Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-06-16
NEAR A SETTLEMENT.
What the Iron Conference Did To-
wards Msnding the Breach.
SATURDAYS SESSION EXPLAINED
Oliver Was for Peace---The Old Rail
Clause ihe Point in Abeyance---
Boys Strike.
LATEST PHASE OF THE SITUATION.

PIrrsBURGH, June l5.-The most inter
esting topic of conversation this morning in
reference to the iron strike was the com
promise made by Oliver Brothers & Phillips
with their men. The general opinion ex-
pressed is that this offers way out OF the
old rail difficulty and will finally be the
basis upon which the strike will be settled.
In connection with the move made by the
divers, numerous additional facts have
come to light. 1t seems that ever since the
beginning of the contest Harry Oliver has
been urging peace measures. The trustees
of the frm made every effort to hold them
in line, but Harry Oliver stumped them
with the proposition that they should stand
between him and his creditors, as he would
inform the latter of his desire and readiness
to resume operations. He then demanded
q representative on the conference commit
tee, but the other manufacturers, we'll know
ing the sentiments of the firm made no effort
to add the member. Hence the firm deter
mined to start and accordingly signed the
scale. Later information cleaned this morn
ing
Explains the Long Session
of the conference on Saturday. 1t seems
that the Amalgamated representatives held
their ground, with the exception that they
proposed the change in the old rail clause
accepted by the divers. This the manu-
facturers refused at once. The employees,
after some discussion, conceded the bar and
guide mill clauses, and lastly accepted the
Amalgan ated terms for boiling swarth.
StYeral times did the Amalgamated men
Withdraw to another room to discuss the
propositions, but they finally decided to not
accept. AT their request the conference
terminated. A member of the Amalgama.
ted committee says: The manufacturers
who did the most kicking were those who
do not work old rails or make sheet iron.
Those directly interested in those clauses
had but little to say during the discussion"
President Welhe states that the compro-
mise made with Oliver Bros l. Phillips was
sanctioned by the association. He does not
expect any more signers Of the scale until
after the conference tomorrow. The man
ufacturers when seen this morning said that
the compromise was
Really an Advance
on the price of working old rails, hence they
would not accept it. By the terms of the
arrangement good iron made from old rails
pays the workmen ten per cent. extra, but
they receive nothing for bad iron. One Of
the manufacturers at the conference said
in his mill the bad iron man from rails did
not average more than six per cent. hence
the proposed terms Of compromise would, if
accepted, result in loss to him. The strike
will continue said Secretary Weeks, "as
the manufacturers will not accept the com.
promise" Various rumors were adoat this
morning in regard to the intentions of nu
merous firms. II was said that Wilson 4
Walker, and Painter & Sons, would soon
sign the scale. From q reliable source
comes the report that Jones 4 Laughlin
will start the American Iron Works on
Thursday, when necessary repairs shall have
been completed. The Millyale mill of
Graf, Bennett & Co., was fired up this
Oliver Bros 4 Phillips Tenth |
street mill was in operation this morning,
and preparations were being made to start |
their Fifteenth street establishment.
Sprang, Chalfant & Co.'S MiIlvale mill |
started to night.
Another Firm Signs,
The Amslgsmsted Association received |
wCrd tonight that the Cherry Valley Iron |
c. ompAny, Of Leetonia Ohio, lad signed the |
scale and would resume operations im-
m, ,diately.
A Strike at CarneSfe'S.
This morning forty.two pull.up boys,
whose ages range from nine to thirteen
Tsars, and who are employed at Carnegie's
| MON Iron mills, went out on strike
against a reduction Of FIVE cents perday,
hereby causing nearly the entire min to
lose down. These boys have been getting
ix,y cents per day, and the firm wanted 20
eduee them 10 So, which caused the strike.
4 his action on the part ofthe firm said
nan, lis receiving the severest coudemus-
ion from all classes of citizeus, who argue
bat q firm keeping up costly libraries and
living away so much in charitable beqSests
bould be ashamed to practice such pAltry
riek, particularly on boys, some of'wnom
re the only support Of widowed mothers,
ND who earn every cent they make, gping
o work ~ two or three o'clock and wos&ing
IAIil the same hour in the afternoon"