The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-06-03
II IRON OUTLOOK.
All the Mills Closed Down Hut CIark's-
VIII There He n Lockout?

be in operation Except the Solar Iro
Works, which is now run by non.unio
operatives) and 1t is most important I
know how long work will continue SUI
pended. Careful and diligent inQuir
was made yesterday and last night upo.
all hands by our reporters. Both side
were apparently firm and both were dis
posed to DO uncommunicative, beyond
certain point. Mr.. Bishop, the Presiden
OF the A~malgamated Society, could not b
found and the Secretary would make n
statements.
There appears to be a general opinion
among the shrewdest and best informel
observers that there will be no protractet
suspension at the mills, and 1t is repOrtet
that already the men and their employer
have made mutual advances. This, how
ever, is denied by both sides. 1t Is as
serted by both that no conference ha
been asked for.
Among the workingmen interviewer
yesterday was an employe 81 Painter 1
Ward. Said he: "We'll DO in full bias
next Sunday" Being asked for a reason
for the faith that was evidently in him, he
replied that the firm had sent for thu
heaters and asked them to continue worI
until the stock ofmuck bar IWas exhausted
and that the rollers refused positively. Thu
stock on hand, he said, would run the mil
for six weeks. The man also stated tina.
the boilers were cleaned on Saturday and
filled again with water. He said that vert
it intended to shut down for any consider
able length Of time one day would moi
have sufiCed for cleaning, as 1t would take
u week TO clean the scale that has &C,
cumulated since the last general overhaul
ing. Another reason assigned by this
gentleman, why Painter & Sons would not
shut down for any length Of time, was
that they had heavy contracts to ill and
could not as before, transfer them to any
other firm, the heaters and rollers backing
the puddlers in their demand this time. :
Aroller in the Clinton Iron Works was
next spoken to and he expressed the con.
viction that a majority Of the manufaC.
turers would renew the contract within
two weeks. He said that at no time since
1873 had there been as many orders to fill
as at present. Healso claimed that at the
price iron is now selling puddlers should
get S. 25 per ton. He asserts that at pres.
ent prices, when a puddler hires helperE
during the hot season, he can make buI
s. Is per day, and that this Is little enough
compensation for the work. Five heats,
he says, make but little more than a tor
OF iron.
> The residence Of Mr.. Chess, of Chess
Smythe 4 Co., IA next visited. MIR. Chess
was not at home but a gentleman who il
connected with the firm stated that they
would positively refuse to renew the con.
tract at present prices and hat a portion
OF the men appreciated the situation and
could be treated with were 1t not that they
were hedged about by the Union. Thii
gentleman says that the statement pub
lished some weeks ago, that they had con
ferred and bridged the trouble, was incor
rect. The nailers and tack makers wert
disposed to make concessions. He sale
they would be regulated by the action o
Wheeling manufacturers, the matter nov
being in the hands OF a committee. Thii
gentleman did not seem sanguine that al
arrangement would be reached at present
but said the trouble would settle itself in
time.
Mr.. Phillips, OF Lewis, Oliver 4 Phil
lips, was next visited. This gentlemen
said there was nothing new in the situa
ton. He thought it extremely doubtful
that a majority Of the firms would renew
the contract, as he said many Of then
could not afford it. Mr.. Phillips said h,
did not know that he could throw an.
further light upon the matter, and Will
he did not positively say that his frn
would refuse to sign, he left that inferenc
on the mind Of the auditor.
A prolonged hunt was next made 70
the residence of President Joseph Bishop
OF the Amalgamated Union, who lives il
an out.of.the. way locality in the Thirty
first Ward. After considerable tribula
ton Mr.. Martin, Secretary Of the Union
was found and he stated there was n
change in the situation, at the same tim,
stating that President Bishop would Civ
all the new concerning the matter. II
then showed the way to Mr.. Bishop
house. Arrived here a desperate eff0r
was made to obtain recognition, but i
seemed that the family must be from home
as the reporter barked his knuckles in tn
effort TO attract attention from the occu
pants, and only succeeded in rousing sew
eral feroCious dogs in the locality.
1t was now about II o'clock at nigh
and the attempt was given over.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
To the above article from the Dipatc
We add the following notes from the Con
msrciuI.G Gazette of yesterday:
The Amalgamated Association of IroI
and Steel Workers metal Emerald Hall o
Saturday afternoon, with the Presiden'
Mr.. Joseph Bishop, in the chair. TIL
.. chief object of the meeting was to considt
: q request oil seyeral manufacturers thatth
. rollers continue TO work until all tn
! muck iron on hand Is worked up, the
claiming that as they had paid the fu
, } price for making the muck, they had
!, right to work 1t up, without regard to III
question OF signing the scale. The con
mittees from the several mills in the dil
trict reported that the manufacturers ha
refused to sign the scale. The repor
were received and a resolution was otfere
buhb hO WIN otlVulu w Npup Wy btNu WI
ers and rollers until the scale is signe
This provoked lengthy and lively di
Cussion, a few OF the rollers m~aintainir
that the bepermittt
to work up the muck iron they have I
: hand A majority, however, was Oppose
:, to allowing any work to be done until Il
y demands Of tho boilers were compile
with, and the resolution was adopte
!. The committees were instructed TO a
2 nounce the above action to-day to the pr
y prietors ofthe several mills, as the ulim
tum OF the Association.
= 1t Is now settled there will DO a loo
out, but whether It will heof long or she
. duration will depend on the sCtion Of !
Joint conference committees Of manutl
turers and boilers that will probably mi
shortly to consider the matter at issl
:. 1t is reported that the manufacturers "
not ask a conference, but we have reas
th to believe that they will, and that I
committees will come together before I