The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-07-19
1t is Estimated That $4,000 Iron
and Steel Workers Ceased
Work Monday Morning.
BIGGEST STRIKE IN RECENT YEARS
All the Union Plants of the American
Tin Plate Co. Have Been Closed
for the Present.
The strike VIII Have But Little
Bearing ON the Commercial Life
OF Pittsburgh. But Few Will.
Being Affected.

Pittsburgh. Pa. July Reports
received from all sources connected
with the great strike of the steel
workers Monday indicate that he
members of the Amalgamated associi-
tion had matters well in hand anu
that the strike order was generally
obeyed. kilograms from various
points where the mills Of the Amer
lean Tin Plate Co. the American Steel
Hoop Co. and the American Sheet
Steel Co. are located told Of The shut
ting down of these plants in large
numbers. &.
In many cases the plants had been
shut down by the first strike order,
which affected the sheet steel and the
steel hoop companies only The last
order brought out all of the union
plants of the American Tin Plate Go.
Number OF Men Out
At the Amalgamated association
headquarters il was stated ;hat the
figures given out Saturday night re-
garding the number of men who
would be actually idle in the mills
of the three companies had been
proved correct. This number was
placed al $4,000.
The strike. although one % the
greatest that has been declared in
recent years, will affect Pittsburgh
but slightly. Despite the .acr that
this city is and for years has been
the industrial center of the world.
President Skaters action in calling
the men of the American Sheet Steel.
American Tin Plate and american
Steel Hoop Cos. out on strike will
have but little bearing on the com
mercial life of Pittsburgh This is
a peculiar fact. but it is nc,erthe-
less true.
OF the $4,000 men idle $500 are in
Pittsburgh, 500 in Allegheny and
1,5O0 in Mckeesport. President SHAFT
fer has it in his power to close many
more Pittsburgh mills. bnt IL Is not
thought that he will do anything of
radical nature until he is compelled.
Non-Unfon Men strike.
The Amalgamated association Mon
day night added two more mills tn its
list, both of which were claimed bv
the companies to be beyond the reach
of the organization. When thc viii
liam Clark Sons Co. mill az Thirty
fifth street. which operated NJ; day
by non-union men. came To shift turns
Monday night. none of the skilled men
reported for duty and the plant had
to close down. Later the following
was received concerning the mill con-
sidercd by the manufacturers mex
ceptionally loyal:
Monssen. Pa.-The Monsseu steel
hoop plant is closed and has been or
ganizcd by district delegates of the
Amalgamated association. The dele
gates arrived in town Monday morn
ing and went TO work Immediately
BY o'clock Monday afternoon they
had all he local men in the associa-
ton. and left Monday evening 20,
Pittsburgh after advising the men
to stand firm. The men held a meet
ing Monday night to elect officers ana
name their lodge
The conquest of these two plants
is considered by the association ,,eo-
pie as an instance of their strength
and an indication that President Sha f.
fer's assertion that surprises wo,Id
follow the strike order was not with
out reason.