Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-07-18
TANK BUILDERS
ARE ON STRIKE
BOEIlRM iKERS' INTERNATION-
AL UNION CALLS OUT OVER
200 EMPLOYEES.
WHOLE state affected
Warren City Tank ana Boiler Com
pany Only One Affcctcd-tsk
Removal of Superintendent.

Every employee OF the Warren City
Tank and Boiler Works company in
Oklahoma and at .Coffcyville, Kan,
was called out on strike yesterday
by the Boilermakers' international
union. The edict was issued at Tulsa,
through President Harsan Smith OF
the local union. Five men were dis
patched to different parts of the state
to personally see that the union boil
ermakers and tank builders quit work.
Reports received here last night were
to the effect that the order was
promptly responded to in every in
stance. The Warren city company,
with headquarters at Warren. Ohio,
is already advertising for men to take
the place Of the strikers.
In Oklahoma the men mainly af-
fected are tank builders, employed In
the oil fields. and over 200 Of them
quit work yesterday az a result Of the
unions orders. Among those called
out were the men employed on the
tanks at the new Waters Pierce re-
finery at Sand Springs.
Billy Atwlch OF Warren. Ohio, rep
resenting the Warren City Boiler
works, Is in Tulsa attempting to ar
bitrate the matter, and had a confer
ence yesterday with W. l.. Franklin
Of Kansas City, travelling delegate OF
the boilermakers' union. Union men
declared last night that there was but
remote possibility of the strikers
going back to work any ways soon.
The real cause for the strike Is diff
ficult to ascertain, as both sides of
the controversy seem to be avoiding
publicity as much as possible. 1t Is
reported, however that the strike was
4. ha a nj af n.
union boile rmaker near Cushing by q
man named Robinson, who IL said to
be a superintendent OF the Warren
City company's operations In Okla
homa and Kansas.
over twenty of the strikers arrived
in Tulsa and are making their head
quarters at labor hall In the Friend
Jones company on East Second street.
They assert that every one OF their
number will remain loyal to the union
and not give an inch to the boiler
concern affected by the strike. II Is
claimed that the union IL demand
ing that the Warren City concerns
oklahoma Kansas superintendent be
removed. and from all that could be
learned last night, the strikers are
not asking for any re<ction in hours
or better wages.
AS IL result VI tnt sliIht pEufT "oIk
was stopped for the time being on
much important work In all parts Of
the Oklahoma oil field. The Warren
City tank and boiler company is re-
puted to be the largest builders Of
steel tanks and tank cars in the world,
their operations extending to all parts
of the globe. They were among the
first big concerns to enter the Okla
homa fields, and have done great
portion Of this work In the Glenn Pool
and other well known oil fields.
Another conference between the
strikers and the boiler company rep
resentatives will be held today in an
effort to affect "A settlement of the
strike. 1t Is understood.
]. A. Edwards. ce-presldent and
general manager of the Warren City
tank and boiler company, is on his
way to Tulsa from Warren. Ohio, to
deal with the men.