The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-24
STEEL HEADS
SAY NOTHING
Gary Keeps Silent AS to Com
pany's Plans

New York, Sept. 21.-The usual
Sunday calm prevailed today at the
Headquarters of the United States
Steel corporation in this city. There
was 10 indication OF uneasiness over
the fact that a strike designed to
force suspension of operations in a.!
the company's 145 plants in 20 States
will go into effect tomorrow.
Both Ebert H. Gary, chairman OF
the board CT directors. and James A.
Farrell, president Of the corporation,
spent the day at their country homes.
Mr.. Gary adhered to his policy OF
silence and issued to statement of the
compaay's plans for combating the
strike. Each subsidiary has been
given permission to meet the situation
as it's officers see fit. The only gen
eral order which has been made puo-
lie was the letter from Mr. Gary TO
the presidents Of the various subsi6-
/ iarv companies directing them not to
yield on the principle Of the open
shop.
|; ;. It is not probable any comment will
| be made on the strike until the, cor
poratien learns what percentage OF lts
26S, 900 employees responds 10 the
strike CALL These reports must come
from plants in Pennsylvania. Ohio,
New jersey, Maryland, MASSACHUSETTS,
Illinois. Indiana, Michigan, Conrectl-
cut, Alabama. California, Washington,
Missouri, Kentucky. Kansas, Wiscon-
/ sin, Minnesota. West Virginia, Della
ware. New York and Ontario, Canada.
It was estimated, however. that the
number of workers affected directly
! or indirectly by the strike will aS-
sregate half million. The average
daily pay of the corporations en-
ployees, including the administrative
and selling forces is s6.23, according
to a recent report to the directors
This is an increase Of 116 per cent
since 1914 when the average was
s2.SS. The average annual pay in
1918 was s1,950.
Iron ore properties Of the corpor-
alton are mainly in the Lake Superior
| district, the Southern region of Ala
| bama and Georgia. Coal and coke
properties are located in Pennsylvan-
| ia. Virginia, Colorado, West Virginia,
Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois
Extensive coke. oil and gas proper
ties are also owned and controlled
| in a number of states and at several
lake ports there are extensive ore
docks. Seven OCEAN going steamers
and numerous smaller craft are owned
and operated. together with more
than / 900 miles of railroad.
The subsidiary companies of the
ccrporation are the Carnegie Steel,
Illinois Steel. Universal Portland Co
mcnt Indiana Steel, Minnesota Steel,
Lorraine steel. National Tube. Nation
III Steel and Wire. American Sheet
and Tin Plate Company, Sharon Tin
Plate. American Fridge, Union Steel,
Charlton Steel Clarion By-products
Coke. Federal Ship Building, Canadian
Steel, Tennessee Coal Iron & Rail
road Fairfield s: ChicAasaw Ship
building in addition to its cca!.
coke. iron ore and transportation
properties The railroads include the
Ecssemer & Lake Erie Elgin. Joliet
&; Eastern. Duluth &; Iron Range aid
Duluth. Missabe & Northern.
Records of the corporation shcw
that 60,741 employees have become
shareholders in the companies FOR
which they work. They own $3.50
shares of stock and the pay Of the
employees who own ii ranges from
$3.50 day for common ]aborers to
$50 a day for skilled rollers in the
mills. ,,