Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-06-04
No Agreement.
The IrOn-Scale Conference Adj
jOurns Without Arriving
at any Agreement.
The Iron Nail and Steel Nail
Makers Try to Wage
War.
The Iron-ScaIe Conference.

The Iron-ScaIe Conference.
| AND IT'S RESULT-THE CONFERENCE
ADJOURNS WITHOUT ARRIVING AT
ANY AGREEMENT.
PITTsBURG, May 26.-The IRON
scale conference, which has been in
session in this city for three days, ad-
tjourned this evening without arriving
at any agreement. The two parties
separated in perfect good temper, but
with equal determination. Mr.. Weeks
said 10 explanation of the disagree
ment: ''The workmen offered a re-
ductIon On all except the sheet mill
scale, on which they offered 40 re-
duction at all. They ought to do the
same with the other scales as with the
puddlers' scale, for it is no mere right
for the puddlers to stand a reduction
than any other class of men. The
puddlers and muck rollers are making
the smallest wages. The manufac-
turers were unanimous, with the ex-
ception of few men, mostly from
the West, who were opposed to the
morkmen's scale, because ii was not
radical enough. The clause In the
manufacturers resolution referring to
the muck mill was intended to do
away with any difference in price
between mills with two and three sets
of rolls"
Secretary Of the Amalgamated AS
ISOLATION Martin said: I'VE have
made all the concessions we can, and
we are no nearer a settlement than
when we commenced
do you think a strike will occur9"
THAT [ cannot tell. The first thing
[ did this morning was to send the re-
vised scale to the printers. On We'd
nesday the scale will be sent out
through the mails to every lodge. If
they are not signed by the LIST of June
strike will result. No more cons
ferences are TO be called so far as we
are concerned. IF the manufacturers
ask for another, of course we will at
tend. We are willing to discuss the
matter as long as they, but there is
little use in it. My impression is that
quite number of firms will sign the
scale before next Monday. I have
read q telegram at the conference
from large number of workmen at
Youngstown, asking our consent to
their pulling out, and fighting for the
present scale"
AN IMPORTANT MEETING OF NAIL MAN
UFACTURERS.
| PITTsBURG, May 26.-On Wednes.
day next the nail manufacturers of
the United States will meet in this
city for the purpose of considering
the scale to be presented to them by
the United Nailers of North America.
The scale is the same as last year.
There is nc change whatever; In fact,
it is the same that they have been
working on since 1871. This is to be
an important meeting, from the fact
that the manufacturers of iron nails
and steel nails are trying to fight each
ether. In conversation with a well
known mailer, he stated that they did
not anticipate any trouble, as he had
it from the best authority that in case
the manufactures of iron nails kick,
the steel men would sign the scale.
There is little hitch between these
| two.
HOW 1T AFFECTS THE BAY VIEW MILLS
AND WORKMEN.
| MILWAUKEE, May 26.-The failure
Of the scale conference Of the iron
manufacturers and the Amalgamated
association to reach a settlement of
the scale difficulties were received in
Bay View this morning with feeling
of general regret The unsatisfactory
result of the meeting was a great SUR
prise. as it was thought the proposition
of the Amalgamated association to
/ IL
meet the approval of the manufacture
ers, and scale of prices based upon
this reduction be agreed upon and
signed, thus settling the impending
difficulty. The manufacturers having
secured one reduction were not salts
fed, and demanded other concessions
which the iron~ workets refused to
grant, and the conference broke up.
The association will have their scale
printed, and on Wednesday it will be
mailed to every manufactures in the
country. It is thought that num-
Der of mill~owners will accept the
scale and continue their mills in
operation. However. until the Off
GERS of the North Chicago Rolling
Mill company have actually accepted
the scale, the Bay View people will
be IN state of uncertainty.
Opinion as to the course that will
probably be pursued by the owners of
the Bay View company is about
evenly divided among the mill men in
that suburb. a part are of the opin-
ion that the company Will accept the
scale, and that work will go on With
out interruption. Others claim to
think that the company will refuse TO
accept the terms OF the association. In
the latter case, trouble will result and
strike ensue.
| Steamship Arrival.