The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-06-09
THE NEW ASSOCIATION
FORMED BY THE MANUFACTURERS.

The objects Sought 10 10 Attained b1 The Organ
| IsAtIoa-Ths Manufacturer a unit In 10.
| slstlug the Demands Of the Anal.
i vamatsd Association. sr4tE.
plTrspuRuIt, June S.-Thero arc no indi.
cations rs yet that the action Of the manu-.
facturcrs meeting yesterday, in resolving to
resist granting any advance whatever over
tho present scale Of wages, will soon cause
any material change in tho iron situation.
The iron workers seem to have lost no con.
fldence in their final success, notwitllstand-
ing the united stand taken by the manu-
facturers. . aa Nv
To-day most Of tho iron men departed
for their homes, except II few who lingcr to
learn Of city which they have known
chiefly M their greatest riyal in tho iron
industry. OF tho latter number were
Messrs.. Mcdonald, Fuss, ,Knevinghouse and
llclmbacher, Of st. Louis. This quartettc
entered II carriage this morning and started
on tour OF leading manufacturing con.
Germs. Before. starting these gentlemen
were Individually and collectively spoken
to regarding tho result OF the meeting yes.
terday. Mr.. Mcdonald, OF the St. Louis
Iron and Steel Company, had this to say:
| What srHmufncturersH Say. l.3
II cannot give All the information You
| .H
seek, but will say that for unanimity OF
action and determination to take stand
for mutual protection, l never expected TO
sec the iron men Of this country. rs l saw
them yesterday. I was the only nlan in the
meeting who did not sign the constitution
Of the new association, and the reason |
declined was that at my mill the crcum.
stances just now are peculiar. l need
not make them public, but explained my
position fully before the meeting, and the.
explanation was regarded as perfectly
satisfactory. And in spite Of all that has
been said to the contrary, Pittsburgh
manufacturers are an absolute unit in
their determination to resist the demand
for an advance and TO combine for protec-
ton in the future" s", l5
Mr.. W. OH. scully, Of the Elba Iron
and Bolt Company, courteously acceded to
tho reportoral request for information on
subject on which so much might be said
and so little has been allowed to escape.
"You can readily see why it would be
impolitic to give the details Of the meeting
yesterday, Or Of the course which it is pro-
posed to pursue. But can say this much.
III May lust it became evident to the mem
bers OF the Western Iron Association that
the power OF the Amnlgamated Association
must be met with more united and potent
measures on our part. The rules govern
ing the Iron Association did not permit &c.
ton in the matter Of wages and local dis
disturbances arising from labor troubles
To meet this want it was decided 10 form
IN association OF iron manufacturers, aud u
'Ecommi,tee, with Mr.. A. F. keatins as chair
man, was appointed to druit n framework
or; plan for adoption ut n meeting TO be
called June 1,h. The work OF the
committee was completed and the
resolutions or scheme were forward
cd 10 every iron and steel maker in this
nity and other iron making points, 80 that
when they came together yesterday they
knew just what they we're called upon to
decide. The plan in general seeks to pro.
vide measures whics, will relieve mills oli.
pressed by q strike, and to make common
cause against unjust demands by labor.
Just how these objects are to be accom-.
plistcd l am not at liberty to state. It is
enough to say that the plan adopted meets
; the heartiest approval OF every iron man at
the meeting, The weak ones wcro bal
stored up, and it seemed evident that 1.-THE
old scale were to be offered for signatures
to-day that it would bc refused BY every
Leading manufacturer in the city. The gist
Of the situation is that we must meet the
Amalgmated men with their own tactics,
| and this meeting will result in accomplish
ing what is hoped for" y}-
An effurt was made to Obtain copy Of
the constitution Of the new association, but
without SUCCESS In fact, the ambition OF
those best able to give information upon u
subject Of absorbing interest seemed to be
confined to defeating every effort to gather
sncfi information, rs well us to deuounce
the press for 'garbled" news, when every
! avenue to reliable news is guarded by the
, very nien most liable to find klult with
what they read. stF5t5 2,'lq
Objects or the New Association.
: Contrary to published statements, the
question Of employing Union or non.U Union
: men did not come up at all at yesterdays
!. meeting. X l.tS <.
The plan in general adopted, seeks to
: provide measures which will relieve the
mills oppressed by a strike and to make
, common cause against unjust demands by
labor. Another meeting otthe newly creat.
:. cd Association will be held in July, the
!, eSact date not yet being fixed. * .5. e
!. The coal troubles are quiet. The opera
" tors are taking matters quite easy, while
J. the miners are preparing for their sum
+ mer camp near Mcdonald. It is expected
@ that a,000 miners will participate, and q
! general good time is expected. The miners
= ut Scotthayen, on the b 4 Q.railroad, have
! all gone to work, having signed an agree
q ment 10 work six months at u reduction
E At other points the situation IL unchanged
:. Chicago Strikes. Z.
o Cn,cAoo, June S.-Some trouble was an
j. ticipatcd to-day because Of the serious in
x reference threatened and in a. few cases
actually Offered by the slrtklpg horse
i sl,oers against those who refused 10 joi,
! their. Union. The Union offered te pa,
a workmen so aweek to stop work. Man,
u Of them have accepted the Offer but thu
{. employers find no difficulty in filling thei
!, places. The brickmakeB are. once NOR.
= ;, at work, and Il tour among the yards thi
u afternoon revealed the fact that they arr
. all running in good order at compromise
n trl2a cents per day advance in wases. \
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