Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-14
A BIG BREAK
Made Against the Amalgamatad
Association
By a Western MiI-labor Notes Of In
terest Culled From the Work
shops and Mills Of
Wheeling.

The Springfield Iron Company, OF Spring
field, Ill, have resolved to run their estao-
lishment hereafter without the aid OF the
Amalgamated Association. The trouble IN
the mill is Of an unusual character, and
does not result from question OF wages.
Lately the company started up three new
departments for the manufacture of steel
plates, steel merchant bar and steel billets,
and resolved to run them with non-union
men, although the other departments EN-.
ployed union men. The entire plant
gave employment to 800 men. The reason
for the change to non.union men in
the new department was said to be
on account Of the trouble caused the man
seement by the employment OF union
men. Be this as it may, when the proposed
action was made patent to the old hands in
the merchant bar and puddle mills, all
went on a strike and are still out. Non.
unionists were given employment in the
new departments, which were kept in ope-
ration while the old departments were left
out in the cold, with the hope that the
men would relent and return TO work.
President Jarrett on his recent trip West,
met President Ridgeley Of the company,
but their consultation resulted in nothing,
and following this the e1ict was issued that
nothing but non-uniOn men could be en-
ployed.
The following in relation to the above
was clipped from the Pittsburgh Commercial
Gazette:
John Griffith and John Warkius, assist
ant Superintendents in the mil, arrived in
this city yesterday for the purpose OF
.nna -Inl n1T
ment in the Pittsburgh papers. for non
union men TO work at Sprinfeld. Mr..
Griffith was in Pittsburgh some two years
ago on the same mission. He was partially
successful and took quite number back
with MIN. In speaking of the matter
last evening Mr.. Griffith said: 1--WE
want heaters, puddlers, rollers
roughers and helpers and will
pay the highest market prices for labor.
There was no trouble regarding the price
of pudding, which is s. 80 per ton, the
same as here, as the district is controlled
by the Pittsburgh district. The manage
ment grew tired of the action OF the Anal
gamated Association and resolved to run
The mill to suit the mselyes and propose to
do it. l believe we can get all the men we
want in Pittsburgh to take the places OF the
strikers, and at least propose to try it,"
The gentlemen spent considerable time
yesterday in visiting iron men and Others,
and propose to stay in the city until their
Object is accomplished.
LOCAL INDUSTRIAL NOTES.
The Top mill was running as usual yes
terday.
The heaters at the Riverside mill are
working single turn.
The heaters at the La Belle mill are
working double turn.
The planning mills throughout the city
report trade very fair.
Redman & Co.'S machine shop has
plenty OF work on hand.
The bar mill at the Upper Riverside mill
is working along steadily.
The Centre foundry is working full
force, Ibut is not pushed with orders
Jacob Attmyer has patent smoke con-
sumner that is said to be very valuable.
The new addition to the Riverside nail
factory is being pushed along rapidly.
The broken roll at the Crescent mill was
repaired yesterday. This industry is work
ing full force.
The work of putting up the new tele.
graph track at the La Belle mill is being
pushed along rapidly.
The Belmont null foundry was busiIy en-.
gagged yesterday casting couplings for rolls
and other needed pieces about the mill.
The west trench has been dug and the
work of laying the foundation for the new
machine shops at the La Belle mill started.
Hobbs, Brockunier X Co.'S glass works
are running as usual this week, no changes
having taken place-only two furnaces at
work.
The work on the Z. ". 4 Ky. extension
is being pushed along rapidly. The track
is laid and road ready for service below the
Belmont mill.
The Western Nail Association meets in
Pittsburgh to-day. Nearly all of the mills
in this vicinity will be represented at the
meeting.
The heaters and rollers at the Belm mt
mill work tomorrow and Friday, as the
manager stated, 80 they will get their b md
IN for work next week.
The Riverside Glass Works, Of Wells
burg, has made such good thing ont Of
the gas we'll that its owners talk of dig
ginG one for themselves.
The Riverside furniture factory is very
busy. having several large orders for furni-
ture from South America and the West In
dies. Among Others IS one for fifty dozen
wardrObes.
Work on the tearing down of the old
side structure at the Central glass works is
about completed, and force will be i'm
medistely put to work building brick ad-
ditiOn in its place.
The contractors on the new iron struc-
ture at the La Belle mill are experiencing
great trouble in getting their material on
the ground. Could they have received it
as needed the works would now have been
completed.
Cox & Morrison have finished the work
on the boilers for Wilson & Duuley's
cooper shop, and have put them in posi-
ton. This job is considered first class in
every partic ular.
The new machines for the Belmont nail
factory have all been put up and are ready
for work, with the exception OF four, which
are being completed at their machine shop,
and will be put up some time this week
The kiln men at Wiley's pottery, East
Liverpool, came out to-day. Wiley asked
his men to draw hot kiln and they re.
fused. He made his request a demand
and the men all quit
The Belmont blast furnace will elbow
out some time next week, in fact, as soon
as the present purchase Of material has
been used up; just how long the furnace
will lay idle is hard to tell. They have a
very large quantity Of pig iron on hand.
Hubbard 4 Bakewelrs ak makers have
gone TO work after several months idle
ness. They were not on 8 strike, but
thrown out by their department shutting
down. Daring their long idleness no as
sistance was granted them by the Knights
of Labor, as no strike had been declared
Pittsburgh Com Gazette.
During the last day or two the Belmont
Mill Company have been hauling their Gin
der up the P. w. & Ky.'s new track and
dumping it alsng the river bank, which &C.
ton has created quite a fuss, so much so
that the managers, rather than fall our
with their neighbors. have stopped the
hauling Of einder in that direction.
The East Liverpool glass works made an
assignment on Saturday last to n. w,
Walker, of the Sewer Pipe works below
town. The cause of the assignment is at
tributed ts a lack OF capital, and they
have adopted this as means Of immediate
relief. If the works should cease it will
throw $50 men out of employment
In the spring time the average young
mans fancy turns promptly toward deco
rating himself in a stylish snit As spring
now Cometh on apace, 'twere we'll to make