New-York tribune., 1901-08-21
STILL AT WORK.
STRIKE NOT YET ORDERED AT THE
BIG CARNEGIE PLANT.
nyor EXPECTED BEFORE sATURDAY-THE
STEEL CORPORATION RUNNING
SHORT OF BIILETS.
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Pittsburg, Aug. 20-The discharge OF SIX
heaters at the Ququesne plant OF the Carnegie
company has had no effect on the situation at
that place The men told they were dis
charged for discussing the Amalgamated Asso-
ciation and an order was posted forbidding dis
.cussion OF the strike the Amalgamated Asso-
citation. The work Of agitation is proceeding
however. but IL is doubtful now II the men
strike earlier than Saturday. when they will re-
ceive their two weeks wages. The strike leaders
'declare that there is no doubt of the intentions
OF the Duquesne men. but say the order to strike
will not be given until everything is ready
The Steel Corporation plants are running
short OF billets at present, and in the open
market have not been able TO buy Bessemer
'billets in suitable lots The price to-day went
from s23 % and S24 a ton TO S25 ar the Youngs-
town mills. the independent sources of produc-
zion. and IL is probable that by the end of this
week or the beginning OF next the necessities Of
the corporation will bring the advance 10 at
eeast SO 80 ton. The smaller companies are
active in the market for binets. but the Steel
'Corporation will buy the production OF the in
dependent mills for some time in advance and
again control OF the material
The strike at the National Newcastle and
adingo plants. all billet producers has shortened
rhe current supply. and If the Duquesne mill
fhe largest producer of ALL should suspend work
The billet market would be seriously hampered
pt is doubtful If several of the steel corpora tion
nnills would be able TO operate as the billet sup
ply is too short now for the fullest production
of finished steel. This is the worst prospective
phase OF the case. local representative Of the
eteel corporation said this afternoon however
Hhat even If the strikers closed every plant
trolled by the corporation. the end of the strike
would be just the same as if the men called off
the whole movement and returned TO work-the
strikers and the Amalgamated Association
would be beaten at whatever cost
MORE TUBE WORKS STRIKERS
The day turn at the PENNSYLVANIA and Cont
mental Tube plants struck to-day and tonight
the remainder Of the night turn, who did not go
out last night also Joined the strikers This
practically puts the National Tube Company
out OF business for the time the National.
Continental and Pennsylvania works the
largest in existence. 1t was learned that the
Carnegie plants supplying the
terials and this was the basis Of the tube work
iers' strike. They declared they would not work
the stuff and walked out Of the plants. This
,evening the men Of the Pennsylvania held
injecting at the request OF the officials of the
company, to hear a statement. They We're told
that the Carnegie company not supplying
steel for the tube plants and that even IL il was
the Carnegie company was not directly in con-
fict with the Amalgamated Association. and
the should have remained at work The
lnen heard the statement, and then voted 10 re-
main on strike. admitting that the Pennsyl-
vania and Continental Tube Works had no
grievances of their own. but had agreed TO
make common cause with the strikers at other
mills Of the steel corporation.
The only successful attempt 70 operate an idle
plant the Lower Union mill OF the car
Tegfe Steel Company. There the places OF the
strikers have been taken, and the plant is in
full operation. The strikers claim, usual,
that the mill is not producing any marketable
material but the plant is running in all de-
partments.
LITTLE ACTUAL WORK DONE.
At the other plants little or nothing is being
done. The Lindsay & McCutcheon mill did not
try to resume to-day in any department, and
some Of the men who had been at work have
left the mill. At the Clark plant the same is
true, although there are enough men left TO
keep II running At the Painter plant one mill
IS working, Notwithstanding contrary reports.
Men taken in singly and in pairs under
escort and guarded, but practically work is
being done. 1t is said that since the tube
workers struck to-day the other mills will re-
ceive more attention. Representatives OF Ala
bama steel works in Pittsburg picking up
idle skilled men. and they say that the search
OF the steel corporation IN that section for
skilled workers will result in failure. the
supply in Alabama now is short.
The tying up Of the three big tube plants
places the strikers in the lead this week The
feeling the South Side and in the West End
tonight is growing bitter against the men in
the Painter plant, who making charges
them down at the gate OF the mill. There is no
action anywhere, and while the strikers are
orderly and have kept away from the idle mills
they growing restless.