Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-07-08


sighed the scale as presented. Although
none of these mills are located in this city,
the Association chooses to take their cap
itulation as sign OF general weakening
all along the line, and seem to think that
the Pittsburg mills will soon follow suit.
Such is the opinion OF Secretary Martin.
The mills reported to the headquarters OF
the Association as having signed, yesterday,
are the Crescent mill, at Pomerey, Ohio,
owned by Watson & Co.; kirkpatrick Il
Co.'S Leechburg mill; the Laclede mill, at
ST. Louis, and the Bay View mills at Mil
waukee.
OrThese Mills
it will be remembered that the kirkpatrick
mill signed conditionally last week, the
Association understanding that the SOC ex-
ira for hot fix should be dropped, and that
the knobblers ton should be reduced. 1t
afterwaId appeared that the scale signed
had been modified much more than this.
President Jarrett accordingly ordered the
men to stop work until matters could be
satisfactorily arranged. This was done and
The mill has remained closed until to-day,
when il started up under tat scale as origi-
nally presented, dropping the SOC for hot
fix and reducing the knobbl'r'S ton to'22n
pounds.
Secretary Weeks
has not yet heard from the mills reported
as signing, but with the exr.ptiOn of Kirk
patrick and Watson IL Co., he is not in.
clined to credit the report. The Leechburg
firm, he saws, has signed the scale in so
modified form that their ron will cost
them but very little more han under the
old scale. The Pomeroy III H. he says, has
been started on the Cincinnati plan, l. e.,
at the old prices, TO come to httSburgs
price as soon as one is fixed. He is in
clined to believe that some such arrange
ment was also made at 81. Louis and Mil
waukee The officers OF the Amalgamated
Association say the signing, OF the mills
was unconditional and regard these sigma
lures as the first OF many. Several days
ago a prominent Association man said
10 me:
'lf some of the mills do not sign before
Monday shall believe that this strike is to
Last Long Time
vet, and for this reason: most OF the mills
now have their repairs made and are ready
to start up. Many of them completed these
lust before the Fourth and | believe
decided to wait until the end OF this week
before doing anything. Ii tl"T do not sign
before next Monday, the Chances are that
the strike will last several months yet"
The signing by these mills, yesterday,
and the report that one Of the largest mills
in the city will sign and start up next
week. gives some weight to this opinion
In Association circles it is believed that
more signatures will be secured tomorrow.
The Members
of the Amalgamated ASsociotion drew their
first allowance from the. treasury of the
Association yesterday. Each member is
entitled to draw four dollars week, and
many of those who belong to the Anlalga-
mated Associate on also belong to the
Knights of Labor, and the benefits of that
organization are seven dollars per week to
married men and five dollars per week to
single men. Taking these two together
each striker will receive $ll or S9per week.
While this will not afford a very rich liv-
ing. it is enough to subsiSt comfortably
upon, and as long as it is regularly received
will enable the strikers to hold out for an
indefinite period.
The Meeting of the Finishers.
last Monday. if we are to believe the pub
lished reports, did nothing but endorse
President Jarrett and declare that they had
not the slightest intention OF withdrawing
from the Association. That all sounds
very well, but il must be remembered that
the meeting was called for the purpose of
remedying what the finishers considered
their grievances. | am credibly informed
that some very emphatic language was
used at that convention, and that protest
against the present system OF representa-
ton will be sent to the Chicago convention
that will raise a stir. Pos oily, If it is not
needed and the finishers given a more
equal voice with the puddlers, serious
rupture may take place within the ranks OF
the Association. Ii has also been discOv-
cred that although the finishers decided to
stand by the strike since it has been or
dered, there were several strong speeches
against the policy OF carrying on strike at
the present time. have heard that PreSi-
dent Jarrett said to the meeting, in so
many words, that he considered the strike
very i'll advised.
Present and Prospective Condition OF
the Iron Trade.
Imet a gentleman who is usually well
posted in the iron trade to-day and asked
him what he thought OF the situation. |
give his words:
"Ths market at present is as dull as 1
ever saw it. Very few OF the mills care
about running even if the strike did not
exist. | never knew q time when orders
were as scarce. 1t seems to me now that
this strike may last long time. Most Of
our manu- facturers are having what orders
they get filled at Eastern mills They can
do this more profitably than they could
afford to run themselves just now. 1t Is
true that there are some who have large
contracts and others who work on special
ties who might he willing to start, but the
many are very we'll satisfied with the situa-
tion. think matters will remain just as
they are until the market picks up some
and then when both sides want 20 work il
will not take employer and employed long
to come to some sort of an understanding.
Jane Grey Swissheim,
whose reputation is co-extensive with the
Union, lectured last Sunday in the Opera
House, taking for her subject Trades
Unions The announcement that Mrs.
Swisshelm would lecture on such subject
was enough TO draw an immense crowd, and
the opera House was filled to its utmost
capacity. The speaker from the word go
opened out upon the enemy with all her
guns. and those who know lady James COM
mand of adjectiveS, can imagine the scoring
she gave labor and trade unions. She de-
nounced them as sapping the foundations
of society, and declared that their adherentS
were worse slaves than the Africans ever
Were. These remarks were not very pal
stab!e to a large part OF the audience, and
shout half OF those present retired before
the address was completed, Mrs. Swiss
helm is now out in card announcing her
intention to lecture at the Opera House
next Sunday afternoon at 8 o'clock, and
any champion Of Trades Unions
to debate the question with her.
The Strike Of the Miners
in the Pan Handle region still continues,
but its force is pretty effectually broken.
The truth is that the men are thoroughly
beaten and are willing and anxious to 90
to work. Eighteen of the twenty one
mines originally on strike are now at work
with non-union men, and most OF them
full handed. Colored men from Ohio,
Hungarians from the East, and others from
elsewhere have been imported every day.
Thirty new men were put to work at the
Fort Pitt mines yesterday, and more are
expected tomorrow. The secretary OF the
Coal Operators Association informs me
that when all the non-union men now en-
gagged arrive there will actually be about
one hundred and Atty more men at work
in the Pan Handle mines than there was
when the strike begun. The miners camps
at Mcdonald and Mansfield are still kept
up, but they are not very well supported
President Jones
frequent appeals for aid to outsiders show
that the contributions from
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