The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-04-14
THE LABOR WORLD.
ro.DArs MEETING AT plrrssuReH
Between the rroa nasui.s,ar.rs .nd the AnAl-
sanltsd Association to Arrange . seals-The
Iron Market The Coal Arbitration
y Fails-Othsr Trade Note.

PITTSBURGH, April l3.-An evening paper
says In spite Of reportorial probings, the
representatives, OF the iron manufacturers
and Of the Amalgamated Association per-
sist in maintaining most exasperating
silence when spoken to about the very inn
portant questions which will come before
their Conference meetings for discussion at
the meeting to be held tomorrow after
noon, and though the seeker after news
may exhaust all his powers Of persuasion,
opinions, and even the most vague OF hints
regarding the probable action Of either
side, arc as scarce as the oft quoted, but
never found, molars Of the lady chicken
the hen.
Secretary Weeks was called upon this
morning; but when questioned and cross.
questioned had but little to add aside from
what has previously been published. l'.t
The meeting mentioned yesterday as
having taken place in the private office oil
Secretary Weeks was gathering Of repre-.
sentatives OF all the districts in the Asso.
citation OF Iron Manufacturers OF the West.
This meeting was the result oil an agree
ment entered into at special meeting
held on Wednesday, April 4, at which the
manufacturers decided to send .wordto the
IAmagamated Association that they were
willing to appoint committee to confer
with a committee from the Amalgamatedi
Association, and also that reduction of
wages had been decided upon. The officers
OF the Amalgamated Association acknowl.
edged the receipt Of the communication,
and prior to their meeting last Saturday
stated that their committee would be ap.
pointed; this, as has been stated, was done
at the meeting last week. 3.-....,. .t.
THE MANUFACTURERS MEETING.
The meeting Of the manufacturers yes.
terday was regular meeting. When
questioned regarding certain allegations
about the amount OF reductions alleged to
have been decided upon, Secretary Weeks
said that although the question bad been
discussed and reduction would be asked,
there had as yet been no agreement about
the amount. Mr.. Weeks would not give
the names or the number OF the Manuiac.
turers' Committee, nor did he know any
thing about the committee appointed by
the AmalgamatedN Association, but the
committee, It may be stated, will meet In
the Iron Association rooms at 2 o'clock to.
morrow afternoon.
~ understand" said the reporter, .that
there is probability Of a disagreement re.
garding the class Of iron on which, the card
will be based; that the Amalgamated peo-
pie want it based on plate iron and the
manufacturers on bar iron." tl1r
~ have nothing TO say on that subject"
said Mr.. Weeks.
"But it is claimed that the iron workers
want 1t based on plate iron for the reason
that there Is more .of that sold than OF bar
iron."l .lat.. aI. 49, ~ n
"0h, no; there Is more bar iron sold, and
the prices last year, based on bar iron and
other iron, which is really bar iron, but
rated higher, made higher rates than II 1t
had been based on plate iron."F
NOTHING NEW. .
This was about all the information that
could be obtained from Mr.. Weeks, and,
bidding him fond adeau, the reporter
Immediately proceeded to jump out of the
frying pan into the fire, and to call upon
another gentleman on the opposite side Of
the house, who though very gracious and
most urbane, was fully as non.interviewa.
BILE as Mr.. Weeks This gentleman was
Secretary Martin. Of the Amalgamated As
sociation, and when questioned he merely
remarked, Nothing new"
He was then asked about the probability
OF disagreement upon the point OF basing
,W ,te Iaiu upUi p,a'e ",,;.,,. VI 90 on na.,;a,ad S