New-York tribune., 1901-08-11
STEEL COMPANY'S POLICY
TIN PLATE MILLS TO BE REMOVED TO
MONESSEN-TEARING DOWN THE
DEVICES WOOD PLANT

PittsbursSAuE 1O.-The officials of the Ameri-
can Tin Plate Company issued a statement to-
day announcing that it was their intention to
dsmantle and remove to Monessen certain of
their mills which are tied up by the strike. The
official statement made by ". NJ. Leeds is as fol-
lows:
The officers Of the American Tin Plate Com
pany authorize the following statement:
Since the relations between the American Tin
Plate Company and the workmen at Monessen
have been mutually satisfactory, insurmg steady
and profitable operation, it has been determined
to more than double the plant at that point, and
of the mills idle account of the
strike declared in violation of the contract signed
by the Amalgamated Association will be dis
mantled and moved to Monessen. Undoubtedly
this will be done IN the case of those works in
which the sentiment Of the employees delays the
resumption of work.
On a previous occasion the American Tin
Plate Company concentrated several of it's
plants at Wheeling and Vandergrift. Mr.. Leeds
does not the plants that viii he affected
by the decision of to-day. nor does the official
statement indicate what ones will be consoli-
dated 1t is understood. however. that the
Monessen plant will be made one of the largest
operated by the company. The official
nouncement from Mr.. Leeds following the order
TO dismantle and remove the Devices Wood
plant at McKeesport, created a deep impression
here
DISMANTLING DEVICES WOOD PLANT.
One hundred and fifty men to-day began the
dismantlng of the big Devices Wood plant at
McKeesport Several cars were backed into the
yard and rolls taken down and loaded on
them. The strikers say that only old machinery
is being removed. and that the corporation is
not serious As a counter move to the order
of the steel corporation. independent plant
backed by local business men is propos I'd. The
anstln
prise Lodge, of the Amalgamated Association,
is said TO have pledged $4,000 John W.
Painter. ]. K Skelly, and James S. Kuhn are
among those named as promoters of the rival
enterprise. Jacob Meyers. foreman of the DENIM
Ter plant of the American Tin Plate Company.
has eCeived orders TO fence the works in and
the order is taken indication of move
TO reopen the works with non-union men. 1t is
said that the carpenters union will refuse to
build the fence. and that the officials of the
mill will have to do the work themselves.
George Falkenstein. paymaster Of the Devices
Wood plant. said to-day:
We are now engaged in dismantling the De-
wees Wood plant. About $50 men are now en-
gagged in uncoupling and tearing down the ma
chinery. The removal of the plant to the kis-
kminetas Valley viii require sOZle five hundred
cars. All the men will be paid off to-day and
the Office force will be informed that after two
weeks their services will not be required. The
new home will be determined by Superintendent
Samuel NJ. Cooper within few days
1t unoficially announced that there was
a chance that the plant Of the American Steel
Hoop Company at Warren. Ohio. would be torn
down and removed to some community more
favorable to the corporation.
President Corey of the Carnegie company
left his office in midafternoon for Homestead,
and the other officials went home early. Joseph
Schwsb arrived from New-York shortly after
noon, but said that he merely here
Sunday visit to his family. The steel officials
denied knowledge of any peace plan, and said
that they were entering on a winning fight.
They said that the Carnegie plants would lose no
men, that the reports of a general strike at
Wheeling were inaccurate and that many Of
their men would remain loyal II was reported
that they had engaged large numbers Of non
union men, whom they planned to rush into diff
ferent works affected by the strike early next
week but no confirmation of the statement was