The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-02
MINNESOTA
CARRIED LESS ORE.
Steel Corporation Ships Are Being
Stripped Preparatory to the
Winters Rest.
Company's Shipments Are About
Two Millions of Tons Less
Than Last Year.
Special to The Journal.

special TO The Journal 81
Duluth. Mimi. Nov. ALREADY schoon-
ers of the United States Steel corporation
are being stripped and put into winter
quarters for the season. The fleet has
carried so far this year In it's own ships
about 100000 gross tons of cargo and
IN chartered ships between 100000 and
100000 tons more. AL this ore goes to
furnaces and mills of the various constitu
ent companies Of the Steel corporation.
This is about 100000 tons less than
was carried down lakes for its account the
previous season, but Is more than was
actually used, or calculated to be used in
the year ending last May. The Steel
corporation in 1902 carried down lakes
enough ore at the low prices then pre-
vailing to supply it's furnaces well past
midsummer, 1908. During the present year
much OF this excess Of shipment has been
consumed and 1t is now figured that the
supply on hand at lower lake docks and
In furnace yards this fall Is mob sufficient
to maintain furnace operations any further
into 1904 than the excessive stocks did
into 1903.
Men With Wives Keep Jobs.
Further curtailments at mines have
been announced this week by the Oliver
Iron Mining company OF the large forces
at Ely, Minn.,, night crews are to be
abandoned at all mines but Chandler and
some exploratory work, intended for some
time in the future is to be stopped for
this winter. The curtailment will not be
very material, and none of the married
men about the location will be discharged.
discharged. sr
It IS the policy Of the company to keep
all its men of family, and a wife Is an
OF them have profted by in the past few
months. This policy was started by the
Minnesota Iron company in the panic Of
1889 and every time since, then when it
mas been necessary to2cut off employment
for time it has been followed by most
OF the mining companies, by those at any
rate, that have the interests Of their men
at heart. Curtailment at Ely mines will
be gradual and will amount to about 400
men.
At the Oliver Iron Mining company 8
Aragon and Chaplin mines on the Menomi-
r1ed out and about 200 will be DISCHARGED
there. all unmarried men, In the coming
thirty days. The two mines are now EN-
ploying about 1000 men.
Eighteen Per Cent Laid OF.
Since the commencement Of curtailment
among the mining companies about s.
900 men have been laid off, including those
those to be taken off at Ely and Menorni-
nee range points This is about 18 per
cent Of the full force employed 5
In spite Of this wholesale discharge the
| AAOAi al q 1AOL c11lAIOuS " SO 10 WOrk, else
where at the prices offered by lumber
men. There has been for two weeks q
strife between employing 1umbermen;s al
Duluth and their woodsmen as to wages
for the winter, The scale paid last vim
ter was from $50 to $35 and board a month
1 Two weeks ago men refused to go into
the woods for less, but they were met
4 by a. united front on the; part Of the lum-
Der companies; which refused to pay more
than from $26 to $50. This is good pay
and is more than the scale Of two years
ago. The men have finally come to- it, ane
are going into the woods by the hundreds
every day. N's 49,
:, @ia Gets Another Nine. N Esl.s
! The Duluth Furnace company has taker
another mine on the Mesaba range and II
getting into a position where It will she
independent so far as ore supplies are
concerned. 1t has SO far been unable tt
j take advantage Of the state law under
which. a rebate of Is cents a ton is. Offered
i on all ore mined from state land ant
srnelted in the state. This is equivalent t.
a bonus Of 40 to SO cents a ton on pis