The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-18
COST OF THE STRIKE
1T WILL QUICKLY RUN INTO THE
MILLIONS.
ESTIMATED AT S366,ooo DAILY.
THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE OUTSIDE
SUFFERERS.

Themselves Satisfied with the
OutIOok-PresidentS smith Failed to
Open the Wcllsville Plant as He
Had PrOmised-President shnner
viii Speak There To-day-StOrm
Center May Shift 10 MckeespOrt
Next Week-A Famine in Tin Plate
and stove Material in Prospect.
Pittsburg, July 1--WE have not
heard from the other side at any time
in any way, or any subject since we
parted at the Lincoln Hotel last Sat
urday."
This is the positive statement made
by President Shaffer of the Amalga-
mated Association this afternoon, and
| disposes of the rumor from New York
to-day that the strike had been settled
Mr.. Shaffer stated further that no
actual negotiations were on between
President Bishop of the Ohio State Ar
bitration Board and himself tending to-
wards arbitration. A letter received
| by Mr.. Shaffer from Mr.. Bishop asking
| if he would consent to a reopening of
the conference has not been answered
yet.
The principal events in the days
strike history were the failure of the
| sheet steel people to reopen the Wells
vile plant with non-union men owing
to the fact that only thirty men re-
ported; the offer of financial assistance
made to the Amalgamated Association
| by the two million members of the
American Federation of Labor and by
! the American Window Glass Workers
| Association; the concerted action of
the association to organize the inn
mense sheet steel plant at Wander
grift, whose workers they are besieg-
| ing to join the association and the fact
that several of the closed plants are
being patrelled by armed watchmen
and guards
The Amalgamated officials tonight
profess great satisfaction over the re-
suits accomplished since the strike be-
gan, but officials of the company, as
| heretofore, will say nothing.
The Fight at WeIIsyilIe.
The only man on the company's side
who has said anything up to date is
President Smith, district manager of
the sheet mill company. The fight he
has on at Wellsville is being followed
closely by the workmen, and to-nlor-
| row an open public meeting will be
| held at Wellsville when Presid ent
Shaffer i'm person will present the
strikers side of the case and endeavor
to overcome the effects of alleged mis-
statements concerning the late confer
ence. Manager p. F. Smith has been
1 invited to attend the meeting and make
| a statement for the sheet company.
| The entire community of Welsvklle is
| worked up over the strike situation,
and friends and enemies alike are ex-
pected to be present at the meeting
| While WelIsville is the strike center
| now, Manager Smith saying that he
will renew his attempt to open the
mills with non-union men, the battle
| ground will be shifted to McKeesport
| next week, If the report be true that
| the w. Devices wood plant of the
American Sheet steel Company will re-
sumo operations. This would afford
one of the most trying situations of
| the strike. 1t would necessitate the
| Importation of non-union men from
other places and the bitter feeling en-
gendered by such move would be
| hard to control.
The platform of Enterprise Lodge of
! the Amalgamated Association, which
| includes most of the employees of the
wood mill, is opposed to all violence.
During the strike last spring no effort
was made to hinder men from going
to work. The same policy, it is said,
will be followed in the present struggle
and every suggestion of violence will
be frowned upon.
| Heavy Cost to Both sides.
According to figures compiled by the
| Pittsburg Dispatch the steel strike is
| daily costing the three companies in
volved $210,000 and the workmen 1885,
| 600 1t is estimated that in the daily
loss of nearly $4,000 boxes Of tin plate
| the American Tin Plate Company is
daily losing over 1000, while the loss
to the canning companies. unable to Sc
| cure their material, is enormous In adj
dition. Practically no stocks have been
| carried and the consumption has kept
| pace with the production for some lit
| tie time past. About 700 tons of the one
| thousand tons daily production OF the
| American Sheet Steel Company is being
lost, and this represents a loss each
day to the combine of at least $4,000.
The loss to the gas stove manufac-
| tUrers is also great, as the mills are
| closed which make a speciality of stove
! iron. This is the heavy season for
| making stoves. About 1000 or $500
| tons OF steel hoops, bands and cotton
ties are being lost daily by the Amert-
can Steel Hoop Company by reason of
| the strike, and this represents a daily
loss in money of $4,000. II Is estimated
that the men are losing I'm wages $l50.-
000 The tin workers will lose $4,000
daily in addition.
| In addition TO all of these losses the
many and varied Industries crippled
| now-and in prospect represent losses to
the men of large sums that cannot be
computed now. The Amalgamated
men are said TO have n fund OF over
100000 and men employed can be called
| on for contributions.
Federation Pledges support.
National Organizer Thomas r. Flynn
| OF the American Federation Of Labor
| came to Pittsburg from Washington
| to-day and after "A consultation with
the officials OF the Amalgamated Asso-
citation. pledged the support of the fed
Grafton In the strike. In an interview
Mr. Flynn said the federation had a
| membership OF 1000. 900 and they could
make an assessment when any Of the
organizations affiliated with them were
i In need OF assistance. He said he had
\ iust settled n strike Of 1000 tube work
/ ers and iron workers al Reading and
these men announced that they would
contribute 81 week each. Al mem
| bers could not afford this. but an as
sessment OF B cents each would yield
l 500 900 and would not be missed by
\ the members.
Tin Plate Men May Not 0uif.