Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-08-27
TIE BUSINESS SECRET.

Meeting Mr.. Samuel Laughlin after his
return from Pittsburg a reporur accoste
him in regard 70 what had been cone at the
meeting.
"NoGning" ssid be, that would be Of q
public nature except that the card rate for
nails was Ieaffirmed. The demand for nsils
very slow, and all that are being shippec
are in small struggling orders.
There was 10 talk of q compromise be-
,ueen the manufactursrs and nailersY'
mo, sir. There is nothing to compro-
mice. The manufacturers, when th9y de-
cided upon their present course, did not do
SO for the fun of the thing, bat with de
erminatinn 10 see it through. If it is
matter of being forced 10 the wall, We have
chosen our course. We would have certain
" cut our own tbrosts in the event OF the
tweuty-ope cent scale being paid, in the face
Of the fact that Eastern nails can be
shipped right into our own city at Sl.95
per key,
LESS THAN WE CAN MANUFACTURE THEM.
20 you see it is mere folly for us to run our
mills and lose money at this rate.
At o'clock yesterday afternoon the con-
terence between the sheet iron msnutactur-
RS and The Amalgsmsted committee OF
,heet non rollers was held in the rooms Of
he sss ociation in Pittsburg. The sheet
ron representatives were all present and
-eady for q discussion of the scale question.
II is thought that the Amalgsmsted scale
will be signed at the meeting. None ofthe
ficials Of the Amalgamsted had any infor.
nation to impart as to the probable settle
ment of TIE scale question. The sheet roll.
ers' scale is the last Of the Association scales
that remsins unsigned, and the msnutscur-
rs were notified that unless the scale was
.igned by the 10Th inst q strike would be
ordered.
A meeting of hitherto non.union feeders
vas held last evening at Knights of Lsbo'
aall, in B-ck's block, for the purpose Of Or
saDizipg an independent union. A large
number responded to the call and an en-
tbusiastic meeting was the result. A ten.
porsIy organization was effected aud 4
committee appointed to draw up constitu-
lion and by laws Another meeting will b.
held Friday afternoon at the same hall Il
shicb 81 feeders not members of any other
union are invited.
Next Sunday morning at 9 a. m, dele.
gate convention of all feeders unions will
10 held at X. Of l.. hall for the purpose
uniting on
SOME UNIFORM COURSE
regarding any question either now before o.
lKelY 10 arise IN the future affecting tbei.
trade. The basis of representation will
me delegate for every twenty-five feeders o:
a majority fraction.
At Shoenberger's factory in Pittsburg
enc feeder went TO work yesterday morning
and worked up till noon, causing quite an
excitement among the strikers, as this i,
FIRST break made in that city. However,
when the feeder left the mill at noon he wa
met BY one of the strikers who
INDUCED HIM TO QUIT WORK.
Five new machines have been added to til.
Belmont this week, making forty-three il
al, and it is learned that as soon as mai!
plate can be manufactured, other machines
will be put on. Eleven are in operation a
the Riverside, eight at the Bsngood, and
nine each at the Top and LsBelle. 1t was
learned yesterday that eighteen feeders had
gone to work at the Norton factory a.
IrontoD, and twenty-five at Terre Hsuts. A
good many are, however, gradually drop.
ping of and the number at work continues
70 be about the same.
The nsilers have removed their head
quarters from the ST. James hotel to rooms
over the Office saloon, which have been
handsomely furnished and provided With
every convenience. The men are still con
fdeDt that they will win and have prepared
themselves to make an
ALL-wNTER FIGHT OF IT
II necessary. The feeders of Belleville, ILL.,,
have organized and are determined to stand
by the nailers for the 2l-cent card. The
organization was eneetej through the
Efforts OF John ] Devlin OF this city, and
the membership has reached eighty-six with
others coming in.
The feeders of the Calumet Iron and
Steel Company. Cummings, ILL.,. also held
meeting last week and adopted resolutions
condemning the action of the feeders taking
machines and determining to stand out with
the nailers for the twenty-one cent scale.
Columbus Ohio State Affair.
The B & o. viii sell excursion tickets
on August 81 and Septemoer l. 9 g and 4 |