Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-08
A SIGN OF HOPE.
The Manufacturers and Rallsrs
Meet and Have a Talk.
The Views Of a Mailer on Its Probable Re-
suit Interesting Data Concern
ing the BenwOOd Steel
Plant---0ther Iron
Items.

On Saturday afternoon, according to
previous arrangement, some OF the othcers
of the Nailers,' Heaters and Rollers As
sociatiou met the Wheeling district nail
manufacturers in the Benwood Company's
efice, all the mills in the vicinity being
represented. Mr.. VIM. Wallace, OF Steu-
benviIle, presided over the meeting and
explained the object Of the same which
was to formally discuss the situation and
arrive al q better understandin Of the po-
sition of each side to the existing
differences. Nothing OF a definite char
acter resulted, but it ia safe to say that
the fact of the meeting having been neld
will place q
MUCH EFT FACE
on the existing controversy, and has thrown
out tbeAope that something Of more
definite nature will shortly follow and end
in the strike being settled.
A reporter met an official of the Nailers
Union yesterday and asked him what he
thought of the future result Of the meeting,
Said he:
We'll while l cannot Just at this mo.
meht express any certainty in the matter,
yet / have hopes that the result OF this
meetiug-informal contab though it was
will end in an early settlement OF the
difficulty. The mseting came about IN
q manner that places neither side in
AN AWKWARD POSITION,
because the slightest concession on the
part of either side would lead the public to
think they were weakening, and that, be-
lieve, is the reason our men and the man
ufscturers have never had q meeting
before. OF course, If we had made q pro-
position t the Wheeling manufacturers, 1t
would be an evidence that we were weak
ening and such is not the csse. We have
expended over $50 0 on the strike since
it's Inauguration and 80 per cent OF that
has been received by feeders aud others
outside OF the Association. The Eastern
nsilers have sent US quite q little sum, but
/ haven't
MUG DEPENDENCE
10 them as l think they are only sending
the money thinAiug that 1t will keep
US out that much longer and give them
work. But they are mistaken in that idea.
We would have been out Just as long as if
they had never sent us a fsrthiDg. | sm
firmly convinced, however, that no settle
ment will ever DO made except through h
conference of men and employers. think
the nsilers ell favor q conference and do
not doubt but that the manufacturers feel
the same wsy. Anyway, feel that there
are good grouds for hope of
AN EARLY SETTLEMENT
a gentleman connected with one Of the
mills was questioned in regard to the mat
ter and ne said:
"Ot course nothing Of q definite charac'
ter could result from Saturdays meeting
any more than the satisfaction OF knowing
that the opposing forces hsve been brought
together, which fact may have some Signlh-
calce. However, if the na!lers have any
proposition Al to make they must necessarily
present II 10 the meeting of the Western
Nail Association for action. No, | do not
think any arrangements were made at the
meeting looking 10 a future conference. |
think that is the oaly way to settle the
matter.