The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-05-15
STRIKE IMMINENT.
rnn AMA1e AMAgEp seALE.
The manufacturers Announce Their Ultima,
tum and the Employees Refuse TO Accept
ia summary Adjournment OF
the oontsrsnCe-rhe oateome.

4 fIfTSBUR9H, fA.t MAY 1f.-4ue SHuhhSu
gtlegraph says: .We met and talked the
matter over, aud upon learning the manu-
facturers' ultimatum, adjourned imme
diately." Thus spoke Secretary Martin
Of the Amalgamated Association, as he
emerged from tho room in which the
Amalgamated members and the manu-,
facturers had been in conference. Fol-
lowing him came President Weihe and
the other members Of the iron workers
committee.
Twill this Disagreement result in q
striker" was asked.
"That Is more than can say"
| The conference did not begin until
after eleven o'clock. The iron workers
Representatives from the Sixth district
were late In arriving, and request was
made by Secretary Martin that the ses-
sion be postponed until two o'clock,
While the proposition was being con-
hidered by the manufacturers tho late
delegation arrived.
The meeting, Of course, was held with
closed doors, and the deliberations were
therefore not made public.
Itwas learned, however, than the iron
manufacturers presented the following
agreement, which the workingmen at once
asserted was full Of snakes:
MANUFACTURERS PROPOSITION.
eve the undersigned committee APP
pointed by the Association Of Manuiac-
turers OF Iron and Steel and Nails and the
Amalgamated Association Of Iron and
Steel Workers hereby agree that the fol-
lowing scale Of prices based upon the iron
manufacturers' card Of prices and advanc-
ing and declining with the same without
limit, shall govern the wages OF the sever
al departments as herein stated for one
year, commencing June lst, 1886, aud end
Ing May 3lst, 1886. This agreement can
can DO terminated on sixty days notice by
either party.
"The decline In pric's below the 25.l0
cent card rate shall be in the same proper
ton as the changes between 2 $40 cent
card and the cent card"
The price OF boiling on 5-10 basisby
this agreement is fixed at S., a reduction
OF 80 cents.
The price for working mild steel shall;
bc 10 percent less than for iron excepting
sheets thinner than 20 gauge. This is q
reduction. One dollar extra shall be paid
for all castings over 100 pounds instead Of
IS pounds as heretofore. Tho muck roll
ers' scale is at present l2l percent, or one.
eighth Of the price paid for pudding. This
has been reduced to 10 percent. On the
bar and nail plate mills the scale has been
reduced from 20 to 90 cents per ton.
Catchers are offered tiye.tenths oil the
price paid for rolling instead OF five-
eighths. In guide mills 1t has been the
custom Of paying so cents per ton extra
for piles or crops, shall be cut off with the
further provision that no iron shall be
paid for twice. The 10 percent extra al
lowed last year on strong iron and certain
gauges shall be taken oH. Sheet mills,
either single Or double, are MOTTO be rer
strictedin the number Of heats orpairs; 7
In the hoop and cotton tic mills a re:
duction is proposed ranging from Toto Is
percent, according to grade Scrapping
shall be reduced from 81 to SlL50. Under
the head oil shangling, the scale for muck
iron is placed at one-third, less than re-
hammered iron. The price was the same
in the old scale. For knohbling scrap .
reduction from 81 70 to ST 20 is proposed,
and for knobbling refined iron the new
scale reduces the price from 50 II to s. 6l.
In the plate and tank mills no i'm
portant changes have been madein prices.
A number Of extras have been taken OF.
Tho roller Is offered last years wages, hpt
will be expected to pay the Topgher, Riy
heats instead Of five, shall be considered
days work, and the l2l percent extra
allowed on strong iron Is taken of. The
manufacturers shall keep fifth Of the
rollers wages and pay the shearnen
themselves.