Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-05-03
The AMALGAMATED
Association Very Rapidly Dissolv-
ing.
A Pittsburger Talks Upon tho Iron
Situation.
Pudding, Rolling and Heating
Doomed.
Vulcan Di< i<Courses on Ptttsburg
Topics.

Special CarcspOadeHe, Of GAe Ssadoy B,giaer.
PIrTsBVRG, May al met gentleman
this afternoon who was formerly an active
agent in the Amalgsmsted Association and
even yet takes an active interest in its af'
fairs.
what effect has the secession Of the
nailers, heaters and other factors Of the As
sociaton had upon the organizstionY l
asked.
"a most demoralizing effect" be said,
II think it is dissolving very rapidly and l
can see in it no cohesive principle strong
enough to hold it together very much
longer. The strongest elements Of
sohesiveness have lett it and | very much
fear that those remaining have neither the
moral force nor the inherent strength to
keep up the integrity of the old orgsniza-
ton. The secession of the nsilers and the
erection OF a separate organization BY them
wss the first blow that hurt the Anal lgsma-
ton, but when those classes Of workers fol
lowed whose work is contingent in large
degree on the success Of mailing, the integri:,
ty Of the association WAS rupture ed beyond
cure. The only strong element in 1t now
is the puddlers, and before a year the gen.
eral adoption OF steel will dispose
with th.m and put them forever
bey ond the pale OF any skilled workers
organization Pudding is as absolutely
ess i'll this day as fourth hand would
De IN pudding. | think that within the
ext two years not solitary pudding
rnece will be found in the State of Penn
| ,!yania, while in West Virginia there won't
2 one in year from to-day. / am sur
ised, although am an old puddler at the
,racity with which the boilers cling to it.
o me it appears
Like Relic of Barbarism.
| Il always was the hardest work around
| mil and in my opinion the boilers were the
most poorly paid of all the mill workmen.
1t was the puddlers that always stuck out
for excessive exactions from the manutac'
turers and in no instances were they the
benefciaries. To them, | think, the early
introduction OF steel is attributable IN as
large degree as to any other factor:
Manufacturers began casting around and
about for a cheaper manner OF producing
iron and steel is the result Pudding, |
say, is gore. / think heating will follow
next. Mills will be constructed in such q
manner as to do away with at least so per
cent. of the heaters now engaged. Rolling
will follow heating. AS Is now roller who
has charge OF the rolls works one turn and
| ,,o n ,,,or Gva icllara ~ aoma 6yad sum
fer operating them the of turn. The roller
gets two or three times this sum himself and
as A matter of fact hes 30 better knowledge
Of the business than the man whom he hires
~ a nominal ann. Manufacturers are
! coming tn the conclusion that If one man
80, xorl the rolls An entire turn for s.
1 tbe,v w;iI SnofE nay aaothsr thtae or four
Zines that sum for running then the otiIer
turn There are plenty of men who will be
willing TO work the rolls at the manufactur
ers' rates.
pudding, Rolling. Heating are Doomed
=, I,,,-no,;.o rootrro. of w,,L IN m;lls
Ns;Iora wilI cortinue for ,one line 70 com
nand 1ocd vsges as il is AZ cbeap 70 main.
,a;r Ibon "a !, ia N emnlov macbiuis,s
Tu Ig.u one~ H. J;srIav 81 on, arrocanca
nO 80. sc J;cIa,ion viii be the
IL. ,r.-ooot;or tho. the manufacturers
ohIy; P'o'o'nuth ."sn ,ho;r "s sao.o % " ,bsm nm
,eT;n1 "ow W. 20 ,ou % .bo1t matters m that are
t"n,. ~ So % Il Them have already trans.
.a ub;io reor ;o all ,b.t 7 asL - ;ns,;fv
Pte1, LIZ . ,fmr - n,aJ;ct;ons J The dsin.
.he a.eui"St " ,oIroroo,;o, nod no,
'egFsuon Vi 'he 4'I1 quo "''"'Oa s 49, n ~ uo
discourage "oiAihg ht3' On SUI J a. III ;ue
s,"t1s OF M cotua o, iaciO' 80 Gu cd a.;s uis
shall nave 9een Sc Sc tIsu sney nIt SE, sgd snd
organize on inc OASIS oi 'Iat COuuGc'' iIo