The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-15

The plant of the Pennsylvania Car Wheel
Company, Allegheny, will resume In full
to-day, giving employment TO 700 men.
w. L. Corey, president of the United
States Steel Corporation, sailed for Europe
on the steamship La Savoie yesterday, for
a few months recreation.
The firm of Z. S. Hooley & Co, which sus-
pended during the depression in the stock
market some months ago, has been rein
stated TO membership in the New York
Stock Exchange.
A consolidation of all the wholesale gro
Gerry houses of central West Virginia was
effected at Clarksburg yesterday. New
York capitalists are back of the deal, which
involves over $2,0O,WO.
Notification of a cut in wages ranging
from % TO 40 per cent. has been given to the
skilled steel workers Of the Illinois Steel
Company's plant at South Chicago. Only
$50 men are involved. but their wages for
an eight-hour day range from IS to SIS.
The Eastern Shipbuilding Company of
that the launching Of the steamship Dakota
for the Great Northern Railways Pacific
carrying trade will take place Saturday,
Feb. 6. The Dakota is a sister ship to the
Minnesota, which was launched last spring.
The striking girl stogie rollers from VIII
liams Bros. factory at Meyersdale, Pa, led
a demonstration at Elk Lick mine, one OF
the Somerset Coal Company, which result
ed in the six men working there going on
strike. The girls belong TO the Federation
of Labor. They had a band and were ac-
companied by several hundred MINERS
men, women and children.
At the annual convention of the United
Mine Workers Of the Pittsburg district,
which has been in session at Pittsburg for
several days, the delegates TO the national
convention, which meets In Indianapolis
next Monday, were instructed TO demand
an advance in the pick mining rate OF ten
cents a ton. This will increase the rate TO
81, and will e~qualize the pick and machine
mining prices.
Manufacturers of rail-rOlling plants from
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Vir-
GINA, Maryland and Georgia met in Pitts
burg yesterday TO discuss means for
strengthening prices and securing a better
trade condition. The manufacturer are
largely outside of the United States Steel
CORPORATION. Ii is said the organization Of
a pool for the maintenance OF prices may be
the outcome Of the meeting.
Manufacturers # steel bars in session at
Pittsburg reaffirmed prices. The manufac-
turers are said 10 be we'll pleased over the
Improvement which the industry has shown
during the last ten days. At the meeting
IL developed that new orders placed last
week with the largest steel producers were
heavier than during any similar period
since last July and this week thus far IS
showing a decided Improvement over tie
previous week.
The Pennsylvania coke trade seems 10
have started upward with a rush after its
long period Of depression. During the week
1896 additional ovens have been fired. and
the production increased 10000 tons. Esti-
mates on production show December TO
have the lightest output of any month OF
the past year. the total being 1888 tons.
The production for 1903 was over a million
and a half tons less than for 1902, and nearly
a million less than for 1901
A petition was filed by three creditors In
the United States District Court at Cincin-
natl yesterday TO declare the Stillwell.
Bierce & Smith-Vaile Company. Of Dayton.