The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-08-13
Hoop Mills To BE Moved
From Youngstown.
BL0WAT 'KEESPORT
Order II issued for Dismantlins
and Removal Of the w. De-
wees Wood Plants 60
kiskiminetas Valley.

I tial Of the American Steel Hoop com
pany, whose mills have been idle since
July l., said last night:
"The company has plans under con-
sideration that will result In the re.
! movai Of the upper and lower mills
here to the vicinity Of Pittsburg,
where they can be operated with less
certainty of labor trouble. The com.
rany Is willing to sign the scale
agreed upon at the conference with
the Amalgamated association and
start the mills at once; otherwise
they will be moved. The mills will
be operated; 10 not in Youngstown,
then elsewhere"
MeKeesport to Lose a Plant.
Pittsburg, Aug. 10-The United
States Steel corporation issued an or
der directing that the w. Devices
Wood plant, at McKeesport, be dis
mantled and removed to the Kiski-
minetas valley. The decision is as
cribed to the hostility OF the people
Of that city.
The official announcement of the
decision was made to a representa-
tive of the Associated Press by Per-
ifer E. Smith, district manager of the
American Sheet Steel company. He
said:
81 have orders from President Nc
Murtry, of the American Sheet Steel
company. to at once tear down the W.
tNIa mt NJ
and remove the same to Kiskiminetas
valley. This shall proceed to do i'm
mediately."
The w. Devices Wood plant is one
CT the Oldest and best known plants
in Pennsylvania. 1t was founded
nearly 40 years ago, and its shops
and mills cover from IL to IA acres.
II employed an average of 900 men,
Tut in the busiest times the pay roll
amounted to 1900 names.
The plant cost several million dol.
lars. The company recently an.
rounced its intention of expending a
large sum of money in improvements,
but the order to dismantle the mill
terminates that plant. The sentiment
OF the citizens and officials of Nc.
Keesport has been against the steel
corporation, and it is believed that
Inc latter preferred to get out rather
man attempt to resume.
The National Tube company re.
Gently planned extensive Improve.
rents at the McKeesport plant. but
II is said now that they will not he
made. The tube officials were disap.
pointed when their men were drawn
INTO the Amalgamated dispute. and
are considering plan to move. They
have said that the authorities of the
town will not permit men to work.
and that they believe 1t would be
easier to remove the plants than to
attempt to operate them.
Inc order was to go. into effect this
morning. -
Blow at AmaIgam ated's vitais.
1t Is blow struck at the very
Nitais OF the Amalgamated, and the
CONSERVATION and dismay carried into
me hearts OF the striking employees at
,ne mill was visible all over the city
iast night: The old employees. those
whose fathers worked beside Devices
Wood In MS little rolling mill so years
ago, nave suffered an irreparable loss.
The old employees have built homes
settled their families, have children
going to school. and all OF this must
be given up by most of them because
there is no other sheet mill in the city
and they must move to secure emDlov-
ment. The company's officials here
last night expressed their sympathy
with this class of the workmen.
The business men of the citv sav
the loss will be something which can.
lot be replaced. The workmen at the
wood plant have always been highly
paid, and any extension OF the tube
WORKS or any other of the present in.
custrles OF the city will not compen-
safe for the loss OF those old well.to-
DO workmen and their trade.
Many OF the company officials here
are inclined to blame Mayor Blacks
utterances Tor the move made by the
nead OF the combine. The mayor'g
proclamation. they SAY. while IL did
not In itself Indicate hostility to the
trust was SO twisted and miscon-
strued throughout the country that
II has done the town an almost ire.
PARABLE injury In the eyes of capitaI-
lists who do not know the actual CON
ditions. Bhe Amalgamated men from
state Of dismay, have settled into
sullen silence. and assert that tho
trust cannot bring them to terms bv
any such heartless move as the rs.
moval OF the mill. but 1t was generally
neiieved last night that II the com.
pany were to call for its old men this
morning enough Of them would re-.
spond to run the larger part OF the
mill u their more belligerent compan-
IONS did not interfere with them.
Cooper Said II Was True.
When asked concerning the report
OF the removal last evening Manager
samuel M. cooper said: "Yes, it Il
true; We are o!rs to seek Z more
conseniai locatioA but I Cannot ten
you exactly whtre We will locate, Tho
wor. OF dlsMantltpn ,ths plant viii bs.