The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-06-07
WHEELING, WEST VA. WEDNESDAY MORNING,

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NO SIGNS OF BREAKING
IN THE RANKS OF EITHER SIDE.
Firms Reported as SisalaE the Scale Reny The Ia.
MORA Canvass ofthc Mills Of rItt.harsh Dis.
| eloses No New features-An lnclpient Riot K
atClevsiaad-Nsus from Other Points.
Pl1TsnvnaiI, June CA reporter llas had
interviews with nearly all the manufactur.
ers along tho Allegheny river, and found
them all very firm in their determination
not to sign tho scale. The first gentleman
spoken 10 was Mr.. J. S. Brown, Of the
Wayne Iron Works, OH Tenth street.
When Mr.. Brown was asked what lie knew
about the scale and whether It was true
that It would soon DO signed, he replied,
II have not heard OF any having
signed, only tho few steel works; for
my part, could not say any more about
it. I don't know any more about It than
a blind man when 1t will be signed" The
reporter withdrew ind took stroll through
the mill and on entering the works found
1t was optional with the firm whether the
scale would DO signed or not inside OF Ave
or six weeks, rs II great deal Of repairing
is being done. Three heating furnaces
have been torn down md are being rebuilt.
The muck iron OH hand would not aggre-
gate more than about eighty tons, which
would not be sufficient to resume il the. re-
pairs were made. # ~ a}S ",
The next place arrived ut was the Office
OF the Sable Iron Works OF Zug & Co. Here
the reporter met the right man and the
lockout was discussed pro mud con. One OF
the members Of the firm stated that he had
talked oseveral iron merchants within the
lust few days and they seemed to become
Iirmer from day to day in their resolve not
to sign the scale. They have very little re-
pairs TO make, and therefore would be
ready TO resume at any time h.. d
The next place was the office OF Sheen.
berger, Blair 4 Co. Mr.. Speur, one OF the
members OF the firm, was present, and
when questioned about signing the scale re.
marked that it had been rumored they had
already signed, which lie said was not true.
lie wished to have it stated that the item
i'll regard to his firm having signed, w,.s
without any foundation Mr.. Spear seated
himself behind desk and wrote a note
which he handed to the reporter. Thenote
was to the following effect "shoenberger,
Blair y 20 stopped one OF their blast fur
naces last Saturday night, and expect to
stop the other shortly, unless the demand
Of the puddlers should be with
drawn" This firm are making some re-
pairs. On leaving the office the re.
porter met number Of men n short dis.
tance from the works He asked II they
were mill men, and they answered in the
affirmative. They were questioned in re.
gard to the lockout, in reply to which they
remarked that it would not last long. Their
reason for thinking there would be n short
lockout was that repairs now being made
were necessary. They also stated that IL
committee had called ut the Office OF Zus Il
Co, and also ut that Of Shoenbergcr with
the scale, and that Mt the latter pluce they
had been told they should return with it in
day or two. The reporter volunteered to
accompany the men or any other party to
eltherot the above named Offices and find
out the truth nj the rumor, but no one pres.
ent was willing TO accept the invitation.
| The report from the members of the firth
must be taken MS uncontradicted. 'eN 4
At the Office OF Wilson 4 Walkers iron
works. the reporter found Mr.. Wilson and
Mr. Walker in their private office. When
asked about the signing OF the scale, Mr..
Wilson, who was very willing to converse
on the subject, answered all questions pro-
pounded. which were affirmed by the
Messrs. Walker. The gentleman remarked
that the puddlers could not have selected
better time to strike than the present
one. I'VE have no use for our puddlers
now,"' said he, simply because We have
no orders, and therefore have no idea of
ever signing the new scale. We probably
might, in about Il month from now, sign
the old one." Ia Z .i.a53sIT Sa
Carnegie's works, the Union Mills, were
next visited. This mill is operated in some
departments. None OF the members could
be found but the reporter was informed in
the oilice that the trade was anything but
good. They have signed the scale on con.
ditlon, but would not have done so except
for the fnct that they had some orders on
hand that must be filled. When the writer
was about to pass out Of the door he was
tolu II he knew OF any one wanting to or
der 10000 tons OF iron, TO send them OIL
that 1t would not be delayed any length ol
time. 5f'.W r5,.&. - - = ~ No.
The iron works OF Clark & Co., in close
proximity to the Union Mills, were ncxt
visited, and when the office was entered
and question asked when or how soon the
: scale would be signed, gentleman quickly
replied: "Whcn you hear Of all the mills in
Pittsburgh having signed the scale, just say
that Clarks have not yet nor will not slgll
the scale" The reporter then repaired tt
! the residence Of Vice President Jones, No
:. ll9 Forty.fourth street, near Butler, aut
= iound the gentleman. When spoken tt
y on the iron situation, Mr.. Jones remarked
: VI have not much time to speak on thatsub
', ject Just now, am busy and have to attend
to funeral this afternoon. /. All that
know-is that some have signed the scale.
The Keystone Bridge Works were alsc
/, visited, and in one OF the private room
was found Mr.. Gottleib, President Of tn
Q works. When the. gentleman WIS askct
G whether the shutting down Of the mill
q would affect his works, he remarked tla
evidently it would, more or less. Th
/ works obtain iron from different mills, bu
the principal supply is from the Uniol
:. Iron Works. Several small places Wcr
n visited, and all seemed to have n suppl,
J. sufficient TO keep their works in oper,ttioii
|. from sixty to ninety days, and If necessit,
compelled them 10 80 abroad for iron the:
d could get their orders supplied Just a
II chcaply as in Pittsburgh, the only dillc,
T ence being in freight rates. ~ 4 Is
/. Mcneil 4 Bros, boiler makers, say, thci
n trade will not be affected, as their supple