The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-19
FAvORS MILLS.
Latest Phase of the Steel Strike
Situation.
Operators Appear to Have a
Slight Advantage.
MASS MEETING CALLED
To Be Addressed by President
Shaffer and Others.
Special Trains Will Garry AssO-
citation Men to Pittsburg.
GIRLS MAY GO OUT.
SOrters Talk Of Quitting Unless
Demands Are Met.
No Move Made Toward Extend
ing the Strike.
Special Trains Will Garry AssO-
citation Men to Pittsburg.
GIRLS MAY GO OUT
SOrters Talk of Quitting Unless
Demands Are Met.
No Move Made Toward Extend
ing the Strike.

Pittsburg, July 19.-While Wellsvilie,
o., was the pivotal point around which
interest in the great strike was concen-
trated yesterday on account Of the
large mass meeting held there, two more
points are on the map now to which all
those interested in the strike are look
ing. These points are Vandergrift. Pa,
and DuncansvilIe, Pa
At Wellsville the situation practically
remains unchanged or if there is a
change at all it is in favor of the mills
going shortly into full operations. Man
ager Smith claims to have 40 men at
work and he says he will have COM
plete force by Monday. This may be
sarxuine statement on his part, and the
Amalgamated people express great
doubts that it will be realized.
Developments at Duncansville are
anxiously watched. A delegate from
this city went there last night with the
intention of organizing the men and If
he succeeds they will all go out. which
means that every plant of the Ameri-
can Steel Hoop company viii be idle
The delegate to organize the men went
to Duncansvi1e at the request Of some
Of the men and this lends color to the
assertion that the Amalgamated asso-
citation will be successful in closing the
mill down.
At Vandergrift the situation is still
favorable to the company and although
the Amalgamated people are not leav
ing a stone unturned to get the men
to join them, their efforts so far have
not met with any great success, and the
result is that the place is now in
state of great unrest and expectancy
Locally the situation presented no
new features this morning. At the
Painter and Lindsay and McCutcheon
mill the only signs of life were the
few hands engaged at repairs and an
occasional watchman listlessly pacing
his beat about the property There was
nothing for him to do as the strikers
are -eligiously obeying the advice of
their leaders and are keeping away
from the mills. The strikers at these
plants Will be paid off this afternoon
but no trouble is expected.
The billet mills and open hearth fur
naceS at Clark's works IN the Law
renceville district were still working
this morning, but the other depart
ments were idle The same number of
men were working as on the previous
day, but the men who were formerly
employed in the departments which
have closed down claim that at any
time they desire they can call out the
men who are working and tie up the
plant completely This, the strikers say
Will not De done, as the men can not
work for any length of time in the bill
let mills, as the fnishers are out and no
product of the plant can be finished.
There was a rumor in the vicinity
of this plant that nOn-uniOn men had
been secured to operate it, and that an .
effort would be made Monday to start
up all the furnaces. It was said that
several former employees of the mill
were seen about the place during the
morning hours. and were sounding the
helpers regarding their willingness to
continue at work with new skilled