The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-09-27
THERON SITUATION.
A Statement From the MIL Owners-A
llesirh of M0rkmen -

luL lhVN bLl UAIIVNs ||
a Statement From the MIL Owners-A
llesirn OF workmen.
Numerous ruinoTs have been circulated Tor
days past concerning the proceedings at the
conference between the iron manufacturers
and striking work,nen, which took place Mt
tho Riverside Iron Works office last Friday
night. II seems that the statements publish.
cd In the newspapers, while correct In sub.
stance, were not strictly correct In detail, and
have given rise TO some false impressions,
which have taken various forms. TO set
these ut rest the manufacturers have furnish.
cd the following official statement Of the
proceedings Of the meeting referred TO:
Report Of proceedings Of conference between
manufacturers ind workipgmen OF the
mills OF Wheeling and vicinity, held at the
office OF the Riverside Iron Works. Friday
evening, September %, 1882:
Meeting was called to order and upon mo.
ton Hon. G, y. Hubbard was chosen chair.
man md Mr.. W. l.. Glessner secretary. MIR.
Hubbard, upon taking the chair, asked the
worlingmen 10 please state the object OF the
call for the conference and state what promo.
sitlons they had 10 make to the manufac.
lurers
Mr.. G. D. Thompson denied the Inference
that tho conference had been requested by
the workingmen, and II so understood by the
manufacturers, laid that proceedings might
then terminate. :.
This conclusion was deprecated by the
chairman, coupled with the request that Mr..
Thompson would state his propositions
Whereupon Mr.. Thompson said that "thc
workinglnen would demand the concession
by the mhnuiac.nrem Of the Aye points OF
difference, namely, boiling, nail.plale rolling
scale Of length and weights Of nails; excepted
In the settlement made In the Pittsburgh con.
ferencb on Wednesday, aeptemhpr go, lsa9.n
Mr.. +. J. lIearne III behalf OF the manu-.
faGturers made the following reply;
desire 10 first make a. explanation rela.
tive 10 the call for this conference, and il any
misstnterents are made trust that Mr..
Thompson will correct NE, Whom the Pitts
burgh' conference was about to adjourn Mr.
Thompson moved and sat alongside OF me
and said: "Mr. llearne, suppose that It will
be necessary for us to have conference In
our tWheeling) district" | replied that |
thought so, and the sooner the better, but
would leave hin 10 name the tine and place
and thGt the manufacturers would be there.
Mr.. Th0npson asked II the office OF the
Riverside Iron Works would suit. re-
piled, yes and suggested TINT the time be
liked for the evening rather than during
business hours. Mr.. Thompson said that
he copld not be prepared for Thursday even
Ing, but thought Ihat feiday evening would
suit. l said Very well, let us know when
You are ready About the middle OF the
-, - Ia 1,v NJ
oyer tLs teleplpde, II We .whuld lie ready
son, is this correct?
Mr.. Ties, | believe II Is about correct
Mr.. II.-Well, it makes but little difItr.
ence who fathers this baby; but, gentlemen,
We are tGrl, ami let US get 20 work. aud con-
tinuing, Mr.. lIearne said l
GENTLEMEN: The manufacturers OF Wheel.
ing and vicinity liaYe requested me to say
that they cannot accept your proposition.
AT conference held In this room last May,
the manufacturers saw fit to decline certain
propositions made by you, and that decision
| was ;tEal Sometime in June at a meeting OF
the manufactures We pd1piel by nh ,,nani.
nous vote the following resolutions.
First-We will pay no increase In wages
| Gecpnl-We will pay no more than the
pittsburgh Taies Of Wages.
Third-We will not change the methods OF
determining the weights nor manner OF max.
ing the'payments.
AT n subsequent meeting in July these res.
olutions were reailirmed. They were reaf-
irned ut our August meeting and agan last
Saturday. The M4nulaStuters,. coMmittee
Wednesday so instructed, and Mr.. Thomp.
son, who was there to represent the working.
men, knows whether those Instructions were
obeYed. We thera declined tie SANE propo:
siiions offered tonight! Tho comMiltceE made
report to the manufacturers at o meeting
held yesterday afternoon OF all tho proceed.
lngs Of the Pittsburgh conference, and their
action was approve, All .Ltse resolutions
were again affirmed by the unanimous vote
Of oil the Dlills Of Wheeling and vicinity.
Gow, gentlemen, nc very much regrat that
certa in questions were referred here from the
Pittsburgh conference for settlement, rs We
earnestly endeavorea to secure q settlement
for Our district jointly " it'll the Pittsburgh
settlement. But we disclaim all responsible.
| ity therefor, as the final resolution in that
conference was adopted by the unanimous
vote Of the wQrkin5men and Pittsburgh
| man UiaGtnrers, and was passed over tho mega.
tive votes OF Nj. Hubbard md myself.
We have effected long and earnestly upon
this question, have weighed the matter care
fully, have counted the cost and have fully
made up our case. We cannot recede from
the position that we have taken, md II this
decision brings suffering upon some WHO are
not pecuniarily Interested or benefited by its
settlement, the responsibility must rest with
you. AL the scales except those embracing
the five points of difference, have been
finally settled OF Pittsburgh. Onr mills are
prepared to resume whenever the working
men are ready to start them upon our terms.
| now request that no time be unnecessarily
CONSUMED in discussing the merits OF the five
questions at issue, Us every gentleman in this
| room doubtless has fully made up his mind,
and 70 one will be changed BY flow of rhet-
ORIG OF LOGIC, We are here 10 endeavor to
start our mills.
Mr. Thompson-"Have the manufacturers
no propositions to oilefq'
Mr.. Hearne-"They have nothing further
| to offer"
Mr.. Thompson moved 10 adjourn, the
motion WIS unanimously adoited, and the
chairman declared the conference at an end.
The undersigned officers OF the meeting
hereby certify that the foregoing. to the
best Of our recollectionS Is 3 correct state
ment Of the proceedings OF the conference
held on the evening ofthe n9nd Of Septeip.
[sgnedl CD. HUBBARD, Chairman.
Signed W. L. GLgssSER, Secretary.
HEGIRA or IRON MEN. :.
Yesterday an agent Of the Chicago Rolling
Mill Company named Timberlake arrived in
this city for the purpose Of securing com,
plement Of hands for That mill. The works
are already In operation, but il is desired to
take advantage Of the brisk demand for nails
by running double turn" and the addi.
iional hands are for the purpose of doing