The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-13
THE MILL SHUT DOWN.
ARE THEY REALLY 70 sToP WORK.
Colnietlus Atat.n,nts Aboutth, R,sult Of W.dns..
days AsstIss-rhs wheeling Hill. disposed
to I.ls SSOrt R..t at Any Rate.
IAs WOrkn,s Hstirsly willing.

The announcement made yesterday morn.
ing that the nail nj iln belonging TO the
Western Nail Association would shpt down
for Que month, commencing July 10, was not
Rsurpdss to Auybsdy. The affair was freely
talked about during tho dsy, everybody &C.
Ing upon the hypothesis that the announce.
msnt referred to gays the d,0aits and HEnl
decision OF the Association. a reporter last
evening met manufacturer, however, who
said taRr the decision Was not made at the
Pittsburgh meeting 10 shut down. He hAid
all the mills represented Ia the meeting
were In favor Of shutting down but two mills
had no representative present, AID
A 10 bs III CtIye resolution D.
shut down INNS. DO unAnimnuS, the
whole matter was virtually referred TO these
Two Mills for decision. This gentleman
seemed " couB!der Il very doubtful II the
shut down wOuid BE- Urde I'd, as the VARIOUS
mills are Jealous Of zach ltn0r's prosperity,
aud those In Ohio ars Aisp0sSd 70 DO contra.
~. Several otoer manufacturers were
AGen who understood tue action Of the meet.
Ing 10 be deauite aud flnal, but another was
encountered who coTobOrstsd the statement
Of the trst ole quoted above.
WHEELING KILLS WILL STOP.
Said he: "ThS decision cannot be known
until Tomorrow, a. lhsre Was not full At.
tendance at Pittsburgh. ofeouss It would
be idle for part Of the mills Of the .AsSociR-
ton 10 resolve TO shut down " all did not
agree. So all that could be done Wednesday
was to resolve to itDp II the two mills not
re- resented would Hgrse TO do so.
"Aud II they, or one Of them, refuses, there
will be no suspension, l suppose" said the
!o6, guess the Wheeling mills will shut
down anyhow"
From July 10 to August 1872"
Nc; scarcely t1ink that will DO the time.
Gee our market Is largely reached by river,
and II We hut down the best time 10 do II
would DO during August That will give the
wOrkmen rest during the hottest month,
aud at the same time probably tide us over
the low water IeNOn. When we Start up
again we will have q good stBge Of wafer u
S alp on, aud the men btter weather u work
To-. Besides running TIL t1e fist Of August
would give the ulills chance 10 s1rt up their
stocks somewhat Just now, however, II 10
not possible TO predict what the outcome
will be-"
A gentleman said last night that the La
Belle mill would not shut down tl.morrow,
for the reason that It had no nails In stock
and It's customers had none and were sending
In urgent orders.
TIE woRRMEN VILlIxG.
All the workmtn to whom reporters talked
YES erdsy were perfectly satisfied, or more
than satlShed, at the prOSpec. Of 4 shut down.
They need = rest, but ali Ters In hopes TIE
shut down could bs deferred 70 until Au-
gust, and last I'LL Sept ,mbsr. They wants
chance TO 10 fishing but they do no tackle
u dly to the idea OF coming bRcL In the
middle OF August The hottest time OF Iht
year, with tender hands AID systems unat-
cnst0mtd to the heat Of the millA they
would much rather continue at work until
August now that they ara broken 10" TO
the heat Some Of them would like 10 quit
tomorrow aud not resume work I'LL 6eptem.
Der LIST, and sly that SIX weeks ls not at all too
l)rg rest, Most OF them would prefer only
Il month to loaf 10, however.
Said one Well known mailer: ~ would like
10 20 oil into the country for week or 50.
but don't believe We will get 10. The mills
here are selling all the nails they make
Why, dog gone II, mat the Wheeling mills
can sail nails ut prices Ut which jJbbeTs
won't touch Pittsburgh nail. They are
better nails, OF COURSE, but It Is principally
In the reputation"
A definite announcement Of the final de.
ciai0n OF the Western Nall Association will
be awaited with interest II the action Of
the meeting on ", dntsd, y is ratif I'd by the
two unrepresented mills, to-norow will PR
sumably bA the last day tue factories will be
In operation unit! August 10.