Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-06-02
A FULL REVIEW
OF tie Iron Situation from Both Sides of
the Question.

the Question.
PITTSBURG, June Saturday passed
with but five mills in the city having signed
the scale, and at noon to- day five more had
been reported to the General Office of the
Amalgamated Association as having signed.
Several of these already have their scales
safely placed in the Office, while the others
are expected to be in by this evening The
mills that have signed are as follows: Car
negie Bros. & Do, Republic Iron Company,
Dilworth, Porter Co., the Wayne Iron and
Steel works, the Solar Iron Works, Nimick
Il Co., Smith, Sutton & Co.. aud the Ma.
tionsl Tube Works and Woods Iron Works,
of McKeesport-ten mills in all out of about
thirty-fve rolling and steel mills in the en-
tire district.
At the Office the Amalgamated Associa.
ton this morning quite crowd OF mill men
had gathered, anxious to hear the news as
It came in. They were all in very hope
ul frame Cf mind. Ten mills have signed,
said one, and the rest will follow. don't
look for strike, though it may be some
days before the rest Of the manufacturers
come up to the mark"
While all the ironworkers are somewhat
disappointed in not having heard as much
news, favorable to their side OF the question,
as they expected, more Of them were of the
opinion that general strike was to begin.
Reports of conferences with the manufac
lures were received, which amounted only
in failing to reach an agreement. The
chief trouble in 1882 was with the puddleys'
scale.
Where the Hitch Comes in.
Now the old fight ofpaying for merchant
able iron seem to be the hitch where the
conferences stick. The firms of Lindsay,
McCucheon & Co, Oliver, Bros. 4 Philips
ana A. NJ Byers 4 Co. all stuck upon this
point and refused to sign the scale unless
this clause is Withdrawn.
Secretary Chew, of the new Nailers' As
socia,ion, was in the city yesterday. De
SAYS that their scale had been signed By the
Bellaire Iron Company, and that peace in
The other departments Of that mill will fol
low. He stated that there had never been
any but the most pleasant relations between
rbe railers and the Amagamated.
The Manufacturers' Standpoint.
Amongl,the manufacturers who have not
yet signed the scale, there is almost an
unanimous opinion that there will be a
strike They think but few more firms will
shut down. ave are ready for the fight"
said one OF the manufacturers to-day. I'VE
would just as soon close our worke awhile as
not"
That talk amounts to nothing" said an
ironworker who was told of it. There is
not manufacturer in the district who has
not signed but what is feeling as blue as
possible over it. Do you think they want to
see their orders going to other miusf With
coal at their doors and natural gas at very
low price don't think there is mill abou
the city that will be idle for any length OF
ime'
Along Penn Avenue.
There was more activity among the iron
mills in Lawrenceville to-day, than the out
look promised last week. At the Solar
Iron Works all departments were running
full with the exception OF the pudding de-
partment, which is expected to be put on to-
morrow. The squeezers broke down at
these works last week, which is the cause Of
the puddlers being off to-day. CArnegies
Union Iron Works are running in all de.
partments except the Pinch mill, which is
shut down on accouasof all the steam power
being required for the plate mill, which is
running on unusually heavy plates. Brown
& Co. mills are also running Graf, Ben
nett i Co. started up the fires at their Thir-
to-second street works this morning. Just
why this was done is not known, unless to
indicate to the men that the firm are willing
to continue work to day on the scale. How
ever, the men did not 60 to work, as the
scale had not been signed and the fires were
put out.
At Hussey, Howe & Co.'s.
Hussey, Howe L Co.'S works are running
in some departments, the pudding being
of. at is not true" said an iron worker,
that Hussey, Howe / Co. have signed the
scale. Their works are only running to day
in those departments in which no Amalgs.
mated Association members are employed
There is nothing new" he continued, as
to whether Wilson, Walker & Co. will sign
IF they did they would be able to resume
operations before q week, they are nov shut
down for repairs. So you see they have
plenty of time, and are in no hurry to sign
the scale"
The works Of Zug L Co. aud Sboenbsr-
ger L Co, are both shut down.
Extensive Repairs In Progress.
The repairs in many of the mills. which
are necessary 10 he made at this time Of
ysar, VIII tks from one 70 four weeks 70
~. st.'