The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-03

but two or three Of those employed by the
Boston < Maine Railway. IN Springfield.
Mass, struck Tor higher wages yesterday
The United Steamship Company. of Co
penhagen. has ordered sly new stesh'eT5
of E.Cf0 tons esch for the United states
trade. On account OF the increase IN amer
lean exports i has been decided To open a
regular line 10 Boston and increase the
nCmber OF steamers or the New York ana
New Orleans routes.
Representative OF the leading gas and
gasoline stove MANUFACTURING concerns
were IL session At Cleveland Yesterday Tor
The purpose Of forming a combination OF
interests. While those attending the meet
ing were extremely reticent. IL y said the
prospects FOR the deal being successfully
varied through are excellent
Export trade IN iron ana steel is very
dull. ii has practically ceased IN pig iron,
steel billets and bars and othe- lines. al
.hough il does continue with gratifying
consistency in structural material. In the
after the rush OF work - over Tor the
present. but il has left the shops crowded
With work FOR many months 70 come
4 raass meeting Of all machinists in Gin
rinndti has been called for tonight TO con-
slider their recent demands FOR an advance
and FOR various changes in existing rules
The American Federation OF Labor has
Endorsed the macnlnists agitation ana VIII
send Organizer O. j. Kennedy, or InGian-
apolis. 90 be present at the meeting.
As a result OF a conference between Pres
ident &. NJ Heald, OF the Pere Marquette
system. and NJ -. Dolphin. grand chief Of
the Railroad photographers or America, the
telegraphers OF the Pere Marquette sys-
TEN. who have been working
from ten to sixteen hours q day, Will nave
an established work day of twelve hours.
One hundred and fifty men were dis
charged at the steel rail- department OF the
National Steel Company's plant i'm 1oungs--
town yesterday. 1t is stated that the steel
rail mill now in that city Will be discon-
tinueo and removed 10 Chicago TO be added
TO the steel rail department OF the limos
Steel Company Inc plant is now under
the control OF the United states steel Cor
pCration.
]. c. Gilchrist. Of Cleveland. credited
with being the largest individual vessel
owner on the lakes. yesterday reached a
settlement with the striking marine engi-
neers. The fleet under Mr.. Giichrist's con-
troll consists Of forty-six teamers besides
4 number OF barges. IL is understood that
by the engineers Work will be resumed
Immediately on all the vessels of the big
feet.
Inc combination of ingot mold manufaC-
turers was Effected at Pitts5urg yesterday,
and the American lngOt Mold Company,
which will control the manufacture IN the
Tittsburg district, was organized. TWO
plants are to be closed and capacity mar
r0wed from 10000 tons per year 10 100000
tons, which is in the neighborhood of the
demand. The officials say they expect 10
keep prices 50 low that competition from
all sources viii be thwarted-
The New York Tribune says: A scheme
is on foot to combine the straw hat manu-
featuring establishments of New York and
Baltimore. The new concern is 10 BE- known
as the American Straw Hat Manufacturing
Company. and. should the present plans be
perfected. il Will be Incorporated under the
laws of New Jersey with a capital stock of
$12, 5000 600. Eighteen firms. according TO tie
plans. will be included. fifteen Of them in
New York and three I'm Baltimore.
The directors of the American Sheet Steel
Company have authorized improvements at
the Aetna Standar plant at Bridgeport.
o.. that will make il the greatest sheet
mill I'm the world. The present plant EN-
ploys about $500 hands, and the addition 10
be built will be almost. if not altogether.
as large. and Will cost a million and a half
dollars. The plant now occupies nearly
twenty acres Of ground, and fifteen acres
additional are available for the improve
ments.
Rumors are aflOat that a German steel
mill has taken an order for ZOO tons of
rails for a Canadian road and figuring 5
now being done on another lO.OO5-ton lot
The European makers seem at last to have
become convinced that the strong position