The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-11
rmE prDDLEI.S, STRIKE.

Again We are led to have hopes that the
long strike Of the puddlers, now extend
inc into is fourth month, will soon be
ended. Continuing through the most Sc
we're winter that We have had in this
locality for many years, at time of gen
cral depression, and carrying with il dis
lrcss and want to the households Of hun
dreds Of working and lnboring men, not
directly, yet intimately connected with
that branch Of manufacture, the "Iong
strike" Of the puddlers, or boilers Of iron,
will he remembered with sorrow. During
It's continuance there have been many ru'
mors Of every kind looking TO resump-
lion of work, aud with them would come
u revival Of the hopes Of all classes OF
business men and citizens generally, that
more CHEERING prospect was ahead
With the failure Of result from these sue
ressiyO reports fuSIhCr depression Oc'
Cnrrrd, and in many instances expires
sions OF evaporation would bc heard,
A MEETING CALLED.
Since the inauguration Of the strike no
meeting Of conference had been had be.
tween the manufacturers association and
The Boilers Union as bodies, yet many
interviews have been held between inhi'
yiduals. There is dispute, or at least
want Of agreement in the reports OF how
the conference of yesterday was brought
about, and ~ to whether II was, at least
on tho part Of the manufacturers, III
official and authoritative Osscmblagc.
The puddlcrs upon the street claimed
that ii was called by the manufacturers,
and that proposition or propositions
were expected from the latter. Prom
iucnt manufacturers Outside Of those who
took part in the mccting) deny most en-
uhatically that the Iron Association, Us
body, had anything to do with Il. They
stated that leading members Of the IoiI-
crs Union suggested and asked Of mem.
bcrs Of the Iron Association meeting oil
conference, and that it was strongly OPP
posed by manufacturers, The request
was granted, however, by the mallnlac-
tllrcrs' committee, as individuals, with
view, Il possible, to end the troubles now
existing. One manufacturer informed us
that there could he no good Of confer
rncc; that they could not rclight their
furnaces aC higher figure than Sl.5O n
ton. twas only question rs To whether
the puldlcr. were willing to work at that
rate On the other hand the puddIers
declare that they cannot and will not go
to WORK ~ .Gs' F,ge .'' j., "e Si ,rLon
u'l'ess ~ sv',S =, ~ ''''"''" =" -.' "''s"
'"'E WIZ ''"'' F''''0' .......
MEETING OF THE PVppLEHS'
The Boilers Union met on Monday at
their hall, in the DhmtCh building, when
the matter Of a conference with the manu-
(acturcrs was discussed. Nothing il, OF
course, known Of the business Of that
meeting further than is shown by the nc.
ton Of yesterday, 1t would appear from
that, however, that instead Of empower
inc the committee heretofore acting in
conference with the manufacturers to
meet them again, they appointed new
committee. This committee was COM
posed Of President Harris and two mem
brrs of the old committee and two mem.
hers not on the old one. Why two Of
those heretofore acting should bc drop
ned is left for conjecture. The commit.
tee appointed on Monday and acting yes.
lcruay, was ~ IoiInWsi DnNi" tlWF'S'
iFeSl3eni o. 'lT Ch'V1 w" " Ws;.
IioScpn hi'noI'' EI,aS Mt.in''"' ""''''
Met "Oe an" Joseph NICHOLS
TIE MEETINGS YESTERDAY.
Proximity at two o'clock the committee
allowed named entered the Iron Associa.
ton room, on Fourth avcnir, and some
minutes later the manufacturers com.
mittcc attended, The latter was comIws-
ed Of the following; NIcssrs. James |.
Bennett, Of Graf, Bennett & Co..; i. +.
Jones, Of Jones Il l,nughlim' A. r., ".
Painter, Of Painter n Sons, &c. Lewis,
Of Levi, Bailey. Dalzcll&Co,, and Cirn
Cha., l., Fitzhngh, Of Shocnlrrgrr Il
Compnny
A REPORTER Of the Comncrcidi visited
thc room with the view Of reporting the
proceedings II desired, hut was politely
informed that INC conference was To bc
private, lthcing understood that Il any
conclusion wo. reached nn The subject tn h.
discussed il would he given for publicn.
lion, the rcportrd awaited without the
conclusion Of the conference,
,w,,r,vo rup ursr,r
Z, ,, ''''' :" &c., ''','' e,
'l,'lnr 'nrtG were H'n'r' 'c'lnt' 'Rr
ISPoFttr """'l'nE' "I'" n,o'. ~, ""A""-'!
IIah hc 10 near 'nc result mere were
some lW'iN' "r i''''h P"I'Il'F7' Ih'y
gaihrr'u III knois upon the corner OF
NOuU street ann fNnttn avenue, DISCUSS