Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-09-01
TRUST SEEMS TO Be
GAINING THE VICTORY
Slowly but Surely Getting
Plants In Operation.
LABOR DAY AT PITTsBURG

1t Promises to BE the Largest Dem
stration of the Kind Ever Held In
That City-Fifteen Thousand Men
VIII Se In the Parade.
PITTsBURG, Aug. 81. The steel strike
has now been i'll progress for seven
weeks and both sides to the controversy
are still claiming they have the best of
the argument. The facts, however, seem
to favor the corporation, inasmuch as in
almost every instance they have sue
ceeded in starting those mills which
they said they would operate.
Additional men have been secured dur
ing the past week at the various plants
running in this city and the managers
say they will have at least one more
plant-the Painter's-in full operation,
double turn, within the next week.
The works at Wellsville anG Clark's
mill in this city ara both in full opera
tion and the strike in these mills is con-
sidered as thing of the past,
At McKeesport and Wheeling the
strikers continue to have matters their
own way. All combine plants at these
places are practically tied up, and no ef-
forts have been made on the part of the
combine to resume at any of them.
More or less dissatisfaction exists
among the strikers at McKeesport,
however, and the steel managers expect
q break at any time. 1t was reported
last night that 40 men had returned to
work in the seamless tube department
of the National Tube works, but this
was firmly denied this morning.
No Strike at Duquesne.
The scene of action this morning was
switched to Duquesne, from where an
early report came in that the men had
gone on a strike at o'clock. This
proved untrue. although the strike lead
ers claim that partial tie-up may occur
some time during the day.
Rumor has it that John Barrett, sec
retary of the labor bureau of the Amer
lean Sheet Steel company, has gone to
Europe to secure skilled laborers to re-
place the strikers, but the report is dis
credited in labor circles 1t is known
that Mr. Jarrett has not been we'll
man for some time, and it is said that
the mission to Europe is in search of
health.
The proposed miners demonstration
at Monessen, Pa, on Labor Day, it is
said, has fallen through. The leaders
fear clash between the miners and the
town authorities, and have about de-
cided to call it off. The labor demon
strntion in Pittsburg promises to be the
greatest ever seen here. Those having
the affair in charge claim that 15,-
600 men will take part in the morning
parade.
Following the parade the allied trades
and labor unions of western Pennsylva-
MIA will hold a grand rally at Ross
Grove, few miles north of this city.
The situatNsn at Wellsville, where the
strike has been practically over for sew
eraI weeks, continues SO quiet that
Sheriff Morgan has withdrawn all his
deputies and the town is now i'll charge
of the regular police force. There is nc
change at Irondale or Lisbon and Sher-
if Morgan says he fears no further out.
breaks throughout the county, nor does
he expect to be called upon to do any
more guard duty.
Tube Mills to Resume.
The tube works at Beaver Falls,
which were shut down June 10, and
shortly afterward sold at receivers sale,
will resume operations on Monday next
under the management of the Pittsburg
Seamless Tube company. When run,
ming full it employs 800 hands.
All the plants started in this city
since the strike began were operating
with increased forces today. Manager
Harper of the American Steel Hoop
company has secured nine additional
skilled workers for Painters mill and
more have indicated their willingness
to return without any settlement of the
strike. He declared that before the end
of next week he would have the Painter
mills completely manned and that in.
stead of only six mills being operated, as
was the case before the strike, the full
eight mills will be operated Before
the end Of next week Manager Harper
expects to have the entire plant oper.
ated double turn.