Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-03-15
Ths Status Of tho csal Strike and
Possibilities.
WESTERN NAIL ASSOCIATION MEET
And Concludes to Hold Another Meet
ing to Raise the Price
Of Nails.
POINTS ON PITTsBURs POLITICS,

the week was characterized BY the begin.
Ing Of one Of the greatest strikes in the
labor history Of this section. The pre-
liminary measures were taken at general
meeting in Monongahela City on the 7th
OF March. The strike was against the
award of Umpire Weeks, which gave the
miners p cents per bushel for mining.
Thus far the demand has been stoutly re.
sisted by the great coal kings of the Mou.
ongahelia section, although few of them
from the force of circumstances conceded
it. The impression is very general that the
strike at this juncture is most inopportune
as the condition of the river during the
winter has been Of such character
as to enable coal dealers to ship
millions Of bushels, thus dragging
the market and enabling them TO
stock their yards and those of their
customers from Cincinnati to New Orleans
and putting them in shape to be Indifferent
to the demands OF miners. George ". Mil
Ter, one of the largest dealers and producers
along the Monongahela, said to me yester-
day: mo operator can afford to pay the
price. had four boats lying at Louisville
for year, and had to keep them pumped
out for that length of time. | sold them
the other day at the loss OF cent, exclu.
sive of pumping. At the present prices Of
GOAL, both here and all along the Ohio river,
no operator
Can Pay Three Cents and Live"
This is but reflex of the hundreds of ex.
pressions that one may hear hourly from
those who are the most nearly interested in
the matter. Coal apparently in sympathy
with iron and glass, has reached its mini
mum, and the dggers who have been al
most absolute for years, may no longer die
:nte terms and control its mining and
sale. Tie ksnawhs river output,
already large and annually increasing
rs beginning to tell as competitive factor
n the contest with Pittsburg for Southern
favor. The products of the Kanawha and
New River valleys find good sale at all sea-
sons through the medium Of the Chesapeake
and Ohio road south and southwest. Chi
csgo sends thousands of bushels from her
Yards over the Illinois Central. The sys
lem of roads running out Of Cincinnati
have great facilities for furnishing it on
short notice in nearly adequate supplies.
Thus it will be seen that the South is not
absolutely dependent upon the coal boats
and the vsgaries of water for its coal, and
The arguments of Pittsburg producers and
operators hold good. 1t is not at all likely
that the strike will be success. President
Costello, OF the Miners Association, is run
ming agreat risk in urging strikes or en-
coursging rebellion among miners in Wash
irgton county. Judge Hart strained 8
point when he released him some
months ago. and ii is said that q rearrest
will cause Sir. Costello considerable person.
al discomfort
The Nail Association.
The Western Nail Association held a
protracted meeting here Wednesday, with
Major Loriug, of Wheeling. in the chair
nearly all of the time. Nothing but gen.
eral discus. ION Of The nail trade status was
INDUCED in. Another meeting will be held
on the 25th, to consider the propriety OF
raising the card rate, | had talks with a
number of Wheeling manufacturers and all
spoke very hopefully Of trade, present and
prospective. With one exception every
manufacturer with whom spoke, predicted
the very sudden" universality Of the steel
nail. The stringency OF the money market,
the depressed condition Of business through
out the country and the consequent poor de-
mend for the various products now have been
the only drawbacks 10 the general manufac'
turer OF the steel nail in the Ohio valley.
The erection of a plant is attended with great
expense and trouble. The return Of even
comparative good times will assure the erec.
ton, not only in Wheeling but AT other
points along the Ohio river, Of number oi
plants and The consequent exclusive manu-
tacture OF STEEL rails. Not even the consent
of puddlers to IA very material reduction in
heir wages will serve to avert this innoya'
tion. Il will only tend to procrastinate the
iav. This is the tone Of all maaufacturers.
Some OF them it IL true, regret the necessity.
and have the chronic prejudice against
chanee, but the progressive spirit manifest
ed by their competitors will compel them to
follow them if they wish to make neils
Mr. +. j. Hearne was in the city day
or two this weef. He says
is the intention OF the Riverside
company TO remove its plate mill enly to
Benwoed There 10 no intention e. take
the Upper mill or the factory.
The b. g. q, Iusbroglio.
sa~ Bradford Durham here yesterday.
Mr.. Duaham is the Geaeral Manage OF the
B. 4 O. road. He 10 q tall, aristocatie-s sp.
pearing gentleman, apparently not over
forty % forty two yeass Of age Hn talks
very pleasantly of alb matters but railroad
affairs and refuses absolutely to odiscaes them
at all. He said his only knowledge Of Capt.
Cleme.,s resignation is derived rom the
newspapers. He deolined to make any
statement concerning he relatiSas with
Can't. Clements. IL is the opinion OF many
postea IN B. 4 O. a&airs that the Fassunder-
s,snSscg between these gentlemen will re-
suit n settling for all time the status OF the
old employees of.he b & o. company Hissaid
that Vice Presidents Spezeer and klagrepoS
sen, the new blood in the administration
ana are backing Col Danbsm. Presidest
Garrett. II is elaimea, IS very partial 70
Capt. Clenents on account o. the wasm
feeling eRtsrtaised b. MS tatseT fos that
gentlemen. The Issue OF the eoa'sa 10
ANTICIPATED with great interest bT tho rail-
vay circles Of the country aad the large
coteriss Of friends Of the respective cos,est.
sRts. f . ....
.r RittAhaEg Rottsie--
Petitions are a. plentiful n Democrats in.
this city. Every one Of the prominent
Democrats is after Q RsansJlyaEia of6ce
John Larkin has Q yoluminously signsd
document urging him for r'the Pittsburg psst
Office. Daniel D. Ban. brother Of the puo,
prielor OF the Post. vants 10 be Suryeyss Of
the port, vice Cspa. Drayo. George W:
Miller. Of Washington. Pa is being poshed
by Mr.. Randall for United States Marsha.
These three gentlemen are genssaiiy re-
earded az very likely 10 succeed Tbfe is
vsry little likelihood Of Goyernss y Attison
receiving reno@ination- He AEoksidered
{. very moral, conservative mt>, bat in al
Democratic essentials very Undesirable.
FULck1.
Raiiroo[ sale.
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