Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-08-07
QUIET AND UNCHANGED
About Expresses the Condition of
Affairs at the Mills.
4 Pertinent Talk With a Nailcr---A Meeting
of Feeders---A Conference
10 be Held.

The situation in iron circles was un-
changed Yesterday. The mills were running
as usual with the piejelt diminished forces,
but in several instances statements were
made By the management that the forces
would be shortly increased. The Riverside
factory was RAINING yesterday WITH eight
II achines, which number will be incr eas.d
10 Cay, it is 5 il t. ton The output OF nails
We e up 10 the average Of the lev men.
AT THE BELMONT
tbirty-fve machines were running, au IN
crease of four over the preceding day.
At the La Belle mill but six machines
were running, one OF the feeders Wn. Dil-
t,nhoover, having yielded to the Persuasions
OF the nailers and com out. An otlcia'
of this mill said to a reporter, that the nall
els were ~tireless in their endesvors to per
suade the feeders to come out, visiting them
in the morning before work, on their way
to and from the mills and at night
at heir homes. He expressed the view that
THE ONLY CHANCE
the pailers had to gain their ends, was a
successful endeavor 10 secure the promise
OF all of the feeders now at work and @et
them 10 come out in q body. a prominent
mailer told a reporter that in his opinion the
mills might worry along with the presentln
efficient force OF hands till the middle OF
September. About that time" said he,
The Western mills, which have been lying
idle ell Of the summer, will start up, and
force the mill owners to accept the scale de
manded BY the nailers and start up in earn
est. The re idents on the South Side Tor
awhile Endorsed the cause Of the feeders, re-
rardless of profession or trade, but now that
they understand
THE INJURIOUS EFFECT
il will have on all classes OF trade IN case
The railers ale beaten, a decided reaction
has taken place. The sympathy and sun
mort of the masses is one that will mater
islly aid the side possessing ii, in gaining
their ends.
In answer TO a query as to whether the
Introduction OF Southern nsllers into the
mills would cause anT disturbance, ne SAID;
Such action might cause q few knock
downs by drunken men, but outside OF thai,
there is no danger OF any disturbance.
Tie Southerners Prc white men and will
not demean themselves by taking the bread
and butter from an honest mans tai4!ly.
The mill owners procured,
AFTER GREAT TROJELE,
3 sua|l number from Chattanooga, but you
saw Tor yourself the positive refusal Of the
men TO work rs DON as they understood
he tue condition Of affairs. | have noticed
a statement Of the Riverside mill manage
ment that they could put on q full force Of
n~aiiers, not feeders, on & days notice, but
you can gamble on the fact that this state
ment is merely q bluff, calculated TO deceive
the public as 10 the strength and confidence
Of our association. The feeders who have
accepted Jobs are not Of the first class order,
as the best men will not enter a movement
that will
Pull DOWN TIE WAGES
o! a working man. The feeders now work
ing are largely composed Of men who never
would stick 10 a Job any length Of time,
ven when the mills were running legltl-
mately. The naileTs who have accepted
Jobs are those who have lost positions by
their neglect and dissipation and whom the
manufacturers would not allow in the build
irgs we're the mills now working full time
Now, Of course, they are accepted in an
emergency, but their services will be dis
pepscd with as soon as the manufacturers
gain their ends-that is, il they ever do so.
The feeders and other men now working
will find out too late their mistake, as they
will never be able TO again secure q j1h in
a nail mill after we gain our demands.
TIE FEEDERS ORGANIZATION
held q rousing meeting last hight at the X.
OF l.. hal in Beck's block. The attendance
wss fun, upwards Of one hundred and fifty
being present. The principal object of the
N ting was the appointing Of q committee
10 confer with the nailers committee this
morning at the St. James hotel, and to vote
OF the instructions given the committee as
The basis Of a compromise. The condition
of affairs was fully canvassed, the success
of the feeders now at work coming under
discussion. After some controversy 1t wa
finally decided that the feeders would &C
celt
TCT ONE COMPROMISE,
that being the three per cent, three. fflhs
and one-half on cold iron. After the az
pointing of the committee and the transac.
ion Of routine business the meeting I'D.
iourned. After the meeting, q well known
feeder told a reporter that the nailers hal
but one alternative, either to accede to tie
demands, or see the feeders take charge Of
every machine in the city. 'Our demand
said he, is not exorbitant, as the tire =
ftrhs, would still give the nailcrs SG5 an
so each pay. and would allow the feeders
70 AVERAGE about s. q day"