The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-02-27
THE BIGGEST THING
IN eoMMgRolAL oo.OPAaATloN
Ever Dsvlisd 10 any COuntry-AmAigamAisd
Association aud Other Labor orEaaIsA-
tIOuS Father sFsat scheme for
Distributing staple Goods.
Special DispqieA TO The Iaiellisaea.

Special DispaieA TO ts IaitlliGAeT.
PIrTsBgRaa, Pa, Feb, 25.-The Anal
gsmated Association Of Iron and Steel
Workers has on foot a achsme to establish
in this city a huge depot or store, from
which will be distributed supplies to sub
ordinate stores throughout the mAnuiac-
turing communities Of the country. Some
years ago tobacco firm secured the en-
dorsement of the Amslgamalion OF its
goods, conditional upon its yielding up a
certain percent OF its net profits toward
paying the expenses Of the labor organi-
z4tioa.
The revenue that this parent yielded
the Assc citation attracted the attention Of
its members and more especially Of its
executive officers, and they began to make
ca culatious rs to what the Amslgamatiou
ITSELF could do for It's members and the
irou labor as distinctive class Of customs,
| II 1t should take charge Of the
matter OF purchase and sales of
necessaries and conduct Them through
their own chosen agencies, All Of the
original calculations wtrs made upon q
basis al the returns that the tobacco ven
ture had yielded, but subsequent ones
were made upon other data that the in
Quiries OF soma OF the business mem
bers among business men and business
houses developed,
THE TOWNS INCLUDED,
The investigations we're uniformly sGtis.
factory, and as soon as the tangible evil
denCe OF the probable success OF the veu-
ture had bsen collected, the means and
methods Of carlyingthe scheme Into effect
came up for discussion, The central depot,
with a location In this city, WAS finally
agVed upon,
PromiHentamongthesubo dep5ts
will be Wheeling, SteubenvilIe, BellHire,
Green COstle, Iud., Chicago, lis, Bayview,
Wis, ST. L1nis, Mo-. Birm ham, Ala,
Wheeling, Ala, Tronton and Portsmouth,
Ohio, Ashland, KY, Cincinnati aud Min
20, Ohio the various cities ii the Shen'
ango aud Mahoniug Valleys including
Cleveland, in short all Of tie localities IN
which are cities and towns employing
organized labor and more especially Anal.
gamation members
Lettern were sent privately and judi
Ciously in the meantime throughout the
country, and sincere and candid replies
solicited These came back 10 nearly
every instarCe with favorable replies, and
many Of them contained suggestions OF
great value to the projectors OF the
scheme,
MANUFACTURES AND JoDDRRs ENLISTED,
Finally the principal officers Of he AS
ISOLATION opened up their plan to manu-.
factureis and jobbers in This aud other
cities; that they should furnish tho As.
ISOLATION soap, Hour, sugar and coffee, to-
baCCo and boots aud shoes, either at mini
mum Wholesale prices or on Commis-
sion. Nearly every one approached
at once expressed bis admiration
OF the plans, and offered to do
all In his power to advance the scheme.
One man offered, II the pre- 3Ct were got.
ten up In the form OF company, 10 take
$50, 06O OF tho stock, and to furnish Ii all
OF his products. Others said they would
take stock to the extent OF several thou
sand dollars each, and at tho same time
furnish their goods 10 the new concern.
Others who had limitations OF the plan
came forward and made tenders Of sub
stantial support, but until the maturning
Of plans all prolIers were received for con.
sideratlon.
TIIR OF L. LET IN.
When the plan was first conceived 1t
was thought best, on account oil t,s mag
nitude, 10 make 1t tho child Of the or.
ganlz d labor Of the country, and the
knights OF Labor we're let In upon the
ground floor Of information. 1t prin.
Cipally, struck them most favor
ably, but later on the matter Of
trade mark, manner OF conducting the
scheme and o.her ldinuti,e superyencd,
and II, the child, returned to It's tirst
parents for sustensnCo aud encouragement,
A member Of The Amalgamstion, In speak.
ing OF the matter tonight, said:
"rhis is q movement for the anchors.
ton OF labor. 1t is merely step pre-.
liminary to others for bsttering our con-
dition. We will have before long other
plans looking to the accomplishment
OF this end. The goods that we
shall place on the market for
tue Use OF our brethren and
their families will be Es good as thosa
sold to the wealthiest cl.sses. We shall
place our mark not only on them, but
also OH all goods that these manufacturers
make. l think that we shall have every
thing In readiness 10 carry the plan into
effect within few weeks, at the furLhesl"
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