Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-04-09
WHY they Seeded.
A Pertlaeat Interview That Reveals
Some New Points
AsrowHY THEHAlLERs LEFrTHEAA
The NaiIers Almost Entirely Unanimous Ia
the Determination to Form
New Association.
WESTERN NAIL ASSOCIATION MEETS.

Meeting q prominent mailer yesterday.
who was delegate to the nailers conven-
tiou recently held in this city, . reporter en-
aged him in conversation in regard to the
great question that is now agitahng iron
circles. Said the reporter:
What is this hear about there being
some dissatisfaction among the nailers in
regard to seeding from the Amalgamated
Association and forming new oner'
"Oh, that is all bosh. ! AN willing to
vager almost anything that in this city
there cannot be found one out Of twenty
nailers who distavor the organization OF the
new association and who is not willing to
leave the Amalgama,ed Association. There
is one man who kicked against our action.
but that was because he was an
officer Of the Amalgamsted Association
The Main Cause.
what was the real cause OF your leaving
the Association
well; there are several causes. You
see the boilers always claimed that they
were keeping our wages up to the point
at which they are now; when the fact Is,
that our wages were the same before We be-
came identified with the Association and
have no, changed at all, while the puddlers
have received. several advances. Then
when the manufacturers had them in
tight place and they saw that they were
compelled to come down, they came to us
and wanted US TO accept reduction
along with them. Now this would
have been an absurd thing for US 10 do. as
the manufacturers had asked US 10 accept
no reduction, aud we did not see the sense
of making such proposition TO them ,espe.
cially as the card rate OF nails had ad'
yanced. The fact OF the whole matter m,
that the Amalgamated Association never
assisted us in any shape or manner, ss We
have had no trouble to contend with, while
they have had at various times and we
were compelled to stand st their backs 70
our own detriment DO not understand
me as talking against the Amalga-
mated Association. Just the 70.
verse. ! do not want the asso.
citation to fail, because no one wants TO
see il flourish more than ! do, as II is . good
thing, but We came TO the conclusion that
we could get along much better BY our
selves, hence our action. As said before,
forseeing tha. we would be
Pulled Into the Breach
Al next SATURDAYS scale convention at
Pitisburg, we decided 10 take time by Tho
torelock and avoid any such emergency.
and any sensible person will admit that We
have done right"
II hear some talk 10 the effect that the
new association will take in additional
members in the shape Of rollers and heaters;
is that factr'
well. | am not At liberty to tell you that,
but this much can say, that ut our next
convention, which occurs in July, the ssso
citation will be vastly strengthened by the
addition OF new men, and the organization
will take more permanent shape. You
see we did not have time 10 do everything ut
once, and our organization is Just in its in
fancy. In the course Of ten days or two
weeks, you will probably learn something
new. There was a great deal done ut our
convention Of which the public 10 not yet
cognizant. or has any idea Of. You may
say that thus talk about the boilers taking
our places should anything occur that would
give them an opportunity, we are not afraid
Of, for several reasons. The first and
most important being tha, though they
have worked around mill oil their lives,
they could not 70 into factory and make
nails. II is not as easy A IL looks. Another
reason is that il is the determination oi tho
new association TO beA
Peaceful Organization
and not cause any trouble between It and
the manufactures, bu, on the other hand
make every erort 20 always have IN under.
standing between ~orkmen and employers
that will admit oil no pickering and quar-
reling. We will do everything in our power
to make things run smoothly. unlese We are
placed face to face with an emergency,
when such action as is deemed proper By
TIE association will be taken. There
ia another thing I wish 10 say, and that 10.
tba, some people seem 70 think the
pailers are paid too much for their work.
This il q great mistake. Look ut the
lilers who are dying. There we're two nail.
ers and Gne feeder out Of the Belmon. fac.
tory who died within almost two weeks, and
all with the consumption. IL 10 not the hard
work We do Is much a. the risk We run Of
Joining the majority, BY having our lungs
filed with gnndstone dust but come
around in about two weeks and msybe ]
pill be able 10 give you some interesting
pointers
Meeting Of the Western Nall Associates.
In connection With the naiI question the
follovipg from the Pittsburg Leader Of yes.
terday evening will be Of interest
The members Of the Western Nail A.
sociation held their annual meeting NJ theif
rIons on Foar;h avenue this morning.
General Fitzbugh occupied the chair. Nom.
bers were present from Wheeling, Bsllsifs.
Benwood. Nipgo Junction, Stsubenyille o.,
and Bellyilie, ILL.,, was represented. The
session continued IRON 1890 until noon.
when the customary lunch vas sitscksd
with great effect After sajournnent the
members manifested no grea, resdiness 70
talk OF the proceedings, bat II VS. lssfned
that nothine definite bad been doos. The
card rate was not Changed, no setion
having been taken on The mat.
ter. The election Of officers Vas
ros,pon<d until Apil I'D. when snothse
meeting viii be heH as Wheeling. As the
latter action gives some color 70 Tie rumos
| Of dissatisfactIon in the association . NAM
ber vas questioned on thst point He
stated that there vas no intention Of trans
firing The headqusrters ofthe osgsnizstios
| 70 wheeling. bot ths, the meeting tbess vss
rerely intended to secure foil sttsodases
Of The vestefn members Asothef men.
! ter stated that ~ the complaints Of dali
trade al cone from manufacturers Of isoa
nAis, there 10 some talk Of making hght
Diligence between th. prices Of he tso
brards, ard ordering aa advsnce In tie
steel ariicle.
Kbsunatism. Cont asl HsaSsisfA-
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