The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-10
A BIG CONSOLIDATION.
THE USITED NAILERs TO RETURN
To the A-mAlvamAtsd Association Of Iron
and steel Workers = Petitions to that
Eud In Circulation, and Action to
DO Solicited By the HAIlsrS.

the AmAlBAmAten AtApelAunh % Ateh
and Steel Workers = Petitions 70 that
Eud In Circulation, aud Action TO
DO Solicited By ths NAIlsFI.
A vague and unauthoritative rumor has
,een heard for some time that the United
Nailers, Heaters and Rollers Association
America was DESTROYS Of returning to
he Amalgamated Association OF Iron and
Steel Workers. Inquiries Of the officers
II either association met with the uniform
responGs, "Thers's nothing in it" The
rumor has now ceased to be q rumor and
aiken on the shape of definite statement,
and while as yet no official action has
been taken, there is every reason to be-
Iieve that the United Nailers will, at the
coming convention Of the Amalgamation,
to be held in Pittsburgh this month, be
taken back into the fold which its mem
bsrs left q year ago.
Many people outside the ranks Of the
iron workers remember that when the
split took place several nallers protested
strongly and maintained their allegiance
to the Amalgamation till virtually forced
out. Among these was Mr., w. n. LinCh,
who was a trustee OF the association, and
he is the accredited leader in the move
ment to sgain unite the two associations,
Petitions have been circulated among the
members OF the Nailers' organization ask
ing the the AmalgsmatiOn to receive
the nailers, heaters and rollers back, and
these have been signed so generally as Il
astonish the most sanguine friends Of thu
plan.
ON GOOD AUTHORITY.
The report now comes on the authority
OF the Sunday MeWs. Letter, which is In /
sense the official organ Of the Nailera
union. This paper In its issue OF yester
day says the movement has been 80 qui
etly worked up that few knew Of 1t unit
the petitions were presented to them To-
their signatures. 1t was found that out
side OF Wheeling and vicinity there wa
practically no opposition. And even herr
and at Bellaire and Martins Ferry thu
opponents Of the scheme were found to b,
few in number and not very decided II
their objections, while the advocates o
the change included many Of those whC
were most active in the work OF bringing
about the separation. The rollers ant
heaters are In favor Of the movement al
most to a man, it beingRenerally admitted
NhaI khay vn,Id hn UPaaklu hannHkkar
thereby. The membership Of these twt
branches In the Nailers, Heaters and Rol
lers' Association Is confined exclusively Il
Wheeling and vicinity, those in Pitts
buEgh and throughout the western Coun
try still holding their membership in tn,
old organization. The treasurer OF thu
Amalgamated Association, Mr.. Penney, /
q n~ail.plRte roller.
TUE AMALdAMATI0N WILLING.
Mr.. LinCh last week spent several day
in Pittsburgh working up the matter. HI
met with nothing but encouragement
The officials and prominent members o
the Amalgamated Association, who have
all along regarded the nailers' secession a.
a mistake, received the proposal will
favor, and assured him that they woult
do ali In their power to forward the plan
An e~x.general officer Of the Amalgama
ton is quoted as saying: 1.-THE Withdrawal
OF the nailers has demonstrated two thing
very ConClusively, first, that no one branCt
OF the iron industry "a succeed in main
tanning its position and rate Of wages with
out the direct support Of all the othej
branches, and second, that the %nailers, By
their determined and gallant fight agains
the Western Nail Association, have PROVED
themselves worthy OF the confidence, es
TEEN and good.fellowship OF all lovers o
the principles Of unionism."
In Pittsburgh every man approached
on the subject, whether mailer, roller
heater or boiler, at once and without the
least qualification, expressed himself II
favor Of the proposition. Throughout thu
West, too, this Is the universal feeling
among all the iron workers.
OBSTACLES.
The manufacturers are expected to lool
with disfavor on the reuniting OF the two
great organizations, and some Of the nail
ers here spoken to about the matter expeC
President Wier and the Bellaire lodge
who led therevolt from the Amalgamation
to oppose the return. They will scarcely
do this, as they are themselves IN q pc
sition to need all the strong backing they
can get TO prevent q reduction 10 thu
seventeen.Cent scale.
The existing strike is regarded as an OBJ
stacle in the way OF the reunion. o
course the n%ailers, heaters and rollers will
have to fight through the battle now OF
for themselves.
The matter, presumably, will have to bt
submitted to vote OF the subordinate
lodges OF the nailers' organization, and
official action be taken by that body be,
fore the matter comes before the Anal.
gamated Association in a formal way. II
Is said by the advocates Of the step thai
the success Of the scheme Ia assured now,
The nailers' general officers are nearly
all in favor Of II, with the possible excep.
ton Of MIR. Wier, whose views are moi
known. He was the originator Of the
nailers' separate organization, making the
motion In Hersey Lodge, at Bellaire, which
resulted In all the nailers, rollers, heaters
Huu lb6uoIb lehNIuk tu0 h"ehVClhbluul huu
the formation OF two independent soCie.
ties, the United Nailers and the Nail Plate
Rollers and Heaters Association, which
were subsequently consolidated at the first
convention, held here in August,
1886.
ALirTLE HISTORY.
Just at this juncture a review OF the his.
tory Of the secession Of the nail trades
from the Amalgariation is not out Of
order.
In January or February, 1884, Nail City
No. Z Of the Amaigamated 'AssoCia.
ton, composed OF nailers Of the Top, Bel.
mont and LaBelle mills, took advantage Of
a clause Of the Constitution which read az
follows;
"When It Is found necessary that the
scale Of prices governing any department
Of q nail mill needs revising, such depart
ment shall submit In writing To their Lodge
the alterations desired IN their scale on or
before the iirBt meeting In the month OF
February, Each Lodge shall then con.
such desired changes, shall vote by
written ballot thereon, and report the re-.
suit In writing Under the seal Of the lodge
TO the general office Of the Association"
The change desired and sent to the gen.