlsts IN the
locomotive works win be ordered by
he company on shorter working DAYS
~ once as the strikers have tied IN
he boiler making ana blacksmithing
departments ~ that plant Labor lead
rs insist that The strike win extend 70
he train men u the entire Reading
.ysem
IRON HOLDERS STRIKE.
Chicago. July i5.-Members OF the
ron Moulders' union In Chicago went
n strike today and many OF the ma
h'nery establishments that have been
INNING their holding departments des-
ite the strike ~ m8chinists may have
q close down or yield 10 the demands
Z the men. officials of the union cgti-
nate that between 500 and 1909 men
'ill Doe involved Trouble has been
Tor weeks but the local and
officials 81 the union have
ndcayored 20 bring about a peaceful
attlrment and hopes have been enter
aimed that a strike would be avoided
Last Saturday Second Vice President
. ~ AN'AN NIANNfA lN NlIIhN anu az
mass meeting Informed the men that
be- international officers ~ the union
M decided not tO sanction a strike.
ne men were determined that their
emlnds should be conceded and voted
ImOst unanimously t1 strike today un-
ss the minimum scale Of So a day was
rantel.
At starting time this morning the
len appeared al the shops MS usual but
afore going 90 work presented their
amand Tor the increased scale. When
was refused they let the molding
IONS.
WAGES ADVANCED.
Pitlsburg. July 1.-THE 40 en-
oyes of the National Tube company
McKeesplrt. Pa. were notified today
a voluntary advance IN wages ~ 10
,r cent. The men are not Organized,
Il the Amalgamated association was
aking efforts 10 induce them 90 join