Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-07-19
BIG STRIKE BEGINS.
Employees of Big Steel Plants Obey
Orders to Quit Work.
1t Is Estimated That $4,000 Men Are
Out, and the Number VIII BE
SwelIed TO Much Larger
Proportions.

| ceived from all sources connected
with the great strike of the steel
workers indicate that the members
of the Amalgamated association had
matters well in hand and that the
strike order was generally obeyed
| Telegrams from various points where
| the mills of the American Tin Plate
company, the American Steel Hoop
| company the American Sheet
Steel company are located, told of the
shutting down of these plants in
large numbers. In many cases the
| plants had been shut down by the
first strike order which affected the
sheet steel and the steel hoop COM
panies only. The last order brought
out all of the union plants of the
American Tin Plate company with
the single exception of the new mill
in Monessen, which is still running.
At the Amalgamated association
headquarters it was stated that the
figures given out Saturday night re-
| garding the number of men who
would be actually idle in the mills
sof the three companies had been
| proven correct. This number was
placed at $4,000.
Fifty-four or 55 plants of the three
steel companies against which the ini-
tial movement is directed were closed
Monday.
If settlement of the trouble is
not speedily reached the order for
suspension of work will unquestion-
ably be extended to members of the
association throughout the United
States, directly affecting 100000 men.
VIII BE Costly.
The stationary firemen, actuated by
a grievance entirely apart from the
steel workers, have decided to strike
to-day, and this will enforce idleness
upon 100000 men in the coal regions.
If the differences between employe
and employer are not therefore set
tied without delay it is estimated
that few weeks from now will find
100000 men unemployed. The cost
of such a strike is conservatively
placed at $3,OOO,0OO day.
| Pittsburgh But Little Affected.
The strike, although one of the
| greatest that has been declared in re-
cent years, will affect Pittsburgh but
slightly. Despite the fact that this
| city is, and for years has been, the
| recognized industrial center of the
world, President Shaffer's action in
| calling the men of the American
| Sheet Steel, American Tin Plate and
American Steel Hoop companies out
on strike, will have but little bearing
| on the commercial life of Pittsburgh.
This is peculiar fact, but it is new
| ertheless true. OF the $4,000 men
idle, $500 are in Pittsburgh, 500 in AL
| legheny and 1900 in McKeesport.
| President Shaffer has it in his power
to close many more Pittsburgh mills,
but it is not thought that he will do
anything of a radical nature until he
| is compelled to.
| Reports Show Extent of strike.
| Reports received at Amalgamated
| headquarters:
Every steel hoop plant in Pittsburgh ex-
| cepting the William Clark's Sons company
| is idle ard all the sheet mills have closed
down Only one tin plate mill in this dis
| trict Is in operation. The Labelle tin plant
| at Martins Ferry. o.: Laughlin tin plate
works and the Aetna-Standard plant at
| Bridgeport, o.; Cambridge (OO plant and
4 d.D
| The Aetna-Standard company employs
| 1900 men and the Cambridge company SN
| men, and they are all out.
At Newcastle, Pa, 200 amalgamated tin
workers are idle. and when stocks now on
| hand are used up the other employees Will
| have to quit and $500 will be idle.
There are practically no new develop
| ments in the strike situation at the Wells
| VILE (O) plant. All the men employed in
the mill except Is have Joined the Anal
1 erl, tad 10 ttT.t, nrIa OIL
| to start the works at one o'clock Monday
| morning and the fires were lighted in the
| furnaces, but there were not enough men
| reported for duty to man a single crew.
| The effort to run the mill has been aban-
| Goned for the present
| New Philadelphia, O.-Three hundred
and fifty employees of the New Philadelphia
rolling mill are idle. The Amalgamated
association lodge with 800 members is re-
solved to stand by Shaffer
| Carnegie, Pa.-No attempt was made to
| start work at the Charters steel works in
| Carnegie, as the mill is well organized,
about 30 of the employees belonging to the
Amalgamated association.
Scottdale, Pa.-All departments of the
Scottdale and Old Meadow rolling mill at
this place are running full and there is
every indication that they will continue
to run for an indefinite period. The Off
cials here have little fear that the personal
agreement entered into by the men will be
| broken,
Jehnstown, Pa.-Now that the great
strike is on II has developed that consid-
erably more than half of the 1900 en-
ployes of the Cambria Steel company in
this city are members of the Amalgamated
| association, the mass of them being mem-
bers of Pittsburgh lodges. The Cambria
mills are nonunion and It was believed un-
til Monday that they would not be affected
by the strike. Prominent steel workers
here say, however, that If President Shaf-
fer calls on the men here to go out the en-
tire plant of the Cambria company will be
tied up.
McKeesport. Pa.-There was no excite
ment in McKeesport on account OF the
strike. w. Devices Wood and the United
States Tin Plate plants are idle and no at
tempt was made to resume work at either
plant during the day. The men are look
ing for an early settlement.
Granted Advance In Wages.
Pittsburgh, Pa, July 16.-The 4,5OO
employees of the National Tube COM
pany, at McKeesport, were notified