The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-02-18
THEplTTSBURGH LOCKOUT.
what the PuddIcrs Say-Deterziined
10 Hold out.

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afternoon for the purpose of finding Mr.
David Harris, the President Of the Boil
crs Union, who, it was supposed. would
be present at the Puddlcrs meeting held
there. Mr.. Harris was not found, bu:
Mr.. Bishop, who, since the lockout has
been leading man in the Union, pre-
scented himself Us the victim OF an inter
view. In reply to the question If there
were any new developments, Mr.. Bishop
said there were not; that matter- were
IN stGt'I q'',.
Rcpor,er-Does there still seem to be
determination on the part OF the men
TO hold out for the price they demand?
Mr.. Bishop-Cortainly there Is; why
shouldn't they?
Rop.-Well, l have no arguments to
offer on this question; | came to get the
facts. Has there been any proposition
made ON ,ithcr side since the lockout
Wa, inaugurated?
Mr.. B-No, not to Us as body nor
have We made any proposition to the
manufacturers Some of the individual.
firms, ~ YOU are aware, have made pro-
po,aI, to their puddlers.
Rap-Do the puddlers think they will
be able to hold out until their demands
are accedcd to?
Another puddlcr who was standing bv
broke in at tins point, "Of course We do;
if we didn't we wouldn't have com
mruccd it,
Mr.. Bishop in response 20 some other
inquiries, acknowledged that the winter
had been Il mighty hard one but they
couldn't earn their salt on the rates offered
by the manufacturers. and i'll the spring
and summer it would be worse because
+ the puddlcrs would have to employ an
other man. The puddlers had not made
amy propositions to the manufacturers,
and would not do So.
The interview closed here, and tn" re-
porter withdrew.
one OF our reporters who visited the
South Side, dropped into the Ollie" OF
/ Deputy Mayor Barker. y bevy OF young
fellows were seated around the stove, and
when the subject of his visit WAS stated
. in Il simple manner, the response was
that but one in the crowd was 81 puddI"r
the eldest one n man OF middle age,
who seemed, apparently. to have arrived
but recently from ireland, as he spoke
the vcrnurular with such thoroug hncss
a, To- leave all his fellow cuuAtrylncn III
the shade.
This brawny physical worker was
questioned in the first place. a to ms
knowledge of any contemplated change
100 the present state of affairs to relieve It's
ruonotonv, and why the boilers persisted
in prolougiug thi, inactivity.
/, is very evident from the looks OF
the puddIrr. that he did not relish what
was said. He ausweredit like Yankee
would, 10y propcunding Il question, inso-
eutly asking, What are You driving
at" Why do you want the intorma
tom The speaker was then informed
that he was talking to duly appointed
commissioner of the ErHing Telegraph,
who was delegated 10 obtain the scntI-
ments Of the puddlers to the end, II pos
,iblc Of bringing about settlement.
/ "Oh. its the TI,qraOh Is it, he replied.
Nice letters they were that were pub
4 Hshcd in that sheet against Us honest
puddlers. who have to work so hard for
our daily bread when We do work.
What are YOU poking your nose into our
business for? am no iT''HH oil ~. inc
Y,l,uqpk, and it l. no friend of the pud-
dcr>.
keportcr-but my dear SIR
PuddIrr-l know the party VINO wrote
Those letters. lou Lad better go ana
tax To Your friends, the manufacturers.
Reporter Please permit me to say Il
WORT You are wrongly impressed re-
cErding the position of the Tcicgr0ph.
, 1t has and Is still willing to give both
sides of the question, but 1t will uphold
the right and derounce the wrong. Be
sides IL is not responsible for the views