Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-05-31
THE COMING STRIKE.
Tomorrow tho Day Fixed for Its
Inauguration.
Condition Of Affairs at Pittsburgh-SteeI
Works will Not Shut Oown-Fomer
Strikes-At Chicago, St. Louis
And Elsewhere.
LATEST NEWS FROM ALL QUARTERS.

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CHICAGO, May 3o.-A. F. Carpenter, Pres
dent OF the Committee of the Amalga.
mated Iron and Steel Workers OF this dis
trict says, that it has been determined as
the result Of yesterdays conference with
the employers, not to inaugurste a strike
tomorrow rs originally intended, but that
1t will be postponed at least two weeks
pending an attempt to get a conference
between the Representatives Of the employ.
t6s fSs PJBs Rssaeb fhe ksaSnn meeting e.
II secured, will be to harmonize the differ
ences between the workmen and employ
ers and secure q uniform and permanent
schedule of wages all over the country.
A. PittsburE.
PIrTsBURG, May S0-As the month OF
May draws to a close the anxiety increases
in the business community over the pros
pective strike of the iron workers. To-day
many of the mills are idle, in order that
the workingmen can participate in the
Decoration Day ceremonies, tomorrow they
will resume and tomorrow night they will
shut down till either the employees or the
manufacturers make some concessions on
the wages question. All the Pittsburg
manufacturers except those who make
steel will refuse to sign the scale. The
strike will also extend throughout the
Shenango and Mahoning valleys and to
Chicago and Wheeling About q, 4,OOmem,
bers OF the Amalgamated Association will
join in the strike and in ali about $4,000
men will be thrown into idleness.
Steel Works VIII Rum.
The steel manufacturers, hereabouts, will
generally sign the boilers scale. They. .em.
ploy but few boilers, but must have GER
tain number and argue that they can
much better offer to pay the increase to a
very small number Of workingmen, than TO
suspend their entire works. The steel
works will therefore all continue opera
tions.
The workingmen hold that the same ar.
gument the steel men make holds true OF
iron manufacturers. The scales are based
on common bar iron, one OF the most com.
mon commodities in the iron market and
product which sells at the lowest price.
The Pittsburgh manufacturers, while pay
inc wages based on common bar iron make
profits on specialties. They pay their work
ingmen on one basis and make their sales
and reap their profits on another, Just as
the steel men pay their puddlers.
Strikes OF the Past.
The strikes to be inaugurated tomorrow
recalls great strikes of the past The first
great strike was in 1S49, resulting in the
manufacturers reducing the price of pud.
ding below SO per ton. The strike lasted
from December 20, lS49, to May II, 1880.
The next strike resulted in victory for
the puddlers after a protracted lockout,
nearly all the mills being idle from Decem'
ber, 1866 to the middle of May, 1857.
December 5, 1874, began the memorable
"long strike" lasting until April Is, 1875,
when thepuddlers resumed at SS5oper ton.
At Chicago.
CAs42rs4s CmGAS8 Mav q s. tH this diatrct embracing
Chicago, Joliet and Springfield, this State;
Milwaukee and Detroit, with representa-
tiyes of the Amalgated Association of Iron
and Steel Workers was held here yester-
day. Representatives OF the workmen pre-
sented duplicates of the Pittsburg n scales,
to take effect June !. After some talk the
manufacturers stated they would accept
those scales provided the Pittsburgh en-
ployers would do the same, but this was not
satisfactory to the workmen. Finally a res.
olution was adopted that both parties would
endeayor to secure delegates TO future
conference, the date of which was not fixed.
AS the committee cannot be got'together
before Wednesday it is believed strike is
inevitable. About 100000 men will be
thrown out of employment in this district.
Atst. Louis.
ST. LOUIS. May 30-An adjourned meet
ing of the iron workers and mill owners
was held here yesterday, and after q long
discussion of the question OF wages and
explanations on the part Of the men OF the
difference between producing iron here and
at other points, and statements on the part
of manufacturers regarding railroad
freight rates from Pittsburgh west which
discriminate against st. Louis, the work,
men rejected the proposition OF the mill
owners and the meeting adjourned. This
propositiOn was that the men should work
at present prices until the scale oil wages
should be adopted by Pittsburgh manutac-
turers and workmen, after which time tne
scale then adopted should govern the mills
in St. Louis and vicinity. The La Glede
rolling mill, the Mcdonald mill, the Harri:
son wire mill, and the st. Louis bolt and
iron works will close on Wednesday. The
Nedringbaus mill has already closed. This
will throw $500 men out OF employment
here and about the same number Will De
turned out at other mills in this district.
A AZ Cincinnati.
CrycNSarI, May 30.-From present indi-
cations it looks as though strike among
the iron workers engaged in the rolling
mills of Cincinnati and vicinity will be
commenced tomorrow. puddler, VINO IL
EMPLOYED in one Of the largest mills in the
city. said this afternoon that he was oil the
opinion that the bosses would sign the
present scale agreeing to pay the men the
existing prices for another year. Said ne
"You can hardly call our movement Q
strike, even il we do stop work on the ISL.
We do not ask any advance, but merely
that the prices now paid shall be those we
are to receive for the coming year, dating
from June LIST. 1t is our intsntion, how
ever, if the mill owners do not consent 70
grant our request, to go out wednesday
night
AZ Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE May 30.-The North Chicago
rolling mill men, at Bay View, near here
expect to 60 out on a strike June lst. In
teryieys With large number o.
them to-day resulted il obtain
ing an expression to she efec'
that unless the negotiations nsw pending
at the general conference term mate favora
bly, ali the iron workers. in. The countr,
viii striss June 1st. There sse about 2 ,ot
men at Bay View.
The Cigar ysAker&Vin.
C1xssxAT1. Nav 30.-A, Canton, Ohio
| special ssys: The striking cigar maker
| will resume work to-morrew. having beei
| grant, "a the increase demanded.
| from
Fe,erish CssditioR ef the Nnrkest.
NKw YoRx, May SA,-Late advices fro'
TIE west and. south toreshadow serious n
suits in the iron trade from the unadjnsae
aif{erences which have come to an open j
| sue respecting the iaborquastiOn, and pse
] ent appessapces point TO the probaoasty