Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-08-05
THE NAIL

THE NAIL SITUATION.
A ReportOrial Visit to the Laughlin MIL
Other News
Yesterday morning 9 REGISTER reporter
visited the Laughlin mill at Martins Ferry
for tie purpose Of looking at the new crew
and sscertaining what success they were
having in their venture upon the uncertain
ground Of making nails. After walking
round the factory twice without finding an
opening, your representative at last found .
door open but closely guarded by an armei
~watchman. By the permission Of Mr.. Ford,
the chief engineer, the Jews sthsrer was
ushered into the factory, where he found
himself in company with quite q number OF
old acquaintance who formerly were salts
fed with the title of feeder, but who nov
write
THE WORD MAILER
after their respective names. The first
person who drew his attention was Millird
fillmore Baily, 9 former feeder in the
Laughlin, but later q mailer in the Chatta-
nooga mill. Mr.. Bailey proceeded to ex-
plain, in response to q question, that he was
not ashamed of what be was doing and that
he expected to continue at his present bust
ness. Said he, as be frightened this scuS|
and loosened that one, ut takes brainSto
be a mailer and that is the reason l am
such a good one. / always was brsiny."
All the new crew had some such remark to
make in
IRoNICAL SELF PRAISE
or d~erision ofthe nailers and their trade.
Robert Hall was busy at work on a ten
penny machine, and when INTERCEPTED, said
he was not in trouble at all and thought
that he would get sixteen kegs for his first
days work.
C. NJ. Burris was at work on a barrel JOB,
and had about o half keg to show for his
mornings work. Barrel nails are a kind
Especially, and it was on account Of his
experience that he was chosen to take
charge Of the Job. A short talk was in
dulged in with all the men, and they ali
expressed themselves as
SATISFIED WITH q SITUATION.
But in spite of this some Of them exhibited
at least q slight degree of worry and
ion, which showed plainly that they could
feed better than they could grind. Mr..
G,essner informed your reporter that there
yere one hundred and fourteen kegs OF
lalls on the slate for the half days work Of
xenty,six machines. Mr.. Lsughlin, after
discovering that the newsgsther was not q
Fenian' or Land Lacquer" treated him
cry nicely and invited him to call again,
fer having impaired the information that
e felt satisfied with the work
I'D was very much pleased with
he experiment. He also stated that his
mill had not made q dollar during the past
year, and that this cut which is demanded
vas only sn act of self preservation. he
aid they would either have to reduce ex.
oenses or shut down. IF we quit now we
,sn pay dollar for dollar, but if we run an
,ther year at the old scale, we could not;
% it is either reduce wages or burst"
The statement in yesterdays issue that
he Vice President Of the United Nailers
vent up to Brilliant Monday, in company
With a delegation Of %uailers, and talked the
feeders out of going to work was
VIGOROUSLY DENIED
yesterday, it being alleged by those who
claim to know that he was not out of thu
city.
At the LaBere a start was made with
seven feeders. The men made good
progress, and the manager ok
dresses himself as being entirely salts
fed Six more machines will 60 on to-day,
Four special officers have been sworn in BY
Mayor Grub for duty at this mill. They
VI Caughlsn, NJ. Cunningham, David Wat
and Charles Dsnehart.
AT THE BELMONT
the same number of mschines-twenty-Gve
were in operation, and everything worked
veil. At the Riverside eight machines vert
IN operation-two more than on Monday.
There was a rumor afoat that but two ma
chimes were running at the BenWood yester.
day, but we were not able to substsntiate the
rumor.
At Mingo the nsilers visited the mill and
removed their tools, in obedience to a re-
quest.
1t seems to have been definitely settled
that the new steel works to be used jointly
oy the LsBelle, of this city, and the Jefer
SON, OF St~eubenyille, Is to be located in the
latter city, and q committee of the Directors
Of the two mills is now in Pittsburg looking
at the Clspp-GrfiIh process.
A Gard.
To the Editor Of he Register.
SIR-From information that l have re.