The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-06-23

tory over the association, but there M
always been kindly feeling towards Il nj :
body; Only a few days ago prominent.
Amalgamated mau came up to our miii anI 4
approved Of our position In tho present
disturbances y s4f sFl'551 H :. e SSSt
This matter disposed Of, an effort was lp
made to obtain information rcpanlinr' I 'tho {
main object In view In tho cali ior n meet.
Ing Of the finishing men" Of tho first, sec. I
ond anu sixth district OF tho AmaletiItatcd
Association. Mr. Thomas Reese, the well
known steel mcltcr, was found standing IN
the shadow Of the Bisscll block. q In reply
10 questions, Mr.. Reese said: 80
"Ihc object Of that meeting Is In cncral \
% provide some means for ellecling n
change In tho present relations between
puuulers mud ilnisliers, with a view 10 piv.f
lng tho latter q show for their white allov.,5
lon Know the pud,llen outnnmber. tho
rollers and heaters, &C., ten to one, and on
important questions n majority OF one will n
carry tue poins at issue. This won't WORK
any longer. We propose 10 divide lin
ranks and make the puddlcrs md tlnishen
o sort OF double House OF Parliament. inst +
like tho Common and Select Councils inE
this city. The puddlers will be the com. 4
mon branch, and we want two.third
majority rule, nothing less. As II Is now
tho tinlshers lave no show at all in anys
important or other, question: y z ;5 sss,'gis
Mr.. Reese added that the labor of the5
puddler was undoubtedly the most severn !.
Of m iron wo:kcr, involving n wrestlv with
500 pounds Of molten metal before an in. 4
tense heat He placed the earnings of thoS
puddler lat S5 90 per toni ut 50 tpcrStlay.,y
Out OF this tw9 helpers In summer and ono
IN winter had 10 be paid. Stimulants. lilS
often to bc resortcd to to keep 5up under:
the strain, and n puddler soon became unfit
Tor work'at u furnace, md even loo badly
used up to work MT ordinary lalloring. ,isI
AT the office OF the Iron Association Mr.,
Weeks was found In receipt OF q telcgrams3
from Buy View, Wis, denying tho sigma
tnre oil the scale ut that point. lso, tele-
grams from CINCINNATI 10 the effect that 4
though the mills were running, the iron .
trade was dull, and business remarkably
light all things considered. Further, it was
learned that instead OF prices being braced 1
up by the strike and general idlcncss, That
eastern mills were Offering to supply everys
demand OF Pittsburgh mills ut s. 10, or ten
cents below the card. 5g3} II:
The disturbances ut the Superior rail J
mills, lower Allegheny, according 10 NIr:e
n klonian, are not serious, but agsrawtjng.!F
The idle men sit about the borders of;thes
mill, and II the workers iaiI TO board n !
passing street car they are followed and y
badgered. "a That, the firm feel uneasy is 4
evident from the fact that application was
made, this mdfhing to Mayor Peterson, Of ]
Allegheny, for policemen for service Mt tho
mill this afternoon. The Mayor, owing to 4
the tuct that there arc only eleven. men
available during the day, could spare onlys
two. lleadyised the firm, ii,hey desiredthe +
continuous service of policemen, they
should apply to the Sheriff. It is to be \
hoped tnat such officers may not be needed
About 100 non.Union men nre still at work 4
lt this mill .l-. "a .-.E.t,l ~: