The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-19
TRUST MAKING HBADWAY.
Additional Steel Hoop Mills Start
ed i'm Pittsburg-

The AmaIga mated Association Fails
10 Prevail Upon the Duque-He Men
To StriI>c-Hoth sides Predict De-
cisive Developments This week
PITTSEURG. Aug I9-The develop
mcuts in the struggle OF organized labor
against the Steel Trust today were the
starting Of more mills by the American
Steel Hoop Company and the failure Of
the ANA glmated Association 20 get the
400 men at Duquesne. Since the strike
began il has made inroads into the works
Of six or The constituent companies Of the
United states steel Corporation.
Interesting places this week will proba-
bly, be towns where the corporation viii
try TO resume operations in idle plants or
extend operations already resumed a
number Of the best mills VIII. il is prom
ised, be running fun by next Saturday.
and in this list are the Painter and Clark
hoop plants Of Pi;tsbursi Lindsay *
McCutcheon, Allegheny. Crescent tin mill
at Cleveland, now running with half
a force; the hoop mill AT Monessen; Jhe
tin mill at Demmler, and one or two tube
mills
The strike leaders claim that they have
secured a footing in the Carnegie mills
and the next seven days are expected TO
show whether or not they can make good
their claims, There is no question that
for sentimental reasons alone. reasons con-
nected with Homestead and 1872. some OF
the strike leaders would ike TO close down
the CaTneg gie mills. a more practical con-
sideration is that the Carnegie Company
IS said to contribute half Of the fixed
charges Of the corporation and that the
strike VIII not begin 20 De- really serious
so long as the Carnegie Company is not
affected.
Although trouble was expected at Du-
Guesne this morning none occurred The
strange coal and iron police remained
about Duquesne until the men started TO
work and then left in the direction Of
Homestead and Pittsburg The mills Of
the big plant al Duquesue al started as
usual a rumor that the converting mill
had not resumed work along with the rest
was in circulation last evening. but a
careful Investigation showed that tho
mill was at work. Information at the Of
flee Of the works was denied
The plan OF the district manager. G. L.
Harper. Of the American Steel Hoop
Company 20 start up more mills at the
Painter plant were carried out this
morning without Jhe slightest hitch The
strikers were absent and. If three OF four
policemen detailed from No S station had
not been idIing aroand the gate, there
would have been nothing 20 indicate
trouble between the management and its
men. Preparations for thu start were
made during the night and there was no
delay when the new w0rkTuen reported
at O'Clock this morning Mills Nos
and which were worked last week were
started up first and then the general su-
perintendent gave the word To 90 ahead
on mills Nos. and 3. Al 7-5J o'clock 20
men were al work.
1t was reported that Pete Younker. the
roller who quit when the strike order
Was issued. returned 20 work and had
charge Of the rolls in No. 2 mill The man
agement refused 20 confirm this report.
but AIr. Harper gave out a statement IN
which he said that only skilled men will
De employed on the rolls and none other
need apply 70 him for jobs He said il
may take some time 10 get the mill back
TO where il was before the strike. but
believed the work could be accomplished
in less than a month
The Republic mill on the South Side, is
stin closed. with no indication that an ef-
fort viii be made soon 10 resume opera
ti0ns The MOnoREahcIa Tin Plate Com
nauy. also on the south Side. is saic 10 be
booked for an early start me windows
OF the Star Tin Plate. on Twelfth Street.
were boarded up the other day. Owing 20
the supply q sk-lp being exhausted, the
small lap weld furnace ia the Continental
d, ,partment OF the National Tube Works
iu Frankstown suspended operations on
Saturday evening and IL is quite probable
that work viii not be resumed for several
days. The three other furnaces Ia the
pipe mill still have sufficient material to
permit their operation for week. on
Saturday evening a large quantity OF
sheet steel was hauled from the keystone
Rolling Mills To- Jhe JGot works.
The rolling mills Cs the F'raukstova
plant Were not started to,lav. All the fur
uaces Were cold at an early hour tris
morning. and NO preparations were made
To- operate tn plant.
which showed THAI II Tho number of men
ou strike and made IDLE through the strike
was -u.ru. which is an outside estimate.
the loss az wages since July ] had been
almost ,l.....u