Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-03-02
THE WAGE WORKERS.
The Industrial Intelligence of the
Past Week.
IN THIS VICINITY AND AT LARGE.
Notes Concerning the lroa Men, Coal
Miners, Cigar Makers, Glass
Blowers, Railroad Men,
ETC., &c.
PLAIN FACTS
About ihe Mills as Given by an Expe-
rleneed workman.

About the Mills ss Given by an Expe-
rieneed workman.
The industrial world is very busy
-ow. Every man is hard at work in his
regular position in the mills and all OF
them wear a happy and contented
smile, knowing that they are making
bread and Lutter for their families.
During q talk with workman he
said:
The springiUg Of tine wage question at
this early date On the skilled labOrers
at the mills has brought us the work
mem to the front with bold and
determined air and nearly all of us have
decided to sar: "If | can't get paid
reasonable figure for my work will
seek other employment The manu-
ia,tureTs had better think over the
uurSI on Of wages carefully, fOS-we will
never accept the saIue wages paid 10
sas, ern wOrkmen. 1 will go forward
INTO the world and enter other Business,
IL is mistaken idea, that because a
man works in n mill he is not coupe
taEt 10 ill any other position. i know
nun bels of wOTkmen now engaged at
our industrious who are able TO I'LL 9TH
sr pos tors and would break away from
a mill before they will be tranplt ID on
hv any mill owner. Tne manufACtur-
ers wSat cheaper labor. Why? Simple
because they think they can go into the
market and sell probable more nails
than they do now. Mr.. Reporter, that
il NIX take. ! will venture to say that
if the price OF labor was reduced ID per
cent. tue manufacturers would not sell
Slu,OUOE o worth more of nails than they
now 90. Why? "Simply because
Only a csr'ain quantity of nails can pos
SitIy Re used in this country per year
A. tie matter now stauds every
mill in the country is increasing It's
| capacity iOT making nails and the day
Is no. far diStSut, when the smaller
ulills, wuh small capital, will have to
close up and virtually be swallowed by
their large competitors. Suppose FOR
The sake of argument We say the work
men accept y reduction VI wages. Do
YOU SUPPOSE for one instant that they
would get any more work 10 do? Ii
ycu do YOU are mistaken. Tue mills
| would only ruU such length OE time,
till the market would De we'll supplied
with nails, aud then stop, the price OF
| nails would decrease to such AN extent
! that the workmen would again have to
accept reduction, which would viz
| tually IL eau starvation and nothing
| less.
The Belmont blast furnace will 60
| into blast immediately.
Bells foundry is working full force.
| Sweeney IL Co.'S and Centre fOun'
dries has turned out a large number OF
nail machines this year. n considerable
number have been set up in the mills
in this city, while many have Dsel
shipped to western mills.
The Belmont is now one Of the bes
equipped mills in the city. The repair;
recently made are substantial, anC
when a few others, soon to be com
menced, are completed, the Belnon
will lie zone of the finest"
The Top mill is being operated by
full force of wOrkmen.
The planning mills and carpente
shops are crowded with work.
\ caC0Ose is used for telegraph
Office IN the Baltimore aud Ohio yards
Railroad men are kept busy as bee
new. The freight and passenger train
is greet.
The work of numbering the engine
on the Baltimore and Ohio has bael
competed.
The hinge factory is doing a brisI
business.
The coal operators have all they cal
DO, and more, 700.
The much talked ofsix weeks stop G
the mills by the wOISmen during tn
summer is being quietly perfected b
the wOrkmen and will undoubtedly tax
place this summer.
The b x 0. Railroad Company vii
certainly build large and commOdiOu
round house on their grounds in tn
southern portion OF the city this spring
The Riverside furniture factory is still
running full crew Of men.
Arbenz furniture factory is doing
very coed business.
Quite number of small furniture re
pair shops have been started in the cit.
since the flood and ali seem to be doini
u good business.
The Upper Riverside mill Is at last OIL
full in ali departments.
The Belmont cooper shops are work
ing to their fullest capacity furnishin,
kegs.
Cox & Morrison's boiler works are get
ting plenty of work to do.
The Tack factory is running as usual
The glass houses throughout the cit!
are on full force.
The Pottery will go on to its fulles
capacity Monday.