The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-04-21
MORE TROUBLE.
.rhe Strikes In Wheelins-'rbe Feed
ers and Helpers Out-LabOr strik.
ing Against Labor.

ence who reporter approached for news,
the answer at first was almost invariably,
There Is nothing new except the strikes
at the mills, and / suppose you know all
about them Well, he didn't "know all
about them but Us reporters should, he
endeavored to ascertain "all about them
Presumably it Is generally known in
the city that the mills in this city and
vicinity have made a reduction of fifty
cents ton for pudding since the strike
terminated in Pittsburgh, and in conse-
quence of that reduction, the puddlers
attempted to reduce their helpers, or
second hands," sixteen cents Il day. This
the helpers refused to accept, "a it leaves
them but $l.S4a day. Monday no helpers
had gone out but those at the Top Mill
but Yesterday the strike became general
throughout the city The strike of the
helpers will stop the mills as chectuaIly.
for u time, as strike of the puddlers
would
But the strike of the helpers is not all
not by good deal. While they are
striking against reduction, there is an
other strike in progress for increase Of
wages.
On Monday, the feeders at the Top
Mil. without previous warning, struck in
a body for three-itths instead of one
! half the amount the naiers receive per
key for nails. On Monday evening a
meeting OF the nail feeders of the city
was held ut the Old City hall, over the
! Second ward market house, and
resolution adopted that
the strike be made general. This was
adopted, but it WAS quite evident that
there were many present who would
/ much rather not strike. In order to har-
monte the differences Of opinion, and
make greater unity of action, meeting
was called for last evening, ut the same
place. As ii turned out, however, the
meeting was not held, partly because the
hall had been engaged by the
colorcd folks for ball, and partly be-
cause it was deemed expcdient that the
feeders from the different mills meet IN
different places and take separate action
on the question. Consequently the Bel
mont feeders met in the armory OF Com
pany c. OTIS Hall, and the feeders at
the Riverside congrcgatcd IN American
Hall, across the creek.
At the meeting of the former 1t was
decided that they continue work until
Saturday, on which day they desire i
meeting of all the feeders in the city, and
those at Benwood, to consult upon the
advisability of continuing the strike;
the meeting to be held in OTIS Hall at
. o'clock.
At the Belmont meeting, VIM. Dixon
was President and p A. Costello Secre-
tary.
The Riverside meeting was rather an
exclusive affair, no one but feeders and
the reporter of this paper being ad-
mitted.
Samuel Graves was selected to preside
over the deliberations no Secretary was
appointed. About sevcnty-fvc of the
feeders were present.
When the reporter gained admittsnce'
I'M individual was haranguing the assem-
blage and urging with all the force Of
logic and emphasis, that every feeder ems
gage in the strike. His arguments were
that the strike was not against capital,
but labor against labor; that the nailers
receive from 81 to 80 day, while the
feeders make but paltry $l.1j, and that
il was an inequality that should be rem
edied by all means. He also mentioned the
fact that one of the clerks ut the Top
mil said that if the strike continued for
two or three weeks that the nailers would
have to succumb, because the stock Of
nails is low and the orders numerous. \
general experience meeting followed
when he SAT down, and after little talk
motion was offered and carried without
a dissenting voice, that if TIE feeders of
Riverside strike, none of them 90 near
the mill this morning. No motion
that they do strike was offered, but the
unanimity with which the resolution
Just read was received was taken rs evil
dcnce that they all desired to strike, and
action was taken accordingly.
\ committee was appointed to meet
the Top Mill committee at the Tidal
Wave Saloon to-day at 10 o clock toron-
fer ON matters connected with the .trikc
and committee of four to visit the nail
ers Of the Riverside; also committee OF
two was appointed to tack up II notice of
TIE action of the feeders in the mill so
50 that the mailer, could see it, and to be
certain OF the action of the former.
\ meeting of the Top Mill feeder,
wa. held in the Old City Hall Yesterday