Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-09-17
THE GREAT CONFLICT.
ssy;sw of the Labor Situation at
the Iron Centre.
The District Convention on Tussday-What
viii be 0One7-finishers and Puddlers
u War-Jarrett Refuses to Talk-A
Manufacturer interviewed.
GENERAL LABOR NEWS AND GOSSIP

a, " ek the SltuatlOn IN the SEeaL Aoh
s,-i d, bss changed very materially. Sew
oval MI, rtant meetings have been held
and measures promising speedy termina-
= n NJ The strike have been taken. You
l,yr already been informed Of the action
,skrn BY the fuiShers' meeting Tuesday,
md the puddlers meeting OF Wednesday. As
"a, generally expected, the manufacturers
\ .vs ss,,v refused 10 sccept the comprO-
-. an, - IS AS proposed by the Amaiga-
t,5 ASs, citation. An official call has been
;>susd for district conventions To be held in
|,bi, city, in Wheeling, aud IN; Youngstown,
- Tuesday All interest no W centerS IN
|tLss- meetings, as they viii probably re-
ma ~ = settlement Of this long drawn out
I;p,, the conference of the committee Of
b. Amslgamated Association, with that OF
e. manufacturers yesterday, have talked
.,i,b unite number OF well intormei men
L. both sides Of the question.
The Manufacturers are Very Firm
\, their declarations that no start will b.
:, ,ts unless the men accept the s., 50 scale.
H. one man hiss been found who e1-
messed a willingness TO pay S5.Io. and lie
N. the manager uf nOn-unten mill; MI.
~
H. iii owners insist that they Will not turn
= vb-,l until the men go to work at the
Uu Iste.
The iron workers were rather nOn-cOm-
r;rrJ but none of them wore very en-
r,II-ysing look. While standing on the
.fr,et. listening ~ q crowd OF IRON workers
tslk heard a tnisher remark, Dam tha
rrdtlers We are going to work anyhow.
+, i, adds force 10 the statement that ths
Snisbers convention had decided upon such
sion. Since 3 district convention has
Zen called for Tuesday, they may be pre-
yaiIvd ugOn to defer any action until after
Al Time. But aS they have been put OF
j. tbst NAV once before, and then usfeSi-
st by what was claimed to be packed c IN
v,nriOn, they may not think II worth
w. lie 10 wslL
The PuddIers wOuId Say Nothing To-
Day,
but eNpr, SSed their intention OF sdherIng to
u,,ir original determination 70 so oa K I'd
I, a. ~ % scale If the manufacturers did MT
80, 10 ace, pt the 1915 within ten days.
I'M, is cunsidrred mere bOmbast, however,
srd t.r opinion Of those best informed IS
hat the district conventions of Tuesday
VII decide L. order the men 10 Work ar
4, so The statement am about 70 make
!, up the very best Of authority, and that
!, this: Immediately alter the puddlers
convention Thursday a certain gentleman,
whose name can be given II necessary, hid
talk with President Jarrett. Mr.. Jarrett
vss in very angry mood and expressed
himself rs dissatisfied with the action Of
The meeting He stated that before the
u ueetng be felt pretty sure that 1t would
cpp., nj TO I. G $3.50 scale, and that he WAS
convinced il WIS only prevented nom do
ing ~ by 8 u 'licaIiun in one OF the Horn-
ing papers. Ihe publication referred TO
Was an
Interview with n Finlsher,
in which DEFY was thrown ont to he puG-
dlers. Mr. Jarrett thought this had reused
feeling of resistance in the pud Hers with
the result mentioned. To-day Mr.. Jarrett
rviuSes to be interviewed, and says every
thing rests with the convention. He has
10 opinions 10 give 70 the public. y man
uiaCturer with whom / cOnverSed gave 8
very brief summary OF the situation from
What seems 10 be 3 reasonable point OF
view. He said:
The men will 90 to work at $50, and
that before long. They can't afford To hold
out any longer. not only on account Of the
ScantineSs OF their larder hut also for the
integrity Of the Association. The split be
tween the puddlers and tinishers threatens
kt UL5f " ! the I IAOAlf a-ANA AAO OLAg N%A'IA7
that n prevent SuCh = disruption will be
the early settlement Of the strike. The
Enishers nave already taken steps looking
toward the
Formation OF an Independent Society,
and the pud ! rs know they mean bus.
nssS, They are becoming alarmed, and
you will find, will soon come to terms. The
manufacturers fully understand the case
and do not propose 10 come down when the
gsme Is theirs, 50 To speak. Now We would
have accepted the $5.I5 rate il We could
have done 30 with Justice to ourselves, but
there is nothing yet in the state of the iron
'rsde thst would justify it. twenty-five
cents advance in pudding with the ad
vance in the other departments that would
'ccompary II, means good deal The
nsnuf ir'urers don't believe in running
their mills puIely as q matter Of accommn-
dstiOn. II the YorkmeR want TO wait until
We can afford to pay $ IS and have a little
profit We will sign that scale, butnOt before
aLG tLat will not be within ten days. A
any rate, ! believe the fniShers will go T.
work next week In the different mills o.
the Clty there Is about
Eight ThouSRnd Tons OF Iron Prepared
Tor the fnishers. BY the time that is used
up the pUdders will be quite ready 10 e
to work. II they are not they will prob
shly find the mills ready to fill their place:
with n, nun on men.
All Of The manufacturers with whom
Your correspondent talked expressed about
The same opinion. They all seemed 10 re
gard he victory as theirs in the near future,
have heard OF no more mills starting to
cay though a number are prepared for {
start. Yesterday Chess, Cook & Co. started
nine nail machines and to- day they had
in all hr-r ma
. the old scale. Brown & Co, of thG
wayne Iron Mills have fires under theil
tolIvTs and expect 10 start in the finishing
department. Monday. All their men have
been
Ordered TO Report.
Or consider themselves discharged. The
urm says 10 has assurances that the mer
nj! MI! be on hand. Graf, Bennett Il Co. and
wilson, Walker & CO. have succeeded in
Aeeping their mills in operation in spite oi
ne attempts TO induce the men TO comt
SLI a, the BeSSemer Steel Works tive
LInGred men are at work, and the manage
EShi informs me they expect TO have the
'aII iUrce OF 600 men At work Monday.
mus lar the manufacturers have expert
vuCeu no difficulty in filling orders from
1htir warehouses. What one did not have
s"o'her would, and arrangements for I'LL
Ls tSch others orders were made. In thl;
Ssy the warehouses were cleared of great
~Ahy odtS aud ends that have
EneOmber~d Them Fer Years.
Notwithstanding the assertion Of the
SnSers that no suffering exists In theil
nhkS iactS come TO light every once in 1
NLiie that prove the contrary. The large
...,ris OF the city are in the habit OF dis
N'0utlns the ViIuals left after meals 20 the
pyof' and they all report a great increase iu
"a the number of their customers since the
IKE haS commenced. IL is probable thS;
~; te mIs, of these people are from the FAINT
,o tsS OF the labOrsrs employed around tbs
LIS snd not from the members of the
SsCC alton.
The DISTRICT MEETING