The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-07-07
'TlHE FEEDERS DECIDE
70 RFJoIs THE AMAIeAafArIoN
slEniaeeneo Of tho 1loye-ALarkely Attend
"a meeting Of The Nan Feeders OF his
District IN This City Yesterday.
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The nail feeders Of this district met in
this city, in K. of L. han, yesterday alter
noon. There was avery full attendance,
ali the mills Of Wheeling, Pittsburgh,
steubenyille, Martins Ferry, Mingo, Bril-
liant, BeIlaire, Benwood, Sharon, Youngs-
town, Clifton and 1ronton being repre-
scented.
kilograms Of endorsement were received
from feeders at Bay View, Wis, Ashland,
KY, and Bellyille and Calumet Ill.
& The object Of the meeting was TO vote
on q proposition that the feeders should
reunite with the Amalgamated Associa-
tion OF Iron and Steel Workers, from
which. Il will be remembered, they re
Gently seeded.
Alter long discussion the resolution 70
go back into the Amalgamated Associa'
hon was adopted, and the meeting adj
journed TO reassemble at Bellaite to-day,
when the final steps viii be taken TO apply
for readmission on behalf OF the nail
feeders Of the Ohio Valley.
SIGNIFICANCE op.THE MOVE.
This move is q significant one. It indi-
Gates that in the difficulty between the
feeders and nailers the former will be
backed by the old association. That q
dispute OF this kind is imminent Is be,
lieyed by all the feeders.
It's now. stated that the Bellaire feeders
were disposed TO waive their demand that
three percent Of their number be taught
TO grind, until after the nailers con.
yention here, July IL, but that the manu-
iacturers assured the feeders that II they
would maintain their demand the mill
owners would do all they could to see thai
the feeders had justice done them in the
matter. The feeders therefore voted not
to resume work until their demand wa
granted.
TIE BELLAIRE FACTORY.
Notwithstanding this, the Bellaire fac
tory made nail plate yesterday, 90 wal
lprophesied would be done in this paper
| last week. II was the intention to cut
nails on Wednesday. Whether the feed
er's stand will prevent this cannot now BIZ
told. "A prominent feeder employed a
that mill intimated to an INTELLIGENCE
reporter yesterday that he thought the
factory would go TO work as intended, a
least In part. He says there are In thu
factory about sixty self-feeders, and tha
| he supposes no difficulty would be expert
enced in running from eighty 10 one hun
dred machines. He asserted, however
| with great confidence, that the cooper
would not make kegs for the factory until
the disagreement with the nailers wa
amicably adjusted.
THE La BELLE AND THE STEEL PLANT.
The stockholders Of the La Belle Maj
Company had q meeting yesterday at The
Office Of the factory, TO vote on aproposi.
ton to join with the Belmont, Top and
Benwood mills in the Wheeling steel
Works organization. The meeting did not
decide TO unite in the project, but It was
resolved to have a steel plant or an inter.
eat in q steel plant, and the proposition To
subscribe to the stock Of the Wheeling
Steel Works was referred to q committee
with power to, act.
II understood that the IaBelle is dis.
posed to await the action Of the Jefferson
mill, az steubenyille, before taking final
action. II said Il one Of theae mills goes
into the union plant both will, and they
nav unite in seperate steel works oil