Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-03
AT AN END,
The Trouble at the Riverside Steel
Plant
Amicably Settled Yesterday-.-The Men
to Receive an Advance
Text of the Agree
ment.

The difficulty between the employees and
the manager of the Riverside Iron Com
pany, at Benwocd, was satisfactorily ad.
justed yesterday. One department will re-
sumo tomorrow and the remainder will do
so as soon as preparations for the same are
completed.
The following is a copy of the agreement
between F. J. Hearne, general manager OF
the works, and the committee of employees:
THE AGREEMENT.
The Riverside Iron Works has agreed to
pay all steel work employees, who have
formerly worked at the tonnage rates, an
advance of ten per cent. over the rates OF
1885. And have also agreed to pay all
~twelve,hour per day turn men, including all
engineers, mschinists, wipers, oilers, fire
men, ETC., the same rates per turn as were
paid per day during the month Of Decem-
Der, 1884 And they have agreed to pay
all ten and q half hours per day men, in
Guiding lsborers, carriers, ETC., the saue
rates per day as were paid during the
month of December, 1884 The above
rates to take effect when the works start
up for q continuous run, it being
FULLY UNDERSTOOD n AGREED
that the above mentioned tonnage rates
are to be advanced or reduced to conform
to rates TO be fixed at the Pittsburg
Bessemer Steel Works in the near future,
and that when 80 fixed corrections will be
made back to this date, and the said rates
go corrected to conform to the rates Of the
Pittsburgh Bessemer Steel Works, will con-
tinue in full force and effect at the plant Of
the Riverside Iron Works until January /,
1887.
Therefore we, q committee acting for
and by authority of said steel work en-
ployees, do agree to accept for ourselves
and others the above propositions, and fur
Their agree to take our respective places
and resume work Immediately upon notice
from the Riverside Iron Works. This
agreement made this the I'd day Of Feb.
ruary.
Riverside Iron Works.
F. j. HEARNE,
i General Manager.
RoBr. REDMAN,
FRANK TIvNEY,
JOSEPH LEIGH,
j. P. CONRAD,
j. RUDE,
T. FORREST,
M. SULLIyAE,
j. DEBo,
d. RITZ,
FRANK WILSON,
Committee.
This ia good news for the steel workers
Of our n%eighboring town, and we congrst-
ulate the people Of Benwood upon the pros.
poets of an early resumption Of work.
While the strike has not lasted very long,
its influence has still been very heavily
felt, and the amicable and speedy settle
ment Of the differences between the men
and the finn will be hailed with pleasure.
General Labor Notes,
Yesterdays Pittsburg Commercial Ga.
zette contained the following: The recent
action of President Potter, of the North
Chicago rolling mill, in asking TOR a con.
ference with the Nailers' Committee, mas
caused some little comment among that
class of workmen in this city. By letters
received it has been learned that the man.
agement OF the mill favors granting the
nailers' demand. The nsilers here claim
that the matter has gone too far to bs
settled by a compromise; they must either
win or lose"
Yesterday evening Secretary Wise, ofthe
Western Nail Association, telegrsphed
Manager Hinton, Of the Milwaukee nail
mill, as to the truth Of the rumor that the
mill was negotiating with the strikers. The
following reply was received:
MILwAuKEE, Wis, Feb. 2, 1886.
Geo. Wise, Sec'y:
Are not negotiating, and have no inten.
ton OF ecceding to nailers' demands.
francis HINTON, Manager.
The furnaces at Hobbs, Brockunier &
Go. were started Monday. The cutting
shop will 90 on to-day.
Two car loads OF nail machines will bs
shipped from the Sweeney foundry to
RellVille, I'LL, this week.
The Upper Riverside is expecting 10
start up in o few days.
The cylinder of the main engine at the
Creek mill has for some days been under.
going repairs. Work, however will be re-
sumed TODAY