Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-10
VARIOUS VIEWS
On the Situation Existing Bstwueu
kallers and Manufacturers.
Things Assume Rather Complicated Char
acter---The Action ofthe Manufac-
turers a Surprise, But Never
theIess Not Unexpected.

teYyiewed several Of the manElscturers yes
ter5sy, but they had nothing to say except
that their manifesto had been promulgated
and they were not prepared to even prophecy
what the outcome would be.
The reporter then hunted up several nail,
ers, who are pretty well posted on The ques-
ton, and in speaking to one the news gath
erer asked him what he thought about the
matter, and if the action of the manufac-
turers was not q surprise to them.
"WelL yes; although we were prepared
for almost any break on their part, yet the
one Of Wednesday did
SURPRISE Us LITTLE.
It is Just this way. Il is only recently that
the managers of the three mills now running
in the West made application to the nailers.
stating that if they wsuld 60 to work at the
old price they would sign the nailers' scale
as soon as o break was made. Since then
several manufacturers who were represent
ed at the meeting in Cincinnati on Wedres-
day, have made the same proposition. This
serves to illustrate the gauziness of the
story that the manufacturer cannot make
money at the prices asked by rs"
ANY Wheeling manufacturers make this
proposition
Yes, there were; and that is what makes
the adoption Of that resolution more incom-
prehensible."
what do you propose to do in the mat
teri"
I'VE cannot do anything at present. You
see they sprung the action upon US at bad
time. Ii they had prolonged the time be-
youd our meeting on the 18th inst. we would
have had an opportunity to act upon the
matter. However, can safely assert that
we will make no concessions in the matter.
II the manufacturers want to try and run
the factory with inexperienced men, they
can do so. We will give them chance to
try what has been
SAD FAILURE
to them on several occasions, both in this
city and in Pittsburg, when it cost them
more to repair machines and get them in
order, and work over bad nails,
than would have paid the diff
ference to the nailers for several years. OF
course there are some old feeders who
could get along very WE'LL but all of the
class in Wheeling would not more than fiji
one mill, and even they would have g est
deal of trouble before they became com
petent."
what do think brought about the action
ofthe manufacturer"
That may be attributed to several rea.
sops, the most plausible one being the
trouble between the feeders and ourselves
1t is my opinion that it is nothing more
than an attempt at bluff, and we will with
stand it. You see there are great many
mills that want to start up, but
most of them do not, and the
adoption of the resolution is merely little
ruse to encourage the feeders and prevent
the factories that would otherwise resume
from going to work. There is another
little point and that it. the manufacturers
CANNOT GET COMPETENT MEN
to make nails at the rates offered by them,
as their scale is virtual reduction Of about
40 per cent, and any man with common
sense will at once zee that he
cannot afford to assume the risks and do
the work for the wages. Again if they in
sist on taking this course they will be com
PEELED to put new men into the positions
occupied by the rollers and heaters, as they
are with us in any trouble that may occur"
The, reporter then HE'D himself into the
presence Of feeder and asked him what
action they would take in the matter.
well, we can 60 to work and run the
machines if the nailers do not grant our re-
quest. A man who has fed machine for
ten or fifteen years must be anumbskull il
he
CANNOT RUN A MACHINE.
We have EN- in the right place now and
they must either grant our request or lose
their Jobs"
Another feeder was met and he was in
formed what his fellow workman had said
ooh, that is all bo,h. Whils we feel
slightly elated over the matter, as it places
our chances in q more favorable light, yet
the feeders who belong to union, can not
copscientiously take nsiler's job for less
wages than they struck for. If he did, it
would place him on the list of black sheep
III d he would not be eligible as member
Of any union. The various labor orgsuizs.
rions, although separate all work for the
ssme end, the protection of labor, and such
on action would be conflicting, indeed"
AT BELLAIRE.
The factory of the Bellaire Nail Works
was started up yesterday, but not with the
assistance Of the feeders. A visit to the
mill was made shortly after operations be
gun. About thirty machines were running
81 d the nailers who were on the stools were
cutting away for all they were worth. 1t
was very hot and the perspirstion eked as
the day grew older. Louis Marshal, James
Graham and Gus Hardenstein were busy
cutting spikes and wiping the effects
of the heat from their
countenances. President Weir
OF the United Nailers, was hard at work and
made the nail plate holder scene of lone.
illness at comparatively short intervals. The
young nailers and the feeders who are learn,
ing to grind were busy ehopping away with
the rest, bur none ofthe boys who
ARE DEMANDING THE RIGHT
to have three per cent. Of their number
given a show to be nailers were
anywhere to be seen. Most Of
the nails cut were hot
steel. About ten selffeeders were running.
Tie coopers, who are members of the K. Of
L.. would not 60 to work, but the mill has
about. 900 kegs on hand it is learned, and
has made arrangements to receive g many
as are needed from some point up the river.
The feeders were somewhat jubilant over
the resolution of the nail manufacturers q,
Cincinnati. and are anxiously waiting to see
what will be done.
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