The diamond drill., 1919-09-20
IT'S EFFECT UPON THE IRON ORE
DISTRICT THE PROBLEM
ORE SHIPMENTS MAY STOP
indications Are That All Local Piles
Will Go If Present Conditions
Win Continue

The expected strike OF the steel
workers is raising the question in
everyone's mind How will 1t effect
us?" Until the proportions OF the
coming strike are settled, no one can
tell just what the balance OF the
shipping season has in store.
The strike is aimed at the United
States Steel corporation. II arises
primarily as a contest OF strength be-
tween the corporation and the steel
and iron workers union. The Steel
corporation officials say that only Is
per cent OF their men are union men
and 10 treat with union men as un-
ions and not with their employees d.
rect would be equivalent to closing
their shops against non-union labor
and that step they Will not take.
III, as the Steel corporation claims,
only Is per cent OF their men will be
effected by the strike the finishing
end or the business will not.be great
ly interfered with.
Sailors Strike VIII BE Worst.
But. the lake seamen who are very
largely union, threaten to strike In
sympathy with the steel workers. The
press reports say that such strike
will tie up all of the boats and that
means the ships OF the independents
as well as the steel corporation. II
that happens, then the ore country
will be tied up tight, but II II trans
pires that only the boats of the steel
corporation are effected then the sec
tions where the Independents predom
mate will not be effected to any greai
degree. or course, there is the pos
sibility OF the strike extending TO the
independent mills and in that case
there would be general tie-up.
So, from a. local standpoint, the
business OF the immediate future de
pends upon whether the strike will
locaIize. both on land and water, in
the Steel corporation. IL Il does there
will be little change. II II spreads
and the strike lasts there is apt to
be very quiet winter in this section
Rushing Ore Forward.
The local shippers are rushing out
the ore as fast as cars can be secured
to put il In The shortage OF cars is
by no means confined 10 the st. Pau
road North Western officials tell us
that they are handicapped also and
the reason is that boats are not ar
riying In numbers enough to keep the
docks clear OF accumulated ore.
The shovel that has been loading al
the Dunn mine completed the loading
OF the No. pile early In the week
The No. pile will not be shipped a
II will take the company all OF III
time to get down the No ore that
II has at other properties. The only
Mckinney Steel Co. shovel working
now is the one at the Tobin where {.
will take a month To clean up the No
! pile With the completion OF load
ing at the Tobin the good ore or tho
Mckinney Steel Co. will all be load
ed In the Crystal Falls district,
A shovel was started at the Tull
mine. Stamhaugh, early In the weel
and, Il Is claimed. that II will be KEEP
az work continuously until as niue
OF the ore In stock at that property
can be shipped this year has beer
loaded into cars.
Carpenter Making Record.
The Carpenter mine Ii hustling out
ore both from the pocket and from
the stockpile. The Mononghela mine
OF the Hanna interests is also loadini
ore rapidly from the pocket so that
II Is confidently expected record
shipment will be made from the mines
OF this concern IN the Crystal Falls
district. II the strike doesn't prevent
shipping, II Is very probable that this
company will clean up all OF its stock
ed ore In the Crystal Falls district.
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