The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-01-17
The Iron Mems Meeting at PIttSburgl
Wednesday.

Prom Yesterdays GAs,ttc.
Yesterday two important meetings oI
those engaged In the iron trade were held
st the headquarters OF the Iron AssoCia-
tion, In the Safe Deposit Compauy's build.
iugS, Fourth avenue. The first was the
regular gathering Of the Western Bar Iron
Association. This meeting was held at
noon, Mr.. J. O. Lewis presiding, and Mr..
Thomas J. Burchtield acting as Secretary.
Alter q full interchange Of views In retcr-
ence 10 the subject, resolution was pass
ed binding the members Of the Associa.
ton 10 adhere TO present card rates for
their manufactures. A committee was
also appointed 10 draft a paper express
Sive Of The sense Of the Association in re-
ference 10 the demands OF the "ore men"
the paper to be presented at o general
meeting Of manufacturers In the alter
moo. The meeting then adjourned.
In the afternoon there was o large
gathering at the same place ol represent
atlvPS Of the various rolling mills In this
section and the western States. MIR.
James |. Bennett presided, with Mr.. Z.
G. Pechin as Secretary, There were
fifty or sixty Of the largest rolling mills
In the country represented-aggrcgating
capital not lar short Of flCty millions Of
dollars. The attendance was estimated
TO be larger tina n ut any meeting oI Iron
Manufacturers ever held IN Pittsburgh,
and the interest in the proceedings was
corresponding. The meeting was held
with closed doors, but We are enabled TO
lay the general results before our readers.
Tho Committee appointed by the Bar
Association presented an informal report
In which the dispute between the manu-
lecturers and "ore men" was detailed and
suggeBtlons made toward Ru amicablC
basis Of settlement or relief. 1t seems
that the chief sources Of supply for iron
orc are the Lake Superior and the Iron
Mountain Missouri regions. Last year the
price per ton Tor the ore was $5,25 for
Iron Mountain, and for Lake Superior
the difference In the freight, however,
making them almost even. On the first
Of January, Of this year, tho from manu-.
iacturers received circulars from the "ore
men" in which, they set forth that the
prices fixed Tor 1873, was $40 per ton fol
Missouri, and $l9 for Lake Superior. The
circular also SIT forth other provisiOns 10
reference 10 the ore, which In effect, the
manufacturers say, put them Ut the mercy
81 the "ore men," By the new regulations,
IT'S said, the manufacturers were required
10 receive the ore Of whatever quality
!! might be, and at whatever time
II might come, tho ore men as
SHmipg no responsibility In shipment
There were other objections, bu'
these were the principal which the man
9IactureFs proposed to resist. The manu-
'actuEerS denounced the advance as cx,
or6ltant, but as the demand was in nd
vance oTthe supply, they have thus fAr
Oeen compelled 10 ccme under "the mo-
Aopoly." They further desired that In.
Specton, one for ST, Louis, the cenuo o
Ihs Iron Mountain trade, and enc n
Cleveland for the Lake Superior trade b,
appointed 10 inspect all ore-their deci-
sion to be final 1t was thought In thi
way . Uniform standard might be arrived
a. and the manufacturers as we'll as or
men placed upon an equitable basis. Al
INFORMAL negotiations, however, seem Il
nave nave been lruitlesS In arranging the din
Guilty, and the manufacturers accordingl,
resolved 10 have consultation, whIch re
SuiEed In tho meeting ofyesterdRy.
tney were In session about four hour
from two TO six o'clock-and the sub
!ect vas pretty thoroughly canvaSscd
as nnal result q Committee Of Five wa
appointed 10 take the matter into consiJ
ESHon, consult With the "ore men" AM
make every effort toward tho amlcabl
AoluatmOnI Of hedifereuces comnlSjnel