The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-05-27
TIE SITUATION.


IuevitRble.
Prr1snuRen, May 28.-The Chronicle.
Telegraph says: The state Of affairs grow
ing out Of the conference between the
manufacturers and the iron workers is un-
settled, and to-day did nothing towards
helping the matter in any way. Both
sides are resting on their oars after the
protracted struggle ofthe last few days,
and the prospect is that it will take very
rapid and wide change OF views. on one
side orthe other, If astrikeis to be ayerted.
Secretary Weeks was seen this morning
at his office. "There Is no change in our
position = he said. ave have made con.
cessions-more and greater than any the
iron.workers made. We did it in the In
terests Of peace The workers refuse to
put down the scale for the sheet rollers,
who are the highest priced laborers in the
mills, while at the same time they consent
to reductions in the scale OF other workers
who do the hardest work in the mills, and
who have been receiving comparatively
the smallest pay. The sheet rollers re-
ceiye high pay and have not hard work.
Il is not fair 10 reduce the others without
making some reduction in their scale. The
manufacturers will not be guilty OF desert
ing the sheetiron men. We are willing
to accept . S. rate for pudding on acent
card, but we insist that the reductions in
other departments should be in the same
proportions. We refuse to accept the
scale as revised"
w.. THE swoRElsdatAs's SIDE, =
All the members Of the Amaigamated
Association who were spoken to this
morning expressed the opinion that there
was no likelihood Of anything further
being done in regard to the wage question
for several days at least. Said repre-.
sentative Of one OF the lodgesin Lawrence.
vile this morning: "The result OF yester.
days conference was lust as expected.
The manufacturers are holding of just as
long as they possibly can, but I feel
assured they will ultimately sign the scale.
The workmen have done their part, they
consider, towards etfecting an amicable
settlement. To-day they are manilesting
a feeling Of displeasure against the manu-.
tactGreFs, aa they regard the latter's action
90 an effort on their part that shows no
consideration whatever for their employees.
The question, however, in regard to the
new scale has practically been settled,
with the exception Of what Is to be paid
the tinishers. This is where the hitch Is
ut present. Before the ead Of next week
Ithink the scale. will be finally adopted
II il Tumored that the Soho Iron Works
among others are likely TO sign the scale
as presented at the conference by the
Amalgamated Association, in any event,
asthey do not propose TO shut down their
works,
business men are beginning to manifest
an uneaslness in view oil prospective
general shutdown OF the mills. Said a
Penn avenue groeeryman this morning:
My trade Is almost entirely with the mill
men. Although they seem TO be Of ths
opinion that there will be no strike. yet Il
lisa noticeable fact that huSinesl Is falling
.otf 10 mp line. The men are eeonomixing
and making no more ontiey than Is
actually necessary. Yes, 1.-THE mills shut
down we will surely have hard times here
this coming summer"