Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-12
MANY MILLS OPERATING.
Not All the Steel Mills Closed Down
hx Strike.

by Strike.
Pittsburg, Aug 12-The Amalga-
mated Association failed to make good
Its threat to stop the upper and lower
union mills this morning. AT nine the
mills seemed to be working in full and
the management appeared satisfied. The
Lindsay and McCutcheon plant also
started with small force, with no
strikers about and everything quiet.
The Republic, Painters and Franks
stown pudding and the rolling mill Of
the Continental department of the Ma
tional Tube Company We're closed.
An attempt was made to start up the
Republic Iron Works, but the men re-
fused to work. The pipe department
of the Frankstown, which is also known
as the Elba Iron Works resumed work
with full force. The men claim they
have no connection with Amalgamated.
There We're no strikers about the prem
ises and the management say no effort
will be made at present to start the
works.
The employees Of the Scottdale and Old
Meadow plants of the American Sheet
Steel Company, Scottdale, went to work
as usual There was no sign of dlsaf-
fection.
The Mingo Plant, at Mingo Junction,
closed. the men having struck Satur-
day. There was no cnange in the situa-
ton at Sharon and not a mill has been
shut down as result Of Shaffer's or
der.
The mills of the American Sheet Steel
Company, at Vandergrift. Appollo,
Leechburg, Hyde Park and Salisbury
are allrunning full none Of the old en-
ployes failing to report for work. De
partments of the National Tube Works
at McKeesport were closed as follows:
National Rolling Mil. 1000 men.s
Boston Mill, 500, Monongahela, 400
The rest OF the plants are running as
usual Twelve mills started at welles-
vile, making gain of one since Sat
urday. The Amalgamated Association
has issued a general appeal to organized
labor for financial assistance. The ad-
dress was prepared Friday and will go
into the mail today.
The National Tin Plate Mill, Mones-
sen, Pa, started this morning on the
IA ~ feOlb Will a AulA 4uOlti VI IlOu-uulO
men, the strike leaders after an all night
session, having decided to abandon all
opposition for the present
At Wheeling, the Riverside plate mill,
National Tube Company, closed. The
steel department men will be organized
into an AmaIgamated lodge tonight,
when 1t is hoped by the strike leaders to
make the tie up at Riverside complete,
The Bellaire steel men made two heats
during the night, contrary to the ex-
pectations of the strikers.
Charters Rolling Mill at Carnegie is
idle today. All is quiet and the furn-
aces out. At the Duncanville plant OF
the American Hoop Company. no atten-
tion was paid to the strike order. The
Canton. o., rolling mill, closed since the
first order, is still idle.
AT youngstown the plants Of the Ma
tlonal Steel Corporation and National
Tube Company are in full operations.
The employees, while they say they will
not come out, are sending portion OF
their wages to the Amalgamated strike
fund. The Clark mill, Pittsburg, is re-
ported running the same as last week.
The strikers are keeping away from the
plant.
The Labelle Steel Works, Allegheny
voted a days pay every two weeks to
aid the strikers.