The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-03
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Strike of Steel Workers May Not be
Serious Affair.

Strike of Steel Workers May Not be
Serious Affair.
Pittsburg, Pa, July 1.-The second
day of the strike OF the sheet steel
and steel hoop workers of the AmaIga-
mated association opened without in
teresting or exciting features As
President Shaffer of the Amalgamated
association remarked, the conditions of
the present strike were peculiar and no
decided results were expected for ten
days or two weeks. BY that time the
manufacturers, having all necessary
repairs at their mills completed, would
De anxious TO resume operations. The
struggle would then begin in earnest.
The belief is quite general, however,
mat the real test viii not begin until
tine close Of the hot weather and the
general resumption Of business in the
early tall, and in the meantime it is
tnougnt that the conflicting interests
VIII see their way clear to recede from
the present positions President Shat
Ter mailed to the association lodges to-
day circular which directs the lodges
TO lay assessments upon their members
10 he used for the relief of members
OF the association out of work The
money collected VIII be placed in the
general fund of the association. The
association has for years been creating
q strike fund and it is said now to
amount to between 5000, 600 and $500 000.
The combine officials do not appear
to be worrying over the situation
Some of them intimate that there may
be a renewal Of negotiations at any
time and a settlement effected. In
outside circles the belief is growing
that the strike viii be called off be-
fore II gets fairly well under way.
Outside the combine plants there is
little apprehension over the situation.
he Ind l.
Pittsburg who have closed down, but
who are ready to sign are: Zug &
Co, limited; The Pittsburg Forge &
Iron company, A. NJ. ByeFs & Co, and
Brown x Co.
The announcement today that the
sheet combination had cut prices, oc-
casloned surprise as il is known that
all the mills have been busy and many
orders remain unified The heaviest
cut Is on No. %, the standard gauge
which is reduced from 1885 per 100
pounds to 1910. The lighter gauges
have been cut in price from 81 to SO
ton. The move puzzled the Amalga-
mated officials and President Shaffer
said: 1t has been done merely for
the purpose of having an effect on
the Independent sheet manufacturers
who have signed our scale
The advisory board Of the AmaIga-
mated association has not yet been
called to meet to consider the situation
but a meeting viii be held soon if the
American Sheet Steel company shows
no disposition to reopen negotiations
President Shaffer says the call for an
other conference viii not come from
the Amalgamated association, as the
ultimatum Of that organization was
given at the last conference.
There is little change tonight in the
strike situation. The officials of the
Amalgamated association continue to
express themselves as confident of a
successful outcome of the strike and
that the nOn-uniOn mills of both the
Sheet Steel and Steel Hoop combine
viii become uniOnized during the sum
mer.
The union men claim that they have
several promises from the men in the
non union mills 10 walk out as soon as
it becomes necessary. Thus far. how
ever, none have gone out and all the
union men have quit work.
President Shaffer Of the Amalgamat-
ed association declares that not only
viii the shee and hoop combines have
to come 10 time. but the plants of the
American Steel & Wire company will
be forced into the union, though at
present these mills are outside of the
union.