The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-12-09
THE IRON WORKEKS.
Prospects Of II Lockout at Pitts.
burgh.

From the Commercial Of ycsterlay,l
A conference between committee OF
iron manufacturers and n similar body OF
the Boilers Union, to consider tho qles.
tiOn Of wages, was held yesterday after.
noon, and, we regret to report, was with
out result. The members Of the commit
tees were
Neutrality-suspicious.. j. q. Lewis, OF
Lewis, Bailey, Dalzell 4 Co.; James |.
Bennett, OF Graft, Bennett Il Co.; B. +.
Jones, Of Jones 4 Laughlin; II. W. Oil.
yer, Jr., Of Lewis, Oliver Il Phillips, and
A. NJ. Byers, Of Byers, Mccullough 4 Co.
Boilers-Joseph Bishop, President of
the Boilers Union; lion. Miles 8. Hum
phries, Elisha MCAnnish, John Morgan
and Walter McCabe.
The conference opened shortly after
two o'clock and continued until six
o'clock. The manufacturers stated that
under the present depression Of business
they are unable to pay more than 81 so
for boiling, as much as Is paid anywhere
East and in some instances more. The
boilers committee answered that they had
been instructed to say that nothing less
than So per ton could be accepted. The
manufacturers insisted that It was i'm.
possible for them to pay more than 81 30;
and argued the Necessity for the men to
accept until times get better, or cause
great distress this winter. The action Of
the conference Of last year was cited, and
ii was claimed that all that had been pre-.
diCtCd by the manufacturers had come
true. The boilers were decisive in their
language that 81 80 could not be accept.
ed, and referred to the fact that west Of
Pittsburgh over So wHs being paid-that
in Cincinnati and Louisville tho price
was So per ton. The arguments, pro and
con, continued until about six O'Clock
without, as stated, any definite result.
II is stated that no further conferences
will be held and that the manufacturers
will run their mills as found necessary
and at the best prices to be obtained. It
is evident then that there will be large
numbers OF men thrown out OF employ
ment and that great distress will prevail,
especially among laborers, while trade
generally will languiSh this winter. On
behalf OF the manufacturers II Is stated
that nt 81 so per ton the boilers can make
So Is per day working single turn aud
S. 90 per day working double turn. The
boilers deny that 1t will reach these fgu.
res, they having to pny their helpers out
Of the price per ton.
During tho conference yesterday no
outsiders we're admitted, but a number Of
boilers awaited the result at the outside
door OF the Iron Association rooms. As
Indicating their feeling as to the lengthy
discussion, the following conversation
had with them at hNlf.past five o'clock is
given:
Reportcr-I understand that the man.
utacturers offer 81 50 as the best they can
do, and that the boilers have Ilatly rCfus-
ed TO consider 1t.
DoiIer-Yes, and they will continue to
refuse it. ....
Reporler-Nell II that Is the case and
the manufactures refuse any increase,
why does the conference last 80 long,
and why do not the Boilers committee
leave?
Boiler-The manufactures keep up the
discussion and the fact that they con.
tinue il is evidence 10 ia that they do not
really mean that $3.50 Is the best they
can do.