The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-26
CHANGES PREDICTED
MILL MANAGERS PROMISE ACTIvI-
TY DURING WEEK.
WILL WORK FULL FORCES
IN PLANTS NOW OPERATING ON
SINGLE TURN.

ktOV"tN
improvements Increase
Their Pickets, but Remain Quiet
and OrderlS-StriLers Deny Claim
of Managers TO Have Large Num-
Der of skilled Men Rendy-Tube
Works viii Not Resume.
Pittsburg, Aug. 25.-Some remarkable
changes in the condition of the strike
ridden mills of the United States Steel
Corporation are promised for the pres
ent week that will change the aspect of
affairs considerably if carried out. 1t
was stated on good authority that be-
fore the end of the week those of the
plants that have been operating on
single turns would be run with full
force, and for the usual three turns
each day. Men enough have been Sc
cured for this purpose, the officials say,
in spite of the claims of the strikers
that the companies could not get
enough men to operate their plants,
and the managers of the various mills
say they will be ready with all the
skilled men required to start up the
machinery and turn out a heavy tom
mage.
The most interesting situation is in
the Star mill of the American Tin
Plate Company in Twelfth street. This
plant was until this summer consider
ed as doomed. The tin plate company
had, it is said, decided to abandon the
mill and move the machinery else
where. Since the strike has come on
them and it was demonstrated that
the operation of the mill with non
union men was possible under the pro-
lection of a well-equipped police force
the officials decided to keep this mill,
make extensive improvements in it's
equipment and make it a permanent
fixture of the company. The most sig
nificant feature of this plan has been
carried out during the past week. This
consists of fitting the mill in the same
manner as that of the Monessen plant
in Monessen, Pa. The former eight
mills have been changed to four double
mills. Other Improvements have been
added that will give the plant a larger
capacity, increase the output, increase
it's force of men and make ii one of
the most modern OF all the tin plants
of the company.
With the completion of these i'm
provements the company will be pre-
pared to place a sufficient number of
men in the plant to work the four dou-
hle mills three full terms. This is said
to be expected to take place during the
present week. Before Saturday, accord
ing to Superintendent Piper of the Star
mills, the plant will be operated to its
full extent.
Eight Skilled Men Received.
Referring to the present condition Of
the mills, Mr.. Piper said
We received eight skilled men early
this morning. Mr.. j r. Phillips, of the
company, accompanied the men to the
mill. and 1t was not until after they
were in and comfortably settled for
the night that the strikers discovered
their presence. The men are of the best
In the trade and will enable us to move
the plant on better basis than be-
fore"
Outside of the Star plant TODAY
there was a larger number of strikers
on picket duty. They were quiet and
orderly, but had their eyes and ears
open for signs of newcomers. The De-
culiar feaure of the strike about the
Star plant is the good feeling displayed
between the strikers and the manager
of the plant. There is no sign of bit
terness up to the present time, and
when Superintendent Piper left the
buildings early this morning he met
the strikers and laughed good natured-
ly at them. He said to the anxious
pickets:
Il had more fun in getting those last
men into the plant than at a game of
checkers"
Strikers Make Denial.
When the strikers were told of the
claims of the officials of the Star mill
they denied that there was as many
skilled men at work as was claimed
and said those who were in the plant
were sent there from the Monessen
plant which was being crippled in or
der to accomplish this work Siren
uous denials were also made regarding
alleged desertions from the Amalga-
mated ranks to fill the positions offer
ed by the corporation and it was said
that it would be impossible to obtain
men enough to operate the plant with
out sAttling the strike.
There was no change in the situation
regarding the tube mills to-day The
mills were all quiet, and the former
employees remained away from the
plants. 1t is understood that the Off
cials of the National Tube Company
nave practlcally determined not to
start these plants for the present.
Everything at McKeesport is report
ed quiet. Pickets are around the
Demmler Tin-Plate mill in large num-
bers. but they are orderly and are de-
termined to be on hand all night, as
they believe an attempt will be made to
start the plant in the morning. While
the fires are lighted and the mill ap-
parently in readiness for start, ii was
impossible to get any of the officials
to name the exact time when the at
tempt will be made.
Another Peace Programme.
In furtherance Of the peace" pro-
gramme which is said to have been in
the course of preparation for several
days, 1t was given out to-day by one
on the inside and one who should
known, that the Amalgamated execu-
tives have consented to have certain
propositions made to the officials of the
United States Steel Corporation
through members of the conciliatory
committee of the National Civic Fed
Grafton, which proposals are expected
to bring about a settlement of the
great strike. Those interested in the
matter were in waiting all day to pro-
coed with the programme as outlined
at the conference of Amalgamated ex-
ecutives and the conciliatory committee
of the civic federation last Friday The
propositions which are to be taken to
New York carry certain concessions
by the Amalgamated- officials which IL
is hoped will pave the way for the re-
opening of direct negotiations between