Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-08-03
BECOMING COMPLICATED.
The Situation In Nail Circles More
Doubtful.


fact that the Bellaire factory shut down for
an indefinite time on Saturday last adds one
more to the list of complications. The tao
tory was running n~inety-one machines on
Saturday morning, and it was understood
that more would be put on this morning,
when the surprising news Of its stoppage
was made known to the men through the
directors. The stock of nails at this mill is
practically exhausted: Said q mailer yes,
terdsy:
1.-THE hand Of the Wheeling manufactur
srsis plainly visible in this move. tits an
other scheme on their part to try and down
Us. What the Bellaire mill intends to do l
cannot understand, but, of course, they
would not pay our scale down there while
the manufacturers are running the feeders
here at the l7-cent scale. There is no
doubt but that they have eoneOcted some
scheme against Us, because, you know, sew
eral of the mills here purchase their steel
from the Bellaire men, and il is probable
these people have used this fact as q weapon
whereby to make the Bellaire manufacturers
fall into line. Of course, you see what l
mean2'
On Saturday the La Belle manufacturers
drew I'D sn agreement between them and
the feeders, the text of which is about the
same as those of the Lsughlin and Belmont
mills, printed heretofore in the REGIsTER.
The paper is signed by five feeders. The
La Belle viii probably go on Tuesday With
as many feeders as have already signed and
others If they can be secured.
1t is learned that the Top Mill viii go on
this morning with thirteen feeders, part Of
whom are Bellaire men. Whether this
company has signed an agreement with the
feeders has not been learned, but 1t is more
than likely they have, on about the same
basis as the others.
1t is anticipated that about t%wenty.nine
machines will be in operation at the Bel
mont to-day, as thirteen are to be added this
morning. The Belmont is having better
success in their experiment than any Of the
other mills.
At the Riverside FIVE machines will b,
added this morning, one of which. it is IN
derstood, will be q spike job. This vii
make ten machines in operation in this
factory, with probably another ineres:e dur
ing the week.
The Benwood factory, it is learned, vii
also increase its force with eleven machines
( is morning. The Mingo and Jefferson
mills, it is said, will not try the experiment
until the mills down here have tested it full
y. The Brilliant factory will probably
make another attempt to resume this week
The feeders at Brilliant held q meeting
yesterday and adopted the following resolu-
tion:
Resolved, That We will not resume work
until We get the twenty-one cent card"
1t is very probable that the agreement en-
tered into by the nsilers and feeders COM
at their conference meeting, on
Saturday, viii tend greatly to keep our
many feeders who would otherwise have
taken Jobs. Several of them who were be-
fore heartieSt in favor of taking machines,
have already broken over to the nailers
camp, which fact will also have its inau-
ence.
S~choenberger's in Pittsburg will make
attempt to start their factory some time
this week with feeders. 1t is not learned
whether any OF the other Pittsburs factories
will follow suit or not.
Yesterday afternoon the rollers, heaters
and their helpers held smeeting at Morsn's
Hall, on the South side. 1t was largely
attended, but what was the exact outcome
of the meeting could not be learned
However it is ascertained that the manu-
fa2tarers' scale was discussed aud u~nfsvor-
able action taken upon it. Following
is q synopsis of the scale re
to all employees in
the forge department. with q comparative
statement of prices between the old and new
scale, based on the present card rate for
Rolling Nail Plste-Beginning at 81 per
key for nails the price for rolling is 35c per
ton, with an increase Of 1t cents for every
% cents advance in the selling price Of
nails.
ShOveunders-WIth the card price o.
nails 81, shoyennders are to receive l5c per
ton, and an increase Of ] cents per ton for
each 25 cents advance in the price of nails
Heaters helpers are to receive l9c per
ton when the price Of mails is 81 per keg,
an advance Of | cent per ton for every
% cents advance in the price of nails.
Nail Plate Heating-When the card
price Of nails is 81, the price paid for heat.
ing nail plate shall be 46 cents per ton. For
every increase of Is cents per keg in tn
card price Of nails an advance of 2 cent.
per ton will be allowed for heating. At the
price of nails, 81 25 per keg, the
price Of heating under this scale is Sc cents
per ton. The scale slides up as high as $
per key.
Catching on Nail Plate Mill The scale
start at 81 with catching at 10 cents per ton,
and for every 25 cents increase in the price
Of nails one half cent per ton is allowed.
Hooking up on nail plate mill-Starting at
4 81 card for nails the price per ton for
hooking up is 43c, with an increase of one
half cent per ton for each Is cents increase
per key in the price of nails.
By the new scale the following reductions
will be made in the departments mentioned
above. With the 81 Is card rate heating i
reduced from the present price of IS cents
10 Sc cents per ton, rolling from so to IS
from IL to l2R, s~hove-unders from
II to Ia, hook-ups from 10 to Z, and help
ers from 1886 per day to "a cents per ton,
Roughers would also be reduced in q CORE
ratio
Resolutions were also offered BY the com
nittee appointed to draw them up condemn,
ing the action of those feeders who have
aiken machines, but whether they wer.
could not be ascertained, but tn
was very warmly discussed, from ali
Il is rumored that the roll hands en-
in this section will hold q score
meeting in the city tonight.
The national convention Of the Amslgs-
Asso ration Of Iron and Steel Work
rs viii meet in this city tomorrow morn
Dg. The Senate Chamber has BEN nicely
iied up, and seats arranged for about one
hundred and Fifty delegates.
The following delegates have arrived in