The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-10-09

current ut tho time Of the stoppage, such
price to continue Until tho next rate Ia
established In Pittsburgh, and that the said
fittsDurgli mte, when established, shall DO
tho rate in Cincinnati mills .forerer there.
after" Jg,I.I. l.aIs'-,'., 80
This agreement was signed by the MANI.
iacturers ard by n representative OF every
branch OF labor, Work was resumed. nnd
matters ran along smoothly until June |,
| iSo:, ~neh thefe was some murmurings OF
dissent in certain departments, and also
objections to the wording Of the agreement.
BY request OF tho workmcn NJ tho In.
stance OF their President, Mr.. Jarrett, tho
manufacturers agreed 10 strike out tho
word "foreyer" and leave tho balance OF
the agreement in full force nnd effect,
Work was then continued in this locality,
though suspended in ril,sbutsh BY rcason
OF failure TO reach satisfactory terms with
the manufacturers. The four months
idlcncss ensued and on the 10Th Of, Sep.
tenn Der the old scale wus adop,ed, ,ho
workmcn fniling to secure their demands,
On that day, BY the terms OF tho Cincin.
natl agreement, the same scale wi,s to 90
into effect here, the employees agreeing TO
secure ihesan,c help ut the rolls and fur
naces tiat was employed at Pittsburgh ,.,
These matters were fully considered Mt
the meeting yesterday, aud Il unanimous
conclusion was reached that It would be
the "fillsb,rM scale or noihing" y ~
A reporter OF the Enyuirtr. meeting n
manufacturer returning from tic meeting,
inquired II the bosses were in ia no iorr
another strike, TO which he rcspondcl:
"They were never in better shape, Their
condition is infinitely better than on June
!, 1851, md having gone thus fur toward
the establishment OF that sheet this section
OF country las s, long needed, and which
is the mainstay OF their business and pros.
perity, they will never recede and"
said he, "the men,. il they possess much
acuteness, certainly understand that tho
employers are not jesting" N. ~
They tried their me,,lc in Cincinnati in
1851, and sisnally failed to force them to
ob]ectlonnbIe measures. Again, in Pitts.
burgh, they experienced tho same igno.
minious defeat, and again in Cincinnati it
will be repeated i:1hey refuse to abide by
their agreement. The demands upon labor
by Cincinnati manufacturers are not con.
trivcd III ievity nor prosecuted in lest;
neither are the conditions imposed for the
purpose OF depressing the employcrs They
are simply the absolute necessities of tho
trade, aud must be 4CQuiesccd in, II thu
manufacturers desired 10 resume operations
on any other basis ,hnn Pittsburgh il
would be an net OF the blindest folly which
could neither be forgotten, forgiven nor
condoncd. 1t would be IL candid confession
that their battles OF last year were fought
for sentiment, and their professions sim
ply barren localities. No, it will never be
done. and the men had as well abide by
their contracts gracefully, and avoid CEN
sure and reproof."
The reporter asked the manufacturer il
conference would be held, TO which he re.
piled that he was unable 10 answer. 77.
Late yesterday one Of the mill men wcro
interrogatcd. lie stated that Pittsburgh
facilities would have to be granted before
Pittsburgh wages would be received. The
Iron Association will doubtless meet
shortly and arrive at some definite conclu-
sion. '"'' '.s' = y
From the present appearances there
seems to be no doubt that there will be,
general suspension Of all the mills in this
district today. The following notice will
be posted in all the mills in this district
today: rr 90 y,
NOTICE TO our woRHMES. r
"From September %, 1850, our payroll
accounts will be madeat Pittsburgh, prices.
according to the agreement made between
ourselves and our workmen, in the confer.
ences OF date October 90, 1851, and June
10, 1882. ,lN,-a' sp. 4
~, N. Dayton, for Anchor Iron and
Steel Works; Swii.'s Iron and Steel Works,
L. i. Harper President; Riverside Iron
and Steel Company, by Il. j. Harper;
Licking Rolling Mill Company, J. Droese,
Vice President; Globe Rolling Mill Com.
p%n,y, by J. Walter, Vice President; Mitch
ell Trauler 4 CO." ,''' I'7'0.