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The indicator., 1904-10-22

The converter at the Minnequa
plant closed down at 4 o'clock Tues
day afternoon and the rail mill fol-
owed soon after. These two i'm
portant departments will be down for
I, least two weeks and perhaps three,
but the hundreds of men employed
IN them will not necessarily be idle.
The skilled men are kept on regu-
arly at full pay as they have plenty
Of repair work to look after during
the temporary shut down, while the
tommon laborers can find work in
the yards and at the east side boilers.
In the meantime the furnaces are
turning out iron that is made into
+ pig at the machine for that purpose
at the rate of nearly 500 tons per day
and soon the supply of that metal
will fill the converter yards. During
the temporary shut down of the Bes-
semer steel department it requires a
large yard gang to unload cars of
|pig iron from the high line, the work
being facilitated by the "drop-bot-
tom" cars. 1t is estimated that when
the converter resumes operations
again about Nov. 10th, there will be
over 10000 tons of pig iron in stock.
The supply OF scrap iron necessary
for the operation of the Bessemer de-
partment is gradually increasing and
many car loads are secured daily from
outside points. This stock consists
of every conceivable kind of con-
demned cast and wrought iron and
steel, embracing as it does everything
from and old stove to horse shoe
nail, bolt, a condemned steam boil
er, railroad wheels, rails, pieces OF
machinery, and in fact everything in
the manufactured iron and steel line.
This mass of metal is put in proper
shape and then with a proper mix
turc of pig iron is melted down at
the converter and turned into Bes-
semer. or rail steel. A large ton
mage of this scrap iron is also used
at the pipe foundry and the cast
foundry, as well as the merchant
mill, the latter using principally
wrought iron scrap.
A large force of men are engaged
about the rail mill and converter max
ing necessary repairs and doing the
much needed cleaning up naturally
necessitated after nearly months
record-breaking run. The finishing
end crew of the rail mill will be kept
busy on unfinished rails until the rail
mill resumes operation. This surplus
was caused by the rail mill starting
up the early part of last month be-
tore the new finishing department
was ready to handle the output. A.
a consequence the rails were loaded
INTO cars and put in storage. Nov
they will be put through the finishing
department to be Strengthened, punch
ed and cold sawed to the prope
length.
The indicator., 1904-10-22
SI4.ooo,ooo in bonds

remaining SI4.ooo.ooo in bonds
six millions will be held for the
purchase OF outstanding first
mortgage bonds and the balance
of 100000 will be available for
This is the largest bond issue
made by an iron and steel COM
panv this wear.
Eight million dollars will be
used for improvements in the
nlant at Pueblo and an extension
OF the property IN this state. The
directors will meet next week and
appoint officers for the wear.
The indicator., 1904-10-22
Back to Bessener.

VIM. Lindenbaum, who left Besse-
msr several months ago, with his
tailor end repair shop, hes returned
and 10 now located in the NcWillians
store room at 1919 Evans avenue.
The indicator., 1904-10-22
Sold 4 House.

Mrs. B. McArdle has sold her house
ct 1926 Spruce street, to Mrs. Eliza
beth Westman. It Is q very desir-
able piece Of property.
The indicator., 1904-10-22
Meeting of Board of Directors of The
G. F. & ]. Co. Restores Perfect Con-
fidenCe in Pueblo.
Question of Hour Continues to be Lack
Pig Iron. and More Furnaces
Must Blow In.

NaENERAL happy feeling pervades the atmosphere
ESy at the Steel Works. caused partly by the fact
that the @. F. & l. 90. reorganization plans have
been adopted which that millions will be thrown
into the Steel Works for improvements and partly be-
cause more fuel and more iron is coming in, and the
matter Of steady employment and more oft is settled
thing.
The indicator., 1904-10-22

There is great activity about "E'
furnace, the new bolt and bands have
been placed, and the work of relin-
ing the great iron producer will prob
ably be commenced by the bricklay-
ers before the first of November.
There is no possibility that the fur
mace will be blown in before the first
of the year, if then. If the manage
ment want more iron, "a" furnace
stands practically as good or better
than when she was new and she could
be running iron inside of week ii
necessary. The fact of the matter IS
the company is producing all the iron
, now that is possible with the present
supply of coke and until that fuel be-
comes more plentiful, there is no use
expecting the blowing in of another
blast furnace at the Minnequa plant
The indicator., 1904-10-22

The Ladies' Aid society will give a
social at the summer garden, over
Grand Opera House, Wednesday even
irg October &c.
The indicator., 1904-10-22

mill The heavy shipments of barbed
and smooth wire and nails during
the past month from the wire mill
has greatly depleted the tremendous
stock stored in the three great ware
houses and the orders now on file
requires the continuous run of the
wire mill for an indefinite period.
The wire drawers are now working
over time while the galvanizing, barb
wire and bolt mill departments are
on day and night shifts. Matters are
extremely strenuous about the wire
mill and the hundreds of employees
there are getting more work than
they really want.
The indicator., 1904-10-22
Buy A Home

A nice, 5-room. nearly new dwelling
in good location on car line at $l5
per month straight until paid for.
Price same as cash, $ll00. Buffing-
ton & McWilliams.
The indicator., 1904-10-22

The shortage of common labor in
the yards continues, and it is hard for
yard foremen to keep their gangs up
to near the quota necessary for good
results. Many of the best Greeks
and Austrians are seeking under
cover jobs, or more plainly speaking
places inside the different mills for
the winter, and the double turn at
the rod mill will take many old yard
men The foreign laborers know
that help is carce and they are ex-
tremely independent. 1t requires
much diplomacy now on the part OF
a ward foreman to hold his men, espe-
cially il they are good ones.
The indicator., 1904-10-22

1t is reasonably expected now, after
the action of the directors of the l..
& |. company in appropriatlng mil
lions for extensions and completion
of improvements at the Minnequa
plant, that the new merchant iron
mill as well as the tin and plate mills
will be made ready for business early
in the coming year. 1t will require
large force of men fully three months
to get each of the new mills ready
for commission and their operation
means the addition of many hundreds
of men to the present force of nearly
1000 employed.
The indicator., 1904-10-22

Chief Rigger Frank Carlson has
large gang of riggers at work de-
molishing and razing the old finish
ing end buildings at the south end
OF the rail mill and when these have
disappeared one of the Oldest land
marks Of the Minnequa plant will be
a thing of the past. These buildings
have seen service for over twenty
vsars and they are black and smoke
grimed with age.
The indicator., 1904-10-22

The rod mill is awaiting the arriv-
al OF rollers from the east. and as
soon a. the force arrives the mill will
re started on = double shift OF eight
nours each. Every ton of the product
OF the open hearth furnace will 60 to
the - inch bloom mill to supply the
necessary working stock for the wire
The indicator., 1904-10-22

NOTHING IS TOO GOOD FOR
" BESSEMER. TRY TO EXCEL.
LET'S ALL PUSH - TOGETHER.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-06
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
PRAISED BY CORTEIJOU

Washington, D. c., Feb. 5.-Secretary
Cortelyou Of the department of COM
merce and labor said recently Of the
new department.: I'VE have had no
precedents to guide us, but have tried
to perfect our organization on business
lines. Fifteen bureaus, ten thousand
employees, ten million dollars in dis
bursements-these figures give you in
the briefest form a slight idea OF. the
Magnitude of this new executive. estab-
lishne Our bureaus areez not ;loeals
Ssizef4as
tend to al. parts st the United States.
Ehis; new establishment is: a great de-
partInent. of peace. Its conquests are
to be made along the lines of COM
merce and industry. It's mission is to
foster, promote and develop" Good
market, good wages,-aye, and good
feeling-if these and kindred results
shall come in some degree from the de-
partments developments, those who
have tried earnestly to build for it's
future will feel that their work has not
been In, vain.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-06
MIME WOAKERS UNION
sHOWEs SPLENDID GROWTH

Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 5.-The Un-
tied Mine Workers have grown as fol-
lows: For the year 1897 the average
paidup membership was s,731; for 1898
it was 32,9O2, an increase of 23,171; for
1899 it was 61,sS7. an increase of 2s,-
1856; for 1900 it was 1854, an increase
of 1864; for 1901 it was 1893, an in
crease of s2,503; for 1902 it was 175,367,
a decrease of 22,657: for 1903 it was
247,240, an increase of 71,S73 During
the year 512 new local unions were or
ganized, q reorganized and 1877 sur
rendered their charters, leaving a net
gain of 366. There are now % organic
ed districts and total Of 1892 local
unions paid up and in good standing.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-06
1ND1CTs 27 LABOR MEN;
REPORTS 6 NAMES.

Chicago, Feb. 4-Six labor men were
indicted yesterday by the grand jury,
making in the neighborhood of twenty
seven against whom true bills have
been found. Only the names Of the six
indicted yesterday were reported. They
are:
Brewery Workmen's Union-Presi-
dent Carl Obermeyer and Secretary
Adam Hucbner. Charge
to injure the Eagle Brewing Company
Franklin Pressfeeders' Union-Lewls
Linderman and Martie Pierard. Charge
Throwing acid on Catherine, Verna
and Trace Tomaso as they were en-
tering a street car.
Teamsters' Union-William Stevens
and John Mullin. Charge-Intimida-
tion of workmen during the Kellogg
strike.
President M. c. Buckley, Secretary
P. +. Skerritt and former Treasurer
Edward Purcell of the South Side
Street Car Mems Union, were before
the grand jury yesterday. They were
questioned along these lines:
did you instruct any member OF the
union or other persons to conn lit
violence during the street car striker
"No, SIR
did you pay any money to the 1Easa
who committed assaults?'
mo, sir.''
More than tkwenty names of indicted
labor men are Withheld by the grand
jury for the reason. it was said, that
to make them Public would hinder the
jurymen in making Investigations.
The entire time will he passed to-day
in further investigation of evidence
against labor officials.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-06
LABOR UNIONS SCRAP
BETWEEN THEMSELVES.

New York, Feb. 5-According tc the
delegates of the boilernakers' helpers
a general strike Of 1900 boilermakers'
helpers, in the ship. yards is likely to
take place if directions given by the
American Federation of LABOR to the
Brotherhood OF Boilerlnakers to grant
a separate charter to the drillsrs and
tappers are carried out. The delegate
of the boilermakers' helpers reported
a meeting OF the New York Central
Federation Union that unless the order
was rescinded the helpers would strike
as he said the drillers and tappers
were not skilled men.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-06

adequate factory laws, graphically pic
turing the hundreds Of children who
may be seen each morning on the
streets of-St. Louis, hurrying along be-
fore 1t is fairly daybreak, to grind
their lives away in the noisome fac
tories. He believes that with such
man as William Randolph Hearst as
President many new laws would be en-
acted and that conditions in national,
state and city governments would be
vastly improved.
On motion it was voted to organize
the Union Labor Hearst Club of St.
Louis, and w. w. Morrison, the first
union man in st. Louis to give out an
Interview declaring for Hearst for
President, was chosen president by ac-
clamation. Mr.. Morrison is president
of the Plumbers Union No. IS; was for
many terms president Of the Building
Trades Council and was prominent in
the knights Of Labor when that or
ganization was In It's infancy. In Feb
ruary, 1903, soon after the. Labor Com
pendium hoisted the name of Hearst
at Its masthead, he gave out an inter-
view in which he said:
Il have always been a Hearst man.
He Is the embodiment of Jefferson,
Jackson and Lincoln and is destined
to be President of the United States.
He Is the fourth great American COM
moner:"
"Greatest Man Since Lincoln"
Later Mr.. Morrison was instrument
tai, with few associates, In organiz-
ing the first Hearst club of Missouri,
refusing reelection because he believ-
ed another could do more in fostering
the cause.
For secretary the new club elected
c. P. Connolly, secretary of the Allied
Printing Trades Council, former presl-
dent of Typographical Union No. 8
The club then voted to instruct the
president to appoint a committee of
nine to draft constitution and bylaws
and report at the next meeting, which
Will be called as soon as the committee
has completed it's work.
Resolutions were adopted as follows:
Resolved, That we here and now
pledge our ablest efforts in aid of the
nomination of the Hon. William Ran
dolph Hearst for President of the
United States, a man who is tried and
true, and we call upon all union men
of all crafts everywhere to join us and
| work with us for the proper and fit
ting promotion of the greatest mar
since Abraham Lincoln, man below
| ed by all workingmen who know him
and worthy of the esteem and conf
dence of all wealth producers.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-06
CUT STONE CONTRACTORS
ORGANIZE IN DENVER,

Denver, Colo, Feb. 4.-The cut stone
contractors east of Denver have form
ed an organization of employers to be
known as the National Cut Stone Con-
tractors Association, and will operate
in conjunction with the National
Building Trades Employers Associa-
tion and the. National QQQuaQrQry
Owners Association. It is stated that
the objects of the new organization
are Ito promote and protect the inter-
ests of its members and further the
use Of stone as a building material;
to exert united efforts to cheaper the
cost of cut stone, SO that it may be
used in preference to substitutes, to
deal with the labor situation and to
encourage the formation of association
of cut stone contractors"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-06
RESULT OF TWO YEARS.
Municipal Operation Of Street Rail
ways in Manchester. 4

Manchester, England (pop. 100000;
did not bfgn municipal operation of it's
street railways until June, 1901. Some
Of the results upto date are as fol-
lows:
The entire tramway system, amount
Ing to $50 miles, exclusive OF outlying
districts, has been rbuilt.
Electric traction has been installed
throughout and when present con-
tracts are completed the city will have
spent 1000, 900 in new readbeds, elec-
trio motor plants and buildings. =:
+ Eight hundred new cars are being
built at further cost of 1920, 900.
The largest car sheds in Europe have
been constructed.
Passengers carried during 1902, the
first full year of municipal operation,
%, 590, ,2sS.
Fares have been reduced to a two
cent average, and the distances of the
low fare stages have been increased.
The service has bee improved by
running more cars on all lines, and
with greater frequency.
The working hours Of street car en-
ployes have been reduced to sixty per
week. This is 20 per cent less than
the working hours Of drivers and
guards when the private companies
had control.
The wages OF employees have been in
creased, even with reduced hours of la
Dor.
Employees receive uniforms, and are
given other concessions.
There are no more strikes.
Every passenger has a seat.
The gross profits on passenger traf-
fic, after paying operating expenses,
repairs and maintenance, were more
than 80 per cent during the first year
Of municipal operation.
In 1902 the Manchester Corporation
paid 100000 out of the net, profits
from tramway operation to the relief
Of the general rates, or taxes. Last
years contribution, for the same pur-
pose, out of tramway net profits, is
estimated at $150,00Q.
These payments were made to the
municipal treasury after providing for
| Interest ON Borrowed capital, Depre-
citation sinking fund and all other
fixed charges.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-06
ALL UNION MEN - ), y
TO BE =BLAcKLISTED.

Batavia, ILL.,, Feb. 4-The four. man
ufacturingr concerns. Of Batavia, that
locked out 1000 men, will now en-
sent to each Of the locked out men. in
which there is a list OF questions to be
answered. Among: them is one asking
If the workman is a member of: any
church, society, or fraternal organixa-.
ton. All who answer that they are
members .of q union will be placed on
70 black list. The union men are col
slecting evidence and will proceed
.againsts the concerns 50. zthe. cosurts.
epbseribs %
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-06

Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 4-The coal
operators of Western Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois demand
that the miners grant Is per cent
reduction in the wage scale as 1t now
prevails.
The miners, reading the recommen-
dation of their scale committee. de-
manded that the present scale be re-
affirmed and in addition the run Of
mine basis.
DIFFERENCE IN DEBATERS.
Thus was fired the opening guns IN
a fight between capital and labor that
has drawn the attention of the COM
mercial world to indianapolis. F. L.
Robbins of Pittsburg is the leader OF
the operators. Pitted against him Is
John Mitchell, president Of the miners.
Robbins is ferry in his debate; Mitchell
| calm, collected and quiet.
Referring to the differential and the
run of mine basis demand, which Rob-
bins refused seriously to consider, Nit
chell said:
1--WE ARE IN EARNEsT!'
1--WE are terribly in earnest about
! this Outside of the Ohio and the
Pittsburg district coal is now mined
| on the fair run-of-mine basis and we
have honest methods Of weighing and
| paying for the produce Of a miners
labor. We propose to insist on these
| things in all parts of the central COM
| petitive field"
! He denied that the miner readily got
| 80 cents ton for mining screened
COAL He said in the Hooking Valley
and Ohio the operators using machines
actually paid 81 cents on a screen-coal
| basis. The run-of-mine rate, he said,
would be about so cents ton What
is true of the Hooking Valley is also
true of the 'Pittsburg district
| NONE TOO WE'LL AT PRESENT.
THE cost of living he said, "in the
| last six or seven years has increased
in proportion to our increase in wages.
We are not living too we'll now. We
| are better off than we ever were be-
| fore and we are not going to return
| to the conditions Of old days when the
| coal miners had to ask for charity.
1--WE want to prosper. We want" to
! enjoy a, fair measure of that prosperi-
ty:: We ask you not TO insist Jpn :asre-
5duction, that. will do You no spod. and
- - q s % ,Rsa ~ bI 3 J m
turn. the difference over to 8 tie
roads ana tile. large !: consumers Of
| coal.''
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-06
CARPENTERS OPPOSES .:<::s
!: " :5 FEDERATION RULING

Washington. D. c. Feb. 4.-Dennis
Mulcahy and Thomas Kidd, president
and secretary Of the @Amalgamated
Woodworkers' International Union,
failed to reach any agreement with
William d.. Huber and Frank Duffy,
president and .secretar Of the United
Brotherhood Of Carpenters and Join
ers, in regard to- the recent ruling of
the American Federation Of Labor
that alI5members Of the United Broth
erhood who are employed :. In In mills
should be transferred to the AmalRa-
mated Wood 0rkers: q About IS, 900 men
Of the Brothe !. of Carpenters are
directly concerned rider Of the
ftederat ton, mot her meeting IFS to. be
held
IIssbs e.ld, 31:oo,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-06
For Special Judge.
Tink'm, D. 81 SO Al Al TAO 5251
Gearh't, R.126 50 80 ~ 62 741124 4S1 $50
For Alderman.
Kern, D.. 76 AZ At So Sc 10 10 431S
Chesny, R.136 78 SO IL SIS Is 4214 sos 100

RETURNS OF TWO YEARS AGO.
Following are the official returns of
two years ago, which, for purposes of
comparison, will be found very inter-
eStfnE:
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-06
COAL MINERS REFUSE
TO REDUCE WAGES
ILLINOIS COAL OPERATORS DE-
MAND REDUCTION OF WAGES.

Miners Insist That Scale Be Re-Af-
firmed. r. L. Robbins Of Pttsburs
Leads Operators, While John Nit
chelI Takes Up the cudgell for the
Miners. Miners NoX Earn Scarce.
iy Living Wage: Outcome 10
ProbIems,tic.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-06
THE TICKET ELECTED
TUESDAY.

Mayor. NJ. B. CuIlum, ID.
Special Judge. N. A. Gearhart, n.
Aldermen.
First Ward. C. 9. Wilson, H.
Second Ward. "A. j. Hnrker, IL.
Third Ward. James A. Waugh. II.
Fourth Ward ThOs. TrevilliOn, II.
Fifth Ward. w. e. McEwen, ID.
Sixth Ward. .Erick Olson. n.
Seventh Ward. n. ID. Haven, II.
Eighth Ward. VIM. Chesney, II.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-06
DR.. CULLUM DEFEATS
TREKAMIAN w. HUGO.
BY Majority of Ninety Only Democratic Alderman
is Elected Krumseig Defeated in the Second. Remark
able Independence in Voting. Partisan put to Rout
in Municipal Elections

Duluth Voters by Decisive Vote Declare that National Party
Politics have Nothing to do With Local Affairs: City
Advances as a Modern Twentieth Century
Municipality. Clean Government.
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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-08-10

the attention given the candidates.
Mr.. W. D. Dent was the chairman
and introduced the candidates, CON-
mencing at the tale and going up.
The candidates for Solicitor closed
the speaking, each one making logi
cal and brilliant claims for the Office.
This meeting closed the program OF
the week and it was with feeling of
great relief that We took the train at
Colunlbis for home.
The candidates are enduring the
hardships and burdens of the cam
paign with remarkable "Christian
fortitude," and patience. They are
jolly and genial set and are conduct
ing the campaign on a high plane,
each one depending upon his own
merits rather than upon the short
comings of his opponents for political
preferment, and should the campaign
continue and end as it has com.
menced the candidates will retire
from the field in the best of humor
one with another.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-08-10
Ersk;ne News.

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Rain in abundance. The heaviest
rain fell about 3 o'clock Tuesday that
We have had ir several years.
The health of our community is
very good, since the death Of Mr..
Boozer, who died at Mr.. PIT Q
Amick's mill Monday.
Crops are looking very we'll but too
much rain for them at present.
We regret that Mr.. NJ. L. Warner
and family are going to leave US this
wicte-. Esskine's loss viii. be Irmo's
gain.
Mrs P. E. Black is visiting rela.
tives and friends at Cross Hill and
Waterloo, S. O.
The mail service through our COM
nunity is very accommodating since
the change of the route from Lexing-
ten to- Ella.
Messrs. Luther E. Black and J. B.
Hyler attended the Newberry College
reunion at Little Mountain yesterday.
They report a very large crowd and
nice time. b.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-08-10

While at Swansea We had tie pleas
ure of meeting many old friends,
some OF whom We have not seen be-
fore in twenty years. We We're also
GLAD to shake hands with DR.. Brooker,
a cultured and refined physician Of
the town. We found him enj wing gtx-
cellent health and lucrative pr ,ctice.