Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-12

GU mat esttglniHS was piOStcoSins law
orably for the Association.
In the mill about twenty repair men
were at work during the day.
At the usual time for firing up under
the boilers only a small number of the
regular fremen showed up and laborers
were directed to assist them until the
balance Of the fremen might appear. as
it was hoped they would. 1t was stat
ed, however, that the others did not
come.
When the whistle blew at @
o'clock. the hour for starting
up the mills NOT to exceed one
third of the mill men and 9th
err empioye s reported for duty.
Notwithstanding the fact. that the
management had made every effort to
start the works on time, 1t was unable
to do so until late in the evening. when
they succeeded in starting one nyer
ter.
Part of the shop engines were being
run by boys, who evidently were not
familiar with their work.
A large crowd of strikers gathered
on the bank near the mill and watched
the proceedings with expressions of
satisfaction. Small boys merellessly
guyed the amateur engineers, but be-
yond this there were no disturbances of
any kind.
The men are following President
Skaters advice and all were sober and
quiet.
At 1890 this morning 1t was
reported that two heats had
been made. Heavy smoke was
pouring from the stacks, indf-
eating that considerable work
was in progress.
An Association official said: 1T Is
easy to shovel slack into a furnace and
make a big smoke"
When the six o'clock turn was to re-
port for work a number of the citizens
gathered near the different gates, en-
tering the mill and carefully watched
who entered. The employees who came
walked with their heads down and ap-
parently saw nc one Crowds who had
gathered along the streets jeered the
men and called them scabs. But all
wa done quietly and there was NJ dis
turbance, all the strikers refraining
from taking any part in condeming the
men, who returned to work.
All tho colored people returned to
work, and, seemingly were proui OF
this distinction. The mill has a.fence
guarding the works with three strands
of barbed wire at the top.
At eight o'clock the mill was appar-
emily on in full blast, as all was lighted
up, and smoke pouring from every
stack, but this was considered as a joke
by the strikers, who stated they had
not sufficient steel workers in to make
a turn, and that it was a bluff.
District manager Carter. is said to
have been at the plant all day.
A Register reporter was near the
plant when it should have resumed
last evening, and was in contact with
a number of men who had lately join
ed the union. These men were enthu-
siastic. and stated that they had come
to the time when they realized ~
value of being union men. Some of the
former employees stated that this strike
was for the betterment of all and that
they would stand for the union.
Vice-President Walter Lar
kins stated last evening that
this plant would make no steel
to-day.
laire do not yet fully realize the strike
situation.
Non-union men, who it is said will
take the place of strikers will not be
welcomed, as this city has suffered
once from their being brought in.
The management yesterday offered
to reinstate the men discharged, but
the men refused to return, as nom
union men, and defed the management.
Bellaire people have not yet felt the
strike, but realize that it means much
to them.
"Miners Will refuse to mine
cOaI for nOn-uniOn workmen"
the statement given ont by an
official Of the N Union
last evening. This will great
Iy cripple this plant.
The men who have become affiliated
with the union seemed very determin-
ed last evening, and stated that they
fully realized the situation and felt that
now was the opportune time for union
ism to make its stand.