The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-16
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continue all other branches will have to
| close in a week or ten DAVIS affecting
325 men. The strike so far has not af-
fected the mills of the Federal Steel or
the American Wire and Steel. Sixty
men IN the punchers department of the
Pressed Steel Car company's plant struck
today. they have been getting Is to
1619 cents an hour and want II cents
They say men in the Pittsburg plant get
20 cents The superintendent says he will
get new men,
JOBS FOR STRIKERS.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, july 15-I,ocaI
officials of the American Steel Hoop
company were somewhat surprised today
by the appearance of a number of fore
men from the mills of the Republic Iron
and Steel company appearing among the
formers workmen, who joined the strike
today, and offering them all jobs. The
Republic company is independent of the
United States Steel corporation, and is
gathering in many immediate delivery
orders which formerly went to the Steel
HOOP company, and with the assistance
OF the strikers those orders can be filled.
Not wheel was turned this morning
IN any of the plants of the American
Steel Hoop company or the American
Sheet Steel company in the Mahoning
valley. The sixth district is the strong
est, numerically, in the Analgamated
association, and the men are a unit in
observing the strike order issued by
President Shaffer. The Steel Hoop COM
pany has five plants in Youngstown
Girard, Warren and Greenville and the
sheet combine mas four in Struthers and
Niles. All are organized. Vice President
Ward Sunday organized the men in the
new four mill plant of the Illinois Iron
and Sheet company. In this valley $500
men are directly or indirectly affected
by the strike.
CLEVELAND, July 15-Between 400
and 500 men employed at the Crescent
Tin Plate mills in this city obeyed the
strike order of President Shaffer today,
and as result the plant is practically
idle. The Crescent is the only plant
affected in Cleveland by the strike order.
1t is controlled by the American Tin
Plate company
NILES, Ohio, July 15.-As a result of
the strike order issued by the Amalga-
mated association, the 800 men employed
by the American Tin Plate company
here did not report for work today. The
plant of the American Sheet Steel COM
pany has been closed since July l, but
preparations have been under way for
resumption of work Now, however
the men, 1t is said will not return until
the strike is settled. About 1000 men are
employed at the plant
POMEROY, Ohio July 15-Ahe Ameri-
can Steel and Hoop company's mill here
did not start it's fires today owing to the
strike of 300 men.
CINCINNATI, July 1.-The steel mills
in CoVington and Newport, KY, are in
dependent and running today as usual
At Cambridge Ohio, 500 employees of the
tin plate works there struck this morn
ing.
EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio, July IS
One hundred and forty members of the
Amalgamated association at the Wells
Vile mill all struck today. At the Beaver
tin mills, in Lisbon, The 300 AmaIgamated
men struck today.
NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio, July Is
All mills of the American Steel com
pany in the Tuscarawas valley are closed
today owing to the strike. The mills az.
fected are the New Denison and Cana
Dover. Two thousand men are affected.
IN INDIANA.
ANDERSON, Ind, July ia strike
Of 800 men was inaugurated in the tir
plate mills here today. All members OF
the Amalgamated association obeyed the
strike order and the mills are closed.
AT Middleton, Ind, the mills were also
shut down by the strike.
At Elwood the strike order in the mills
of the American Tin Plate company was
cbeyed without question. Work was sus.
pended this morning. This is the first
day this year the mills have been idle
although ordinarily there is a shut down
Of one to three months
Two thousand men are affected at Ell
wood.
GAS CITY, Ind, July 15.-Only the
finishing department is in operati2Dl to-
dfR at the Morewood plant of the Amer
lean Tin Plate company here About 40(
men struck. Members Of the Anal
gamated association here declare they
can remain idle year without being Sc.
riously affected.
WORKERS WAGES ADVANCED.