, 1874-11-07
Important Conference at plttsburn
Between Manufacturers aud
Workers.
a Deduction Of Wages Demanded
IA General Lookout
Threatened.
The Welfare Of Hundred Thousand
Laborers Involved.

6Etcfdt DfSpdfch 70 1ht Chfcddd Tribune,
P1rrsnuEu. Pa, Nov. G-The Dispatch Of to.
morrow will contain IN arttclo OF considerable
length in regard to DIR intorcsta, Of which tho
most important meetings which has ever tslken
psnoo bctsoen employer md ompinyo in thiu
city will 10 held by tho Committees Of tho man,
!liacturors md tho rnddlora' Union: The noint
involved In brief, Ia tue reduction OF tho slding
soctns inevitable that our rolling-tni1s muat
generally stop. Tim Bituntion III nbout na fol-
lows: at tho time Of tho long striko,
Ma Whop r. tho rcncton from tho prosperity during
cntercd into botwocn tho manufacturers md
r1tldlors md baiorn by which tho piico to bo
paid for work shoula depond upon tho card
prlcos Of Iron: Thls has boon adhered to up to
consequence Of its terma, p1ddlors aro 'pnld to-
day SO per ton. or tho card ratio OF cents. Tho
public prints havo boen, during tho past six
months e,nnnonncins tue partial stoppnge OF
s Tesy 'iaSSDss Lara ss hsvo Ss sat ssn 'na aon tho 5
iron manufacturers horo has boon universally
understood. 1lls groat depression has to
great extent been die, eay the manufacturers.
to tho ,co,mEaratvo nigh price they hnvo bcon
tho mills ind i impossible to continue running.
Under tho sliding rcalo, the lowest pon: a: which
y reduction Of wages follows rcductlou Of
prico is when tho price reaclcs 0 ccnta. At tho
'whito tho prioo Of pudding sti1l romains
at 95, in accordance with cnrd-rate Of
cepts. The manufacturers c|aim, thpre-
fore, that tho sliding scnlo is unfair In
the particulars Of Its lnoperativeness below Q
conta but, oven did 1t operate. when slch low
pricos aro ronohnd tho proportion Of do'lnctionB
IN price to TINT Of wages IL not equal, aud, even
with iron at selling prlco Of 50 per ton, tho
price Of boiling would still 10 s3.1o. The opera
tion Of this Inv Of proportion has carscd tho
prcaent Discrepancy besWeon wages and pticeH,
nov that tho lowest cnah rain named in tho
agreement has heen reached.
'.Tho Immediate poiut at isane is, therefore,
that. considering tho present aud pros
pcctlyo condition Of tho trade, tho mills
lris OF them aro now proposing to stop This
has brought about, bosides the inability TO mako
| nouuy, by the fact thai, n tho East whero dit-
| forout ratcs of labor oxiat. wngos hnye boen SO
fur reduced that tho mills haYo started up, and
| aro pouring iron upon tic trade aI competitive
| prlcca with Pittsburg.
'sTho manufacturers will ask rearrangcmen&
in tho sliding scals BY which tho prico Of polling
will bo Immediately reduced, and will present
| tho agreement na giveu above as M tlttnatum,
TINT the mills mt engaged IN speculation will be
| forcod to shut down, and lockout tako place.
What tho result Of tho conference will be it is
| almost unable to say."
Tho Maloning md Sbenango val!oy mannfoo.
[ turorH woro to haye mat to-day, hut thoy hava
decided to await the result Of tho P.ttsbufg con-
ference. Should it bo unsuccessful. all the iron
mills In Western Pennsylvania will have to ahut
down, throwing out Of employment lot alona
tons OF thousands Of ironworkcrs, but upwarda
q 100. 900 laborors. including eoa-minera in thus
State and oEe-utners in Michigan. Missouri. and
other Slates, aud will CAUSE d general ssAgnation
in almost all branches OF trade that hare conuep-
| ton with this portion OF the 6tate.