Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-10-31
INDUSTRIAL MATTERS.
WORK shop Notes. Gathereda and Cleaned
by Register Reporters.

The miners in the peddlng banks OF this
city met at the Atlantic engine room last
night TO talk over the matter OF wages, and
after a thorough canvass OF the situation,
determined to make demand for pa cents
per bushel on and after November LIST.
They now get ~ cents.
The Panhandle coal operators do not look
upon the request OF the miners for an ad-
vance with any degree of favor, One
prominent operator expressed his position
as follows: shortly before the termina-
ton of the last strike the operators re-
duccd the price of coal to ga cents. To-
day can buy any amount OF coal at &C
and some is sold al SIC. In short time
the lake trade will close, and with the ex-
ceptiOn of Few western shipments, We
must rely on our local trade. The
river men can offer coal at the
wharf for six cents. thus practically
shutting cut the Panhandle oper-
atOrs from 80 much trade. Moreover we
are compelled to pay 81 per car, which is
equal TO one-half a cent per bushel. for
transferring our cars fr m the Panhandle
to the =. X. r. tracks, and that places US at
disadvantage in competing with the opel
atOrs along the Allegheny Valley railroad.
cannot say whether the operators will
decide 10 meet the miners in conference or
not, but for my part hope they will. We
can give figures in proof of our assertion
that we cannot advance the rate just now,
and | believe that they will see the truth
of our argument" The only thing that
will bring the advance the men want will
be weather cold enough to close the river
and stop competition from this source.
In regard to the effect Of the attempt at
boycotting the Liverpool pottery manufac
turers upon the trade, Pittsburgh paper
says: All who were interviewed COnCurred
in the statement that since the beginning
OF the East Liverpool troubles there has
been great deal of difficulty in getting
orders. Mcmillan Brothers. who handle
goods from George :. Haiker's & CO. $ eS-
adjustment, said that they had been com.
PEELED To send orders to Trenton, y. j., rs
they were unable 10 get from East Liver
pool any thing near the amount of goods
needed. Another firm which previous TO
the iock-out had handled Liverpool ware
exclusively stated that they had been
obliged to receive goods from other points.
The reporter was shown a package of ware
from Liverpool just being brought i'll,
which had been ordered nearly two months
since. Mr.. Bailey, of the Pittsburgh
Queenswarc Company, said it was fact
that the supply of Liverpool white ware
was far below the demand. But think,
Sdlu lt, TIE btlNStS arc III lO uuIIy W
start up in full now, rs the fall trade is
about over and all that they would make
would have to go in stock to await the
spring demand While there is a call for
ware inst now it will cease in a short time
so that the employer can take all winter to
make preparations for starting Alright in
the spring. Some of the manufacturers
say that the strike has been a good thing
for them as prices have ad-
vanced about 10 per cent. and
they have been enabled to get q large
amount Of old stock OFF their hands. From
all that can learn in conversation with
the bosses they seemed TO be determined
10 stick to the fight and what men they
have, although the number is compare
lively few, are adle TO turn out just as
good ware as WIS made before the trouble
don't think the bOycottins scheme will
amount to much. and | doubt very
much whether II will be attempted"
Another dealer who was seen said that
the Liverpool firms implicated in the
trouble had lost great deal OF money
as they had almost entirely lost their fall
trade Said he: They are all at least
six weeks behind their orders, aud in
the way they are working at present they
cannot catch up before the season is over"