Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-07-16
Painter Mills Shut Down.

Painter Mills Shut Down.
The Painter mills of the American
Steel Hoop company Of the south side
are shut down. The men have Joined
the Amalgamated association and not
workman except four or five Hungari-
ans and six boys showed up 1t is esti-
mated that between 700 and 800 men
are out.
The management refuses to talk. In
the mill office all was excitement this
morning Telephones were kept busy
and messengers were kept running.
The Hungarians were hauling away
finished material and the boys were
working III the machine shops, the only
department i'll the mill where a wheel
is turning. The strikers are keeping
away from the plant and there is not a
person lettering about the place. Every
| thing is unusually quiet.
The tin mill at Monessen, Pa, which
| is non union, was running as usual to-
| day. The Lindsay and McCutcheon
| plant Of the American Steel Hoop COM
! pany i'll Allegheney is also idle and the
Star and Monongahela plants of the
| American Nnplate company are closed
down. The Painter and Lindsay and
McCutheon plants have been looked
upon ly the officials of the United States
| Steel corporation as the stronghold of
non unlonlsrs i'll the hoop company.
Strike Will BE Spirited.
The prompt action of President Shat
| fer i'll thus early forcing the fighting
and carrying it into the enemy's camp
was looked upon as evidence that the
strike will be one of the most spirited
of Pittsburg history. President Shaffer
| ,O1lo ySSl, IL.
two strongholds and he declared that
not a wheel would turn in either the
| Painter or Lindsay and McOutcheon
works until the strike was settled.
President Shaffer said that the Painter
plant was pivotal with respect to the
other non u on plants of sSteel Hoop
| company and the members elsewhere
! had promised if the Painter plant would
| join the strike movement, there would
be no trouble organizing the remainder
| of the plants. lie said there was no
question that the men would respond,
/ as they have been anxious to Join the
movement and were held i'll check and
| kept at work by the direction of the
Amalgamared officials.
President Shaffer said that the move
ment would be carried to the other
plants not now recognized by the COM
bine as uuder the wing of the associa-
ton. He looked for q general response
to his strike order, as the men have been
awaiting just such a command since
July /. He declared that the men were
prepared to fight it out on the original
lines 'until doomsday."
Effect on Carnegie Industries.
In certain circles an interest is being
manifested in the effect the strike may
have on the Carnegie industries, espe-
cially the steel mills at Homestead.
These mills are generally supposed to
| be nOn.union. But the same was
| thought of other mills, until they sud-
denly popped out as pretty we'll un-
| ionized. There have been no recent
visits of Amalgamated officials to Home
stead that at this time are somewhat
suggestive. Many a hint has been
thrown out by Amalgamated men within
| the past few days that when the asso.
citation felt the necessity of showing
| their strength the combine would be
amazed. Aside from any interest the
| Amalgamated peOp'e may have in
| Homestead, 1t may be possible that the
| American Federation Of Labor has in
| trenched itself there. OF course there
may be nothing i'll the affair but talk,
| but there certainly is more than little.
Should the strike be prolonged many
| interests would be sure to suffer- The
| strikers could probably take good care
of themselves. Work is plenty on all
sides and besides the Amalgamated as.
sociation has a strike fund in bank
which is about 5000, ,OOO The railroads
would be among the greatest sufferers,
as long strike would greatly decrease
the shipment of mill products. Build
ing contractors and others using iron and
steel come in for their share of losses.
The demand for coke and coal would
also be affected.