Show Fear the Machinists Strike Locally some fears were expressed yesterday that the effect of the great machinist strike now on In the 1 East will extend lo thin circuit and that any number of orders for structural ma terial ifow upon the books with others to follow must be tied up Already the manufacturers of a class of machinery used In the mines and smelters are no loan than four months behind in their orders and the possibilities of pro tracted clash must seriously Interfere with projected Improvements In the diggings of this and other Stales So much greater the necessity for gutting your orders on Ille said one of the many mechanical engineers who are Hooding this neck o the woods yester day for while they may le lied up with tIme balance they will be taken up and discharged In the order that they have been entered on the blotter when the trouble Is over No use getting scared and withholding orders because a strike Is on In the meantime the situation mxist make It I look critical for projects such us those the Bltvghitm Copper and Gold and the Lnlled Slates companies have In hand The plans for the formers smelter are now approved and are be lug consulted In this city at prctfont by the representative of almost every steel manufacturing establishment In the country while the engineer for the latter is workng night and day upon an equally elabonitn set of plans for a smelting plant How seriously times nnderinklngs must be affected by the strike no one of the mechanical engi neers now storming the town cares to predict but as was suggested no orders time Is to be made in withholding |