The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-02-20
NAIL STRIKE ENDED?
-oPINIoNs vAnY-lo-DAY Decide
The Talk about She city Yesterday = The
Action of the Feeders. Ualon-MHnRfAs-
mrsr. go to Pltt.bsrsh-EGsSt Vf the
MIpso Break At Other Places.

Junction Iron Company was the leading
topic Of conversation about the city yes
Lerlay, AS to the effect on tue other
of Mr. LRughlin's step in
signing q compromise scale, no two
opinions seemed to Sgree, Many argued
that this practically ended the strike;
that those mills which had NO IN 'chipes
working at the ssventesn.GsRt scale would
sIga the scale adopted at
Mlngo, while nobody yentured a very
positive opinion as to to the effect on those
mills which now have In the feeder
nRilers, One man suggested that the
owners OF mills running at seventeen
cents would possibly refuse 10 raise the
wages OF their factory workmen, thus
bringing about strike among the new
nailers sud feeders flr the compromise
scale. The mills would thus be thrown
open to the Old nslers and feeders,
sall manufacturer who was asked
about this suggestion: "pheTe Is no fear
OF that. Iu the first place the present
feeders and nsilers are protected by q
contract; but II they were no., the mills
would keep In Rll Of them who are at all
skillful, 40 matter 81 po 10y alono. Our
honor Is involved, asa, so that you see
there are three strong reasons why no
such course as tina. you speak Of could be
adopted "
Manufacturers who we're asked as to
the effect q the compromise at MingO
upon tho mills Of the Western Nail Ass0'
cation, declined to give any opinion
until utter to-lay's meeting Of the manu-
lecturers at Pittsburgh.
a MEETING Or FREDrRs,
There was largely attended meeting Of
the union nail feeders yesterday alter
noon to take action on the change in the
situstion. These feeders have Stood firmly
by the nailers throughout their protracted
strike against reduction Of wages, and
thu relations between tho two organiza!
tons bavs been cordial. Since the terms
Of TIE MiIgo compromise were made
known, however, some Of the feeders have
shown disposition to object to the reduC.
ton OF wages incident TO this agreement,
At their meeting yesterday tho IeedeTs
appointed q committee to wait on the
natlers' officials, and secure an explicit
understanding Of the new scale at Mlngo,
This committee visited the nailers head
quarters, and after a conference expressed
themselves entirely satisfied with the now
arrangement. They reported 10 tho feed
vrs, and recommended that the COmpro-
mise be approved, which WAS doue.
The feeders committee in the course oil
their brief conference with tile nalleIs,
asked what they might explGt TO receive
as wages. Heretofore they bRvO been
paid two. hiths for cold nails aud ons.hslf
for hot. Their demand for ons.hAlf for
cold and three.hiths for hot has frequent
ly given slight trouble. The nailcrs point.
ed out to them yesterday that this was a
bad tins To agitate All increase, fthe i'm
precision went abroad that there was dis.
sensi0n between the nailers and feeders,
1t would delay II not defeat the hoped.ior
settlement. Hopes ware extended that All
Of wages would take place in
the future.
OUTSIDE TALK.
After tlls meeting many Of the feeders
expressed themselves rs satisfied, but ex.
u determination to secure Whist
they consider thor rights at some time in.
tue future Several OF The prominent
members OF the Nsilers' Association are
In favor Of extending tile sCope OF their
organization at their next annual cOnveu-
ton so AS to take In the feeders and the
roll hands.
1t wAs understood that tho action Of the
AiinRo feeders would be contingent upon
the decision arrived at here, aud II was
said last night that the feeders at Mingo |
would 60 10 work when the mill starts up.
One reason urged upon the fssders TO |
induce them 10 atquiesce in tho action OF
he nailsrs was tbs fact that thu strike is |
not settled. This compromise scale adopt.
I'd at Alingo may not prevail throughout
.he mills in general, aud OF course any
livisiOn among the workmen nov wonld |
hurt their cause. Some oil the nailers
still entertain hopes that tho twenty.one-
tent scale raay DO adopted by some Of tho
mills. Generally, however, they will DO
quite content II the MiDgo compromise Is
accepted by other mills and the strike
settled.
TiIR MANUFACTCRERS.
Representatives OF nil the nail factories
isre, together with President Vance and
Wise, Of the Western Nail Asso-
,iation, left last evening for Pittsburgh to
attend the meeting Of that Association
here to-day. The attendance isexpecled
% be unusually full, and the interest will
exceed that attending any former session
II the Association.
Speaking Of the Bigning Of the scale at
Niingo, the Bellaire Independent OF last
evening says: "This Is not a very great
and certainly would have been
conceded months ago had friendly con.
erence been held. Whether this break
will be followed by others or not Ia not
tnown to an absolute certainty, but 1t 10
reasonable 10 believe 1t will be, for the
Iame influences that effected the compro.
Mise At the Junction works will doubtless
ettle the trouble at the Brilliant, and may
,e other works. This break came In the
way that has been predicted ever since
he frat oil the year, and it ia not at all
likely that the Junction works stood
lone in the desire 10 effect Compro.
Mise In time 10 secure some spring
rade. Tho worst feature IN efEectfng
oil round will be when II comes
o adjusting with the mills now operated
" ieeder.nailers. II we are 10 Judge from
talk with D. D. Mccoy, who ia manager
Il mill at Bay View, Wis, the Compro.
misc made yesterday will start the millh
s connected with, but at Wheeling the
men who have been experimenting will
insist that the others stand by them,
fence Wheeling, willie tejoiCed at the ray
/ hope, Is not out OF the woods by a long
Ways yet, and II several mills that have
lot tried the experiment Of feedsr.nailera
esume on the compromise made yester.
lay the fight in Wheeling may last o long
line yet. However, a few days will do.
elop Just what Is to badune in the local..
les outside Of Wheeling"
AT YOUNGSTOWN.
A telegram from youngstown says:
The reports published this morning Of
be probable settlement Of the nail strike,
y concessions at MingO, has caused much
population among the nailets here, who
AVE been idle since the beginning Of last