The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-03-09
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AnAxrssmsnt Arrived at Between the En-.
ployers and Mon. 4

ploysrs and Non. w
There Is every reasonto believe that the
lockout Of the flint glassworkefs in the
towns Of Bellairs, Bridgeport and Mar.
tins Ferry, over the river, is at an end,
and that work will be resumed in all the
factories within the next forty-eight
hours. An early settlement Of the diff
Guilty resulting in the shutting down Of
the factories has been predicted for some
time, but this good news came % Q sur
prise. For some time the manufacturers
have been quietly putting their works In
readiness for resumption, evidently e1-
pecting an agreement to be arrived atat
an early day, and no one OF them being
willing that any other should secure an
advantage over them.
The factories closed down early last De.
cember, the operators demanding that the
men should work by the piece at Pitts.
burgh prices. This the men refused to
do, though they offered TO continuelat
work, and at the meeting Of the Flint
Glassworkers' Union next June to use
their best endeayors to secure achange In
the arrangements by which wages could
be based on q scale acceptable to the man
ufacturers and embracing the principle
they desired 70 adopt. This offer was re-
jected.
On Saturday, however, Capt. Muhle.
man, chairman Of the Manufacturers
Conference Committee, notified the men
that II they would renew this offer 1t
would be accepted. The men agreed TO
stand by the offer, and to return to work
at the old terms until the June meeting,
when they promise II possible TO bring
about action which will meet the wishes
OF the manufacturers.
The manufacturers meet to-day. 1t is
said that the meetings. only matter OF
form, and that the offer Of the workmen
will be accepted and the fires ordered to
be lighted at once in all the factories.
The men are better fixed Just now than
ever before to Withstand the manuiac-
turers' demands, had they been insisted
upon. The lockout commenced in the dull
season, when many factories were idle and
the fellow workmen in the Association
lily able to bear the burden OF the strike.
Nov. however, work is brisker, all the
factories are working, and money pouring
into the treasury Of the Association.
A Different Story.
After the above article, based on in
information believed to be entirely relia-
BILE, was in type, a card was received from
glass manufacturers OF Bellaire, from which
It would appear that there Is some ques-
ton as to the authenticity Of the good
news printed above. Owing to the length
OF the statement and the late hour at
which It was received, it is impossible to
print It in full, but the following extracts
are important in view Of the generally &C.
copied reports:
aNo authorized representative OF the
manufacturers called q meeting Of any
committee OF the glass workers last We'd.
nesSay. II any manufacturer announced
that the manufacturers were ready to ac-
cept any terms other than those that caused
the strike, he did so without the knowl-
edge or consent OF the manufacturers.
sat the conference previous to the
strike the workmen were asked 10 pledge
themselves to bring about q uniform sys:
TEN for work at their next annual meet
ing and thus avoid the strike, One or
two OF the workmen spoke in favor OF this,
but the discussion was suddenly termin-
ated by a motion to adjourn made by one
OF the workmen. 1t is quite likely that a
pledge OF that nature given then would
have prevented the strike. That was the
only compromise measure discussed at the
conference, aud the workmen speedily
terminated that discussion. Such COM
promise measure at this late day would
be sadly out Of place.
"The statement that the manufacturers
will meet on the 9th is news, as there has
been no call for meeting aud no talk Of
one, and it is not at all likely that there
will be one.
"The statement that the factories across
the river were undergoing repairs in the
night time in order to keep it secret is
simply ridiculous. Theer. is no truth in
the statement,
"Areport that one OF the manufacturers
had made propositions to the workmen
and was preparing to resume work was
circulated last week, but the manufacturer
referred to denied positively the truth OF
the report"
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