The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-01-24
Washington, d. c.,

large independent mills at Pittsburgh
advise they are not putting any addi-
tional men to work at this time. In
d:cations now point to continued clos.
ing down of steel mills and blast fur
naces. Reductions of working forces
Of men engaged In all metal working
II ades, and wage reductions have al
ready begun. This description of &C.
tually prevailing industrial conditions
applies to all iron, steel, and other
metal working districts throughout
this country. Daily Iron Trade.
I wired and asked the Daily Iron
Trade whether the statement which
appeared in yesterdays paper that
$4,000 men were to be put to work
in Pittsburgh was true. What have
just read is the reply. There is an.
other thing that would like to have
some gentleman on that side answer.
How could they put $4,000 men to
work again IL they have never been
idle? You have been constantly de-
nying that there was any truth in such
a statement; but suppose they have
put $4,000 men to work that num-
Der would only represent per cent
Of the men that were idle on the first
day of January of this year and since
have compiled this list there are
other mills that rave been colsed.
I want to call attention to this list
of 1913 furnaces by states. In Pennsyl-
vania SO furnaces have been closed,
representing an output of 1904, 900
tons. In Alabama there was four fur
naces closed, representing an output
OF 276.000 tons. 1t Is worthy of notice
that three Of these furnaces are stu
ated in the city Of Birmingham, the
home Of the distinguished gentleman
whose name the tariff bill bears. His
explanation of this action Of the mills
In his state would be at least interest
ing. In Illinois there are 10, repre-
senting an output Of 10000 tons.
In New York, 10. representing an
output Of 1.139.000 tons. In Ohio,
which comes second in production to
Pennsylvania. there were Is, repre-
senting 3.476.O00 tons. In Tennessee
there are 8. representing an output
OF 2s6,00O tons. In Virginia there
are 8. representing 100000 tons. In
Wisconsin, there are 2, representing
49,. 900 tons. In Colorado 2, represent
ing 100000 tons
II anyone denies that any furnace
in the list is not closed, will be
glad to correct 1t. l am taking my
statement from trade paper that as
sures me they are correct. Indiana
has 3, representing 100000 tons. Mary
land 2, representing $4,000 tons. West
Virginia 2, representing $4,000 tons.
A total representing an annual output
of 12,59S,000 tons, or 3s per cent of
the entire output Of the iron and
steel trade in this country and every
one Of those mills were running when
the Democratic party went into power
Just want to summarize now, be-
cause the insinuation has been made
en- that side Of the House--was made
the other day by the Speaker that
when We made these statements we
were doing 1t without facts upon
which to base them. want to chal-
lenge anybody upon that side of the
House, here or hereafter, to dispute
the correctness OF these figures. You
ask why is 1t that we make these
statements. In the first place the
Democratic party, backed by the
President, has repeatedly assured us
that II any of these mills closed that
an investigation would be made to as
certain why they closed. Now, ! ann
going to put this list in the Record,
where the Secretary Of Commerce can
see the name and the exact location
of each closed mill, where Secretary
of Labor can also have this informa-
ton In detail. These two Cabinet Of
ficials have repeatedly boosted they
would investigate any industry that
closed and let the country know the
facts. | especially call the attention
of Secretary Wilson to the conditions
in Pennsylvania.
In his own state there are 100000
men idle that were at work a few
weeks ago. VIII he investigate and
tell the nation why? asked Sec
rotary Redfield some days ago to in.
vestigate the closing Of single and
lumber mills in Washington, but all
that has come of 1t Ia a promise of
due consideration. I ask these distin-
guished gentlemen to either do some
thing or admit that they were simply
playing the very cheap game of poll
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