The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-09-30
A THING or THE PAST,
The Iron Strike Ended and the Scale
Signed, - ~

The Iron Strike Ended and the Scale
Signed. .,.,,.,ss. ~
The prophecy quoted in these columns yes.
terday morning, to the effect That before this
evening all tho Iron mills would have signed
the scale, and that early next week all would
be in operation, proved correct. Indeed, a
day earlier Than tho limit placed by TINT
prophecy, saw the event forrtold accom-.
plished. Yesterday morning nieeting OF
the mill owners was called at the Riverside
Iron Works office. OF the proceedings OF
this meeting the following Is un Official rec.
ord: s4El. 4gl..I GIlr1g 4fs.
At a called meeting OF the iron and nail
manufacturers OF Wheeling and vicinity,
hpll at the o. &c OF the itlverzide Iron Works,
OH Friday, the elth day Of September, lSS2,
the following mills were represented! ',a
Riverside Iron Works, by W, L. Hearne and
nthets, g-4 gs
Wheeling Iron & Nail Co., by G. Il. Hub.
bard. - ..sl.- b, sgtg- u
Bellaire Nail Works, by Jas. i. McCourt.
ney. Ih. -"- 7la-'
belmont Nail Co., by ]. D. Dubois
l.aBelle Nail Works, by w. u. Harden.
',enwood Iron Works, by George Wise.
E.na Iron 4 Nail Co., by telephone.
Jefferson Iron Works, by W. II. Harden.
Mr.. W. l.. liearne called the meeting to
order and named Mr.. J. X. McCourtney as
Chairman and Mr. J. D. Dubois was ELECTED
seereiaIy, =.
Mr. ilearne stated the object OF the meet.
ing which was TO consider tho proper action
to be taken by the mills In this district, and
the following preamble and resolutions were
adopted 4s.Eg
WHEREAS, Alter the adjournment OF the
conference meeting Of the manufacturers and
workingmen, held in this room last evening,
the 18th inst, the President directors and
stockholders OF the Laushlin Nail Company
decided to sign the scale OF. wages paid the
workingmen during the year ending lst OF
June last, per their advertisement, in this
mornings paper therefore no 1t
Rsqlpfd, That NO hprchy agree that each
and every mill In this district is at liberty 10
sign the scale Of last year. ~. e.
Resolrti, That no mill will sign scale
| other tkan that OF last year straight, without
The consent and approval of the eight mills
represented at this meeting On motion,
Eefolftd, That commi,tee of three be
appointed 10 prepare o circu ar TO the trade.
Thercupon the following committee was
appointed: J. L. McCourtney, John ID. Cul.
berlsol and ]. y. puBois. - r
On motion the meeting adjourned.
J. D. DpBoIs,
| Secretary.
In accordance with the resolution quoted
above, the Top Mill, tE:na Mill, Riverside
Mills, Belmont Mill, LaBellp Mill, Benwooi
Mill and Bellaire Mill, us we'll as the JelIer
son Mill. of Steubenrille, signed the scale as
soon as the conference committees OF the re.
spective works could he gotten together, and
the scale formally presented for signature.
The I.aBelle Mill started up the big new
Corliss engine yesterday afternoon. To-day
the bell!ng will be ready, and the mill will
be in readings TO SO into operation OIL llon.
day. The Belmont Mill HIS the advantage
Of all the others, having a large supply OF
nail plate on hand. The factory started w
some nails 10 sec "hOw the old thing worked. :,
These were the first nails cut in the
city SINCE last June. To-day the Top mill
will sturt their engine, In ordrr 10 let TIN
nailcrs get their machines in order for work
or Monday. Many OF the other mills will
do likewise, but in none OF them will work
be commented in eGrnrst before neyt week,
1t will be day or two before the factor lea
will be able TO do much, as the supply OF
nail plate in all OF them is small, and opera
lions will be retarded until supply Of iron
can be secureI. go
The North Wheeling cooper shops start UP
today, As well ms the LaBelle mill shops and
the Belmont shops. In fact most Of them
will work today, II not In mailing legs, in
preparing for business on Monday. 'r' 81
In another week the mills will I'LL be run.
ming IS il nothing had happened, but it will
be sometime before the effects Of the long
lockout will b, entirely eillccd, and the big
strike Of 80 will for many years be lamou:
among the workingnen.
A secret meeting Of nailers was held al
their hall last night. While the object OF The
meeting was not uthoritatively made public,
It is said that the purpose WAS 10 consider
the scale OF nails at PRICES higher than the
card rate, and TO consider the proper plan OIL
action il II is found that the manufacturers
are doing this. The result was not discov'
cred. e. t:5.s.g Is