Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-22
the NAIL MEETING.
Result of the Action Taken at
Pittsburg Yesterday.
A Conference Looked for During the Com
ing Week Between the Two Com
mttees---The Talk Of
the Town.
From ne Sunday .Rsaister.

From the Sunday Re9iSter.
Representatives of the various mills EN-
brsced in the Western Nail Association
met in special session st the Monongsh ell
House, Pittsburg, st ten o'clock YESTERDAY
morning, PRESIDENT. n. Vance presiding
There were present J. N. Vance, President
and slso representing the Riverside Com
psny; George Wise, Secretary; Alonzc
Loring, Benwood; d. A. Priest, La Belle
j. D. Du Bots, A. J. Clarke, Belmont
Chester D. Hubbard, Wheeling Iron and
Nail Company, all of this city; W. l.
Glessner, Of the Laughln Nail Company,
Martins Ferry, O.; President J. R. Nc
Courtney of Bellaire; Gen. W. d. Powell,
of the Western Nail Company, Belleville,
Ill; C. L. Fitzhugh, of Shoenberger i ca.
A. F. Heating, lug L Co.; Walter Chess
of Chess, Cook Il Co.; Mr.. Moorehead, Of
Moorehead Bros. 4 Co, all of Pittsburg
Mr.. Parks, of Bay View, Wisconsin, and
other representatives whose names we
failed to learn. Two or three mills not
represented sent communications defining
their views, and stating how they desired
to be recorded on questions likely to arise.
MORE THAN USUAL CARE
wss taken to keep all knowledge of the
proceedings from the outside public until
they were ready to be divulged in official
shape. Most of the visitors who were in
terviewed previous to the session seemed to
desire to convey the impression that the
manufacturers would remain firm, but oth.
ers could not conceal their idea that the
struggle was really TO keep the supremacy
of the production in the hands of the West
eru manufacturers.
The session continued without Interrupt
ton until Just before three o'clock, when
an adjournment was taken and the manu-
facturers appeared outside the apartment
in which they had been closeted tor nearly
i've hours They were az once besieged
By reporters for the Pittsburgh papers, but
one ard eli refused to answer questions,
and With one accord referred the seekers
after news 10 Secretary Wise That gen.
tIemau said he had been instructed to give
the result of the meeting only to the agent
for the Associated Press and about four
o'clock IN the afternoon the following was
received in this city:
TUE RESULT OF THE CONFERENCE.
Resolved, That the Junction Iron Com.
pAuy, having failed to abide b. and per
iorr the pledges and obligations volun-
taril7 made and assumed by their Presiden',
Samuel Laugtlin, thereby forteihng our
confidence and respect, and rendering
themselves unworthy OF membership IN our
Association, il is hereby declared that the
Junction Iron Company ID no longer
q member Of the Western Nail Association
Resolved. That We reathrm the pledges
aud assurances heretofore made to the
workmen now in our employ or who may
hereafter accept work in oGr factories un.
der the manufacturers scale.
Resolved. That the present conference
ormit.ee Oe continued with authority 10
meet with like committee OF the United
Nailsrs. Heaters end Rollers Association,
ard confer On all questions except the po'
sitioa of ,ha present wOrkmeR in lhc mills,
which shall renain und,stu7bed.
SOscia!5o iss Sul!ag Register.
PlrrauuRG, Pa, February 20.-At the
Western Nail Association meeting to-day
At the Monougahels House, about twenty
members were present. 1t was decided TO
stand firm for the II cent scsle aud make
10 comuromise whatever with the striking
nailers. 4 more angry set Of men could
not 6e found. They seem to have awaken
ed to the fact that the nailers union wont
down at their bidding. The men present
we're all reported 10 be Of one mind, in
favor ct continuing the strike as loRg as
here ere 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.
We can manage this strike without their
assistance
President Laughlin was expelled fol-
compromising.
Both matters aud feeders regard the &C.
ton of TIE meeting today Ga q grand blur
They feel confident Of success.
! 4 manufacturer said: The ike,whict
is closiCg, IS
REGARDED AZ \ VICTORY 10 pITTSBURG'
because the manufacturers will be IN bet
ter shape thsu they have been tor many
GEARS Ia other words they will be Ghli
TO govern the market. 1t is not a V'oien
assumption 10 say Pittaburg manufacturer
can advances wages 10 psil factories, con
sideripg the advantages nataral gas g"e'
them over our own iron manufacturers.
t Pitsburg nail manufacturers had yer,
small margin for years, The situation ha
changed in many respects. The change
made in the rumbec of iron mills will Il
lustrste the advantages local manutactu
rera nov possess. Eight months Gg
Sboenberger X Co. introduced The gas i
; all the departments of their mill. In
? 4 Co, have had COS in their mi
six months. Messrs. Jones y Lsughh
have bean using more or less natural ga
7 in their nail factory for two years, but 1t
oplv within 8 regent period that gas rs
o been used in every department OF III
o American works
Chess Cook & Co. will be compelled I
depend upon coal for a tine. They hav
g the largssl nail factory in the city.
0 Il is predicted thai lower prices vii! a
It tend q general resnmption-thst nal
2 which now bring g 40 with two per Ger
I of in large lots, will probably drop
}. $2i6. To NEE; this it IS said the pTic
l. ruling at g corresponding period last sea
was g a key. In csseprices drop TO thes
6oures again manufacturers outside
Pi,esbnrp will have no margin left. Pit