Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-11-22

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ANY person who examines the two scale:
will see that the above Is correct
aud is the real difference between
the scalss. The point We contend should
not De yielded by as.
But we have heard it stated By the mai
company that the new scale is II cent
rate This We deny, and justify the denial
/ by a comparison of the two scales. They
speak for themselves /! is said that the
nailers are not justified in calling it II,
cent scale, and they might as well com
meuce at the other end ana call it 30
cent scale. The company, We reply, might
as well commence at the 10 cents and
/ claim il raise, because the end Of the old
scale is SO cents. No one who ia familiar
with the rules Of business and political
economy viii deny that the tendency OF
wages is made By capital towards the
minimum. and on this ground, if no other,
the men are justified in calling the new
scale 8 u cent rate IS they called the old
scale q 2l-cent rate, the minimum IN both.
But let rs admit for the momen. il is IL
cent rate scale, and what is shown De
duet from the l7.cent the 5 per cent, break
age and you have q reduction Of more than
% per cent, or nearly one,fourth This
is on the basis Of the use of hand feeders.
Let rs look at what it would be at sever
teen cents, under the circumstances the
company is anxious to bring about, the run
ming with sslt.tee6ing machines, and the
reduction here would be 435 per cent. IN
GLIDING breaksgs per cent. We have met
the nail manufacturers on their own ground
and what do the real facts shoE-a mon
strous reduction Of 49, per cent not far
from one halt. In the face of this indis-
putsble statement will the man Who wrote
or the company that fathsred the last COM
munication 10 this paper have the eHrontry
10 assert thai such an outrageous reduc-
ton is Just, is right, or Is demanded by
any real state OF business bfsirs. We DO
not want the public to think that We i'd
NIT that the new scale is seVetsen cent
card; this We deny.
The manufacturers sdmi. the card has
q possible rate Of u cents, but are pleas
ed TO say that nails evil never, during the
present century, reach the minimum figure
in the card. and that the real rate IS II
cents. II this De so. WHY is 1t they have
sacrificed so much time and money? WGy
are they allowing q mill to lie idle that
could realize It's owners from 81 500 TO 81
500 per day, clear profit? Is al this sacri-
fee for business gain? The very state
ment of the great and useless loss, SHOWS
that no business judgment guides the &C
tions OF the manufacturers. II It is not
business sense and reason that cause ali
this OF time and money, what is the
motive2 No othsS motive, in the light OF
sll the surrounding facts, can be attributed
to the manufacturers bu. 8 deep sssted
purpose to degrade the men who work for
them, 70 grind down TO the lowest notch of
possible existence their employees. We
siocerel' trust no such purpose setus:es
any set Of men in this c3uDtry; for i: BODIES
nc good 20 oor institutions, nor TO the whole
working class, whsn men Of capital de-
hbers:ely lose hundreds Of dollars per day
in order 70 bring to terms men who are
dependent on their daily wages for thsir
daily bread We repeat, if this be the pur-
poss Of this lockout, then the harmony that
the workinEmen Of this country have 50
long been eudesvoring 20 bring about be-
tween the Workiugnsa aud his employer,
will be sadly jsopsrdized. state of affairs
that is to be gres.ly deplored 5y all true
workingmen.
The company, IN is Communication in
Fridays Express, ststes thst nails must
reach dollar key before the II cent
rate will operate This ls garbled state
msnt of the facts; look at the card and you
will discover that the l3 cent rate does not
20 into eject until nails reach Sl.26 keg
so the moment nails reach 1924 the u
cent rate goes into effect; 50 the point
where the rate will be II cents is "a per
above the price stated in the very fair state
msnt from the company. Then again the
rate offered By thu new scale when nails
are 81 per key, the minimum price the
company declares they viii reach, is Is
cents. this Is o reduction Of i6s per cent
on the hreakage and self feeding basis, and
that too, wien nails fall only from $3.50
% -, or 20 per cent Here it will be dis
covered is q fine specimen Of capitalstic
philanthropy, toe capitalist loses 20 per
cent, the lsborer 40! per cent. Ge gods
aud MINORS, VITA; an equitable arrange
ment. Yes, such equity of dealing would
bring the blush of indignation TO The cheek
Of sny man. We will show farther on
tbs. the fall in nails will not be q cents
loss 10 the manufacturer, but that ne can
sell at less prices and make money. II
the real rate Is seventeen cents; Why We
repeat have the company not simply added
another notch TO the old scale? Why COZ.
tend for 9 thing that has no real existence
The spectacle OF q wealthy corporation
engaging in the freak Of losing $500 9
day for the purpose Of following shadow
can not, We think, mislesd the public CT
create sny feeling sgainst the men who are
eontending for something substantial.
There is another reason why We do rtt
sish 10 accept s less rate than twenty one
cents; IL Will Be seen BY 81 examination OF
the old card that ihis Eaa the minimum
rate. When the price reached - SO, the
lowest rate they could be sold at 8 profit to
tia manufacturer, then the reduction 10
mailer and feeder WAS to cease, and If the
nail manufacturers wanted 10 carry on 8
cut snd slssh game they must do so ct
their own expense They had no right to
call on the nottingham 10 psy for the
Gpsic they we're dancing to; as we'll might
j. be sSiG Isst because two railroad cor
uo-ations 90: int Este war, and Carried
passengers from Caiesgo 10 EeW York for
oas aollSr, that then their men we're TO De
reducsd 81 the ssme rate. This illustrs-
ton indicates the GiUlHGm Q aiding scale
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