The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-06
THE SCALE MEETING.
DEIEeArEs CHOSEN SATURDAY
Az the AmAIEamated Assoelatlon NfestiBs
for the second District, in This City.
what's expected of the Annual Con.
ysa.lon-ralk Among worlsmen.

$500.
mated Association lodges in the Second
district met in this city Saturday to choose
delegates to the annual Scale Convention
which meets at Pittsburgh on the 18th Of
this month. The delegates chosen were
as follows:
side.
Crescent.
James Nolan, nail-plate heater at the
Benwood.
Charles Kaufman, sheet roller at the
Standard mill, was elected Vice-President
Of the Second district in place Of John
STUFF, resigned 10 accept position on the
Bridgeport police force. Stuff was only
appointed q week or so ago, vice Q. ID.
Thompson, Of this city, resigned.
The main question expected to come up
before the national convention is the pro-
posed reduction Of 10 percent in the scale.
A long discussion Is anticipated on the
question. Secretary Martin stated Satur::
day morning that no man living could tell
what action would be taken on the ques.
ton. There was an eqral division for and
against the reduction.
There are many workmen who regret
that the Amalgamated Association did not
accept reduction in January. They argue
the Union would be in better shape to
meet the owners and to 60 before the
public.
On the other hand, the owners evince a
disposition 10 bring the price Of boiling
down to 81 so and to reduce the tinishers
from 20 TO 80 percent.
Speaking Of the first districs meeting, at
Pittsburgh, Saturdays Chronicle Telegraph
says: .sa
Theinroads steel hasmad are the source
Of much disquietude. 1t is hoped that
the wisdom OF the council will shape itself
In scale OF prices for heavy work that
may be acceptable to the manufacturers.
At the time the last scale was adopted,
the new processes Of manufacturing steel
were only limited at. The erection OF new
and improved machinery for rolling steel,
and new processes in steel making have
changed the face OF things. The Juniata
iron and steel mill, shoenberger's, and
spanc's mill, where three high. plate rolls
liz inches in length have been introduced
within four years, illustrate the changes
made. The enlargement oil the rolls in
the Otis street mill at Cleveland, and the
large rolls placed in Park Bros & Coz mill
in this city, and in the North Chicago mill,
may also be cited. The heating furnaces
for these enormous trains are built in pro-
portion. The Amalgamated Association
succeeded in arranging the prices to be
paid for the heavy work produced by these
powerful aids, but the wages paid the
workmen were never included or became
part Of the scale list.
The operatives now hope definite con-
clusion will be arrived at, instead Of leav-
ing things at loose ends. When reduc-
tons were the order oi'the day, thework-
men in charge OF this heavy machinery
were also reduced, Notwithstanding the
majority, it is claimed, are members OF the
Union. Their demands were not sustain
ed, however, because the agreement be-
ween the Union and owners did not con-
template the heavy work performed.
Its intimated that in case the claims OF
these workmen' are recognized, and the
union fixes price for their work, the
owners will not agree to it. Both sides
admit there would be more prospect OF
a compromise had the workmen accepted
the ten percent reduction talked ofin jan
uary, and which would have governed I'M
til May 81. II is said on the part OF the
owners that 1t is not wise move on the
part OF the woikmen to ask them to sign a
two.cent rate when common bar iron has
not brought more than one and six-tenths
Of cent per pound within the past year.
The advance has been confined to nails
| 1t is said all other grades have either been
at standstill or declined.
The new nailers' organization, composed
Of the nailers Of all the mills west Of the
Allegheny mountains, has adopted the
name OF sThe United Nailers Of America, J"
and is differed as follows: President,
Johnk Wier, Of Bellaire; Vice President,
Joseph Fl. Clay, OF Terre Haute, Ind !;
Secretary, Matt Chew, Of Wheeling; Treas
urer, Theophilus Pugh, Of Martins Ferry p;
Warden, John K. Potter, Of Bay View,
Wis. n