The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-03-21
FHE NAIL MAKERS.
~ rARlY srL1r rnopnrsIEp.
some Of the western Manufacturers Tired
of Pittsbarga's Domination, and Threat.
onto Revolt-The Pittsburghers Deny
tho "story"-what Is sand Of It.

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on to Iseyolt-The Pittsburghers Deny
tho "story"-what is sand Of It.
The Pittsburgh Commercial. Gasae OF
, yesterday has tile following article Of in
terest here, affecting, as It does, the lead
ing industry Of Wheeling, the manuiac.
ture Of nails:
/ An effort is to be made to have the Office
OF the Western Nail Association removed
from Pittsburgh in very short time. A
/ special meeting Of the association will be
held in this city next Wednesday, at
which time the measure will be discussed
and some action taken in the matter.
Said 9. prominent Western manufacturer
yesterday: "There is a strong feeling
among nail manufacturers outside OF Pitts.
burgh in favor OF removal to some point
farther west. A move in this direction
was made some months ago when tho
scale was signed. At that time the Pitts.
burgh manufacturers signed the scale
with reference to pudding only and al
lowed the nail manufacturers to
CARE FOR THEMSELVES.
Snow, nail manufacturing forms a small
proportion Of the iron and steel products
Of Pittsburgh. There are not 800 nail ma
chimes in Pittsburgh, while in the Wheel
Ing district, which Is composed Of the
mills in Wheeling, Benwood, Bellaire,
Martins Ferry, Brilliant, Mingo and Steu-
benvilie, there are not far from 200 ma
chimes. Then, again, there are the ma
chimes at Ironton, Ashland, KY, and Cliff
ton, w. Va: Greencastle and Terre Haute,
Ind, Belleville, Aurora and Chicago. ILL.,;
Bayview, Wis, and Omaha, Neb. There
is also mill at San Francisco, CAL, butin
making up our estimate OF machines we
do not take the Omaha and San Francisco
mills into consideration, as they are not
identified with US very prominently; in
deed, may say, not at all. However,
there are many Of us who have thought
for a long time that we should have
place for the monthlyor semi.monthly
meetings at some point farther West than
Pittsburgh, both as q matter OF conveni-
ence and for the purpose Of getting some
what out Of the way OF Pittsburgh inilu-
ences. think the principal reason, how
ever, is the latter. In nearly all Of the
wage meetings held in this city
TuE EAANuPAcTURRRs HERE
have arranged for signing the scale with
reference to eheapening she manufacture
OF specialties. Bar iron has been taken
care OF first, and nails were left to shift for
themselves. Some time ago, when the
nail manufacturers wished to make tho
signing OF the whole scale contingent upon
certain concessions from the nailers as to
breakages, screws and other matters, the
Pittsburgh iron men signed the scale as to
pudding, and thus compelled US to follow
or be shut out. We demonstrated, but to
no purpose, and our next best hold is to
go some place where We are not exposed
10 these influences"
"Where will you go?'
eve have thought that either Columbus
or Indianapolis would offer us very good
facilities. Wheeling has also beer urged,
as 1t is more convenient for the Ohio river
manufacturers, and as convenient for the
Indiana and Illinois manufacturers. This
Is not tho first time that the project has
been talked of, and it will not surprise me
to sec it go through this time.
rIrTsHuRGn pEN1AIs.
Mr.. J. D. Weeks, Secretary ofthe West
ern Nail Association, said the whole mat
ter is news to him. He was not in tho
city at the time the scaleiwas signed be-
fore, and hoard some talk OF the dissatis-
faction consequent thereon. 'There is ono
thing certain" eaid Mr.. Weeks, "and that
Is it can mean nothing relative to the
matter Of wages, as that affair is settled by
the meeting OF the Western Association Of
Steel and Iron Manufacturers. haveno
information about the other matter and
nothing TO say about it,"
Mr.. A. F. Heating, Of Zug & Co., said
the report was absolutely without founda-
ton. The proposed removal OF the Nail
Association's office from here had never
been mentioned at any Of the meetings,
nor had he heard any talk Of 1t among In
dividual members. There had been no
dissatisfaction at any time, and Mr.. Kcat-
ing finally got the matter down so fine us
to say that there was not even an In
initessimal part Of probability for a
change otlocation.
Makes IL Even.