Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1901-08-30
STEEL TRUST IS WINNING
CLAIM TO HAVE PLENTY MEN
Strikers Are Confident-The Star Mill at
Once Observation-Disclosures Doing Pick t
Duty Against JDjunctiOn-Mass Meet
ing In Chicago.

the strike ridden mills of the United
States Steel corporation are promised
for the present week that will change
the aspect of affairs considerably II
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 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, 1t 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 a 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 a 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 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 |
claims of the officials of the Star mills |
hey denied that there was as many
skilled men at work as was claimed, |
and said those who were in the plant |
we're sent there from the Monessen
plant, which was being crippled In or
Ter to accomplish this wark. Strenu-
rus denials were made regarding al |
eyed assertions from the Amalgamat- |
I'd ranks to fill the positions offered by |
he corporation, and it was said that |
t would be impossible to obtain men |
'nough to operate the plant without
settling the strike.
There was no change in the situation
egarding the tube mills. The mills
we're all quiet and the former employees
emained away from the plants. 1t is
understood that the officials of the Nat
onal Tube company have practically |
determined not to start these plants for
he present.
Everything at McKeesport is report
d quiet. Pickets are around the Dem
nler tin plate mill in large numbers,
1t is stated that when the lower I'M
on mills of the Carnegie company in
1awrenceville were ready to start I'D,
he officials discovered they were short
bout 80 OF the skilled men who had
cen working there up to Saturday
light. AS result two of the roughing
nils were idle, the IL inch mill erin.
led, the plate mill was only operating
bout half the number of sheets and
ne nine inch mill is still out and will
OF be operated. 1t was also stated
nat the laboring men in this plant had
ecome disconnected over the situation
nd had announced that they would 90
ack and would do all in their power
assist in operating the mills. The
killed men, it is said, quit work much
gainst their will and only because
ley were members Of the Amalgamat-
l association and to obey the orders
sued to them. All those who remain
work in the mill are understood to
receiving full pay whether the plant
operated in full or not.
Chicago, Aug. 26.-The only visible
suit OF the mass meeting of trades
and sympathizers held in
outh Chicago Sunday, was the declar.
ION OF one skilled worker that he
ould not again enter the mill until .
e strike was settled. The steel work. y
$ whom the meeting was designed :
reach were not present in apprecia. 4
numbers. Assistant Secretary
CHE OF the Amalgamated association :
as the principal speaker and denounc
former members of the association
south Chicago "for deserving their =
lion under the guise of living up to !,
Mr.. Tighe contends that the contract
the steel wnrkars ba5 49,. -