The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-08-30
MORE MILLS WILL RUN
Changes in Their Condition Promised by
the Corporation officials.
HAVE MEN TO INCREASE FORCE
Working With Three-Plenty of
Skilled Mechanics Improve
ments at the Star.

PITTSBURG, Aug. 26.-Some re-
markable changes in the condition of
the strike-ridden mills of the United
States Steel corporation are promised
for the present week that will change
| the aspect of affairs considerably if
carried out 1t was stated on good au-
thority today that before the end of
the week those of the plants that have
been operating on single turn will
be run with full force end for the
usual three full turns each day. Men
enough have been secured fer this
purpose, the officials say, in spite of
the claims Of the strikers that the
companies could not get enough men
to operat their plants. and the man
ayers of the mills say they will be
ready with all the skilled men requir-
ed to start up the machinery and turn
cut a heavy tonnage.
The most interesting situation is in
the Star mill of the American tin plate
plant here. This plant was until this
summer considered as doomed The
tin plate company had, it is said, de-
cided 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 non-union men was possible
under the protection of a we'll equip
ped police force, the officials decided
to keep this mill, make extensive i'm
it permanent fixture of the company.
The most significant feature of this
plan has been carried out during the
past week That 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 its force of
men and make it one of the most mod
ern of all the tin plants in the coun
try.
With the completion of these i'm
provements, the company will be pre-
pared to place sufficient number of
men in the plant to work the four
double 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 op |
Grated to it's full extent.
Referring to the present condition of |
the mills, Mr.. Piper said: I'VE received
eight skilled men early this morning. |
J. r. Phillips of the company ac-
companied the men to the mill and it |
was not until after they were in and |
comfortably settled for the night that
the strikers discovered their presence.
Those men are of the best in the trade
and will enable us to move the plant
on better basis than before
Outside the Star plant today large
of strikers were on picket |
duty They were quiet and orderely,
but had their eyes and ears open for
any signs of newcomers. The pecu-
liar feature of the strike about the
Star plant is the good feeling display
ed between the strikers and the man
ager of the plant. When Superintend-
ent Piper left the building early this
he met the strikers and laugh
ed good naturedly to them. He said
to the anxious pickets: Il had more
fun in getting those last men into the
plant than at game of checkers