The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-13
THE FEEDERS MEET
AND JoININ A GENERAL DEMAND
For m Adjustment of Wages on a More
Equitable Ra.is-They Want the AIingo
Scale, or Tlrree-atths Of the Amalga-
mated Wages-AIoyes Elsewhere.

The nail lsedersoi this city and vicinity
who have stood by the nailers during
their long strike, met yesterday afternoon.
They were very IetIcsnt last evening as to
what occurred at their meeting, but it
was learned that they had resolved to
stand firm for the Miugo scale, OF II they
work under the Amalgsmated AssoCIs,
TONS mailing scale, for half and three,
6tthu Of the price paid for cutting nails
for hot and cold iron, respectively, in
lieu Of two'lIths and half, as heretofore
paid,
The Pittsburgh Times Of yesterday says;
The nail feeders are still doubtful whether
to atrike for payment at Mingo scale prices
or not, and a general meeting Of those at
work will probably be called In a day or
two to settle this question, Some teeders
now advocate q demand for three. itths OF
the saysnteen.Cent scale, as demanded in
the West. Many nailers show o dispose
ton to pay the Altnge scale, but no agree
ment has been reached.
The feeders are practically on q strike
now, for OF the $50 who were employed in
PittabuVgh when the nailers' strike began
only so or So have returned to their old
trade, At Jones 4 Laughlins' so OF the
GI machines are running, 40 OF them be-
ing selfrfeelers. At Chess, Cook & Co.'s
about 80 OF the 90 machines are running,
only three being %self,feedera, AT shoeI-
berger's 80 Of the % machines are running,
10 or 80 Of them being ss~If,ieeders, Thus
10 machines are idle for want Of feeders.
The feeders who have returned to work
have only done so where the job offered
them would make more than average
wages, Where only an average job was
offered the nailers have had 10 feed their
machines themselves,
The Dispatch has the following:
There is a scarcity Of feeders in the city
in consequence Of which q large number
OF machines are not In operation, A strike
Of feeders will shut down the factories.
One OF the feeders in speaking OF the
trouble last night said: "We stood by the
nailers during their strike when We could
have gone to work and earned the same
wages they do. After having aided them,
they refuse TO pay us living wages. The
feeders will cut loose from the nailers, and
do US they have been doing in Wheeling.
We can grind nails almost as we'll as they
do, and unless they treat III fairly there
will be trouble"
The nailers and feeders were to have
met Friday evening, but the nailers failed
to show up. Colonel Joe Ohristy, who Is
one Of the oldest nail feeders In the Coun-
Try, last night said: "Had the nailers met
us they could have settled on q basis OF
the feeders receiving one.half a cent, but
as 1t is now the feeders will have three.
iiths Of the earnings Of a machine or all.
| have in the last four days received 22
letters from assemblies Of feeders In tue
West asking what the Pittsburgh feeders
will do, and saying that all waited on
Pittsburgh"
At BAyview and GreenCastle, the same
complication exists. The feeders at those
points have resolved TO demand three.
liths OF the lucent scale rate until the
manufacturer card advances to 81 20,
and when that rate Is reached, to demand
oue.halt Of the nailers' wages. They ask
that the Pittsburgh feeders assent to this
demand. The feeders base their claim
upon the assertion that while the nailers
are making 80 or 81 per day, they are only
receiving 81 % to 81 70, and claim with
aome reason that this Is not a fair divis.
inn.