The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-09-16
THE CONFERENCE
HELD At PITTSBURGH YESTERDAY
Between the Manufacturers Association and tho
ruidls1-Ths Former Decline to Accept the
CompromIss 0nsr-rurther Action 10 DO NJ =
Taken By the Association. jfj

PIrTsnuRdlI, September l5.-The Leader
this evening says: The reporter asked
several Of tho manufacturers II they felt
much alarmed at the threat from the
Knights Of Labor to open fierce and cruel
war against them for not complying with
the rules Of tho Amalgnmated Association.
They treat tho matter In the light Of a
joke, said one. s'The time may come in
this country when We will be compelled 10
allow outsiders and lazy long windy orators
to run our business for lis, but 1t has not
comc,yct, and, don't think ever will.'s
The proposed conference between the
manufacturers aud the committee appoint
ed by the Amalga,nated Association seems
TO- lack official sanction from the manufac.
turers side at least. While. Mr.. Jarrett
stated that the meeting was to take place
at . o'clock this afternoon he said that he
had as yet received no word from the
manufacturers in regard 10 the matter and
he did not explicitly state that the invita-
ton to confer had been formally extended
by the committee OF which he is the head.
He grew somewhat impatient when asked
as to what he expected the result would be
If both sides met for discussion, and told
the questioner to "wait until We have our
conference 4
The manufacturers who were seen did
not know Of any arrangement that Ind
been made for conference, and seemed
quite indifferent US 10 whether one would
be. held. Mr.. Brown, Of the Wayne Iron
and Steel works, said that he knew nothing
Of the matter and did not understand why
the Analgamated people wanted d confer.
ence today when they had given the man
ufacturers ten days to decide ut cannot
be done, said he, "unless the whole iron
association WAS notified, and then it would
be nonsense to Talk OF compromise at
S5.I5 There are many firms in this city
who can make more money by standing
idle than by starting up on any advance"
At. two o'clock 4 number of the iron
men were seen proceeding toward the as
sociation rooms, but that place showed no
indication that a meeting Of any size was
in progress, although it was evident that
some OF i'the manufacturers were under the
impression that conference was to be
held. II
The finishers generally are quite reticent
in regard to the action taken by the pud-
dlers yesterday, although it is evident that
the dissatisfied element is not willing to
help the puddlers enforce their now, dis.
satisfied demands.
Its no use" someone was heard to re-
mark this morning, ~ am not in favor OF
staying with the puddlers for it is doubtful
whether they can make it even at So 75.n"
The various representatives OF the finishing
departments who were talked to didn't
know" what would ebe done, but it was
evident that they did not express them
selves in view Of the expected conference.
:. The puddlers themselves manifest great
satisfaction ut the result of yesterdays
meeting, and appear confident that the
concession made will induce the tinishers
to stand ut their, back. Whether their
confidence Is misplaced remains to be seen,
although quite number OF them asserted
this morning that the fnishcrs will not
work Eastern muck bar.
The laboring men OF the Sharon mill
publish the following seemingly sarcastic
offer to the puddlers Of that place: ...We
will give 25 cents OF our wages per day to
the puddlers in order to induce them to go
to work. Our wages are low enough now,
but We will do this in order to enable the
puddlers to get living by their toll and
skill. LAuoBERsn