The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-23
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A SERIOUS SITUATION.


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Increasing Prospects OF n lockout In
the Iron Mills. Z 4 Isl
Tho final conference between tho Amaiga.
mated Association and the iron munulactur.
ers OF Pittsburgh took place yesterday, and
the results will be seen In our telegraphlc
columns. Briefly stated, the representatives
OF the Amalgamation presented their propo.
sition, whlcl, demanded Nh increase Of tho
boilers wages only. Tlle manufacturers
pefemptorily declined to sign this, and tho
conference ended without any discussion.
This action was scarcely looked for here,
though II seems TO have been the only course
considered at all Mt Pittsburgh. A news.
paper there publishes interviews with sever.
al prominent mill owners, held before tho
| conference met. Not ono OF these gentlemen,
| regarded saturdays action Of the tronwork.
ers rs bcncilttlng the situation In general O,
removing the chief ca,lse OF complaint A
member OF the conference committee, who
had Just returned from the west, said: g
" would rather not speak Of the possible
outcome OF tho conference this afternoon.
regard Tho iron situation rs n good subject
for the papers to let Alone. There has been
too much written about the matter already
What | feel personally OH the subject don't
caro- 10 tell, for In some opinions differ from
other men In tho business But can shy
TINT SEQ no prospect OF compromise
or settlement on the basis proposed by tho
Amatgamatcd Association on Saturday. II
Is In fact the old scale, virtually. Pudding
y unchanged, and this in the lace OF tho fuel
that tho leaders In the association lanai
gamalion) pledged themselves that II We
granted certain concessions year ago, they
would not ask for un increase In pudding
They have, II Is true, made some changes IL
their demand. They are changes rather than
notifications and with pudding at SO OK
don't amount 10 anything But ! will moi
discuss this topic further, and haven't thu
rentosess Idea how we are going to arrange {
satisfactory plan this afternoon. During my
Western trip had good chance to quietly
observe how the eyes Of tho entire Westeri
iron trade seem turned to this city. The pre-
sent state OF uncertainty seems to affect ever,
corner Of tho country where iron Is made Of
bought orsold. The railroads being out OF tn
market as extensive buyers, Is not the onl,
element In tho case. Until u new and salts
factory scale Is agreed Upon IN Pittsburgh
the whole iron industry is at sea. The buyc
holds oil his orders, and the manufacture
won't take orders ahead when he don't know
what his product is going to cost him." "
. Another iron manufacturer. head OF ou
o! one OF the most extensive houses In TIL
Smoky City, said: -i'. ~
~ can only say that this action,or pretend
ed re-tractioh Oh the part OF the ,iron.work
ers, means fight. It means n stoppuge OF on
. mills. The Intelligent portion Of tho iron
workers are certainly oycrruled by men VII
have u vote, but TINT Is all; by men VIII
don't care to know the circumstances SUI
rounding the iron trade. They work hard an
think little. They have no capital at stake
!; and simply come to the short-sighted cor
cluslon TINT activity in the trade mean
large profits to manufacturers. They wan
their share OF the fortunes their employer
are making"
Still another iron man said:
with pudding ut Sc, muck rolling at
! cents per ton, and I'LL the rest of the conce.
r sions granted by tho iron workers, can
: blind the manufacturers to the fact thu
virtually the concessions amount to little Q
nothing, and that the general situation
| practically unch snged by Saturdays col
. vcntion. ! may be lacking in the bump {
i. hope, but do not see how 1t is possible &c
Q anything practical or conclusive to be done q
4 the conference this afternoon, unless son,
! unwonted or unexpected change of heal
, comes to the other side
f Secretary Murtiu, OF the Amalgamate
Q Association, naturally, had little to say 0
$ the situation. lIe paused Il moment in hi
. work and remarked: 3C
AS to the conference, think the manu-
facturers will accept our proposition.
oil The news was received in Wheeling ycste
I day afternoon, aud reporters talked wit
Q several representative workmen, and with
few manufacturers, In the evening. tt.
manufacturers declined to express IN opit
ion on the situation, saying that the confe
, cnce here this evening would develop th
, situation OF Affairs IN this city and distric
, and that until the result was known, al,
! expression OF opinion would be mere id
n Vice President Rogers was called on d
! his furnace at the Top mill, and halle
, with the remark: well, things don't loo
50 bright as they did last night, DO they9"
: "Yes; think so, "said Mr.. Rogers, " di
not expect any other action on the part {
the Pittsburgh manufacturers committee
nut there are some mill owners mp there, Il
told you yesterday, who regarded the d.
mand for increased wages for boiling Us JUS
ga" iStA1ohbbsCl htAtl 4 bcIlCSt lucS VIII XIV
the price demanded In preference to sliu
ting down. OF course in that case all wou
be forced 10 do likewise, and the situation i
. solved 5geI-, 49, &.
Are prospects changed any here by thi
actiou?"
"On this subject eau talk more iutclli
gently alter tomorrow evenings COME,
ence." said Mr.. Rogers giving his "scra]
BALI iinAl turn in the furnace And unit
the time indicated the reporter babe hin
adieu. --rf'.. 81, y
Mi. William Hastings said he though
that things were not yet adjusted and that
was dltilcnlt to say what the final result
would be; hehardly anticipated Il lock -oui
and II there should be one, it would be shor,
, There were certain contingencies that nigh
causea lockout, but heiore such slnoy
+ would be taken, there would be some nege
tiating.
C.. y. Thompson Trustee OF the Amalea
, nation looks for a lockout sure, but a sl,o.
one. He did not understand why tho manu-
facturers had refused to sign the scale graz,
ing the boilers the fifty cents advance, as i
J had been the understanding among the irol
workers, tl'at.the scale would be signed PFC
yideu the other demands were Withdrawn
The First district has always decided as /
the boilers and this district In relation Il
the nailers. Wheeling will of course b
governed by Pittsburgh; ii there Is Il loci,
out there, why Of course there will BE- OH
here; there Isl possibility Of a compromise
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One OF the most elegant works, illustratin,
the natural wonders and grandeur OF scencr,
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