The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-09-04

ty, and on hisdeath bed no confessed the
crime, duplicating another party, well
known 10 many people In that section OF
the State, but whose natnc Is withheld
for the present. The dQatli.bed comics.
sion story comes pretty direct and II Is
presumed i is true. Further investigation
Into the crime will be made by the Drax.
ton authorities. l4ssff.il t37.l
ARG UNlEST AGAINST STEEL NAILS.
The "Frlends of Labor" Appeal to Work.
e} men for Assistance. ,B9
To ne Eliior efthe lniellfaener.
y SIR:-Thc nail manufacturers OF this
cityhave contrivcd u plan whicl, they now
have in operation, TINT will extensively
curtail labor, II the invention proves sue.
cessful. They have constructed two new
steel plants for the special purpose fmak.
ing steel ingots to be manufactured into
steel nails, us II substitute for iron mills
by the extension md adoption Of this new
process IN the several mills In this city, It
will eventually dispense with the labor Of
boilers, helpers, roll hands, coal miners
md laborcrs to the number Of three thou.
sand five hundred men, I'LL Of whom will
be thrown on the already oycrstockcd
labor market. .FsE5. s
The introduction OF The steel null into
tho market now or ut any other time, Is
not n necessity In any way, Shape or form.
1t is. only introduced rs burriero or IN in.
strumcnt OF war against skilled labor and
the AmnIgamatcd Association Of Iron
workers. The steel nail Inns no superior
qualities that make It 4 preferable article,
either in the sale or use. The surface OF
the steel mil is rs smooth as glass, ii has
no fibre or staying qualities whatever. II
tho steel that the mil Is made out OF Is be-
low the proper carbon the mil IL too soft
and will not enter the wood; It bends to II
great extent and can not be broken of.
Again, II the steel Is too hard oraboveit
proper carbon the mil isworthless, MS the
head breaks Off before It is driven in the
wood. The steel nail MS new productionin
the market is not SO heavy norisitussafc or
rs durable in frosty weather, MS the iron
null Is. The assumption here to under.
value the merit OF the steel nail is not
done through the prejudice OF the writer.
1t is the prevailing assertion OF several
skilled carpenters Of this city, who are
considered as competent and capable me.
chanics III giving the steel mil . fair and
impartial test. In order 10 give the steel
mil Il general trial it is for the carpenters
and wood workers OF the country ut large
10 test the steel nail for what il is worth.
The manufacturers OF the steel nail are
leaving nothing undone to establish their
product in the market. They have samples
Of the finest grades carefully packed and
sent out to all their agents in the princi.
pal cities OF the country for inspection and
their superior quality il run up us high MS
one Hundred percent above that OF the
iron nail. s6.Sa |g NO
They have the selling price OF steel
nails now at 81 90 per key, while the
most ardent OF the steel manufacturers
claim that the lowest figure ut which steel
nails tan be made Mt Is Sc 10 per kcg.
Thus il can be seen, they. afe sSerldcirg
twenty cents OIL every keg OF steel nails
10 have them firmly established In the
market This is y desperate effort for n
few monopollcs to engage in to monopo-
live the nail trade in itself. 1t requires n
desperate effort to remedy this evil The
suggestion here presents itse,t as the SIN
ccre wish and desire Of the authors Of this
Anpeal, VIZ: That the carpenters and
wood wofkera Of the United States will
severely ignore and discountenancc the
steel nail and leave it in the hands Of the
manufacturers. Since The aispsrefy Of
this great repGh!ip, ihe iron nail has served
~ 4 Mlthiu! 1at tor III building up aud de.
Weighing this country 10 what ii Is at pres
enf: People presreied and grew rich ;thc
wpfkingnian had steady employment
everywhere; there was general content.
mcnt. Now, why exclude tho i.yn nail,
an old and superior article, t9r new and
AZ do It is 3 direct blow ut labor organ
izatlon by monied men who do not fare
for the interests Of the community or the
persecution Of the poor man, Follow
tlfpiigfp;pt the lepgth aid ii breadth Of his
great: Nation, be up and doing! The mo-
nopolists are trying their desperate game
to strike down labor organization in nil its
phases, and to crush out nf ex;sten,e auy
iDiAn tenliAg 10 elevate the wprkinsuiia,i.
Hoping this appeal will be carefully con:
sidcred and extensively circulated il Tie
whole desire q the fkg!kk*,tns IF LABOR
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