These  are  the  steel  workers.  I  have  not  chosen  extreme
cases;  on  the  contrary,  it  has  been  my  aim  to  select  men  who  are
typical  of  a  class, — the  serious,  clear-headed  men,  rather  than  the
irresponsibles, — and  with  one  exception,  each  case  is  fairly  rep-
resentative of  a  large  group.  The  exception  is  the  man  whom  I
called  Hudson.  Not  over  three  men  out  of  the  hundred  and
more  with  whom  I  talked  at  length  indicated  like  sentiments,
and  he  is  the  only  one  who  gave  them  such  full  expression.  It
should  be  understood  that  these  are  the  skilled  men, — it  is
only  among  the  skilled  that  opinions  are  so  intelligently  put
forth.  The  number  of  positions  requiring  skill  is  not  large,  rela-
tively speaking,  and  competition  for  them  is  keen.  The  conse-
quence is  that  the  skilled  workers  are  a  picked  body  of  men.
Through  a  course  of  natural  selection  the  unfit  have  been  elim-
inated and  the  survivors  are  exceptionally  capable  and  alert  of
mind,  their  wits  sharpened  by  meeting  and  solving  difficulties.
Through  this  disciplinary  process  have  risen  men  like  John  Jarrett,
consul  at  Birmingham  during  Harrison's  administration;  Miles
Humphreys,  now  chief  of  the  fire  department  of  the  Smoky  City;
M.  M.  Garland,  collector  of  customs  for  Pittsburgh;  A.  R.  Hunt,
general  superintendent  at  Homestead;  Taylor  Alderdice,  vice-

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Drawn  by  Joseph  Stella


IN  THE  LIGHT  OF  A  FIVE-TON  INGOT


THE   WORKMEN

president  of  the  National  Tube  Company;  A.  C.  Dinkey,  president
of  the  Carnegie  Steel  Company;  and  W.  B.  Dickson,  vice-president
of  the  United  States  Steel  Corporation.
