Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-09-05
THE TRUST GAINING.
Steel officials Think All Mills
Will Soon Resume.
SKATER SATISFIED With STRIKE.


Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 4.-Develop-
ments yesterday in the steel strike
show decided gains for the manufac-
turers. The accession OF 80 skilled
men to the Star plant, the increased
production at the Painter and the
Lindsay 4 McCutcheon mills, the de-
lection from the strikers ranks of IS
machinists and pipe cutters at the
Continental tube works and so at the
Pennsylvania tube works, the i'm
pOrtation OF II men to the Monessen
steel hoop mill and the installation
OF three mills on the night turn at
the Clark mill, all point to an early
resumption all along the line, as
viewed by the steel officials, The
Amalgamated officials, however, make
the claim that everything is progress
ing satisfactorily and say that much
of the supposed advantage of the
manufacturers is bluff and cannot be
made good. As an instance they cite
the Lindsay & McCutcheon plant,
where the company claims to have
as many men at work as they can ac-
commodate. The Amalgamated peo-
pie claim that James Hurley, vice
president OF the First district, visited
the Lindsay & McCutcheon mill yes
terday in the guise Of roller seeking
work. He made an inspection Of the
mill and, according to his report,
there are 30 men at work, six Of whom
are skilled. The strikers also claim
that at the Monessen plant the prod
uct turned out last week amounted
to 25O,OOO pounds. while before the
strike the daily output was 100000
pounds.
Matters at McKeesport last night
were quiet and to all appearances UNI
changed. Strikers point to the. fact
that the machinists who were per.
suaded Monday to leave the National
tube works did not go in yesterday
The much-.alked-of start of the
Demmler plant is still being discussed
and the attempt to start is now sched-
uled for the latter part of the week.
The management claims that the only
thing holding them back is adequate
protection for the workers, a full
complement of whom they say are
ready to go in. Mayor Black is still
holding back his final answer to the
request for police protection.
1t was reported yesterday afternoon
that the strikers at Duquesne intend
to make another effort to close that
plant by getting the open hearth men
out, but nothing definite on the sub
iect can be learned. At Wheeling the
strikers are holding their own and
there is no indication of an attempt
to start any of the shut down plants,
The report from Canal Dover is to the
effect that. although District Man
ager Cline promised Monday that four
mills would be fired up yesterday
morning, only one mill, u small a.
inch sheet MILL was fired. The strik.
ers claim this was caused by the de-
sertion of nine of the non-union men,
who returned to Vandergrift, from
which place they came last Sunday.
Manager Cline would make no state
ment except to deny that there were
any desertions and to say that the
situation was unchanged.
Amalgamated leaders in Pittsburg
do not believe that there will be any
investigation Of the charges made by
Mr.. Hickey, at Milwaukee. Secretary
Williams said yesterday that If COM
mittee should come here for the pur-
pose it would not be received by the
Amalgamated officials. President
Shaffer, it is said, yesterday received
many Endorsements Of his course and
encouragement to remain firm. The
president himself is confident and
processes to be entirely satisfied with
the progress Of the strike.
The tin mill workers OF Sharon yes
terday forwarded to Amalgamated
headouarters $500 for the strike.