The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-09-06
WHAT THEY THINK or 1T.


FltthDurk Iron Meas Views on tho
a. Conference Action. VII
P1rrsBURdI, September 5.-After a tour
Of the Offices Of prominent iron manuiac-
turers, it Is safe to assume that they care
very little for the action OF the iron work.
er's meeting Of yesterday afternoon, or
else they skilliully disguise their feelings
behind mask Of assumed Indifference.
Mr.. John W. Chaliant is always ready TO
give his opiuion,and this case was no excep-
ton. g=z 5a,.
"You can say,' said The gentleman,
pleasantly, "that this action Of yesterday
pleased the boys and did us no harm. It's
all right.
Mr.. Chaliant evidently knew thing or
two, and proposed TO keep all he knew to
himself. He was. aggravatingly silent on
the subject OF the Etna rolling mil! and
seemed in good humor about something.
In the next Office visited was found 4
member Of a steel firm, gentleman in
constant contact will, iron manufacturers,
He is usually very quiet, but keeps up
big lot Of thinking. lie said:
s"The first fruits Of the meeting Of YES.
terday will be found lit the startine up OF
at least three city mills with non.union
men,. You can depend on this being the
case In these mills the men are, and
have been decidedly weak and are ready 10
go to work. There will be no trouble
about it either, think -. NJ 5t.g,,
The gentleman did not refer to tue mills
BY name, but it is reasonably certain that
the establishments OF Wilson, Walker <
Co., and Spang, Chaliant 4 Co., are among
those alluded to. rs
Another iron man held that the action OF
the meeting strengthened the position OF
the manufacturers materially.
III there had been q resolution passed i"
said he, favoring compromise at IS IS, the
manufacturers would have had to weld or
incur good deal OF disapproval from the
public in general. Now, they have nothing
to interfere with their stand and their de-
termination to prefer idleness rather thup
submit to the demands OF the union"
IN one or two Offices the gentlemen
spoken to took a gloomy view OF the situa.
ton, holding that the action OF the iron.
workers yesterday indefinitely prolonged
the strike, and would drive from this ci,y
much trade and business. Trade that
would build up rival cities. In tho one
article OF boiler plate not firm could take,
or would take an order in this CITY and
other manufacturing centers were OF course
the gamers by Pittshurgh's inability.
Altogether diversity Of opinions was
heard during the tour. S.i
Atthe headquarters Of the Amalgamated
Association three puddlers occupied the
front room, and both President Jarrett and
Secretary Martin were shut in the back
room with some committee. One OF the
puddlers expressed himself in don't.
care.a-cent way when told OF the starting
Of mills non.union. He had enough 10
live on, and he knew OF puddiers with
families Of eleven children who had also
enough 10 live on. As class, the pud.
dlers he said, were used TO resting spells
and if they got nino months work a year
could manage TO get along the other three
months nicely. As far as the speaker was
concerned be could "raise his right hand
to heaven and swear he didn't care il the
mills wouldn't start till snow fell.n ".
And. the other two fully echoed the pud-
ler's statement t Ct