Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-12-10
Men OF Iron SatIsRed With the
Tariff Commission Report
. Steel Men DlsgruHtied.
"The Iron Age" On the Futre Out
Iook---President Jarrett
In Chicago.
Men Out OF Employment New
Furnace in the Superior
MiII---C0al Miners.


topics treated of in that formidable doen
menf. The iron men are reasonably vel
satisfied as they are left about IN stat''
qao, or if nythibg in little better fix thar
they were before. But the men OF stee
are considerably disgruntledr. particularly
tho Sc engaged in the manufacture OF stee
4 rails. The pig iron men are very muct
| dissatisfied that a reduction has beer
made on pig iron, bat say they can still
make their business pay, but at smaller
profits. The reduction is only twenty
eight cents per ton. In view OF the late
| reduction in steel rails and the consequent
stoppage of some mills, with the declara
| ton that American manufacturers could
not make these rails at q profit for less
than S43 per ton, the action OF the Com
mission on these goods is OF particular
| importance. At the Cresson meeting ol
| the Com mission when
The Steel Men
had full hearing upon their claims II
was represented TO the Commissioners
| that manufacturers of steel rails could
stand a tariff of one cent per pound, or
| S22 4Oper ton, but that anything less than
| that figure would be ruineus. The
manufacturers had hoped BY this
| concession to save a greater reduction.
| The duty recommended by the commission
| is $l7 81 per ton, 81 4S less than the lowest
| limit set by the manufacturers. Mr.. Thos:
Carnegie, Of the Edgar Thompson Steel
| Company, says that the report of the COM
mission was asurprise to him in some re-
spects. The most Objectionable feature
was that changing the tariff on rails. II
the report was adopted by Congress 1t
would enable English makers to lay steel
| rails down in New York at S42 or $i3 per
ton. and by shipping to Southern or West
| ern ports direct by ocean and river, can
possibly undersell the home mannfactur-
ers. If adopted Mr.. Carnegie predicts that
we shall never see $50, steel rails again.
! What the steel rail manufacturers will do
about the matter Mr.. Carnegie was not
prepared to say ASyet they have taken
| no concerted action, but it is probable that
an effort will be made to have that part OF
the report amended.
Wednesday
secret Meeting Of the Manufacturers
of this city was held fon the purpose OF
considering the "state Of trade" The gen.
| tlemen who were there have nothing to
say in regard to what transpired, and so it
| can't be learned what their collective opin-
| ion is upon the state OF trade" Hon.
| Henry W. Oliver, a member of the Tariff
| Commission, was present at the meeting
and was questioned very closely regarding
the report. He answered all very fully
sion f1aqReah and qf ah6RefSss tRef itRt tt Il dcthardd
very satisfactorily. At the close OF che
meeting he was given a vote OF thanks Tor
| the service he had rendered the interests OF
| Pittsburgh.
A gentleman identified with the iron
| trade offers the following explanation OF
| the action of the Commission on the steel
rail question: THE Commission had to
| take into consideration all places and all
classes The territory wanting to use steel
rails represented larger interest than
| that of the manufacturers, and the Com
| mission could not withstand the pressure.
| The people building railroads and the
| people wanting railroads built demand
| cheaper rails, and the Commission had TO
| concede something to those interests. II
| the report is adopted it remains to be seen
| whether American manufacturers can O.
| can not make rails for S42
| The Iron Age.
presumed 10 be good authority in matter:
pertaining 10 iron, in this weeks issue see:
no excuse for alarm in the situation anC
| remarks the manufacturers were moro
scared tn an hurt. 1t predicts an early re
turn OF confidence, which it admits ha'
been somewhat shaken. 1t says that thu
spring trade will probably open six weeks
earlier than usual and with good prospec
| of an active demand. Since the drop iT
prices orders have been placed for over two
hundred thousand tons OF steel rails. Thl
is taken as an indication that railroad men
do rot expect lower prices, and, it i
thought will have the effect Of stitienint
The market somewhat
In regard to the outlook at Chicago moth
ing could be learned at the Office OF tn,
Amalgamated Association in this city
President jarrett is now in that city TO
the purpose of Strengthening matters ou
ifpoSsIble, but has as yet made no report
In the columns of
The Labor Tribune
to-day a small note appears, intimatinl
that the closing OF the steel mills was
preconcerted arrangement between tn,
manufacturers for the purpose Of cutting
down the wages of their men. The shut
down is generally regarded as a necessity
arising from the state of trade. One of tn
furnaces at Braddock shut down Thursday
thro wing 200 men out of employment, bu
the proprietors say it will soon be in bias
again. The Superior Rail Mill will put
new furnace in blast next week, givinI
employment to l25 men, showing that som
one, at least, is not lacking in orders 10
rails.
The coal miners seem determined +
make another strike for the four-cent scale
They are constantly holding meetings TO
the purpose o. uniting the men. The n
cent cold seems TO have put new life int
their almost dead hopei. The Presiden
elect is said TO be sgitating the measur
very vigorously. Whatever is the measur
Of his success, he is certainly working har
to inaugurate his Presidency with NOV
for an advance.
The Mine Operators
say they will never pay four cents unles
the price of coal gets back to old time price
again. If the miners insist on their d.
MAIDS for an advance it will result in th
operators putting mining machinery !
the works and throwing most Of the me
out altogether Machines never strike, bT
they do not always work to as much q
vantsge ss the machines run BY oraiI
Many Of the men thrown out OF emplo.
ment on the Pennsylvania Company
lines of railroad, last Saturday, have foun
work on the Pittsburgh and Lake Er
road, the latter being engaged in makiu
some extensive repsirs and improvements
Judging from the holiday appearance
the stores, one would not suppose tn
money was scarce, or that il had recsntl
been scarce in the iron city. have new
before seen such q display OF holiday gooC
of all kinds, and particularly Of the I'm
and more expensive class. The jewell
stores sparkle with diamonds and 9TH
gems, the art stores are full of rare work
and the variety stores are stacked fro
floor to ceiling with the latest noveltie
! All these places are crowded with pu
t chssers, who seem to have plenty
, money.