The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-10-28
rnE NA1lrRs STRIKE.
The End Expected Next M0nth-some
trouble Mt TeFre Hauts.

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 2.-The Chronicle
Telegraph has the following: There is con-
siderable interest in the nail market, the
striking nailers and the iron trade at pres
ent. Some few scraps of information were
picked up on the South Side to-day touch
ing the condition Of the iron and nail mar,
ket, and the probabilities OF the ending ol
the strike. An employe Of the National
Tube Works said the Tube Works are
manufacturing immense quantities oil
piping, muck iron being used almost en-
tirely by them for that purpose. They
have shut down, owing, itis 8 i'd, to the
inferior quality OF muck iron furnished
them. Iron cannot be manufactured fast
enough to meet the demand. and in Nc.
Keesport, 400 men are lying idleon account
ot a short supply. The men are little
agcrieved at being compelled to depend
on another mill for their daily bread.
The product OF iron has much TO do
with the nailers, and it is supposed that
the slowness OF the iron supply operates
against the men who are striking. An in-
terYisw with mailer gives some insight
into the situation. lnJune last nails were
selling at s. 90 q keg aud they are now.
81 65 aud fast rising in price and 1t is con.
tidently expected that there will be weekly
rise in price from now until the nsilers
shall 20 TO work aud the Western factories
start up. The line OF demarCation Of East
ern and Western Pennsylvania in regard
to mills is supposed to be at Johnstown.
Pa, although there are no mills there.
But It is accepted in the Nsilers Associa-
ton as the dividing line Mills in the
East that have not run for years are start
ing up full blast latterly, wherever they
can get iron enough to run on. There is q
lack OF iron everywhere, and no apparent
remedy for it.
THE MANUFACTURERS.
"Will the manufacturers accede to the
demands of the men2" was asked.
Possibly; I can't say, but it Is evident
that one side or the other must yield
soon, and have no reason to think it
will be the men, OF course We naturally
feel that we will win. But then the pos
sihle outcome OF a strike is so uncertain.
Why have heard manufacturer declare
in the most emphatic terms that he would
not give in, and the next morning his
men we're at work."
"How about the rumored 10 percent ad-
vance in the East?" was asked.
"Why its feather in our caps. 1t will
help us immensely, both in moral ami
financial circles. 0a next MondAy az ad-
vance OF 10 percent in wsges goes into
effect in ali the Eastern mills and 1t will
he found TO have salntary effect upon
the Western men and Western manutac.
turers in bringing them 10 terms. It will
putnails that mu h higher in the West, and
taking it all in all, it can be considered q
mild victory for the strikers. Several
Pittsburgh nailsrs who went East to find
work have been thrown out OF employ
ment and are csming back here to take
their chances with US. We are not blue
by any means, you see"
allow about the stock of nails on hand ?"
at is extremely difficult to purchase
lots OF over dcz.n kegs here, and the
briskness OF the market, the steadily in'
creasing prices paid for nails, and the
6xed determination Of the men to wait
for their terms will lead toa speedy end
c1 the strike"
Rave you any idea Of when the strike
will end --.-1 .....y -
"My own impression Is that at the next
meeting OF the manu- cturers they will
declare the strike ended by giving the
prices demanded by the nailers."