The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-05-08
a PRoPosEp C0MPROMIsE.
What Local Iron workers Say ON the
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What Local Iron Workers Say ON the
I. subject. E
The situation Of the negotiations be.
tween tho Iron Manufacturers and the
Amalgamated Association remains in stat,l
quo, The manufacturers explain that when
the late conference meeting at Pittsburgh
adjourned 90 abruptlyit was; with no idea
that negotiations were necessarily at an
end. But the, manufacturers and the
wofkingmen differed SO widely in their
views that It did not seem judicious to at
tempt to reach solution Of the existing
difficulties at 2 that meeting. Alter
the conference adjourned, the manu-.
facturers present discussed the situation
and resolved to call meeting OF the mill
owners interested. This will be held for
the purpose OF discussing whether the
manufacturers can alter their proposition
10 the Association. 1fthey conclude TO do
so, they will invite the Conference Com:
mittee to meet their committee again. II
they conclude to adhere 70 their former
position Of course there will be no occa-
sion ior'them to ask another conference.
a SAEPRofosir1os TO COMPROMISE. n
s Anember Of the Amalgamated Associa.
tion at Pittsburgh said TO reporter yes
terday that be thought the difference be-
tween the manufacturers and workmen
would be arranged in time 10 prevent
strike, unless the manufacturers are deter
mined 10 force 70 suspension Of work.
When asked what reason he could give for
.his belief, he said that large portion OF
the members Of the Amalgamated Associ-
alton. lrather than have another strike,
Would make q strong effort to compromise
with the manufactures, and that q move
ment had already been inaueurated for
this purpose. Those lodges that had already
acted on the matter favored proposition
agreeing to accept reduction OF the rate
paid for pudding Of fifty cents per ton,
on consideration, however, that a
two and a.half cent card rate for bar iron
should still be,minimum. The proposition
of the manufacturers was that $5 instead Of
S5 so should be paid for pudding when
iron sells for two and a.half cents per
,nnund and that hereafter the minimum
mice for iron on which to base wages
should be two cents per pound. Bar iron
n anows selling for two cents or lees, and the
work men think that II the manufacturers
tarfns were accepted puddlers would only
rsneiye 81 so per day. They do not con.
cede the necessity for any reduction, out
according 10, the gentleman who vouchsat.
al the information, 10 avoid strike are
Wiliine 10 make something OF q sacrifice,
ana win therefore offerhto work under the
sat6e rates that ruled in 1879, viz, - per
ton for pudding.
waArTHE WHEELING MEN THINK.
Wheeling members Of the Association
when asked about this proposition last
evening expressed varying opinions. Said
one well known boiler: '-'l'
@ %I nm n not prepared to express an opin'
ion on that matter. No such proposition
Sas been officially heard OF here, and 1t Is
entirely new to me. Like as not 1t 10 only
al, invention of some newspaper man WIG
wanted to say something on tne suo'
iect and could not hear anything new;
[ will say, this, though | have sai9
Il TO YOU before, and say i honestly ana
sincerely We boilers will do anything
Teasonable 10 prevent strike: l think
mat that Is the expression OF q large
majority Of the Wheeling boilers. l know,
ao far as i. am, individually concerned, !
TopldIbe wiling to make, considerable
sacrifIce TO prevent any injury to anybody
eIse's interests. But ! hope the manilac.
tnrers viii not be ungenerous, not to say
nninst. enough to take advantage Of tins
evident feeling on the part not only Of the
boilerq. but all branches Of the association
iIfIthey do the square thing i think solu.
lion can be reached. .ti5s,.