The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-07-16
OBEY ORDER
OF SHAFFER.
.AMALGAMATED MEN WALK
OUT GENERALLY.
TODAY MAY DECIDE MUCH
Conference Called By Manufacturers
to Determine Upon Some
Definite Cause.
TODAY MAY DECIDE MUCH

Pittsburg, July 15-Reports received
from all sources connected with the
great strike Of the steel workers to-
day indicate that the members of the
amalgamated association have mat
ters we'll in hand and that the strike
order generally has been obeyed.
Telegrams from various points
where mills of the American Tin
Plate company, American Steel Hoop
and American Sheet Steel companies
are located told of the shutting down
by these plants in large numbers. In
many cases plants had been shut
down by the first strike order, which
affected the sheet steel and steel hoop
companies only. The last order
brought out all Of the union plants of
| the American Tin Plate company,
with the exception of the new mill at
Monessen, which is still running.
| The strike, although one of the
greatest that has been declared in re
cent years, will affect Pittsburg but
slightly. Despite the fact that this
city is, and for years has been the
recognized industrial center of the
world, President Shaffer's action in
calling the men of the America nSheet
Steel, American Tin Plate and Amer
lean Steel Hoop companies out on
strike, will have but little bearing
on the commercial life Of Pittsburg.
OF the $4,000 men idle, $500 are in
Pittsburg, 500 in Allegheny, and
1900 in McKeesport. President
Shaffer has it in his power to close
many more Pittsburg mills, but it is
not thought that he will no anything
of radical nature until he shall be
compelled to do SO.
The American Steel Hoop com
pany's supposedly non-union mill,
known as the Painter mill, in West
Carson street, was closed this morn
ing in all its branches. The tie up
at this mill was said to have been a
& surprise to the mill owners and Of
ficials in charge of it. Another plant,
known as the Lindsay & McCutcheon
mill, in Allegheny, was shut down
completely in the pudding and bar
mills. All skilled workmen refused
a to enter the mill this morning and the
company did not even operate five
! furnaces. The finishing department
of the mill was working during the
day ,as the men are not in the union,
but it is claimed by workers that the
employees in that department will not
!, go to work in the morning.
The American Steel Hoop company
{ mill at Monessen was not closed to-
day. It has been non-union since il
was built, two years ago, and the
company says the men there will re
main loyal. The Amalgamated peo
pie would not discuss the situation in
= the mill.
While all the mills of the United
\ States Steel corporation are included
in the general conflict, the three com
panies are first attacked. What the
next move would be the workers
would not say. It is announced to
night that circular letter, which was
expected to be sent out today, call
ing out the men in the mills Of the
three companies would not be ISSUED
at present.
The most interesting report to the
Amalgamated association today wal
dispatch from New York which sait
that a conference Of manufacturer
was to be held In New York tomor
row at which Warner Adams, vic
president Of the American Tin Plat
company, will present detailed &C
count Of the experiences Of the com
mittee that met the Amalgamated as
sociation in this city last week.
was stated that the question OF agai1
extending the olive branch to tn
strikers or of taking up the fight an
crushing the association would be d.
termined.