Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-06-08
A Significant Meeting.

union between the MANUFACTURERS, III olueA
to meet the present crisis, but at this
writing it is impossible to give details.
Asignifeant Meeting.
PITTSBURGH. June THE only thing new
| in the iron situation, to-day, was o. scores
meeting of the nail manufacturers of the
West. The meeting lasted several hours,
and when it adjourned the manufacturers,
one and all preserved profound silence
as to the proceedings.
The iron manufacturers of the west are
holding their long talked of conference IN
this city. Three meetings have been held
to-day. At IL O'Clock tonight an adjourn
mept had not been effected The meetings
are held with strictest secrecy.
1l:50P. M.-The conference has just ad-
iourned. J. d. Weeks, the secretary, says
a new organization of the manufacturers OF
the West was formed, its object being to
govern the question OF wages as well as
the regulation of card rates, etc.
The meeting was the largest ever held.
The situation was fully reviewed and dis.
cussed, and the opinion prevailed that II
an advance was conceded this time the
Amalgamated Association would next year
demand $3.50 or 81 per ton for pudding.
They came to the conclusion that they
might as well fight it out now, and it was
unanimously resolved not TO ever start the
mills in accordan nee with the present de-
mand, and every one present pledged him.
self to adhere to the resolution.
PITTsBURG, June Some effort was made
yesterday to ascertain the extent OF the re-
pairs and Improvements now inprogress at
the different mills. Some manufacturers
who had intended to make repairs and i'm
provemenls in August are endeavoring to
make most of them now. 1t is impossible
TO tell how much time will be required to
do this work, but it is generally believed
that repairs most urgently needed can be
made in two weeks at the most. The work
ipgmen seem TO think that nv the close OF
three or four weeks at the III ,sG there Will
be break IN the Pittsburg manufacturers
A rumor having obtained currency this
morning that some of the iron manufac-
turers here had or would sign the scale,
tour of nearly all the mills was made with
q view to learning the facts in the case
All of the manufacturers visited denied
the truth of the rumor, and expressed de-
termination to hold out against the de-
mands of the strikers News was received
at Amalgamated headquarters yesterday
morning that two firms had signed the
puddlers scale, the Akron Iron Company,
Akron, O., and the Canal Dover Iron Works
at Canal Dover, TuscarawaS county, u. The
latter started up after short rest, and the
former did not stop at all, but signed and
kept at work. The Akron works have tif-
works fehii THIS sfrfeffSSv rieed gtesnIy '"enT
courared the strikers who affect to believe
that This break in the manufacturers line,
taken in consideration with the revolt with
six mills previously reported, virtually
gives them the command OF the situation.
Everything is quiet here. The strikers
seem to be well supplied with money, ana
act as if they felt assured OF returning to
work in very short time, but that Is
further along.
AT Cleveland.
CLEVELAND, June 7.-Yesterday, the
Eighteenth ward, was much quieter than
| had been generally expected, although IL IL
was net unmarked by instances OF bull.
doing and physical violence. Those OF
| The strikers who had been appointed Tor
picket duty assembled on Broadway, at the
break ofday, and proceeded to their several
| posts, in order to intercept the workmen on
| their way to the mill. But few open threats
| we're made by the strikers, anything OF the
sort having been prohibited by the leaders.
| Argument and sarcasm. therefore, were the
| principal means reSOrted to in restraining
| non.uniou men from going TO work: IL Is
| said that many of those who worked IN the
| mill Monday were visited at their homes in
the evening by delegates from the strikers
| Throughout the forenoon the streets
were comparatively deserted, only occa.
| sional groups of men being seen. Small
bands of the strikers patrolled the railroad
tracks and streets. but refrained entirely
from trespassing on the Company grounds.
! Crowds of small boys, who would be
union" il they had a few years more on
their heads, assembled on the street corners
in the neighborhood of the mills and took
it upon themselves to bleat after the man.
ner of sheep whenever non-unlon work
man passed their way. The boys supple,
mented their bleating with calls OF 'scab, y
"black sheep" ETC., to the extreme annoy
ance of the men so complimented.
There was any quantity OF smoke in and
about the mills, but there were very few
men. The blooming mill shut down en-,
tirely. and in the nail mill there were
scarcely twenty men. In the wire mills
about an equal number were at work. Still
fewer were found at the soft or Siemens
Martin steel works. 1t was stated that
there were about fifty men at work an the
department is probably nearly correct. The
men, on account of smallness OF numbers
and lack of experience worked at very
great disadvantage, especially IN the rat
mills, where about one-third the product
was useless. The cause of the great fall
ing away in numbers from the day pre-
viOus is due in great part TO the system o
picket duty pursued by the union. Large
numbers Of men on their way TO the mill:
we're turned back al Wire street, others or
Union street, Broadway, and other thor
oughfares. Many were moved TO stay al
home from fear or physical harm, and tht
few who did run the gauntlet of the picket!
lacked enthusiasm when they reached th'
mill. At noon the workmen who wen
home for dinner were followed to and from
their homes by small mobs, who kept up
running fire of mingled argument and in
yectlye The arguments, be ii said, were a
a rule confined TO eXhortations TO "be
man" " don't take bread from our mouths,
etc.
CLEVELAND. June 7.-YeSterday's arrest:
and Msvor Herrick's proclamation seem Il
have been very effective, as the situation
among the strikers is quiet to-day. They
i have not Congregated on the streets. Abou
800 are working.
At youngstown.
YoUSGsrowN, o., June 7.-Several week
ago the Malleable Iron Works here wer
shut down. Yesterday the establishment
was started again and it is believed no,
will do successful business. A. \. Bragg
of Pine Meadow, Conn.,, who has bee
making malleable iron specialties TO
several years. and owns the patents on tn
same has been elected general manager an
secretary and treasurer. Yesterday the
broke ground for an addition 20 BY $50 tina
will be completed in sixty days In thirt
days the concern will furnish employmen
10 lSO men. and as it has an abundance
capital its future success is assured.
At Burlington.
BURLINGTON. Ia, June 7.-Thete is loc
out this morning. at Murray's Iron Work
Seyenty-fye moulders demand the re-en
ployment OF three discharged union met
The company will not comply with To
| 6a,oan5 ap5 tho mon are equally determi II