Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-07-19
= SETTLEMENT
of Dinerences Between the LaBeIle and
Its WorAmen.

M niffrrences Between the LaBelle and
Its worAmen.
The managers of the LaBelle mill and
the naiIers, heaters and rollers, came to a
satisfactory agreement on Saturday after
noon. after negotiations had continued a
week. But The news is SO good that al
ready nearly everybody is fully aware OF
the fact and IRE accordingly jubilant- The
expression of good feeling was especially
annarent ON the South Side, where the In
nahitants are most directly interested,
and many yesterday expressed their
satisfaction at the elimination of a confer
ence that they were not previously aware
of The news was as surprising as 1t was
GOOD. and this made it doubly welcome.
Although the REGISTER printed a full
account of the settlement IN yesterday $
issue, it feels the matter to be OF such great
and general Importance that a little more
ON the subject can not come In amlss.
There were efforts made several times last
week. todiscover what connection President
We;be,s visit to the city had with q settle
ment of the nail strike, but the answer In
variably was that his presence had nc
hearing whatever on the situation. IL
seems now. however, that it had, In view
oftbe fact that he went down to Benwood
several times to throw people of the scent,
then came up to the La Belle office In a car
rage. 1t was quite an excellent coup a.
mGjtre on the part of the portly, good
natured President. ,,
Messrs. Linch and Creighton, of the Mil
Committee, however, deserve most OF tht
credit for the successful In winch
tbey helped bring about the adjustment OF
differences. The basis of settlement ell
fected is practically the Pittsburg scale az
signed by the Pittsburg manufacturers,
but the agreement regarding it will only
hold good as long as the present system
of heating continues. 1t IS under
stood that the mill Will put
in the Ben Laugh patent process OF making
nail plates from old steel rails, aud When
il is introduced, rs it probably will be the
coming fall, the system of heating Will Dt
entirely changed. and some new arrange
ment will have to be effected after the pro
cess is tried. But the following agree
ment will explain the terms OF the settle
ment fully:
To all Whom ii Nay Concern, greeting;
For the purpose of terminating the .eN'
listing labor difficulties between the La
| Relic iron works and nailers and heaters
in the employ of said company prior t(
June /, 1885, it is hereby agreed ON th'
part of the nailers to work for said com
pany at mailing until July l, 1877, at thu
basis and prices named in the Plttsbure
or Amalgamated scale, expiring June 80
1877, for said labor. And it is hereby
agreed on the part of the heaters to work
for said company at heating until sucl
time as the steel slab now on hand, or any
that may be bought prior to the erection o.
the new mill shall be converted into platca
the rate of 63 cents per ton, II heater pay
all help except one helper, which h bt
paid by said company. 1t is hereby agreed
that prices for the nail plate mill shall b'
1894 Amaleamated prices, less 10 per cent
The said La Belle iron works hereby
agrees to pay said prices for said spcclhe'
terms and conditions. 1t is underStoot
that each of our former wOrkmen Is to b'
r%einStated.
La BELLE IRON WORKS,
By II. NJ. PRIEST, President.
WIN. &. CREIGHTON,
VIM. NEWT LINCH,
RALPH MARSH,
JOHN III. STROEBEI,
Committee La Belle Workmen.
The clause providing that each OF tn
former workmen shall be TeinStated lead
some people to think that the f~eeder-nailcr'
now employed will he displaced, but 1t Il
understood that the twenty machines
that have been placed in the factory since TIN
strike began will furnish them all witt
Jobs and those who are competent Will N
doubt be retained. The resumption of thu
LaBelle will give work to some 200 mel
or more and will cause quite n business
boom in the lower end of the city. 1t l
probable that those nailers and feeder
who have been working at the Ming
factory and who will return to their ole
places to-day will be supplante'
by others from the city VIII
are out of employment. The men will g
to work this morning, and most ofth da,
will probably be occupied by them in over
hauling and putting the machines in goo'
working order.
1t is the sincere hope of everybody tina
this will not be the last settlement III tn
city and that ut an early day other mill
will follow an excellent example.