Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-04-11
THE NAIL TROUBLE.
A Re,'ew of the Arguments of
Labor i'm Opposition To "a Re
ductiOn.

NuflAblla
Trrr1G,atipu oi the action OF the
Western Nail ASSOCIATION at Pittsburgh
0l Wednesday u adopting the rcSOlu-
urn requesting skilled labor tO consent
wtD..u.,.uu 90 wages, has stirred up
considerable feeling among our nail
u'g. auI more particularly as Wheel
H. B, especially Interested in this ques-
u1I The pup~tutllun ul the iron trade
u'H., vicinity the consequent stop
l4r u,muuy ul the mills, and the great
l-p7Tu,,.u ui mill stock generally,
haze i.. brru ,p thoroughly Canyassed
an discussed that the situation Is very
Vr. understood The cause and the
remedy arrr both difficult problems,
tU t.r managers concluded they had
1IUi 'hr solution. VIZ: the first was
Nr h.gh rate ui wages paid here COM
pare, tr other p.JcrS, and the second
HA' tu" reduction a. requested I'm the
resolution. They have not proposed to
u-.r tu., upon labor, but simply to
ui>r lhr proposition public, represent
O. %" thoughtful workmen that a re-
llUnH WU> "a Necessity and endeayor To
convert turW tu this view.
A,m.sut hc expected, labor is not a
@a.ns convert. Many of our mill en-
f.}r,auI non workers are men of good
.u'm"u' Ut sound scHsc, and none Of
@'>tl'rmru,s malr hy the managers,
a. published Yesterday morning. were
arH, tH luuw They were fully aware
@,t.r differences rn prices pald for la
Or here wt 900 tine Fast; AMI further,
,''E AnHN. what they rlalm the mana
- NurN wN should have stated, what
ar 90" raU,.> n, thy>cd.lIrrrnces. rs To
1","- O" the request, many have
N.r, Their willingness, provided II
NI.i8ucuWp.>h thedrSirrd result and
ven l'>, Eu' they claim il is neither.
/" lhr tr>, p,Jrr, should the rcduC-
..a t1Nr place, any benefit would be
.g'l'.rui dut q would DC a comparative
>,rt Time until a further reduction
''..t br demanded. For the price
S'l i"r labor Is not the cause Of the
.''',r1',nu. 10 ., uycr-production aud
.' custom prevalent among cOmpeti-
90. MUS 10 continually cutting az each
.'.L % ihy Rates We're fixed aud firm
\ "''..''1Ilrl 10y a united effort. treaCh-
~ N"l.l nv DESTROYED and confidence
,'',,r", @" such a degree a. would ma
"'".l benefit trulr n short time.
" ,' '3r t,.lr~euc, IN prices paid he
.'.'' Hrr. auJ the East. an eNphna-
,. ..'' ..r'TN iaa, Up to a great extent In
''>. IuI.r, tuyr,. is the difference in
- .a Au Eastern boiler. using an
.., ..''' ..r COAL, can turn out more metal
So" "' shorter time than the Western
INV. ... VIVA Nn'' cuJ Consequently in
G...'r' i1y work and with les actual
"' g.n produce an amount OF ball
~. 'i'a, 'u JHI, oi his Western broth
v1r, ''' """ VII" greater
...y A.>o claim that the working dav
I" t-t,t aul West l. shorter than
H., which Is ruu>iirrvl an advantage.
j. | 49,. .' o'Irr p.Jgv> eleven kegs of nail
v..'S ...'S>.'''rrI au average day's work,
r,, ~ q. auaNrrIgc ui fourteen arr
v,- .. ''..' 'a0i tHl> - an argument i'm ia
b. ~ ~'-agr PrIyys here. This latter
10. 7, "a,l, open tO discussion. n. i'm
~. ,..,' mills. rrr irr,lrr> an, limited i'm
, ,..'g, "'rr'a.u.y ~,vmS - ii they should
, .'. Mnr. per ky..
r,'.-''..''r argument Is. that EtStrrn
t.E-,. nave Uu responsibility I'M r.,ard
ig-, ,,',',.. "a..y uyry any break. in
nv " "',aN-r t1 machines. belts. etc.
u,..- o., rA ,Nr,u>,' uu the Part e.. the
NJ. '"r 1yyrg-r amount 1ia nlilrr's
ng "> published Yesterday morn
nm Va, wruI~ard by a PROMINENT
xr',-,..'i,ar'urcr, who sionId kn"w Of
o11,,I.- .s >t''Ias. But this j. said to be
am,,.. m,,,.,''g.y in excess of the corre,.t
oven 1'''' although no figures have been
BY 'I,,e yl1-, am are about the arguments used
brar.I,, I."\eN m opposing the request
sy,i sy,iv,,s,'.''on. In nearly every case.
% H., I-' 'p'Sen Of last, and the benefit
swIIr.1 I.1 g. trade was first ,,Iy rons;5eTs5 J'
",b., said a prominent s nsiIer
With ;, 3Gi what's the mattel
sGapi0..e Nm u,e Wheeling mills. for soms ""tsrs srs
pecoi,s and some are not, Tbsre i = a
hQn h, tr.ip Problem about our mills and n 4
s That cannot iathom' Thsr,