Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-06-11
ANOTHER FIRM SIGNS.
The Akron, o., Iron Company Sign
the Scale,
AND THE AMALeAMATED CHEERFUL.
The Naiers' Association Want to Come
Into the k@aIgamateds
Ranks.
STATE OF AFFAIRS At PiTTsBURe.


scales lying in the safe at Amslgamated As
socistion Office, was increased this morning
by the addition of one more scale-thst OF
the Akron Iron Company, Akron, o., which
was sent on to-day. There is plenty ofroom
yet in the safe for scales, but at the rate they
have been sent in during the last few days.
they will, if continued, soon make respect
able showing. The Akron mills work Is
pudding furnace, l skelp, 4 heating, and
runs plate rolls, making almost exclusive
y specialties Of various kinds. The officers
of the Amalgamated Association seem to
be well satisfied with the way matters are
progressing, and the faces about the office
wore cheerful aspect.
Further than this there was no change in
the situation to day materially affecting the
trouble. The report that the Nailers Asso
citation is making application to come back
into the Amalgamated turns out to be cor.
rect. Movements are now in progress look
ing to such an end The nailers fear that
they will not be able to stand alone in their
fight with the manufacturers, and hope to
secure from the Amalgamated that support
that will enable them TO be successful. The
amalgsmated Association is willing to re-
ceiva them back, but they will have to come
in the regular way. Correspondence be-
tween the leaders of the various local lodges
is row going on, and the whole matter will
be arranged very shortly. The Amalgama
ted will gain about 1900 men By this action
ard will be much stronger as an organiz.-
ton in consequence.
Soho Lodge Troubles.
There is trouble among the members Of
the Soho Lodge. Yesterday afternoon the
mill committee met with the firm at the
office Of the Soho Iron Company to see
whether or not an arrangement could be
made whereby the men could go to work.
Nothing, however, came Of the conference.
Mr.. Max Moorhead was seen to day in refer.
ence to the meeting and had this to say re-
garding the situation at Soho: II was not
present at the meeting yesterday, and |
don't really know what was done, or what
was considered. l know this, however, that
the men are anxious to 60 to work. They
have SAID so repeatedly. But as long as the
sheetrollers hold out and the Amalgamated
Association keeps up their courage, they
will not start. There is trouble in the Soho
Lodge, but just what the nature OF it is, |
don't know. The men are dissatisfied over
the way things are going, and wouldn't be
surprised if there should be a bad break up
in that lodge"
"Have any intention of signing the pres
ent scaleY'
None, whatever. / think it is prepos-
terous to make reduction of 10 per cent.
on all workers but the sheet rollers, who are
the hi. hest paid men in the mill. 1t is not
fair, and we will come TO no such terms. |
believe, however that there will be break
among the workmen before very long. II
it had not been for threats made against
those who we're willing to 60 to work, the
men would have been working now
Mr.. A NJ Byers Gays that a number OF
mills will start up non.union before long
Most Of those that have already commenced
work are non.union mills, at which some
special arrangements have been made. The
only strictly union mill that has signed, he
SAYS, is the Union mill of Cleveland.
At the Sligo Mills.
The plate mill at the Sligo works Of Phil.
lips, Nimick & Co, was started again this
morning, despite the statement from the
Amalgamated Association that two men of
rke crew had been induced to stop work
and therefore the mill could uot be operated.
The men who were persuaded to leave the
mill yesterday were Jack Garrett and a
nan named Jacobs Two men applied for
work at the mill to-day, aud were at once
given position. One Of them was known
to the Amalgamated members, but the 9th
er is not. He is a stranger here, but it is
thought halls from a town near this city.
Two heats were worked this morning, six
teen size being rolled. Some trouble was
then experienced with the screw and the
difficulty was not remedied until after sew
eIal hours work. The Amslgsmsted mem
herJ still claim that Alex. DenniSon, the
sherman, has no right to work. They
say that Tom Reese, Dennison and another
man named Henry declined to stop work
Hheu importuned to do so. All are doing
double work.
Steel Men Strike.
The workmen at Smith, Sutton Il Co.'S
steel mill struck tonight against working
hard steel for same wages as soft. Anal
qamated scale was signed by the firm sevs.
raj days ago and the mill has been in opera
ton. To-day they refused to pay extra for
hard steel and the Amalgamated Associs-
ton ordered the men out II is reported that
the Amalgsmated lodge of Oliver & Roberts
Wire Co. disbanded tonight owing to in
ternsl dissensions.
Will Not Sign.
CLEVELAND, Juue l0.-Fayette Brown,
receiver of Brown, Bonnell 4 Co, at
Youngstown, was shown dispatches selt
from Pittsburg to- day, stating that Brown,
BOnnell & Co. would sign the Amalgama
ted Association scale and resume work next
Monday. He stated that there is not a
word Of truth in the report either as to the
intention to sign the scale or as to starting
he works at the time stated.