The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-06-01
LET us GIVE THANKSI
IRON STRIKE VIRTUALLY SETTLED.
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eallJ By the sIsnlns Ofths sells-rhs R.asopi
that Led TO the COnpronlss-Hsilsd at
Every roInt with Satisfaction.


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action was taken at conference, totally
unexpected to outsiders, held by the rep
res entatiyes Of the manufactured ant
workmen this afternoon. Measfs. BI y
Jones, of Jones 4 Laughlins; A. F.Keating
OF Zug & Co., and D. B. Oliver, Of Oliver
Brothers & Philips, and Secretary Jos. D
Weeks, John J.,Jarrett, President OF the
Amalgamated Association, and VIM. Mar
tin, Secretary, attended the conference. Mr.
Keating, on emerging from the room, said
1.-THE scale Is signed; all the mills will con
tinue to work il they want to- and there
will be no shut down except on Saturday
when the mills will close tor allow the
workmen to attend the Amalgamated' pic
nic."
All who were spoken to appeared to be ir
happy frame Of mind, and seemed relieved
that at last the great question had been
disposed OF satisfactorily to- all parties
Master and men alike were. in better
mood than they had been in for many
weeks. A congratulatory air seemed Y
pervade everything.
SECRETARY WEEKS TALKS. 1
Secretary Weeks, oithe Iron Association
said: "The cause Of the signing Of the
scale is simply that we will not let The
manufacturers outside Of Pittsburgh take
our trade. We understand reliably that the
manufacturers outside OF this city, had Of.
fered their men 10 continue st work at the
present rates and depend on the result q
the strike here TO settle the question 81
wages. This would allow them to produce,
while our mills are closed, to supply the
trade, to tske our business, and the manu-.
facturers here stand the expense OF the
strike. And when they would ,be ready to
start up again find all their trade had gone
elsewhere" Js f.-
81 THEY WILL HAVE TO TUMBLE.
"Does the settlement include the Cincin'
natl mills?' was asked. Igg3 9ygaE
mo, it,does not; for the manufacturers
there do not Belong to the association Of
the manufacturers Of The West. The sign.
ing, however, will have considerable effect
on the situation there and will probably
| end the strike favorable to the workmen."
"The scale wrs 81 'gned Internationally, I
was the remark Of Secretary Martin. He
said but little more but his radiant face
denoted his satisfaction. President Jarrett
said: "The manufacturers have done a
noble action. Th ey asked for The Con.
ference and requested that We
get our committee together. told them
truthiully the situation West, and the scale
was virtually signed. 1t differs in some
respects from the present scale, butnot ma.
terially." '' ''''7.' .'7 '"4 'cih
Immediately upon the action Of the con-
ference being made known kilograms from
Secretary Weeks were sent 10 every man
ufacturer interested and from President
Jarrett to every lodge Of the Amalgamated
Association. g
All the mills will continue working to-
morrow and continue without stopPage,
except perhaps Tor repairs and tbe, ANAL
gamated picnic, which will be held Saturday
OF Beaver. r...,..'.s..r.. -
WHY IT WAS SIGNED.
TO Rs Htttsrn AHociated Prtss.
PITTSBURGH, May 3l.-The conference Of
the iron manufacturers and the Anal.
gamated Association committees this Of.
ternoon resulted in the manufacturers
signing last years scale Of FIVE fifty per ton
for pudding. rhts action happily averts a
strike and insures the ruaning Of allithe
mills in the west Tor at least one year
longer. The manufacturers who have all
along persisted that they would not pay
more than ave dollars. and who were
supposed to have p solid front, give
as q reason for the unexpected
action that they had positive informa!
ton that number of western
mills had made arrangements to continue
at the old scale with the condition that II
the manufacturers here were successful
the workmen would accept the same wages,
and rather than submit TO seeing their
trade going To other places decided topay
the wages demanded by the Amalgamated
Association. ~ ~ ~
President Jarrett, Of the latter, says The
scale Is signed Internationally and char.
acterizes It as "a victory without battle"
lntense satisfaction Is expressed on all
sides. over the settlement IS a. strike was
regarded as inevitable; and 10. Pittsburgh
an indefinite shutting down OF the iron
mills means not only serious loss to those
engaged in that particular industry but TO
every other industry and business as well.
AT OTHER PLAcEs.
CLEVELAND, o., May St.+The Union
Rolling Mill, formerly E.ns Company,
has signed the scale, and the employers
say the Britton Iron and Steel Company
has, through the proprietors declined to
affirm or deny it. The Forest City Iron
Works either has or undoubtedly will No
other establishments here are affected by
the Pittsburgh action. i \ ~. y,st
A Youngstown special says There is
rejoicing among tne iron workers because
work will BIZ continued tomorrow on the
new scale, although suspension was ex-
pected. All the mills will 60 on excepttwo
or three where the stock 10 exhausted, and
which expect to resume atthe earliest op.
portunity.
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, May 3l.-The
mills Of the North Chicago Rolling
Mil Company at Bay View close at 5
o'clock Friday morning, asthis COMPANY
10 not member oi the Manulaethfefs al.
sociation and was not represented at any
OF the Pittsburgh meetings. When notified
Of the action at Pittsburgh, the Amalga.
mated Association Committee at Bay View
expressed the willingness Of the men to
continue work, but Superintendent Parks
said the company had decided to shut
down. Eleven hundred men are thrown
out ot employment. N. fFs3