Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-07-20
STEEL PLANTS CLOSED
Organized Labor Ties Up Three
Great Industries.
JOINED BY Nos-uNoN woaXnEN.
Corporation Officials Surprised to Hear That
the Employees of the Painter and Lindsay
& McCutcheon Mills Had 0beyed
Skaters Strike Order.

" WINdtIttCJt Htttio ttN1 0RNyId
Skaters Strike Order.
Pittsburg. Pa July ZIG. Reports
received from all sources connected
with the great strike of the steel
workers yesterday indicate that the
members of the Amalgamated Asso-
ciation had matters well in hand, aud
that the strike order was generally
obeyed.
Reports from various points where
the American Tin Plat Company. the
American Steel Hoop and the Ameri-
can Sheet Steel Company are located
told of shutting down of these
plants In many cases the plants have
been shut down by the first strike
order, which affected the sheet steel
and the steel hoop companies only.
The last order brought out all of the
union plants OF the American Tin
Plate Company with the single ex-
ception of the new mill in Monessen.
which is sill running
At the Amalgamated Association
headquarters it was stated that the
figures given out Saturday night re-
garding the number of men who
would be actually idle in the mills
of the three companies had been
proven correct. This number was
placed at $4,000
The strike. although one of the
greatest that has been declared i'll re-
cent years, will affect Pittsburg but
slightly. Despite the fact hat this
city is, and for years has been. the
recognized industrial center of the
world, President Shaffer's action in
calling the men of the American Sheet
Steel, American Tin Plate, and Am
erican Steel Hoop Companies out on
strike will have but. little bearing on
the commercial life of Pittsburg.
Of the 1000 men idle, 2. 500 are in
Pittsburg, 500 in Allegheny and l, 500
in McKeesport. President Shaffer
has it in lhis power to close many
more Plttsburg mills, but it is not
thought that he will do anything of a
radical nature until he is compelled
to.
NON UNION MILLS INVOLVED.
The American Steel Hoop Com
pany's supposedly nonunion mill,
known as the Painter mill, in West
Carson street, was closed yesterday
morning in all its branches. The tie
up at this mill was said to have
been surprise to the mill owners and
officials in charge of it. The other
plant, known as the Lindsay & Nc
Cutcheon mill, in Allegheny, was shut
down completely in the pudding rand
bar mills. All the skilled workmen
refused to enter the mill yesterday
morning and the company did not even
operate the five furnaces The finish
ing department of the mill was work
ing during the day, as the men are
not in the union, but it is claimed by
the workers that the employees in that
department would not go to work this
morning
The American Steel Hoop Com
pany's mill at Monessen was not clos
ed yesterday. 1t has been non-unlon
since it was built two years ago, and
the company says the men there will
remain loyal. The Amalgamated
Ia 49, .,a =, <.,.
in that mill at present.
While all the the mills of the United
States Steel Corporation are included
in the general conflict the three COM
panies are the first attacked. What
the next move would be the workers
would not say. 1t is announced that
the circular letter which was expected
to.be sent out yesterday calling on the
men in the mills OF the Federal Steel
Company, the National Steel Com
pany. and the National Tube Company
to come out would not be issued at
present.
The most interesting report to the
Amalgamated men today was the dis
patch from New York which said that
conference OF the manufactures was
to be held in New York today at
which, Warner Arms vice president
of the American Tin Plate Com
pany was to present a detailed account
of the experiences of the committee
that met the Amalgamated Associa-
ton in this city last week. 1t was
stated that the question of again ex-
tending the olive branch to the
strikers or of crushing the strike was
discussed. Respecting the strikers,
from President Shatfer down they
seem to be looking for some sort OF
settlement.
MILL OWNERS DECLINE TIC