Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-23
Accession to Men at wellsville
Failed to Occur.
PRESIDENT SHAFFER INTERVIEWED
This is More Than the Company is Do.
ins-shaffer Uses Mysterious Words
Claims to be confident-says Peo.
pie Are Taking Vacation.

alton today is practically the, same as
on Saturday. Wellsville,. McKeesport
being the points around which the in
terest centers and any new develop
ments, will no doubt, emanate from
these two places. 1t is rumored that
the accession to the force of men at
the Wellsville plant did not take place
and that the twenty-three loyal men
who stuck to the company went to
work this morning as usual. At Nc
Keespert everything was black this
morning. The Devices Wood company
did not make any effort to go into op.
Grafton as was expected.
Same as Saturday.
The sityuation this morning
throughout Pittsburg and Allegheny in
the strike district is about the same
as Saturday. Contrary to the expecta-
tions of many no effort was made on
the part of any of the plants to run.
shaffer in Good Hun1or.
When seen this morning President
Shaffer was in good humor. He had
recovered from the slight indisposition
OF Saturday and was at his desk at an
early hour. He would not discuss the
plans for the week. Much depended
upon the circumstances. The general
plans OF the Amalgamated association
were of course laid out and would be
followed to the letter Some startling
surprises We're in store for the manu-
facturers when the proper time comes
to spring them he says. "Our people,"
said he, have been saving and have
fortified themselves against such an
emergency for three years.
Taking Vacations.
At the present we are simply taking
our much needed vacations. When
cooler weather arrives We will be in
better shape to settle down for the
winter undisturbed by the con-
ditions surrounding us, for we
have everything in readiness for just
such winter as will result if the
to the statements of John NJ Farquhar
member of the industrial commits
sion, which was sent out from Wash
ington, and in which it is inferred that
there might be movement in pro-
sion to bring about a mediation in the
present strike, president Shaffer said,
IF Farquhar is quoted correctly and
is endeayoring to bring about an ad-
justment of this strike, believe if
he puts the same assiduous efforts in
to task as he did when he questioned
me during the sessions of the commits
sion will accomplish some good re-
suits.
Not In Communication.
do not know if he is attempting
any such movement, as he has not
communicated with me or any of the
officials of the Amalgamated Associa-
ton. In commenting upon the possi-
bility of the National Tube Company
discharging men who joined the
Amalgamated Association yesterday
president Shaffer said: IF the cam
pany should discharge these men, we
shall have to protect them and as we
consider a discharge under these cir
cumstances ground for enforcing atti-
Gle nineteen of section Twenty-Five, we
should have to request reinstate-
ment of those men and their recogni-
tion as members and if that were not
dcne we should be compelled to call
ouC OH VI tuC luSu
working in the plant of the National
Tube Company. He replied to a
question, in organizing these men had
you plannet to draw them into the
striker" The Amalgamated president
replied, 'as our last conference pro-
psition to the manufacturers practi-
cally limited the strike to the sheet.
tin plate and hoop companies, for the
time being it is not our. purpose to or
ganize these men to involve the Natio.
nal Tube Company"
Hopes For Early Settlement.
While he as still hoping for an early
settlement of the strike, president
Shaffer would not say that steps had
been taken in this direction, and as far
as the general officers of the Amalga-
mated Association were concerned they
all declared they have not been ap-
preached by any person or persons on
this subject. Among the manufact-
urers the same general silence is pre-
served regarding the situation.
Crippled at Sharon.
Sharon, Pa, July 22-The Ameri
can Steel Casting company was badly