Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-18
ARMED MEN ARE ON GUARD
PatrOllins Around the Iron and Steel
Mills In the PittsburS District.
ALL WAS QUIET YESTERDAY
But Exciting Developments Are
Expected.
SOME PLANTS ARE CLOSELY GUARDED


Pittsburg, Pa, July H. According
to figures complied by the Pittsburg
Dispatch, the steel strike Is daily cost.
ing the three companies involved
S2l0, 900 and the workmen s156, 600. 1t
is estimated that in the loss OF nearly
%, 900 boxes oil tinplate day, the
over 800, 600, while, in addition, the
loAs to the earning companies unable
to seoure their material Is enormous.
Practically no stocks have been carried,
and the consumption has kept paoe Of
the production for some time past.
About 700 tons of the 1000 tons, daily
production Of the American Sheet
Steel 90. are being lost, and this rep
resents loss each day to the combine
of at least $50, 600
The loss to the GAS stove manu-
facturers is also great, MS the mills
which make specially of stove iron,
are closed This is the heavy season
for making stoves. About 1900 or
$500 tons Of steel hoopbHnds and cot
ton ties are being lost daily by the
American Steel Hoop Co, by reason Of
the strike, HndNthis represents daily
loss in money of $4,000. IL is esti-
mated that the men are losing in wages
$3.50, 600.
The tin workers will lose SO, 600 daily
in addition. Added to all OF these
Losses, the many and varied Industries
crippled now and in prospect represent
losses to the men Of large sums that
cannot be computed at present. The
Amalgamated men are said to have q
fund OF over 5000. 0G0 with which to
keep the strike going, md the many
Amalgamated men employed 10 the
various mills still operating will 90
great way toward keeping the sinews
of Var in good condition.
MANAGER SMITHS THREAT.
The threat Of District Manager
Persifer f. Smith of the American
Sheet Steel 90. to start the Wellsyille
rolling mill aud operate 1t IS it has
been 10 the past by pon-union men was
the only Few feature in the steel strike
situation this morning, and the eyes of
all interested we're turned to that plant.
Up to 10 O'clock, however, nothing had
been heard from Wellsyille by those In
authority at the headquarters of the
Amalgamated Association in this city.
They refused to believe that the Wells
willie mill had startsd up, and said they
was shut down and would remain 30 10
SPITE OF the stforts OF Mr.. Smith.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Wellsville, o., at 1890 o'clook said |:
"The strike situation here remains as
IL has been ever since the men we're
called out of the mill. z. f. Smith,
manager for the American Sheet Steel
Co. for the Pittsburg district, was
here Tuesday, and IN an address to the
mill men declared that the mill would
be run as non union mill. He gave
orders for the mill to start this morn
ing. In response to MIR. Smiths order,
about 80 men went to work, two Of
them being members OF the Anal
gamated Association. The manager of
| the mill concluded that 80 men were
not sufficient to man the crews, and the
attempt for the present has been
| abandoned. 1t is said that non-un lion
men from other places will be brought
here today. In which case serious
trouble 10 feared. /"
Now that Mr.. Smith has declared
himself, it 10 Thought that the mana.
gers of the other non union plants will
MAKE an effort to resume also within
a few days, and developments of an
exciting nature can be expscted. 1t is
known that q gang of men are at work
at the Devices Wood wire plant OF the
American Sheet Steel Co., at Mokees-
port, clearing up and making repairs,
| and we'll defined rumor was prevalent
on the South Side Of this city today
| that an effort was to be made by the
mill officers in the Painter plant to
break the etriks by bringing workers
here from out of the city. In con-
frmation Of this, for the first time
since the strike began, wstcbmen
armed with clubs patrolled all sides OF
the mill this morning. None Of the
| strikers were to be eeen about the
property. and everything was quiet.
fThe mill officers declined to discuss
this matter, and said when they were
ready TO move they would do so with
| out any noise. For the present, nothing
was being done beyond cleaning up the
mills and making repairs that had been
nslgected owing to the rush Of businsss.
The Wood plant is closely guarded also,
and the strikers look for the manu-
facturers TO attempt resumption next
| week. 6sE
In direct opposition to Manager
Smiths declaration and the evident
preparations at the Painter and Wood
works, an official of another OF the COM
ranies interested, who did not want his
name used, asserted that the companies
had no intention of starting their
plants. The same official said some
thing might be known in 80 days, but
he would not say whether that was the
time the officials expected the strike to
last.
What the manufacturers generally
think OF the strike cannot be learned.
All information at the offices Of the
companies or at the mills is denied.
The explanation given Is that there Is
nothing to give out, or that the order
has gone forth forbidding any one to
talk.
PRESIDENT sHAFFRR HOPEFUL.
President Shaffer is still hopeful Of
an early settlement of the strike. The
information he received from the striks
centres today was meagre. This he in.
terpreted to mean that the strike was
going on we'll. Nothing further has
been done in reference to the issuance
OF strike call to the AmalRamate6
men in the mills of the United Statet
Steel Corporation outside the thres
companies against which the fight il
now directed. President Shaffer sale
ho would issue the order Only when Il
becomes necessary. 1t is evidently the
purpose of the association to oonflne Id
} fight for the present to the three com
panies now involved.
Dispatches from Scottdale report To,
efforts Of strike organizers at the Ok
Meadow works up to this time as fruit
less A number of employees declared
thar they would not go out on a strik'
under any circumstances.