Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-05-06

,-ss3 upon one year ago, BY the man ufac'
-, IN the one hand, and the Amalgama-
ASSOCIATION on the other, expires with
I, g,, day OF the present month, and as
Nd new arrangement has been entered
!, The Association demands an advance
m the present scale, which the manu-
res Say they can not concede. II an
s,,,anding is not reached before June
i,iyexpeeted that an the work wiz Be
,si by the Association until the manu-
|, -, accede 20 its demands, in which
,vro,raCted and serious struggle may
Each District
,s Ama,gamated Association has the
Isr to arrange n scale" of its own. but
.e,ert the Wheeling, Cleveland, Chi
and other districts are waiting to see
-ra. central, or Pittsburg district is
gG9. this being the center Of the
.Iu,,ry. Thus, upon the deci-
~. ned here, important interests
,hogt the country depend. BY
present scale when bar
s, % cents per pound, puddlers
ed 500 per ton. The new scale"
.r 3, "a, - per ton shall be paid for
.a.. when bar iron is selling at 2l5c.
ac. .. the WAGES Of employees in other
.r, yf iron manufacture in proper
Odds are demanded. Representatives
manufacturers have met with rep
,-a..,., Of the AmalGamated Associa-
several times within the past two
:u- the purpose Of arranging a new
.s, o far
No Agreement.
ay;Lins approaching IN agree
has been reached. \ meet
yi the two committees was
81. been held Tuesday last, but at the
,o, the representatives of the AsSo-
LJ..tVl, postponed until Monday, the
\ .,r. This IS an unusual action uOOn
i ,-, pt the Association, and is taken rs
= one of two things, viz: either
Is thought better Of it's demands
pairing a new proposition making
.yuandS, or that il intends 10 hold
i - other districts have agreed upon
G.I Use such scale as a lever
b r-hUrg manufacturers.
.rrnan representing the manufac-
h ,.i % ne this morning:
The NanuIaeturer's Side.
y .l,r-y g., this: Last year when the
y E4s lived, the manufacturers agreed
] raHdS OF the Association, when its
j +-,a'.yeS promised that no important
4 r, Uug.i be asked this wear. The
1 F, is.4ni Of the Association is a di-
i ,..r 90. that promise, and belSeve
81 il.grr minds IN the Association
a r4,g~Ig 20 have the scale lately
nj '..a! withdrawn, ana are maSliS
d aauls, more IN accordance WIN
4 o. ...,..~. put N its place. think
Il e.. meaning Of the delay asked.
,..- Gentleman expressed the
4 ,na. work would not stop
4 mill, iur some time, eveH
!. ...e -,cale" was not fixed before the
(. ..ue. as some of the scales were
4 .rI last wear until the latter part
Il v..r..r~c. however. ii some sort
N ro..r,,.. hing IS not reached, astrlke
~
d - President Jarrett nor Secretary
A OF the Association, are in the city,
n views cOu,j not be obtained to-day.
u 10y, since they believed
4 Satisfactory Settlement
\ rr reached. one difliCulcy in the
4 lu understanding, is that the Rep
j .,.,r> II the Association come TO the
d .r.r> with positive instructions.
d 90. therefore unable to COnCede any
4 ..1,ui that. anG in case the manu-
b o.. dD uDt agree To their PROV
j nothing can be done
n itr association men get
d new instructions. What the final re-
tue differences OF the parties con.
d & ~, b,. i hard To tell. IL does not
} .a your correspondent that there -
y .-,.'h I'm the alarmist articles appear
H. certain journals. Ii is tOlerably safe
\ ,:..t a settlement without any serious
D. do not believe the Amalgamatsd
D alton will insist upon the advances
b. and that u scale very little m at
b coz :le resent one will be agreed %.
Local strikes
} zen quite numerous during the past
j At Beaver Falls quite a number Of
a-u now idle. TRe employees OF
j foundry struck, Monday, against
t'.yn Of ten pr cent. The chain
sf-s, of that town, are also on strike,
b., trg,thrr with the discharge ut
y aUmoerS Df men at the cutlery works
ID .e works, and the suspension OF the
b mill, E.s the town with idle men.
SIcike took place at the National roll
l3Ih, MckeeSpurt, Monday, the pId-
! helpers going out. IL seems there
\ al understanding among the helpers
Whenever additional puddlers we're
Ned they should be taken from those OF
i numbers who were competent 70 run
4 l"e -Four new furUare> were re-
u completed and new men employed
= them. The helpers struck against
y LEY deemed an infringement Of their
B Upon investigation II was found
g -rneUCNt only covered vacancies in
CrnaCes and not the case OF new fur
a The helpers were ordered TO go 10
a iacy did the following day
The Coal Miners.
2 strike Of the coal miners in the Pan
y region Is also attracting considera-
'pienton. The miners in twenty-One
n nave been standing out for three
asa!Hs, a reduction from four 10 three
9 one hat cents. \ meeting OF the
q i'orS was held Yesterday afternoon, but
- were taken towards a concession.
4 position was introduced for the I'M
'th''.r "i Co.orrd miners from virginia.
: f'"',er was pretty thoroughly discussed
tnu definite actiOn WAS taken WbiIa
II operators favored this move. the
'Pr!ty opposed it as iutroducin, an rle.
a into the fight that might result IN
- trouble without any permanent
4 the miners, general Office Pres;.
n Jones said that he did mn,
Y fear the importation OF colored In.
y large percentage Of the colprai
%, Virginia, ne said. BELONGED m
3 nish!s OF Labor, and could Not bs
'"t here to take the place of the
- except by false representation. AMI
~ case they would not work when
II .1and hOE affairs stood.
g miner from the Panhandle rr,ion
Vas IN President Jones office and
- thiS conversation, remarked. Iii
o..nS t9e nlggers' in, we'll send them