Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-02-21
The NAIL STRIKE,
The Manufacturers ExpeI Presi-
dent LaUghlin.
Their Action Regarded As A Grand
Bluff
BY the Men Who Are Confident of
Victory"
Special 10 the Sunday RsgiSGer.

FiTTsBURG, IA feoruary ZU.-ht III
Western Nail ASSOCIATION meeting to-ds
at the MonoDgshels House, about tWent..
members were present. 1t was decided Il
stand firm for the II cent scale and MAKE
no compromise whatever with the striking
nailers. A more angry set Of men coulc
not be found. They seem to have awaken
ed to the fact that the nsilers union wont
down at their bidding The men present
were all reported TO be Of one mind, in
favor Of continuing the strike as long as
there are any hopes OF winning.
What about the compromises Of the
Junction Iron Company, Of Wheeling?
was asked OF one OF the manufacturers.
The junction company can goto -"
he exclaimed, his hair standing strsigt up.
I'VE can manage this strike without their
assistance
President Laughlin was expelled for
compromising.
Both nsilers and feeders regard the &C.
ton of the meeting to-day as grand bluff.
They feel confident of success.
4 manufacturer said: The strike which
is closing, is
REGARDED As A VICTORY TO PITTsBuRG,
because the manufacturers will be in bet
ter sbaps than they have been tor many
years. iu other words they will be able
to govern the market. 1t is not violent
assumption 10 say Pittaburg manufacturers
can advance wages in nail factories, con-
sideriDg the advantages natural gas gives
them over our own iron manufacturers.
Pits5urg rsil manufacturers had a very
small margin for years. The situation has
changed 10 many respeCta. The changes
made in the number Of iron mills will il
lustrate the advantages local manufsctu
rers now possess Eight months ago
Shoenberger y Co. introduced the gas in
all the departments Of their mill. Lug
i Co. have had gas in their mill
six months. Messrs. Jones i Laughlin
have been using more or less natural gas
iu their nail factory for two years, but 1t is
only within a recent period that gas has
been used in every department OF the
American works.
Chess Cook j. Co will be compelled to
depend upon coal iGr tiue. They have
the largest nail factory in the city.
IL is predicted tha. lower prices will at.
tend general ption-thst nails
which now bring ~ 10 with two per cent
off in large lots, will probably drop to
81 10. To meet this it is said the price
ruling at a corresponding period last year
was g q keg In csseprices drop TO these
figures again manufacturers outside OF
Pittsburg will have no margin left. Pitts
burg manufacturers can make q card rate
that will practically destroy competition.
They can make nails at PRICES lower than
have been reached since the reCent dill.
cul,ies began and still have q margin.
There are those who sssert that it is pos
sible that nails will be sold for less than
81 a keg before the middle of summer. In
short, there is much to Justify the opinion
that Pittsburg will again become, as it was
for many years, the great centre Of nail
manufacturing. The present facilities in
our nail factories would enable PittSburg
to produce 2,7OO kegs Of nails per day. In
case the trade Justined it, this output
coald easily be doubled.
rIrEPRTsIDEST STEPHENS,
Of the United Nailers Union, was feeling
rather Jolly to-day, VIXEN accosted and ask.
ed concerning the situation.
j don't think" said he, that the mani
iacturers E:!! decide to yield to day. They
will fix up the brests AL tier column if
possible aad keep out week or so longer
The smash. however, is bound TO come
| see Mr.. Heating says that he expects one
frm in the west 70 surrender at any mo-
ment. Tast think, is General FoVel! 8
mill. at Bellevilie, Ills. / know oi one or
two others that are on the fence. They are
not in this city, however 1t seems to me
that the struggle is nearing an end.