The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-08-16
AFFAIRS AT PIrrsHUnGH.
Rolling nil Proprietors Meet-MInrrs
Convention, DC,

Convention, DC.
PITTSBURGH, August 15.-The Associa.
ton Of Western Rolling Mill Pro: rietors,
which was formed shortly after the pres.
ent strike, will hold a regular monthly
meeting at the iron Association rooms to-
morrow. In many quarters the hope was
expressed that the meeting may result in
putting stop to the fight. Manufacturers
who were spoken to said they knew OF
nothing outside OF routine business to be
transacted.
There is no change in the situation OF the
iron strike, thetires are still burning in the
furnaces at the iEtna, but the mill is still
idle. At Mckeesport everything is still
quiet and the mill is still running with u
tull complement Of men. 4 mill owner in
terriewed tonight said the manufacturers
were as firm MS ever and that it was
very probable the action OF their meeting
to resist the strike would be unanimously
sustained. Onthc other hand Il prominent
member Of the Amalgamated Association
asserted positively that two millswould sign
the scale before aweek was Our. lie re-.
fused TO say what mills they were, but said
that he had one of the scales in his pocket.
AT Youngstown the manufacturers yes
terday made an effort to effect settlement.
At meeting OF the employers and en-
ployecs the former submitted proposition
to run at s. so per ton for puddIing until
the question is settled at Pittsburgh, when
the difference was 10 be paid in case So be.
came the district price. This offer was re-
jected rs they wanted TO 60 to work ut Sc,
proposing to make good the money in case
the Association should be defeated.
The Mount Hickory Iron works at Erie,
has started with few non.union men. No
trouble is santicipated there as the old hands
were very unconcerned, making no opposi-
ton to the new tnen. The Etna mill at
Sharpsburg has not started up as yet and it
is stated that the firm could not find crew
amongst its former employees.
4 manufacturer, speaking OF the starting
oil non.union mills, is credited with having
said; "Thore are exceptional cases. Spans,
Chaliant K Co., and the Mckecsport parties
work on pipe iron exclusively. They man
ufacture the product in gus pipe. None
Of this iron goes into the general market.
What want 10 say IS that none OF tho
mills which work for the general market
show any signs Of wanting to resume either
outside the Association or otherwise. It's
only those whose competitors in the West
are running"
Mr.. NJ. B.. Iauirman, OF the Apollo
mill, in talking of the situation, said tlat
he would advise all the mills to start up st
certain timewith non.union men There
are plenty OF skilled men," said he. "All
the mills can be started UP with non-pnioiii
men ii the manufacturers only make an
effort 10 do So e. had 100000 worth OF
orders on my books at the beginning OF
the strike and 1 couldn', afford to shn,
down. Neither could afford to submitto
the dictation Of the Amalgamated Associa.
ton. Let another manufacturer think inn
like strain and the strike will soon be a
thing Of the past" s.,
The coal miners district convention
closed tonight alter unanimously resolving
to continue the strike against reduction
from to 81 cents per bushel on the price
Of mining. 1t was thought the meeting to.
day would result in the miners agreeing to
q compromise, but the action Of the con.
vention shows that the strikers are still
firm, Notwithstanding the fact that many
OF the mines are running with non.union
men to their fullest capacity. The opera.
tors express indifference at the action
taken, and say that while business is in its
present condition they will not pay four
cents. i: !, 80 n -.