Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-11-28
THE IRON CITY.
BUSINESS RELATIONS OF THE TWO
GREAT MANUFACTURING CENTeRS.
Doings of The Labor Congress-prOminent
lnterYiews-The Amalgamated As
sociation--Tariff Talk-0hio
River Traffic.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT,

ing and Pittsburgh? So near geographically
and so far apart socially and in their buSl-
ness relations. 1t would seem that we
ought To know each other well Our inter
cSts are much alike. Coal and iron, and
muscle constitutes your principal wealth, aS
they do ours. The river that washes your
wharYeS has its origin at ours. You ENJOY
the luXuries of Il smoky atmosphere and
muddy streets as well as do we, and the
SCullerS of the Monongahela and Ohio take
turn about at winning. If these thing We
have in common do not draw us close -
gether what will? Surely We are not jeal-
Gus OF each other; yet | am sometimes
forced to believe such is the case. 1t should
not be; there is plenty of room for us both.
The world can use all the irOn and nails,
and steel, and glass that We both can make,
and We can divide the patronage vi Wash
ingtOn county between us.
The pink eye disease has been playing
hOYOc with our street car lines for two
weeks past For thee days every horse,
two hundred or more, in the stables OF the
Penn avenue line was Frustrated with this
complaint. and travel by street car was en-
tirely suspended. Tile other lines were
not affected 50 seriously. but suffered great
inconvenience in being compelled to take
off most of their cars The disease has now
dDilCll NtiNlNltidpI dilu I!A lt'lIn N4' iull-
ming aS usual.
4 meeting was held in this city last week
which excited considerable interest
throughout the country, and of which you
have given some account i'll your t"le-
graphic columns. | refer to
The Labor Congress.
called iur the purpose oi getting some cX-
preston from the different trade and labor
unions upon the proposed federation
OF the trades Every branch Of
industry was represented and the de
libcratiunS ui the Congress lasted -FOUR
DAYS. All Of the delegates We're warmly in
favor of the proposed federation, but al
course differed widely a> 10 the best plan
upon which such union could b. formed.
The resolutions adopted favored, laws pro
yiding for the incorporation Of trade and
labor unions, laws iurhidding In" employ
mrnt 0f children under the age Of H. uni
form apprentice laws. an eight hour law,
laws against convict and cody labor, and
the truck" system, applaUdcd the work OF
the Bureau Ui Labor Statistics. and de
mandcd the repeal ui such conspiracy laws
4, Miners Secretary Jones was convicted
under. 1t was agreed to hold meeting
next wear in cleveland, ohio, and an exec
utiyc committee was appointed t" prepare
plans for the organization oi general
union.
met Thomas \. Armstrong. editor of the
LuLor T.iLilrc, Il day or two ago, and asked
what he thought Of the Congress. "lhr
platform they adopted" said hr, is identi-
cal with the platform adopted by the Chi
cagu Grccnback Cunycntium,with the finance
plank left out These mon, many OI thrm
refused To support that platform. yet now
they adopt nearly the same one.
10. htaaf
might bc the finance plank they objected
to. hut. ~ Armstrong is very set in his
opinions on the utility uf the grccnback,
We did not stop to argue the question with
him.
Soon after leaving the editor OF the Tr.-
buac met 4 gentleman prominently Idrn-
titled with
The AmaIgamntcd Association
and asked him what he thought the pro-
posed federation would amount to. He re
fused to talk if his words were iobc repeat
cd, but finally said that it would, in his
opinion, amount t. nothing amt
because the different organizations pro
posing to enter represented interests
50 different that they could never agree.
Another thing" said he, there is dis
position to tampcr with legislation, and
that will wreck the ;hjng before II IS one
wear old.
will the Amalgauarcd Association 90
into the proposed lcdcration'' was asked.
# think not" said he, "aud for the rca-
son that the last resolution oi the dcClart-
iiuI! uf principles Of the congress advocates
the Use nt the ballot to attain our ends.
The Amalgauatcd Association does not
dublls i'm politics. and for that a> well ~
severn other reasons, ! might say II -
probable We will stay out.
II rhi, | t true, il will be a heavy blow 10
ihi> infant projccral the Amalgamatrd As
>Ociat,on j. the best organized, best con-
Quoted and strongest trade union in the
country. Indeed, il is 50 strong that 1t
does not feel the need Of any aid
The topic that is agitating the minds of
the manufacturers Uf this city now is the
great tariff convention 10 assemble in New
York next Tuesday. About forty delegates
will attend that body from Pittsburgh and
the immediate vicinity and the deepest
interest i felt in the result 0t the delibcr-
atiOns In connection with the assertion "
a gentleman mentioned Il short time since
il might be said that Mr.. Jarrett, President
Oftsthc Amalgamatcd Association, IL Il dele
gate to the convention and i on" of the
cxccutiv" committee. The Pittsburgh del
gates will, of course, advocate the stitcSt
kind of tariff on iron and they expect 10
bc supported by the
RcDrcscntativcs from Wheeling.
\ decision was rendered by Judge Stowe
Monday last that is Oi Importance
not only to Pittsburgh but to Wheel
Ing as well ~ To every city interested
in the Ohio river traffic. The decision re-
fcrrcd To was given i'll relation 10 the pro-
posed new bridge over the Monongahela at
Smithfcld street The present bridge was
l., : .DI i.gs a a
grace to the city aud Il most serious obSta-
Gle to river commerce. The company pro
pu>cd 10 erect a very fine new structure at
a cost OF about 500, $50, but the contract only
call, for ~. feet clear hcadway between
the datum or zero line and the tioor at the
center OF the channel span. At ten-ioOt
stage of water this would give %'t@ feet
clear and at anlS foot stage 2Hi: feet, 7nSuf-
fiCicnt to allow large towhOat$ to pass.
Therefore the court grants the petition oi
the river men and orders that the bridge De
built "a allow ~ feet clear space above the
datum line. This will entail an additional
outlay Of $4,000 To complete the bridge,
and this was the principal objection at the
company. Judge stowe in his opinion Sald
thi~ was of little consequence - compared
with the loss that would he suffered
by the river ulcu ii the bridge was built
according 10 lhr present contract lire
company. oi which Mr.. lio>tcttcr, the pit
trr>' man. i> the chief stock holder threat
g., 10 trat dow, their new piers and LET IN"
q. e! r.,.g;. ,l.:J. Il : very Pr"hih'c ihi;
better :jdgnirul viii prevail. h!w"T"r' @hI
tia; tl!c bridge will soon ," bull; according
.r tie u:dvv ui court.
The river interest here = something
wonderful. Last SUNDAY when the water
was at It's height the river wa crowded aS
fur u, the eve could reach with boats ana
their towS. On this water NcvrhtE-"h'
boats layc thus iay gone out, taking over
II .5UN.COQ bushels of coal. IN" largest
amcUnt that ever went out on one FlNc.
There are over ore hundred and fifty boats
plyiug between this city and lower river
prrts. and those who imagine that railroads
are gradually destroying the boating hu,I'
ness need only br told that during the
summer Just past there have been built at
and nCar this port lwcnty-thrcc new boats
costing Sli57 ,OGN. With two or three cXceP-
tions the boats are owned hy Pittsburgh
parties. hHlNE.
Confed crate Bonds.
Io>uoN, November 26.--Thc committee Of
Confederate bondhuldcrS state their pro-
gramme is primarily, by steady and per,
sevcring appeals, first to the public ana
tEen TO the legislature of the United States.