The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-07
STRIKE CONDITIONS At new CASTLE

Acting upon request of committee of workmen employed
IN the Wheeling district mills of the American Sheet and Tin
Pae company the Wheeling Chamber of Commerce within the
past few days sent committee representing the chamber
pay with two employees of the American Sheet and Tin Plate
company from Wheeling and from Martins Ferry to nves
gate the steel strike situation existing at the New Castle and
Shenango plants of the American Sheet and Tin Plate
at New Castle The investigation made because of the
fc in claims made by the steel company and officials conduct
ing the strike for the employees
The report of the committee made after the trip New
Castle and personal inspection the steel plants that place.
made public last night by Harry the
Wheeling Chamber of Commerce.
The report as follows
Wheeling, W. Va November g. 1919
To the Directors OF the Chamber of Commerce. Wheeling W. Va
Gentlemen four committee begs herewith report the
steel situation connection with the visit made New Castle
Thursday October 80.
As preliminary this report might be well say that
the trip undertaken the request committee of work
employed the mills of the American Sheet Tin Plate
company i'll this district who asked that committee from the
Chamber Of Commerce be appointed to visit Of the mills
district outside of the Wheeling district with view
tanning the situation it existed there being apparently
fcng claims and statements made by the steel and
those conducting the strike for the employees.
committee appointed from the Chamber Of Commerce,
consisting of William H. Abbott William P Wilson and Archi-
bald w. Paul. and invitation extended Henry
lodge of the Amagamacd Iron and Steel Workers appoint
committee of four Of their choosing to make the trip for the
purpose Indicated the expense of the Chamber of Commerce.
This invitation declined.
selected the city be visited of
the fact that of the largest sheet and tin plate mills of the
American Sheet and Tin Plate company located in that city
The trip made the day indicated above by your
in company with employees of the American Sheet
Tin Plate from Wheeling and Martins
Ferry
Your committee visited the Shenango and New Castle works
the American Sheet and Tin Plate company going into every
part Of the mills and talking freely to the employees
The published statement of the steel company to the
effect that fifty 59) out of sixty 60) mills in these
plants operating and your committee found this statement
to be correct by actual count mill being off for repairs.
The quality the work examined by the four members
the committee who familiar with the steel industry, and
and pronounced to be first class
In the two plants the number of employees totaled about
OO and the workmen themselves stated that practically all Of
these employees those employed before the strike called
Your committee willing and ready to visit mills in any
of the other districts.
The operations in those mills checked exactly with the
claims made BY the United States Steel company and far
YOUR committee could the contrary there ndca
tionS that strike on
Your committee would have to think that condi-
ton other otherwise than stated by the
United States company Judging by their experience in the
ShcnangO and New Castle mills
This report confirmed in every respect by the three
povcs of the steel company who accompanied your committee
this trip (Signcd)
VIM. P WILSON,
ARCHIBALD w. PAUL.,
w. H. ABBOTT
r. c. JAMES,
II r. THOMAS,
w. r. MESNER