Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-26

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PlTTSBURG, Pa. August 25.-Some
remarkable changes In the condition OF
the strike ridden mills of the Unite1
States Steel Corporation are promised
for the present week, that win change
the aspect of affairs considerably. II
carried out. 1t was stated on good
authority to-day that before the end
of the week those OF the plants hat
have been operating on single arm
would be run with full force, and for
the usual three full turns each day.
Men enough have been secured for this
purpose, the officials say, In spite Of
the claims of the strikers that the
companies could not get enough men
to operate their plants. and the mana
gers of the various mills say they will
be ready with all the skilled men re-
quired to start up the machinery and
turn out heavy tonnage.
The most interesting situation is n
the Star mill of the American Tin
Plate Company, on Twelfth street. This
plant was until this summer consider
ed as doomed. The tin plate company
had. 1t is said, decided to abandon the
mill and move the machinery else1
where Since the strike has come on
them, and II was demonstrated that the
operation of the mill with non-union
men was possible under the protection
of well equipped police force, the Of
ficials decided to keep this mill, make
extensive improvements in its equip
ments and make It a permanent fix
ture of the company. The most sfgni-
ficant 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 plant.
in Monessen, Pa THE former eight
mills have been changed to four dou-
BILE mills. Other improvements have
been added that will give the plant
larger capacity, increase its force Of
men and.make It one os>the most mod
ern of all the tin plants of the COM
pany.
With the completion of these I'M
provements. the company will he pre-
pared to place a sufficient number OF
men in the plant to work the four doo-
BILE mills three full turns. This is
said to be expected to take place dur
Ing the present week Before Satur-
day, according to Superintendent
Piper. of the Star mills. the plant will
be operated to its full extent. I'VE
received eight skilled men this morn
ing" he said.
Mr.. ]. r. Phillips. OF the company,
accompanied the men to the mill and
Il was not until after they were in and
comfortably seated for the night, that
the strikers discovered their presence
He said: 'These men are the best in
the trade, and will enable us to move
the plant on a better basis than be-
fore"
Outside Of the Star plant to-day, there
was a large number of strikers on
picket duty. They were quiet and or
derby, 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 feeling displayed
between the strikers and the manager
of tho plant. There Is no signs OF Bit
terness up to the present time and
when Supt. Piper left the buildings
early this morning, he met the strikers
and laughed good-naturedly at them.
He said to the anxious pickets: Il had
more fun in getting those last men in
to the plant than at game OF cheek
ers"
When the strikers were told OF the
claims of the officials of the Star mill,
they 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
der to accomplish this work. Strenuous
denials were also made regarding al
legged assertions from the Amalgamated
ranks to I'LL the positions offered by the
CORPORATION. and it was said that IL
would be impossible to obtain men
enough to operate the plant without
settling the strike.
There was no change in the situation
regarding the tube mills to-day. The
mills were all quiet, and the former
employees remained away from tne
plants. 1t is understood that the ON
cials of the National Tube Company
have practically determined not to start
these plants for the present
Everything at MeKeesport is report
ed quiet. Pickets are around ahe