Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-05-27
The SITUATION YESTERDAY.
Both Sides Resting, With No Meetings in
Prospect.

Both Sides Resting, With No Meetings In
Prospect.
PITTsBURG, May 26.-The state Of affairs
goowing out of the conference between the
manufacturers and the iron workers is un.
settled, and to-day did nothing towards
helping the matter in any way. Both
sides are resting on their oars after the pro-
racted struggle of the last few days, and
the prospect is that it will take very rapid
and wide change of views on one side or the
other, if q strike is to be averted.
Secretary Weeks was seen this morning
at his Office. There is no change in our
position" he said. I'VE have made con.
cessions-more and greater than any the
iron.workers made. We did it in the inter
ests Of peace The workers refuse to put
down the scale for the sheet rollers, who are
the highest priced lsborers ia the mills,
while at the same time, they consent to re-
ductions in the scale of other workers who
do the hardest work in the mills, and who
have been receiving comparatively the
smallest pay. The sheet rollers receive
high pay, and have not hard work. 1t is
not fair to reduce the others without making
some reduction in their scale. The manu-
facturers will not be guilty Of deserting the
sheet iron men. We are willing to accept
S. rate for pudding on 2-cent card, but
we insist that the reductions in the other
departments should be in the same proper
tons. Werefuse to accept the scale as re-
vised.
All of the members of the Anal gamated
Association who were spoken to this morn
ing expressed the opinion that there was no
likelihood Of anything further being done in
regard to the wage question TOR several
DAYS at least. Said representative OF one
of the lodges in Lswrenceville this morn
ing: The result Of Yesterdays conference
wss Just as expected. The manufactur-
ers are holding off Just as long as they POS
sibly can, but feel assured they will ulti-
mately sign the scale. The workmen have
done their part, they consider, towards ef
fectiDg an amicable settlement. To-day
they are manitesting feeling of displeas.
ures against the manufacturers, as they re.
gard the latter's action as an effort on their
part that shows no consideration whatever
for their employees. The question, however,
in regard to the new scale has practically
been settled, with the exception Of what is
to be paid the finishers. This is where the
hitch is at present Before the end of next
week think the scale will be finally
adopted"
It's rumored that the Soho iron works
smorg others are likely to sign the scale as
presented to the conference by the Amalga
mated Association, in any event. as they do
not propose to shut down their works.
Business men are beginning to manifest
an uneasiness in view OF prospective gen.
eral shutdown OF the mills. Said Penn
avenue grocerymsn this morning: my
trade is almost entirely with the mill men.
Although they seem to be of the opinion
that there will be no strike, yet it is a notice
able fact that business is falling off in my
line. The men are economizing, and max
ing no more outlay than is actually neces.
sary. Yes, if the mills shut down We will
surely have hard times here this coming
,uruer