The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-08-11

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An effort was made 10 learn lust 'wha,
was the prospect OF the resistance to the
reduction OF half cent per bushel. Tho
head OF the firms concerned could not, oi
course, speak for their miners, hut thought
that except mt one or two pits OF minor i'm
portancc there would be no real or serious
opposition to the reduction. Not only q
large part OF the city is supplied from thest
works, but many distant points are slp
piled.
The Pan Handle men being given the al
tentative OF 81 cents or no work, and The
other miners being Sin the, same boat" the
question arises, what will be the price fol
river mining? One or two veteran opera
tors were spoken to to-day on the subject
One remarked that itwonldn't worry them
if the railroad operators fixed the price q
20 cent or Mt . cents, the river pits were
idle, the lower markets full OF coal, prices
dull, and the dry season at hand. They
didn't care 10 worry about the price fol
some time at least. Another operator sait
plumply, that ut 81 cents on tho railroads
5 cents would be the price on the river.
Still another said that 81 cents would be
the fall price on the river, areduction Il eQna
to that Just Issued by the railroad operators,
Meanwhile there is nothing stirring in
the coal strike locally. At the miners
headquarters the impression was gained
that the Union, satisfied that their struggle
had resulted in the reduction to consumers
ordered on Monday, will soon take such
action rs will end the strike on their side
As to the iron situation, no new features
arc reported. The situation at McKecsporl
is thus outlined at that place: "Every.
thing is quiet. Munager Flagler reports
an increased force Mt work to-day. The
men who went out are said to be taking
lnborers' jobs OH railroad work. They are
also said TO blcat like sheep when passing
Bradley's House on their way to work up
the b.. 4 O. The Tube Works and rolling
mill are both running. A party named
Jones created some sensation here until
found out. lie had been hiring pud1lcs
for Chicago He is now missing and
wanted badly by his dupcs. Jones left
Mr.. John Chaliant was asked regard
ing operations ut !Etna. The old gentle
man smiled Blandly and simply said
"Iou must really see my brother George
Ha is manager there, and whatever is going
OIL is being done by his direction. I can
tell you nothing -
Air. james !. Bennett referred the in.
quirer TO Manager Neal Of the Kittanning
mill Of Graf, Bennett 4 Co. lie himself
could not throw any light on the possible
starting up OF the mill. There were %
pudding furnaces in the mill and n lodge
of the Amalgamated Association in the
town. Other iron manufacturers spoken
to seemed pretty confident that n non.
union start will soon be emade ut A3lna.
"a strike OF miners along tho Allegheny
river and Pennsylvania railroad is con.
tidentially looked for tomorrow. The
Pan Handle mines, as is well known, have
been out for several months. 1t is not
expected, however, that the strike will last
much longer, rs it is thought that at the
convention next Tuesday the miners will
resolve to go in ut n reduction. .@
The fires in tile sEtna mill furnaces at
sharpsburg are still burning, but no men
have gone 10 work Reliable authority as.
serts that the mill will resume in few
days. A number Of other mills are report
ed'to be making preparations to start UP,
among them the American Iron Works,
but whether with union or non!union men
can not be learned. This latter mill en-:
ploys over 5000 men.