Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-07-24
NO new PHASES IN
STEEL STRIKE TODAY
Forces Settling Down For
Long Struggle.
STRIKERS ARE VIGILANT

Mills Would Attempt to Resume,
but No Decided Step Has Yet Been
Taken In That Direction.
PITTsBURG, July 23 The strike situa-
ton presents practically no new phases
this morning and it appears now as If
the contending forces are settling down
toa protracted struggle. While the COM
pany at the Weilsville mill received the
accession of a few men from the ranks
of the strikers yesterday the number is
not yet large enough to justify the mill
in starting up in full. In the mean
time the Amalga1nated men are keeping
watch upon the mill and all the ave-
nues that lead to it. Pickets have been
been thrown cut along the streets and
the railroad stations, so that nothing
will escape the vigilance of the strikers
if the company should bring any new
men in.
A. Devices Wood mills, McKeesport,
everything is quiet It is said officially
that the management have no intention
Of resuming the operation Of the plant
at present. Nevertheless, the strikers
are wary and evidently do not believe
this, because they continue to patrol the
| streets for the purpose of keeping their
eyes on any one going toward the mill.
| Pickets are lined along the river front
and at the stations and strangers are
kindly but firmly asked to show who
they are and how it happens they are in
McKeesport.
Men Quiet, but Determined.
A satisfactory feature In connection
with this is the continued order and
good behavior of the men. OF course
what might happen in case some strange
workers were TO appear on the scene
cannot be conjectured. Little doubt re.
mains that these mill owners intend to
| fight if the issue is forced, and while the
workmen here mean business and will
| fight, there is not much doubt that the
present management of the Devices
wood plant have long since prepared for
any emergency.
At Vandergrift and Duncansville the
men appear to be entirely satisfied and
work is going on there as usual. All
the efforts of the Amalgamated associa-
ton to get the meD out have so far been
| futile.
Reports are rife that the United
States Steel corporation will shortly
make an effort to start up the Painters
mill Of the American Steel Hoop compa.
ny in this city Emissaries are said to
have been among the idle operatives of
that plant for the purpose of inducing
them to come back and help in the re-
sumption of the mill The result of this
report has caused the Amalgamated
men to redouble their vigilance at this
point and they will do their best to
Illustrate the object of the company.
The Amalgamated association has
very strong organization in the Painters
plant. The men, it is said, have a code
of signs prepared, and at the least sign
of activity on the part of the officials of
the company the ringing Of bell or the
blowing Of whistle will bring the
strikers to the scene without the least
delay.
The conditions at the Clark mill,
Thirty fifth street, this city, are the
same today as they were yesterday. No
more men have gone in and everything
tends to prove the statement of Man
| ager Brown that no men will be hired
until the strike is settled.
At the Lindsay mill not a wheel is
turning. The plant is closed down save
for the few lGborers who are still at
work cleaning up in the mill. Many of
the strikers have left Allegheny and
gone to work in other districts.
One of the most significant develop
ments of the strike is the order from the
officials of the National Steel company
| to have the former rail mill of that COM
pany in Youngstown fitted for railroll.
ing again. The mill was originally a
rail mill. but during the early part of
the present year. after a consolidation
had been perfected between various un-
derlying companies, as the United
| States Steel corporation, the Youngs-
town rail plant was abandoned and It's
product turned into sheet bars and bill
| let's.
No Early Settlement Anticipated.
The fact that the National Steel COM
pany is thus preparing to change its rail
production and shut off its steel bar and
billet production is taken as an indica-
tion that the officials of the United
States Steel corporations do not antici-
pate an early settlement of the strike,
but are rather looking for some consid-
erable delay in operating the mills The
| Youngstown rail mill has been a non.
union plant and the men employed there
have always been outside Of the organi-
zation.
At the Amalgamated headquarters
the officials have nothing new to report
this morning. President Shaffer said
the situation was unchanged and that
he was well satisfied with the outlook.
The situation at McKeesport, Pa,
this morning is given in the following
dispatch:
The striking steel workers at the plant
of the W. Dwees Wood company here
spent very restless night, it being ru-
mored that non-union men were to be
imported to take the place of the strik-
ers. Guards were stationed at every 40
feet around the mill all night. About A
o'clock several strikers tried to get an
entrance to part of the barricade on
the plant, but were driven back by the
police guarding the company's prop
erty.
| Work. ON the Cnn0aree.