Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-07-30
STEEL STRIKE MAY
Be SETTLED SOON
Negotiations Now Pending
For an Adjustment.
THE END IS NOT FAR OFF

Combine as Well as the Strikers Will
Welcome q Cessation of Hostilities
and Resumption of WOrk-Shaffer
In Rare Good Humor.
PITTsBURG, July 20. - Pittsburgers
generally express the greatest delight in
anticipation of the settlement of the
steel strike and no one seems to have
the slightest doubt that the negotia-
tions for peace will have any other re-
suit but cessation of hostilities, lay
ing down of arms to take up the tools
of trade.
So far neither of the contending
forces have suffered greatly. The
weather has been exceedingly hot and
the men look upon the last month as q
vacation during the heated term. Work
ing under the severe strain Of the Op.
pressive heat lately would have been an
unusual hardship at best, and the men
think that on this account, perhaps,
many lives have been saved by the strike.
So far as the companies are concerned
they are also III better position for work
now than they were before the strike.
Many of their mills have been repaired
and the conditions for an increased out
put aEe greatly improved.
The Loss by the Strike.
It is true that computation of cold
figures foots up a total loss of So, $1,000
on account of the strike, of which i'm
mense sum So, $50, 900 is charged to the
combine and So, 556, 900 to the strikers,
h7E 10 ho mo n q M
to the better prices which now prevail
and the improved operating conditions
as well as the better feeling between
the employer and employe.
President Shaffer and Secretary Will.
llams were both early at the Amalga-
mated headquarters this morning and
in rare good humor. They still main
tanned their position of secrecy, how
ever, and beyond admitting that a call
had been sent out last night to all the
members of the exective board for
meeting to be held III this city tomor-
row evening, refused to give any in
formation as to the probable settlement
or the strike.
To all questions President Shaffer re-
piled that he had nothing to say, but i'll
@ friendly talk of some length he con-
veyed the idea that newspaper men
would little longer be following him
and watching his movements. From
this it is believed that Mr.. Shaffer is
satisfied that the executive board will
agree to the proposition he will present
With the approval Of his recommenda-
tions, 5oint meeting could be held and
a settlement effected. The moment
common ground for negotiation of such
a question as the one is found, it is be-
ieved there will be little difficulty in
getting down to a general agreement,
which will bring peace with it.
Both Sides Anxious For Settlement.
There remains little doubt but that
officials of the United States Steel cor.
poration are now as anxious to have the
big strike settled as are the strikers.
During last week a number of contracts
intended for and practically let to mills
OF the combine were shifted to indie
pendent mills, with rush clauses at
tached. Independent mills have done
much business in booking orders during
the last few weeks and they are reported
to have been able to make their own
terms. In many cases from 81 to So per
ton above the prevailing market rates
were offered by those anxious to have
iron and steel without further DELAY
Under these conditions owners of the
independent mills have bestirred them
selves and are now running "a hours q
day with as many men as can be crowd
ed about the furnaces and rolls It was
said yesterday that the Jones and
Laughl1ns interests had secured enough
orders above the combine rates to keep
them runnipg far iuto the fall
Terms Of The prospective settlement
are being carefully guarded by all par.
ties concerned, bat from a source be-
uevea to be reliable it is stated that Mr..
Morgan proposes to permit the Amalga-
mated association to continue it's union
lodges in the mills which were non
union prior to the strike, but which
went out on President Shaffer's strike
order. In addition, it is said that the
Duncansville and Leechburg are per-
mitted to be unionized.
The United States Steel corporation
are 70 be permitted to operate all Of the
mills of the Carnegie Steel company as
they are now operated as we'll as the
big Sheet pills at Apollo, Vandergrift
and Salisbury, provided the wages paid
shall be ON the same bases as in the
mills where the union scale is signed.
This would mean a gain for the work.
er's union of the following plants:
Lindsay and McCutcheon, in ALE.
gheny, Clark's Sola Iron works, 35th
street, Painters, West Carson street, w.
Devices Wood, at McKeesporst, Wells
vile, Ohio, Leechburg, Duncansville,
Mipgo Junction.
There is considerable speculation as
to who will take part in the joint peace
conference, provided the terms as agreed
upon at New York are satisfactory to
the Amalgamated executive board. This
board is Composed of nine, district presi-
dents, the three trustees, President
Shaffer, Secretary Williams, Assistant
Secretary Tighe and B. /. Davis, mana.
nR Hhn a rnanl 2