The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-02
WORK And WAGES.
Pittaburg Iron Manufacturers Con-
clale to Sign the Scale"
And a strike Sn the smoky city is
Averted- Effect of the Action at
other Points.

ton for pudding. This action happily
averts a strike, and insures the run.
ming of all the mills in the west for
at least one year longer The manu-
facturers, who have all along persisted that
they would not pay more than s., and who
were supposed to have solid front give as
reason for their unexpected action that they
had positive information that a number OF
western mills had made arrangements to
continue at the old scale with the con
dition that if the manufacturers here were
successful the workmen would accept the
same wages; and rather than submit to see
ing their trade going to other places, de
cided to pay the wages demanded by the
Amalgamated association, President Jarrett,
of the latter, says the scale was signed uncon-
ditionally, and characterizes it as a victory
without battle Intense satisfaction is ex-
pressed on all sides over the settlement, as a
strike was regarded as inevitable and to
Pittsburg an indefinite shutting down of the
iron mills means not only serious loss to those
engaged i'll that particular industry, but to
every other industry and business as wen
The signing Of the scale by the iron manu-
manufacturers yesterday occasioned great re-
joiciIg among all classes A number Of mills
are running to-day, but most of them have
shut down until Monday in order to allow
their employees to attend the annual picnic Of
the Amalgamated association at Beaver, Pa,
Saturday On Monday every mill will have
resumed
The wirelrawers of divers wire mill, on
the south side, numbering $50, and also those
employed by the Cambria Iron works, at
JohnstOwn, Pa, struck to-day against a re-
duction of wages of 10 per cent.
THE BAY vIRw MILLS.
Nm I
great rejoicing among the iron-workers at
Bay View when it was learned that the man
ufactureTs had signed last years scale of
prices, thus virtually acceding to the full de
mands of the Amalgamated association
News from there had been expected, and the
workmen were ON the streets and in the vicin-
ity The telegram came to Mr. Berry, the
corresponding secretary Of the Amalgamated
association and was from President Jarrett
1t read; Scale signed; no strike. Work
right along"
WHAT CHICAGO MEN SAY.
CHICAGO, June 1.-General Manager
Parkes, of the North Chicago Rolling Mill
company, says that their merchant bar iron
works at Bay View, Wis, all closed except
the blast furnace at ) o'clock this morning
strike, which was averted by Pittsburg and
other eastern manufacturers signing the scale
of prices for labor for making merchant bar
iron. This company, not being member of
the manufacturers association, is not affected
by the Plttsburg action in signing
the scale, and may start up again
next Monday, as the strike question is no
longer a matser for consideration
The steel works of this company in North and
South Chicago are running as usual Eleven
hundred men will be idle for a few days at
Bay View
The works of the Calumet Iron and Steel
company at Cummings all closed, except the
blast furnace, at 10 O'Clock last night A
aveTted by the signing of the scale of labor
prices by the Pittsburg and Wheeling manu-
facturers The works will probably start up
again in few days There seems to be gen
eral rejoicing among iron men.
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, O., June 1.-The manufac-
turers say the iron strike here is ended That
| as soon as the fires can be started work viii
proceed, The workmen did not insist on sc
yesterday, but receded to so, but the manu-
| facturers held their ground that their agree
ment with the men to abide by the Pittsburg
| adjustment precluded them from all negotia-
| ton. There has been yet no formal meeting
of wOrkmen, and no formal notice to the
manufacturers, but all assume that work will
| be resumed.
MAHONING VALLEY WORKS
YOUNGSTOWN, O., June The rolling mill
proprietors Of the Mahoning valley will sign
the scale of last year, and work will be con-
tinued without interruption after next Mon.
day, with the exception of Brown, Bonnell &,
Co, who will close down for ten days to take
an account of stock. There is great rejoicing
here among the 1900 mill employees.
THE CHICAGO MAsoNs AND BUILDERS.
CHICAGO, June 1.-The master masons and
| builders society met this morning at theiI
headquarters, No. 1863 LaSalle street, to CON
slider the action of the Bricklayers' union in
| 'epudiating the agreement drawn up by con-
| ference committees of both bodies, and rein.
augurating the strike because, as they allege,
| the agreement published was not the one
adopted at the joint meeting OF
masters and men, an article having
been inserted or changed so as to be OBJ
| were read which showed that the
agreement submitted to that union was iden.
tically the same as that drawn up by the con
| ference committee and read to the
| strikers committee before they left
| that morning, and identical, too, with
that signed by them later in the day
| before they submitted it to the union meeting
These affidavits were by Joseph J. Riner
| William Ray, Peter Nelson, George Taper
| George c. Prussing, and E. F. Goble The
| affidavits of Mr.. Goble and Mr.. Taper were
/ particnlarly conclusive
| master masons in succession expressed Their
| indignation at the action Of the strikers il
| going back on their agreement, and reinaugu
rating the trouble they had brought on them
selves Reports received from various mas
tiers showed that a large number of union
! men who had resumed work within the past
| few days refused to recognize the right
| Of the union to order them to discontinue
now, and they proposed to stand by
| their work A few union men hAt
| quit at the unions dictation, mucf
against their will. I'VE all regarded the
strike as ended" said Mr.. Prussing. 1--WE an,
| getting along without any trouble now, VIZ
are not by any means suffering as these mel
| claim. / don't mind saying there is clas
among the strikers who are directly benefited
by the continuance of the strike, and they arr
willing to do anything to continue it. Thert
were no differences in our meetings and W,
| have never been so united and harmonious a.
| now
AT BELLEvILLE, ILL.
ST. LOUIS June 1.-The nail mill in Belle
vile, H., is running to-day as usual, and tn
Western win begin as soon as the damage BY
the late fire is repaired. Both mill
work on the same scale as last year, anC
are not embarrassed by any puddler Difficult
ties. They work on old rails, instead Of tn
puddler system.
A telegram from Mr. Jarrett was received
at Belleville announcing the signing Of tn
scale, which gave great satisfaction.
!. The nut and bolt mill in East st. Louis
also running to-day, but the superintendent
declines to give any further informa Ton
THE FREE TRADERS.
Gathering Of the Detroit Conference