The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-14
Production Cut OF.

Pittsburg, Aug 13.-Neither sid,
moved decisively today in the great
industrial conflict between EMPLOYERS
and employees in the steel trade, and
the result is still in the balance. The
strikers made gains at Pittsburg.
MceKesp0Tt. Wheeling and Benaire in
the last twenty -four hours, but in the
main the advantage is still with the
mill owners. Both sides claim to be
preparing moves that viii bring con
Iuslon to opponents. but neither side
mas shown its hand The general stu
.-l. lonisat can be briefly summarl
lied as follows:
Ten men. i've Of them skilled. QUIT
at the lower union mill Of the Carne-
gle company in Pittsburg and Joined
the strikers. Their detection repre-
scented the first break in the Carnegie
FORCES OF more than 5000 men. The
strikers were jUbilaut over the Incl
dent. but the company claims TO have
nued their places at once, and that
there would be no more deserti0nS at
any more of the plants.
The Bellaire plant, in which the men
struck on Sunday. was finally closed
down today, working short handed
until yesterday afternoon. When an
other start viii be made is prOblema-
teal Several hundred boys employed
at the National Tube works at Nc
keesport went out during the night
ana day, and their action materially
aided the effort of the strikers TO
hnauy tie up the plant The works
are gong ahead short handed. but the
ranks of the workers are thinning and
the supply of material is limited.
The strikers made gains at Wheeling
and the steel officials admitted today
that, BenwOOd would be closed down
Clark's mill here is moving along fun
handed. Lindsey & McCutche0n is
managers are planning to open Pain
ter's and increase the force at Lind
sey & McCutcheOn.
Break in Ranks Expected.
A break in the ranks of the men who
struck at Painters is expected but the
strike managers deny that one viii
occur. Another break is reported as
possible at Newcastle, but there are
at vet no positive indications of il.
Tho American Tin Plate company has
q small force at the Crescent plant in
CIeTe,Snd, and is also planning re-
sumption at other points with non
union men. The Steel corporation has
ordered that the Charters plant at
Carnegie be dismantled and removed
TO LeeChburg.
So far good order has prevailed. al
though the Steel officials assert that
there has been intimidation at Wheel
ing. MckeespOrt and Pittsburg- Both
sides express their confidence Of ul-
innate victory and are carrying for
ward their plans. President Shaffer
of the Amalgamated association win
leave tomorrow Tor Wheeling. where
he is to address the strikers
The number of men out as a resuf
Of the general order is now roughly
estimated at 5000. and on the three
orders at e. 600. Many strikers have
found work in independent mills or at
other occupations. and many are Idle
merely because the skilled men are
out
The Charters plant at Carnegie is
owned by the American Sheet Steel
company. The orders to tear IL down
went out this afternoon. Tt VIII be
removed to Leechburg. ia the Kiski-
meuetas valley. The strikers were
called together yesterday by Superin-
tendcnt John Henry, and preliminary
notice Of the companys plan was
served on them. Eighty strikers re-
spOnded. and AIr. Henry told them