Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-08-13
MANY JOIN RANKS
OF STRIKERS TODAY
Leaders Regard the Situation
as More Favorable.
CALL FOR FINANCIAL AID

| Brief Statement From President Shaf-
fer and Secretary WiIIiams-''We
Have Surprises In Store For the Man
ufacturers," Says the Latter.
PITTsBURa, Aug. 12.-The strikers
made gains today at McKeesport and
Bellaire and regard the situation as
more favorable to them than yesterday.
At the former place they won the Ma
tional Rolling mill of the National Tube
company. The men of the Boston roll
ing mill had already joined the strike,
but the impression had been created
that the National would not go out
The tube works at McKeesport were
started as usual today, but it is not clear
how long they can be kept going. Nc
Keespor6 has been developed into a
stronghold of the AmalgamateG associa-
tion and the strike leaders assert that
they are completely in control of the
| situation.
Bellaire Men Join Strikers.
At Bellaire more men of the National
Steel company cast their fortunes with
the strikers and it is believed that the
| plant will have to close down. It was
admitted by steel officials that the
strikers had material gains there and
that the mill would probably be closed
| down temporarily.
| The strikers claim that they will com.
pletely tie up the Riverside and other
plants in the Wheeling district. The
Riverside plate mill of the National
Tube company was prepared for work
this morning, but none of the men ap.
| peared at the works this morning at
starting time. Organizers of the Anal
gamated association were at work among
the men of the steel department and
| have plans for forming an amalgamated
| lodge tonight.
The trouble anticipated at Monessen
this morning did not come and the large
plant of the American Tinplate com.
pany there is in full operation today.
| Both sides claim control The strike
leaders planned to call the men out this
morning, but at the last moment re-
Trained from doing so. They say that
they will act later, while the officers of
the company say their position is quite
secure and that the plant will not be
affected by the present difficulty.
Farm Mill Short Handed.
The farm mill at the Lindsay and
McCutcheon plant, which was operated
last week with a non- union crew, made
a wavering start this morning and is in
operation, although short handed.
The Republic iron works Is tied up
and the fires started this morning in
anticipation of resumption are banked
PAINTER mill closed on the first call is
still smokeless. The steel people have
planned its reopening for several days,
but as far as outward appearances
show, have done nothing.
The men of the Elba or Frankstown
Pudding and Rolling mills have all
| joined the strikers and the works are
completely crippled. $50
All of the Carnegie properties and the
mills of the American Sheet Steel com.
pany at Vandergrift, Apollo, Leech-
| burg, Hyde Park and Salisbury are in
operation today, and the manufacturers
assert that there will not be the slight.
est trouble at any of them.
Reports from all the strike centers in
dictate that perfect order prevails, but it
is believed here that clasb bes are inevi-
table at the more turbulent places when
attempts are made to put non union
men on where the strikers have quit
work.
President Shaffer, Secretaries Will.
liams and Tighe, Vice President Chap.
| pelle, National Trustee John Pierce and
Ben Davis were at strike headquarters.
| Mr.. Shatfer was in his private Office and
refused to see any callers. Secretary
Williams said:
1--WE are in the fight until an honora.
BILE settlement can be reached, We are
issuing call to the general public for
financial aid. 1t will go out today"
Statement From Shaffer.
President Shaffer made brief state.
ment at noon. He said:
"We have no official information
about the situation in the west. I do
not believe Vice President Davis of
Chicago has accepted a superintend.
ency from the trust as reported. My
only regret Is that some men working
In the slave pens of the trust have not
enough spirit to come out and join the
strikers. will not take any part in
calling out the Federation of Labor. It's
action must be voluntary. The Amalga.
mated has not lost anything, but has
made gains"
] Secretary Williams said:
81 think the greatest surprise of the
strike will come to the steel officials
when they find we have invaded the
| Carnegie plant. We have reliable re-
ports chat the Lower City mill is tied up
and that but one mill in the Upper mills
is on. We have not made known our
plans and stall have some surprises for
the manufacturers.
GraIn FIguTes 20 nlgn.
New YORK, Aug. 12.-The bullish
government crop reports ON wheat and
corn aroused speculative bull interest in
grain again today and sent prices up to
the highest figures this season-64 cents