Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-09-24
THE WHEELING SITUATION.

Secretary Martin Says That the Men
viii Win-PIenty Of Money Forth
eoming-The Status OF Affairs I'm Gen.
eraI.
Special DispateA 10 ne Sunday Register.
PITTSBURGH, September 23.-Ths situa.
ton at Wheeling is discussed here by the
press and by the prominent men Of the
association. Secretary Martin in an inter
view with THE SUNDAY REGISTER represent
atiye tonight stated that he thought the
Wheeling men Would,win. The men were
entirely united, had plenty Of money to
continue the struggle and enjoyed popular
septiment which was on their side. Now
that Pittsburgh has started up, the sssocia-
tion treasury will be repIenished and the
Wheeling men can have all the money
they want to continue the struggle. You
can depend on it that we will see them
through.
A statement has gone forth which places
the Superior mills of Klomsn & Co., in an
undesirable position. Contrary to publish
ed statements, there has been aai will be,
no discharge of non-union men from that
establishment. The arrangement with the
Amalgamsted Association has been a mu-
tually satisfactory one. The mill will run
double turn in the plate and bar depart
ments, and where this is the case one turn
L., 4 kk
The verbal guarantee of both President
Jarrett and Secretary Martin has been
given that there will be no interference of
any kind with the non. union element in
the mill. The mill, on and after Monday,
will employ $50 men, and everything seems
favorable for peace and harmony in this
Perturbed region.
As regards the statement, given yester-
day, from an iron worker relative to the
method that would be pursued in dealing
with nOn-union men, Secretary Martin
stated to-day that the informant was incor-
rect. The Amalgamated Association did
not propose TO sit in judgment upon cases
of nOn-unionism, but to arrange matters as
was done at Kloman'S, permitting the non
union men to remain at work as such II
they so desired. The sheep, however,
would still be sheep, and the goats goats,
''or words to that effect" Evidently the
bitterness of the days of ''black sheep" are
past, and better spirit animates the iron
workers than for many days.
The signing OF the scale by the commit
tee of seven does not, il is stated, bind in
dividual firms, but this is not regarded as
dangerous element in the situation.
Meanwhile the wave of activity rolls
higher each hour, and every moment of
the day and night finds fresh tongue of
fire lifted from the top of the furnace
stacks TO tell of the return of life to the
long cold hesrths below. The activity in
the coal trade is shown in the long trains
of loaded coke and coal cars passing out on
the Pan Handle, Fort Wayne and other
roads When it is recollected that rolling
mill converts from 4, 600 to 5000 bushels OF
coal into smoke, heat, ashes and steam
every twenty-four hours, the increased de-
mand that comes of start OF scores OF
mills becomes evident. On the a. V. K. K.
alone four coal trains Of thirty cars each
now come into the city, and their burdens
in twenty -four hours assume the form given
above. The week closing with today has
in many respects been a most memorable
one in the history OF Pittsburghs greatest
industry.