The Forrest City times., 1901-08-09

President Shatfer, il Is not any longer
theory that coGfronts the public,
bur an actual condition. The result
is that the tension which kept every
bedy in suspense last week as to
what would be the outcome of the
dilly-dallying and conferences has
now been lifted. the suspense is over,
and although while the immediate
effect i deplorahle those directly in
terested are not so much affected as
the graveness Of their position would
warrant.
Fight On For Good
1t is now generally accepted as
fact that the struggle is on for
goed'=as il were-and il will not be
ten eliminated until either the one or the
other of the contendine parties is de-
ftated. Who this will be is yet "A sub
Jeet Of speculation. Still there are
some, endowed with more hopeful
ness than most people. who express
the opinion that the order of Presi-
dent Shatfer viii not go into effect,
and that a compromise will be made
before the week is cut.
Pittsburgh Not Heavily Involved.
As far as Pittsburgh is concerned.
although il is the headquarters Of the
Amalgamated association, few men
are Immediately involved in the strike,
i'll comparison with other sections,
the total number throughout the
country being almost 100000 men.
stole "a March On the STRIKERS.
There is no question that the va
rious companies of the United Steel
corporation will make efforts To start
up some of the idle plants immediate
ly, and thus prevent the strike. Il pos
siEe, before its inception. Already
such move has been made at Ciarkss
plant in this city, and CONSERVATION
re1gned among the strikers at Law
rereeville district when they learned
that Capt Louis T. Brown. general
superintendent of the mill, had stolen
march on them ana started up the
IL and l2-inch mills
started the Regular Hour.
The mills started at the regular
hour, with about leo men and boys
and Capt. Brown says the entire plant
viii be running before the end Of
the week When interviewed. Capt
Brown said: We had no trouble
whatever in securing men. OF those
that went TO work, some are old men
and sCme are new men. We have
many app6cations on hand, and viii
send out word to those 10 whom we
can give employment just when to
report for duty.
The Carnegie Co. Mills.
Ia regard TO the upper and lower
Union mills of the Carnegie company,
located at Thirty-third and Twenty
ninth streets. Capt Brown. who has
these mills also under his supervision
said they were running along quietly,
and be does not expect the men to
go out on Saturday when President
Shatfer's order goes into effect. He
said the lower mill was not organized
by the Amalgamated. and at neither
OF the mills has there been any indi-
cations that the men would strike.
The strikers Orderly.
Everything is very quiet around
the mills. The strikers around
Clarke's mill are very orderly, and say
they will make no attempt to get the
men out that went TO work, nor will
they modest them in any way.
report was circulating in Law
renceyile that two detectives were
watching for any trouble about the
Clark mill. but il could not be veri-
fed.
At Painters mill. on the south side,
and the Lindsay d McCutcheon mill,
in Allegheny, everything was very
quiet Only few strikers were
around to watch for any attempt TO
start the works.
situation at McKeespOrt.
A McKeesport dispatch says: The
strike order was received with quiet
satisfaction by the ma iority of skilled
men at the tube works and as the
Amalgamated and Federation of La
Dor control almost all of the skilled
workmen. the plant will close on Sat
urdaN night. Great excitement was
caused here by the discovery 10y the
strikers that Tuesday evening, after
dusk, six carloads of pig iron had
been run into W. Dewees-Wood mill.
The movement escaped the observa-
tiCn of the picllets, who were expect
ing nothing of the kind. The intro
duction OF the iron is sinister indi-
cation. and the men fear that Man
ager Cooper is about to carry out his
Tin eat OF last week and start the
mill with non-union men. The pickets
and patrols are being doubled again,
and agents in nearby towns, especial
ly Nandergrift, warned TO look out
for the departure of men for this
plant.
As Viewed by Manufacturer.
The steel manufacturers generally
90 not view the strike order with
alarm. The combine officials pre-
served the same reticence shown from
the beginning of the trouble, but pri-
NatelN commented upon it, refusing to
b quoted. One prominent manufac-
turer said that he was very sorry that
President Shatfer had taken the step.