The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-07-10
THE ULTIlNATUM-
, ritz NAIL sIAsuiE4oruREas
now Il Was Received -Hsro-E1pressIions b!
Sailer.; Feeders and manufacturer.
The Fosdsrs WIN Accept the
1iachines-Tho Nailsrs Amu.ed.

II
NaiIers; Feeders and Manufacturer.
The Fosdsrs WIN Accept the
1taehines-1he Nailsrs Amuled.
The resolution Of the Western Nail
Association, adopted at Cincinnati on
Wednesday, declaring that If the nailers
did not by tomorrow accept the scale Of
wages offered by the manufacturers, the
machines would be given to feeders or
other persons who would accept them,
when received by the public yesterday
morning, caused a decided sensation.
Some people viewed the declaration with
surprise, others with CONSERVATION and
not few with incredulity. It was the
general subject OF conversation every
where yesterday, and not unnaturally, for
| Il Ia probably the most startling move ever
made by either side during q lockout.
Speculation was rife all day as to wheth-
er the nailers would make terms by Sat-
urday, and thus settle the matter; wheth.
er II they did not do go the feeders would
accept positions 70 do the work OF the
naiers; whether this plan, II really put In
operation, would be q success; and II the
nail manufacturing industry were on the
eve OF some sort OF revolution with the
result in doubt.
No two people expressed the same opin-
ion. Some were inclined TO doubt II the
manufactures meant business.
4 r. TALK WITH MANUFACTURER.
A manufacturer who was seen by the
ISTRLLIoRScER said:
u don't know that there Is anything TO
be added to the official declaration of the
4 Association. That speaks for itself. We
nailers. We show that by giving them
time to accept our proposition. Weknow
what we can alord to pay and We cannot
pay more. We are at disadvantage as
compared with the East. The difference
in distance from our market does not COM
pensate for the difference in the cost Of
production. Railroads want freights, and
4 they seek them. There are more miles Of
track from East to West than the traffic
requires. That is to say there is an over
production OF railroads, and the managers
i are bound TO do business II they can. 30
that you see the matter OF freight rates
makes no great differences. for few hun
bred miles, though the 'same distance
makes very considerable difference in
the cost OF producing nails. Now, the
real issue Is not question between labor
and capital in the Ohio Valley; it Is q
louestion between labor here and labor in
the East. The moment that our nailers
can bring the Eastern manufacturer to
the rates that are demanded here, and
until now have been paid, think you
will find that every one OF US Will sign the
scale, though do not say that We would
at once begin cutting nails, for that Is o
matter, as you understand, largely deter.
! mined by the general conditions Of trade"
"What do you think will be the result
Of your ultimatum?'
III you mean Us eaect on tne nailers, !
cannot tell. And my speculation would
be no better than your own. az.
u mean, exclaimed the reporter, II
the nailers DO not accept your proposition
and you fill their places with the feeders,
do you expect 10 see everything run
: smoothly In the tactories|
AFTER little while, yes. a man who
hiss worked about nail machine for a
!, long time, II he has average intelligence,
ought soon to give acceptable service as a
mailer. go further than that: An IN
tellgent blacksmith, any intelligent man
used to working metals, ought soon TO be-
come good mailer. and l think there are
plenty OF such men who would jump at
the chanceit lot any reason tne 1eeuefs
were to decline the opportunity when
they have long desired, TO become nailers."
TIE NAILERs INCLINED TO LAUGH.
mBabi it,s a blnfr pameln was the con.
temnt,ions. answer mailer made TO an In.
TrtIIayNCER man WHO Yesterday re.
marked 10 him. .sOf courae Won viii sign
the scale' before Saturday,,
at IL a bluff game,n tie mailer repeated,
aand everyhodv can gee The hand they,re
j blnffins on. Ii they should piyo The
nsehinea IN the feeders thew conId make
bio money Nv sailing reserved seats and
Latino nsonle in the factory as SPECTATORS
4 The 1; at fine the feaders went To prind.
Tail ahort circrses that would Neat anv
three ringed show Barnum ever dreamed
~
"In the first place. . he added. in a more
serious but not less sarcastic vein, little
confidence as ! Esye In the business
capacity or mental powers Of the average
manuiactuter, iaont tnink lney Mouia
be foolish enough 70 throw away money
when their stockholders are already COM
planning Of their losses. That IS Just what
putting the feeders on nailers loos would
be-throwing away money: They would
break machines, RUN Knlves ana sppll
nail plate. ~ Is worse than nonsense 70
/ talk about the feeders doing our work.