Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-07-19
STRIKE SITUATION
REMAINS UNCHANGED
Contending Forces Are Still
Strongly Arrayed.
NEITHER SIDE RELENTING

WellsVille, by Which Means They
Hope to Bring All Wavering Forces
Over to Their side.
PITTSBURG, July 18.-There are no
features visible OH the horizon of the
strike situation this morning which are
in any way indicative as to when the
climax between the two contendlng
forces will be reached. While there is
no doubt that the Amalgamated people
are making strenuous efforts towards or
ganizing those mills that are acknowl.
edged to be non-union and are meeting
with some success, the other side is not
resting and is endeavoring to frustrate
these efforts at every point.
The Amalgamated people said yester.
day that the mills at WellsvilIe could
not be started up, but in spite of this
assertion a dispatch from that place re-
ports at least partial resumption.
The strikers will hold mass meeting
today at Wellsville, by which means
they hope TO bring all wavering forces
over to their side President Shaffer
and three other members of the commit
tee stated in their office this morning
that they would leave for Wellsville
after dinner.
AS to the talk of mediation by the
Ohio state board Of arbitration, nothing
definite has been accomplished as yet.
Secretary Joseph Bishop Of the arbitra-
tion board has offered to mediate and
President Shaffer has admitted his will.
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mediation, but not to arbitrate Presi-
dent Shaffer says there the situation
rests for the present until Mr.. Bishop
has been able to confer with the other
members of the arbitration board upon
the stand he has taken.
The strike situation about Pittsburg
today remained practically the same as
yesterday. No attempt was made to
start the Pointer mill. Guards were
placed around the mill today.
Notices were posted during the night
at this plant to the effect that all ton
mage men could get their pay due them
this afternoon at o'clock. Just what
will take place when the men meet to
draw their money is hard to conjecture.
No trouble is feared, but a report is
floating about among the men that the
management of the plant will speak to
them regarding the stand they have
taken.
Will Not Import Negroes.
At Lindsay and McCutcheon's works,
in Allegheny, outside of few men who
were employed to care for the furnaces
and to watch the plant, there was no.
body in or about the mill. Notices were
posted last night to the effect that all
men would be paid off tomorrow. This
caused a report to be circulated that the
firm was going to import negroes from
Alabama, but it was not credited and
was afterward denied.
At the Monongahela Tinworks the
men in the finishing department were
notified that the supply of material
would be exhausted in a day or two,
when the plant would have to suspend
entirely.
The Olarks Sons plant in Lawrence
vile is about the same today as it was
yesterday. An effort was made to see
the management, but none of the Off
GERS could be found.
Trustee Gibson was circulating among
the strikers at the different plants dur
ing the day. He stated there were six
independent mills in and about the city
that would give employment to all the
strikers The following mills, he said,
had notified the Amalgamated associa-
ton that they were in need of men and
could take care of all the strikers: The
Plttsburg Forge and Iron company,
McKee's Rocks Iron mills, Zugg mills,
Sligo company, Keystone mill and the
Monongahela Steel and Iron company.
The men, he said, would take these DO
sitiOns.
Active preparations for an early re-
sumption are going on at the Devices
works at McKeesport Men were busy
rebuilding furnaces, placing new rolls
and cleaning up the entire plant The
strikers are keeping away from the COM
pany's property and there is little or no
excitement. The circulars sent out YES.
terday were distributed among the men
OF the big sheet works by two Amalga-
mated workers today. The result of
this move is being watched with the
keenest interest.
The plants at Apollo, Scottdale, Salts
burg, Duncansville and Monessen are
still running as usual At Monessen
the steel hoop mill men, who came out
on Monday, are holding a meeting to.
day and making efforts to get the tin
workers to join the strike. The latter
met last night and the meeting which
was participated in largely by the work.
ers, decided not to take part in the
strike If the management would secure
them proper protection in case of meces.
sity.
Hoop Workers Go Out.
The hoop workers at DuncansviIle
held another meeting yesterday and de-
Cided to remain at work. The presi.
dent, Mr.. Shaffer, stated today that he
had received a telegram saying:
''ShaI we come out? Let us know"
The reply was to come out, that thew
were needed. They will come ont to-
day. The plant is known as the Port.
age Iron works and employs about 900
skilled and unkilled men.
The tinhose workers are all at work
at the Humbert plant of the American
Tinplate company at South ConneIls-
vile, bat the Amalgamated men are
out.
Manager Stone of the Pittsburg Tin.
plate works, Kensington, Pa, gained a
slight victory when, after several con-
ferences, he succeeded in getting the
striking cold roll workers to work up the
largest of the black plate on hand. The
men had asked for an increase in wages.
The mill manager promised to have a
definite answer Saturday, July 20. The
men agreed to work until that date,
pending a settlement. They are not
members of the Amalgamated associa.
ton.
Affairs were quiet at WellsvilIe, o.,
at noon, pending the meeting to be held
the local mill says he has no doubt as TO