The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-01
Tho Iron Workers,
WILL STRIKE TODAY.

CHICAGO, May 3l.-From an interview
with managers of leading iron mills in and
about this city, 1t appears inevitable that
all will close down tomorrow, owing to the
failure Of owners to aCcede to the Pittsburg
scale. The controversy will not affect the
steel rail mills, The iron managers assert
the advantage trests with them ss the mark
ct is inactive and prices only moderate,
while employees have not yet recovered
from the effects Of the recent long strike.
SIGNED THE SCALE.
PITrsBURG, May 3l.-The conference of
iron manufacturers and Aim sgamated asso-
citation committees this afternoon resulted
In the manufacturers signing last years
scale, S. so per ton for pudding. This ac
ton happily averts the strike, and nsures
the running of all mills in the west for OF
least one year longer. Manufacturers who
have all along insisted that they would not
pay more than So, and who were supposed
to have persisted solid front, give as the
reason for this unexpected action that they
had positive information that n number OF
western mills had made arrangements to
continue the rate of the old scale with
the condition that If manufacturers
here were successful the workmen wouid
accept the same wages, and rather than
submit to seeing their trade going to other
places, decided to pay the wages demanded
by the Amalgamated association. Presi.
dent jarrett, of the latter, says the scale is
signed unconditiol ally, and characterizes it
as "a victory without a battle" Intense
satisfaction is expressed on all sides over the
settlement, as a strike was regarded as in.
evitable, and to Pittsburg an indefinite
shutting down CT the iron mills means not
only serious loss to those engaged in that
particular industry, but to every other in
dustry and business as well.
AT CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND, May 3l.-The union rolling
mills have signed the scale and the EN-.
ployees say the Breton Iron and Steel
company have also. The propretors
declined to affirm or deny. The Forest
Iron works either has or undoubtedly will.
No other Establishments here are affected
by the Pitlsburg action. There is no sign
Of strike.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. May 3l.-The mills OF
the North chicago Rolling Mill company
close at 8 Friday morning, as
this company Is not n member
of the Manufacturers association and was
not represented at any Of the Pittsburg
meetings.
AT wHEi III Q
WHEELING, W. Va, May 3l.--It is now
definitely decided that there will be no
lockout in the iron mills here. The presi-
dent Of the Crescent sheet-iron
mills signed the scale to-day,
and his mill will continue at work
without stoppaRe. News OF the signing Of
the scale at Pittsburg v as received here to-
night with undisguised satisfaction by the
manufacturers and delight by the work
men. This settles the matter here.
LOCKOUT.
CINCINNATI, o., May 3l.-The five lead.
ing Iron Mills Of this city, Covington and
Newport, the Globe Mitchell and Tranters,
the Riverside Swiit's and the Licking have
declined to sign the scale presented by
workmen Of the almsgmated iron and steel
associations. The mills will close tonight.
This throws out OF employment between
4 600 and [, 900 people.
PECULIAR SITUATION.
CINCINNATI, May. 3l.-rhe situation
Of the iron workers hero is pecu-
The proprietors refuie to consider any nv
proposition. claiming that In the
COZ tract male In OCTOBER, 1881.
and reatfirmea In July, 1882, the subject OF
wages was fixed, and was to
be the same as that fyed at
Pittsburg. The contract also contained Il
provision that In case no price was agreed
upon at Pittsburg, no &C.
tion was to be taken here
The puddlcrs here have not the united sup.
port Of the other workmen. A meeting Of
tlnishtrs Is called for tomorrow, from
which the puddlers will be excluded, when,
II is said,, sotion will be taken to
their position. One Of the mill owners an.
nounces tonight that he win only
shut down one day 70 allow
the men TO attend this meeting
and then will supply the place Of the pud-
dlers and 60 on % per the agreement a.
Pittsburx. This makes the demsnd Of the
Cincinnati workmen more hopeless