Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-09-05
NO COMPROMISE.
The Result of the Iron Workers
Meeting Yesterday.
They Propose to Fight It Out on the Six
Dollar Line, If II Takes all Win
ter-The Proceedings
in Brief.

PrTTsEuRGH September AT 80 this
afternoon the delegates began TO crowd
around Schiller Hall waiting for the open
ing of the doors. Soon the hall was entered
but the first members soon sought the
pavement for a cooler temperature: About
o'clock not less than two hundred dele
gates crowded Fourth avenue, near Liberty
street, waiting for the arrival of the officers.
A delegate who was approached was asked
what would be done: Six dollars, or stand
out" was the emphatic answer. I'VE will
stay with it, you can bet, and the member
mounted the staircase.
President Jarrett
spent yesterday at his home in Sharon, but
arrived in time for the meeting. Secretary
Martin was asked what would be the prob
able result He declined to venture predic.
tion, although it was plain that he consid-
cred the qsestiOn as already settled. ~
have nothing to say said the gentleman,
but believe 1 could now tell you just
what will be done" This was all the infor-
nation vouchsafed by Mr.. Martin, but as
he has been considered favorable to con-
Another who was questioned said:
s.Iftbe PuddIers Insist on Ii We Must
stand
The curbstone on the opposite side ol
Fourth avenue was lined with WorKihemi
who evidently were not delegates, but all
seemed afraid TO venture an opinion upon
the result of the gathering. Judging from
anpearances the attendance at this meeting
was larger than that OF any previous con-
Clave.
The meeting was called to order at .
O'Clock, and after protracteted session ad'
iourned this evening, leaving the situation
as when the strike was inaugurated, on
lime |. Fifty-eight lodges out OF sixty
three were represented by ZIG delegates
When the meeting opened vote on the
uuestion of returning to work at the oiu
scale was taken, and it resulted in four lor
compromise and
Ore III Huutired and Twelve
for continuing the strike. A long discus
sion then ensued, which finally ended. oy
the Association voting unanimously against
anv compromise and in favor of standing
out for the demands as originally made.
The question of permitting the bumper
and hammer men now at work III MiisDn
Walker & Co.'S mill to contine while the
strike is in progress, was next cohSiuc'ea
and they we're requested to
Stop Work Immediately.
The action of the meeting. while not
wholly unexpected is disappoin tment
and manufacturers predict that it will re
suit disastrously to the Amalgamated AG
sociation. 1t isnow expected that the mil
owners will try the non-union experiment
a prominent manufacturer saying this even
ing: III the men are really going TO inSis
on &c il simply means break in the rank:
and, in due time, start up, all arounc
with non.union workmen in this district.
VIII Resume.
PITTSBURGH, September 4.-The frs
mills to announce their intention OF re
! suming as non-union mills, now that tht
| AmalgamBted Association has decided T.
prolong the strike are Wilson, Walker 4
Co. and Sprague, Chalfant& & Co. They vii
start this week, and do not anticipate an!
trouble in getting plenty OF men to ru'
| their mills.