Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-07-15

IheWl. 80 A4tssN eAN -
[ ;,bt advance in the wages they now
, uanametarers' Association
soosAsr asstiag WeinssdaF 10 diss'
sTsirS. A Big policeman at the door
- slrnittance 10 news yatherers, hence
- has been learned Of that meeting
- from some scattering remarks
n by those who were there. 1t is
Il, that a proposition was made to sub
1 he present difficulties between the
t'5smated Association and the manu-
ysrs 10 a board OF arbitratorS to whose
1 ;on both should bind themselves 70
Z This did not meet with much favor
',r,s NOT adopted. All the manufacture
! have seen say that there was no sign
| > meeting of a desire 10 back down
| ,bs position assumed By them. l
Il 81 into the Amalgamated Association
! this morning and found President
4 l., there. He was so busy, however,
4 could only get q few moments con-
kryn with him. IL was
Much TO the Point,
4 Il, was brief, | give it as follows:
1 there anything new this morning
3o,hins whateyerregardlng the strike.
n Won know of any mills that are
4, 10 sign the scale
i could not state positively that l do
j ow many western mills are now run
/ il the mills west OF Cincinnati, except
4rngdeld.
faye they all signed the scale"
/ n except those at 81. Louis. They are
sins under what is called the CIncin-
I agreement. That is without q scale =
i the understanding that they shall
i the PittSburg scale when one IS
] here.
Ihesr rumors Of a desire TO arbitrate on
] rt OF the manufacturers, and see by
tspers that you have said the aSsocia,
& had nothing to arbitrate but would
H. It's original demand. Do ! under
j that you will not arbirate at ALL
kDl 81 present.
i ,r business here took the Presidents
t;.on. and our conversation ended.
\ readers can put what construction
D ease ON
Not al Present"
Il Pit mean that the Association may be
H. in the near future, 10 settle the
J ry arbitration, or IL might mean that
larrrlt was in favor of arbitration him
Ind thought the Association might
TO favor that before long. Knowing
Dr. Jarrett was originally opposed to
<lrke, | put the latter construction on
bot at present" Looking at the Situ-
"a from all points, it must be allowed
81 lhe Association is in q
Much Better Position
sent than il was a. few weeks since.
s Starting of the western mills has
lar,,a hals, - 1ag,aDS Sar,t 49, - -
II Of the association out OF the class OF
81 ruducers and made them contributors
will enable the association to pay
uer week TO the men on strike
will he much more satisfactory
latter and more productive
|pnteulment. believe it is the
s flun so pay 81 this week,
ii tcge ther with what is obtained from
&uIghtS of Labor, will afford the men
j strike q very comfortable living,
a man can live without work he Is
Sling to remain on a strike for a
ssre. and the longer he is idle the less
nation he has To work. The strikers,
fore, are generally
d Well Satisfied with the Situation,
s Of the mills have sold nearly all the
4 they had accumulated when the
] commenced, and are having orders
! by eastern firms. A wholesale hard
i dealer informed me yesterday that he
\ tyen an order for several hundred kegs
j Is 70 city firm and had his order
j With eastern goods of three or fOur
BENT makes. Members of the AsSocia-
be inclined, on account OF this, to
very rosy view of affairs One
fRent member said to me few days
! that he expected 10 see the strike
Ended within n Month,
;niug as a reason that Pittsburgh man,
fUrrrS could not afford to remain idle
: all other mills were running, even il
true that the profits would be small
resent prices.
|very large delegation win go from this
fct TO the general convention Of the
! ,amated Association which meets at
lalmer House, in Chicago, commenc,
kugust lst. A number of important
fgres will come up, among them the
frOn Of finally receiving the Canadian
workers into full membership. The
important question that will be dis
p, aside from the present strike, will
E proposed federation of all the
Trade and Labor Unions.
bile may be mistaken, / believe the
gamated Association will decline TO 20
such q scheme unless il be upon condi,
proposed by them. Mr.. Jarrett is not
tdEiate for the presidency again, and il
Iwn wishes were consulted he would
EorSCnt TO accept a reelection, but he
popular and has proved such an eff
officer that the Association can not
y dispense with his services.
The Miners.
ie minere and operators have not yet
teded in effecting a compromise, and
sides blame the newspapers for it. One
atOr said to me:
lou newspaper fellows Just stand back
pat Us on the back and say Sic EN-,
you watch the fight and get a good
| You give away all the schemes and
ent us from coming together"
e miners camps are still running full
and the men still keep a stiff upper
Tuumber of merchants have con,
lted supplies. A picnic is going on to
at Mansfield, the proceeds Of which
so to the support of the camp. The
ing will be kept up until Saturday
Window Glass and Bottle workers
Convention
Il, in session, this morning. No infor
on will be given to the public unit
has completed its labors
question under consideration
bat of wages. Pittsburgh manufac
rs have heretofore been pay
from ten to twenty pc
more for labor than has been paiC
where. Their superior facilities anC
will hardly justify such a marked
renee, and for some time the manutac
rs have been considering the advisable
II making u reduction in wages. Th,
have therefore called this convention
the Pittsburg workers will try to ar
e such q scale that will prevent then
! being cut down. This can only be eli
d by compelling Eastern aud Western
ers to come up to or near Pittsburi
es, which would probably cause thes
ufacturers to strike. IL such a seal
lot be arranged and Pittsburg manu-
lrerS reduce wages, q strike will yer,
ly follow here, so it would seem tha
ike is inevitable.
The Labor Party,
r considerable talk, has at last put
ticket in the field, from jury commits
er sp. Some of their nominations sr
good and some very weak. A NOR
1itable man for Congress than d.
rs, the miners president, would be bar
I'D in ten-acre field full of men, We
eesIyed the unanimous nomination Il
district. Heretofore the labor organizs
3 baye very sensiblY kept clear Of poll
Osteusibly they do so now aud al
P~S 10 take no part whatever, as organ
IS, ia tie political fight now goin