The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-07-18
MILLSAND MINES
BEING CLOSED

Wofkeu lurte uhyS anu aTe 'ont'lteu
with the conditions. Business Agent
Campbell will not go into work this
week as there remains much business III
connection with the strike to settle.
The ]. Morton Poole Company's ma
chinists are as determined as ever to
stand out until the firm makes a salts
factory agreement. 1t was rnmore1 yes
terday that the j. Morton Poole Com
pany was trying to get machinsts in
Philadelphia by telling them that the
strike in this city is over. One of the
strikers in talking over the situation
last night said: "The idea seems to pre-.
vail that the J. Morton Poole Company'S
strike is over. The strike is still on and
will be on until an agreement is reached.
All of the men are as firm as ever and
viii! remain out until satisfactory
change has been made in the hours and
wages. Several machinsts are working
in the shop but only one Of them is Il
union man. There is no danger whatever
of any OF the union men giving in
An advance in the strike benefits is
to he made. The married men herca fter
will receive IS a week and the single
men Sc. The strikers realized large
sum OH the recent benefit baseball game
The regular meeting OF the Wilmington
Lodge Of Machnists will be held tonight.
To Aid steel Strikers.
Pittsburg, July 17.-National Organ
izer Thomas H. Flynn of the American
Federation of Labor has come to Pitts
burg from Washington and after con-
sultation with the officials of the Anal
gamated association has pledged the
support Of the federation in the strike
Of the steel workers.
In an interview Mr.. Flynn said the
federation had membership of 2,00O,-
0OO and they could make an assess
ment when any of the organizations at
fliated with them was in need of as
sistance. He said he had settled a
strike Of 1900 tube workers and iron
workers at Reading, and these men
announced that they would contribute
81 a week each. All members could
not afford this, but an assessment Of
cents each would yield 100000 and
would not be missed by the members.
A threat by District Manager Persi-
fer f. Smith of the American Sheet
Steel company to start the Wellsville
rolling mill and operate it rs it had
been In the past, by nonunion men, is
another new feature III the steel strike
situation. A dispatch from Wellsville,
o., says:
1.-THE strike situation here remains
as it has been ever since the men were
called on; Of the mill. r. f. Smith,
manager for the American Sheet Steel
company for the Pittsburg district, in
an address to the mill men declared
that the mill would be run as nonun-
ion mill. He gave orders for the mill
to start. In response to- Smiths order
about 80 went out TO work, two of them
being members of the Amalgamatcd as
sociation.
1.-The manager Of the mill concluded
that 80 men were not sufficient to man
the crews, and the attempt for the pres
ent has been abandoned. 1t Is said
that nonunion men from other places
will he brought here, in which case Sc
rious trouble is feared"
Exciting Times Looked For.
Now that Mr.. Smith has declared
himself 1t Is thought that the managers
of the other nonunion plants will make
an effort to resume also within a few
days, and developments of an exciting
nature can be expected. 1t Is known
that gang Of men are at work at the
Devices Wood plant Of the American
Sheet Steel company at Mckeesport
clearing up and making repairs, and a
well defined rumOr was prevalent on
the south side OF the city that an eff
fort was to he made by the mill officers
in the Painter plant to break the strike
by bringing workers here from out of
the city.
In confirmation of this, for the first
time since the strike began watchmen
with clubs patrolled all sides of the
mill. Meme Of the strikers was to be
seen about the property. and every
thing was quiet. The mill officers de-
clined to discuss this matter and said
when they were ready to move they
would do 10 without any noise. For
the present nothing was being done be-
yond cleaning up the mills and making
repairs that had been neglected owing
to the rush of business. The Wood
plant is closely guarded also, and the
strikers look for the manufacturers to
attempt resumption next week.
In direct opposition to Manager
Smiths declaration and the evident
preparations at the Painter and Wood
works, an official Of another of the
companies interested who did not want
his name used asserted that these COM
pnf1es had no intention OF starting
their plants. The same official said
something might be known in 90 days,
but he would not say whether that was
the time the officials expected the strike
to last.
~'rhe loss to the gas stove manufacture
ers Is also great, as the mills are closed
which make speciality of stove iron.
This Is the heavy season for making
stoves. About 1900 or $500 tons Of
steel hoops, bands and cotton ties are
being lost daily by the American Steel
Hoop company by reason Of the strike,
and this represents daily loss in mon
ey of $4,000. 1t il estimated that the
men are losing in wages $15OOOO. The
tin workers will lose $4,000 daily be-
sides.
In addition to all Of these losses the
many and varied industries crippled
now and in prospect represent losses
10 the men of large sums that cannot
be computed now. The Amalgamated
men are said to have a fund of over
goo, 600 with which to keep the strike
Roina-
The Flremen's Strike.
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