The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-04-18
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Steel Men
Charges Made Before United States
Steel Corporation Stockholders
on Conditions.
INVESTIGATION ORDERED OF
LONG HOURS OF LABOR,
Judge Gary Believes Business Con-
ditions and Prospects Are
Satisfactory.

NEW YORK, April 17.-An inves-
tigation into working conditions in the
mills OF the United States Steel cor
poration was decided upon at the an
nual meeting OF the stockholders in
Hoboken. y. J.. today.
Charles NJ. Cabot, OF Boston. intro
duced resolution providing for n
committee of five to investigate and
report TO the finance committee not
later than October l as TO the truth
or statements contained in a recent
magazine article. alleging that en-
ployes OF the corporations were over
worked
The conditions revealed. II true"
said Mr.. Cabot. constitute a serious
menace TO the continued success Of
this corporation both in its business
as an employer OF labor and in it's
reputation as an organization, which
has been willing to deal openly and
frankly with industrial conditions"
Chairman r. II. Gary. who presided.
said that the author OF the article
had been given the fullest opportunity
TO get at facts. but had presented them
In partisan manner. He moved that
the Cabot resolution be adopted and
this was done.
Long Working Hours.
Among the charges made in the ar
ticles were statements that a large
majority OF the steel workers in the
Pittsburg district worked II hours a
day and that more than 10 900 OF the
10000 steel workers in Allegheny
county in l9O7-oS were worked seven
days In the week
The following directors were elected
for term Of three years: George +
Baker. W. Z. Corey. j. r DRYDEN. G.
4. Griscom. Samuel Mather. d. G
Ned, Henry Walters and c. NJ Lane
who succeeded the late Nathaniel
Thayer. The director will meet on
April p 10 reorganize The stock
holders today ratified all contracts
made by the directors and finance
committee since the meeting a year
ago.
Chairman Gary. IN speaking OF the
request made by stockholders for a
general statement in regard 10 bust
ness conditions and prospects as ar
fecting tho steel corporation. said:
We believe We have a. the present
time a better organization throughout
. our companies than We ever had be
fore. We think We are best equipped
AZ the present Time to manage our ar
fairs economically and promptly. and
yet We have no disposition 10 remain
passive. inactive or contented.
Business Satisfactory.
We are very we'll satisfied with the
amount of business We have done and
profits We have realized during the
last fifteen months Our mills are
not running 20 their full capacity. and
We should be glad ~ more business
were offered. but. nevertheless. the
business which We have been getting
has been large and under the circum-
I stances should bo considered salts.
. factory When the steel corporation
was organized the total capacity of
finishing mills was somewhat lie
] 23.000 or $4,000 tons per dav A. tho
I present time tho producing capacity is
nearly double that amount
/ Therefore although mills are not
running 90 more than about I'd 90 90 0r
. - per cent. ~ their capacity az pres.
ent you viii see that This is very
much more than total capacity a. ths
time the corporation was oreanfzed
The Independents socalled. have in.
7 creased their capacity little moro
than We have Increased our capacity
We started out with about 90 per cent
~ the total business OF the country
and az present Wo have about .s per
/ cent on tho average ff is our iufer.
F zion to Keep proportion up fo about
that point $50 d0 not intend to have
moro than fI per cent