The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-08-30
tSTEE[ TRUST IS WINNING
CLAIM TO HAVE PLENTY MEN
Strikers Are CONFERENCE.-The Star Mill at
Pittsburg the Point of Interest - Was
Once Discard ed-Strikers Doing Picket
Duty Against Injunction-Mass Meet
ing in Chicago.

for the present week that will change
the aspect of affairs considerably If
carried out. 1t is stated on good au-
thority that before the end of the week
those of the plants that have been OPP
Grating on single turn would be run
with full force and for the usual three
full turns each day Enough men have
been secured for this purpose, the Of
ficials say, in spite of the claims of the
strikers that the companies could not
get enough men to operate their plants
and the managers of the various mills
say they will be ready with all the
skilled men required to start up the
machinery and turn out a heavy ton
mage.
The most interesting situation is in
the Star mill of the American Tin
Plate company here. This plant was,
until this summer, considered as doom
ed. The tin plate company had, it is
said, decided to abandon the mill and
move the machinery elsewhere. Since
the strike has come on them and it was
demonstrated that the operation of the
mill with nonunion men was possible
under the protection of we'll equip
ped police force, the officials decided to
keep this mill going, make extensive
improvements in it's equipment and
make it permanent fixture of the COM
pany. The most significant feature of
this plan has been carried out during
the past week. This consists of fitting
the mill in the same manner as that of
the Monessen (Pa.) plant. The former
eight mills have been changed to four
double mills. Other improvements
have been added that will give the
plant larger capacity, increase it's
force of men, and make it one of the
most modern of all the tin plants of
the company. With the completion of
these improvements, the company will
be prepared to place a sufficient num-
Der of men in the plant to work the
four double mills three full turns.
This is said to be expected to take place
during the present week. Before Sat
urday, according to Superintendent
Piper of the Star mills, the plant will
be opened to it's full extent.
Outside of the Star plant Sunday,
large number of strikers were on pick
ct duty. They were quiet and orderly,
but had their eyes and ears open for
any signs of newcomers. The peculiar
feature of the strike about the Star
plant is the good fealing displayed be-
tween the strikers and the manager of
the plant.
When the strikers were told of the
81 +o, lie
they denied that there was as many
skilled men at work as was claimed
and said those who were in the plant
were sent there from the Monesser
plant, which was being crippled In or
der to accomplish this wark. Strenu
Gus denials were made regarding al
legged assertions from the Amalgamat
ed ranks to fill the positions offered by
the corporation, and it was said tina
it would be impossible to obtain mel
enough to operate the plant withou
settling the strike.
There was no change in the situation
regarding the tube mills. The mills
were all quiet and the former employs
remained away from the plants. 1t il
understood that the officials of the Nat
ional Tube company have PRACTICAL,
determined not to start these plants TO
the present.
Everything at McKeesport is report
ed quiet. Pickets are around the Dem
mler tin plate mill in large numbers
1t is stated that when the lower I'm
ion mills of the Carnegie company il
Lawrenceville were ready to start VI
the officials discovered they were shor
about 60 of the skilled men who hal
been working there up to Saturda
night. AS a result two of the roughin
mills were idle, the IL inch mill criI
Pied the plate mill was only operatin
about half the number of sheets an
the nine inch mill is still out and vii
not be operated. 1t was also state
that the laboring men in this plant ha
become disconnected over the situatio
and had announced that they would g
back and would do all in their powe
to assist in operating the mills. TIL
skilled men, ii. is said, quit work niue
against their will and only becaus
they were members of the Amalgama
ed association and to obey the order
issued to them. All those who renal
at work in the mill are understood
be receiving full pay whether the plar
is operated in full or not.
Chicago, Aug. 26.-The only visibl
result of the mass meeting of trade
unionists and sympathizers held i
South Chicago Sunday, was the decla
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