Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-21
The IRON SCALE.
No agreement Reached at the
Pittsburgh Conference.
Ire Worknen Propose the Old Scale and
the Manufacturers Propose a Ten Per
Cent Reduction . Each Side
Rejects the Others and
So 1t Stands.

The conference at Pittsburgh, on sstur.
day, between the representatives., respec-
lively, of the Amalgsmated Association
and the manufacturers, resulted in q dou'
BILE rejection Of propositions, as was stated
in the SUNDAY REGISTER.
II was held at the rooms OF the Iron As
ISOLATION. The Amalgamated men came
to hand first and the committee was as
follows: President Weihe, Secretary Mar.
tin, Vice Presto emit 2. + Kesney, J. ]. Nor
gan, J. ID. Wood, J; Gearing, X M1rgsa, v
ID. thompson, w. H. Travis, J. II. Mutt,
and Henry Keim. Soon after they we're
iotLed by the following gentlemen, repre-
senting the manufacturers interest:
Messrs. G. F. McCleane, A. F. Heating, J.
ID. Weeks and B. F. Jones, OF Pittsburgh;
@. d. Hubbard, Of Wheeling; George ID.
TAYLOR, OF Sharon, and II. 0. Bonnell,
Thomas II. Wells and l.. Z. Cochran, OF
Youngstown, Ohio. B. + Jones presided
and Messrs. Weeks and Martin we're secre-
taries.
THE AMALGANATIoN PROPOSITION.
The workingmen proposed the scale in
effect at present, with the following addl'
tional clauses:
All branches of labor belonging to the
Amalgamated Association, whether paid
by the company or not, and not governed
by scales, shall rise and fall in the same
proportion to those branches which are
mentioned in the scale. The old scale to
apply to muck trains with two sets of rolls
or less. On trains with three or more sets
OF rolls the extra hands required thereon
shall be paid by the company. The old
scale of wages to govern sheet mill work
was proposed with the provlso that
for steel sheets harder than
iron rolled on iron sheet mills the
price demanded is 20 per cent above
common iron prices which is an advance
of 10 DER cent. The price for knobbling
raw pig iron to be 81 per ton above the
price pSid for working refined iron. The
workers state that this is the old rate and
does not interest any mills in this district.
The price demanded for making steel
nails when harder than iron is 20 per cent.
above the price paid for cutting iron nails:
The workers also demand that the nailers
rates for nail cutting which have ruled
heretofore shall be included in the scale.
In one particular concession was made by
the workers, in dropping the one dollar
per ton for boiling extra railroad axle
iron.
rates, the change being only an advance OF
10 per cent. in s.eel sheets. The other
items have been long in use, but the idea
was to have them officially embodied. The
oart in relation 10 rolls will effect but few
mills, as few have so msny sets in train.
MANUFACTURERS PROPOSITION.
The manufacturers rejected this prop
sltion and offeredaRe in turn. 1t WAS vel
known, in advance and proposes reduc
ion Of 10 per cent all around, in price
paid in departments Of mill work so verne
10y the sliding scale.
some one moved an adjournment, While
vas had, without the naming OF day TO
another conference. This result is a0ou
what was expected here and caused no sur.
prise, though it was regretted, as m ttttl
of course. The men say they are now work.
ing at bottom prices and cannot live and
,upport their families at the 10 per cent
reduction: Ii was the universal belief that
second conference would soon be held
and the universal hope that satisfactory
adjustment would be made.
II is said that the first clause OF the scale
as quoted, which proposes that the wages
# all members Of the Ama'gamated asso
citation shall rise and fall with the scale.
although their rates may not be included
in the scale is intended principally for the
ct gipeeis. This class of wOrkmen are
members Of the organization, and Tor sew
eIal years past have been moving for
Gale in their department. This feature OF
he proposed scale will in all probability
be vigorously opposed by the employers
SECRETARY MARTINS VIEWS.
Secretary Martin said TO a Pittsburg
Leader reporter: THE scale as proposed by
The manufacturers, with the 10 per cent.
reduction, would bring boiling, which is
now s. 80 per ton, down to Si9j. One
third and per cent. of the whole must BE-
margin left for the puddler. 1t would
bring bar heating, which il now 20 cents
per ton, to 50 cents. Bar rolling woI!G
drop from 10 cents per ton to SO cents, Ou'
Of which the rougher must be paid
Guide rolling, now s. 80 per ton, would
Oe brought down to - 81, from which tn
-Cller must pay one.fourth to the heater
slone, besides paying the remainder OF the
crew. Sheet rolling, taking 2i-gauge as
oasis is now IS per ION, but the scale pro-
posed would bring that branch to Sc so per
CD, of which amount the heater gets one
'ourth, the shearman one.fifth and out Of
The balance the wages of the rougher and
catcher must be paid. The conference re-
sulted in no conclusion, did not surprise
Us, as We hardly expected to do anything
today. The next move must be made By
the manufacturers il they want another
conference, but at pre- sent there is no time
set. The meeting was characterized by
GOOD humor and desire on both sides to
conduct negotiations without the least ar"
MANUFACTURES VIEWS.
Mr.. c. H. Klomap, in reviewing the
Gale of the workers, said to the leader
that some features of it, if adopted, would
cad to considerable trouble. THE pr0po
>ition TO make an additional difference be
tween iron and steel sheets would occasion
a great deal of contention" said be. II
is sometimes very hard to classify the low
er grades of steeA and often you will fIO
iron harder than the steal referred to
Taken altogether, II does hot look as if the
.hsugcs mentioned would be accepted BY
he manufacturers"
Mr.. b. +. Jones said there were changes
II some of the conditions, but he could not
soy whether there had been any special
1dvsnce in price. There may be mbre in
he change Of the conditions than appear
ID on the face, but it vas for the most part
between the men themselves rather than
between them and other manufacturers
That some changes should be made in the
DID scale was apparent TO both, but he
hardly thought thst any advance in prices
would be asked. He considered tbs; the
condition of trade at the present time
warranted reduction OF ten per cent
rather than any advance.
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