Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-19
Mr. ], P, Morgan Makes Positive
Denial That It Has,
STANDS BY THE COMPANIES.
Interest To-day Centers In situation AT
Nandergrlit, Pa, and Duneansyiile,
Pa leading Gets New Men.

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gave positive denial today to the rumor
of this morning that the steel strike
had been settled.
He made this statement to the Asso.
ciated Press:
There is not a word of truth in It,,
There has been no settlement ana there
can be no compromise on such a ques.
ton. The position Of the operating com
panies is perfectly simple and well I'M
dertooO ana so tar as 4 am concerned.
has my unqualified approval
NEW PIVOTAL POINTS.
Pittsburg, Pa. July l9.-While Wells
vile. Ohio, was the pivotal point
around which interest ia the great
strike was concentrated yesterday Ola
account Of the large mass meeting held
there, two more points are on the map
now TO which an those interested ia
the strike are looking These points art
Nandergrift, Pa, and DuncansVile, Pa
At Ne!lsyille Manager Smith claims
TO have forty men at work and he
says he will have a complete force by
Monday.
Developments at Duncansyine are
anXiously watched. A delegate from.
this city went there last aight with tn.
Intention Of organizing the men and II
they all go out. every plant Of th,
American Steel Hoop company viii be
idle.
At Vandergrift the situation is still
favorable 10 the company and although
the Amalgamated people are not leay-
ing a stone unturned 10 get the mel
to join them, their efforts so far have
not met with any great success.
Locally the situation presents no new
features this morning The strikers at
the Painter and Lindsay and McCutch-
con mills will be paid OF this after
noon, bur no trouble is expected.
The billet mills and open hearth fur
naces at Clark's works in the Law
rencevlle district were stin working
this morning but the other departments
were idle. The strikers claim that at
any time they desire they can call out
the men who are working and tie an
the plant completely. There was a ru-
more than non-union men had been Sc.
cured to operate this plant and that an
effort would be made Monday To start
up all the furnaces Ii was stated at
the works this morning that several
strangers had applied for work. but the
manager had told them that he did not
propose 10 engage any new men until
after next week. when he said that he
expected all the old men would again
be at work As a consequence the
strikers have come 10 the conclusion
that probably a settlement may be in
sight. Special policemen were on duty
al this mill today-but they had moth
ing TO do.
Al the upper and lower union mills OF
Carnegie the men were engaged at
work as usual and there was no evil
dence OF dissatisfaction notwithstand-
ing the persistent umors Of the union
izing Of the mill and a probable sympa-
thetic strike.
IL was reported in this district today
that agents OF the combine had been
busy among the workers OF Lawrence
Vile during the past TWO OF three days
and that one Of them had secured
twelve men These men agreed TO work
in the Wellsville mill and were taken
there today on an early morning train.
Arrangements are being made for
monster tabor meeting ri Whites
opera house In Mckeesport tomorrow
night Arrangement have been made
70 have n special train bring workers
from up the Monongahela valley as far
as Monessen. Leaders ~ the Amalca-
mated association, Including President
ShaffeF, will explain the strike situa-
ton. In view u The recent advance
granted 90 the Mckeesport workers
great interes, is being taken IN the
meeting, all being anxious 10 hear ;he
union officials
scHwAB Is MUM.
New York. July 19-Presldent