Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-10
ANOTHER FAILURE.
Nailers and Manufacturers stu
wide Apart.
The Concessions Mainly on the Side OF
the Stikes---ko Hope Held
Out for the Future.
They Fail to Agree

They Fail to Agree
WHERE TEE TWO SIDES STAND.
The secoad conference between the nail
manufacturers and the striking nsilert,
roles and heaters came TO an end at
noon yesterday. nothing whatever beng
accomplished By the two day 9 interchange
Of ideas. Those present tound 1t inPossi-
be to come to any understanding upon
the points at issue, and separated. on mo-
ton Of President Weir, IS far from set
mens Of the great strike as ever. 1t Is gen.
orally admitted thssvhile there Il blame on
bo.h sides, the action Of the naile.s' OH
ciAls has been more liberal than that
Of the manufacturers. They called
The conference with the idea Of Offering
substantial concessions, and with sincere
hope of so simplifying the situsiion that
settlement By the manufacturers would Dc
easy, out their profsrs were met By sim
pie holding out Of the Cincinnati scale, a.
amended at the March meeting Of the
Western Nail Association, as an ulhmatum
and that being the hnmor OF the manu-
facturers, the strikers could hardly be Ell
pec,sd to throw al their claims to IN:
uirds and go to work
The feeling among the uailers yesterday
over the stand taken BY the manufacturer
was very bitter. They fels that their re
pea,ed psotfsrs Of the olive brsnch were
being me. By 8 desire on the part Of theil
opponents 20 eonstrue their action as arls
ing from weakness. and 10 force from them
an unconditional surrender as the onI!
terms Of peace. This surrender they eoult
not and would not make, and 40 rssul
nothing was accomplished, and the situs
tion is faIly az pad as though nothing ha'
ever been done to bring about settle
ment.
With this view OF the case the manutAc
tuners, Of course, do not agree. They CLAIM
10 have made substantial concessions SEC
the 6rst conference in changing thetozu
ward limits Of the scale from the one dolia
CArQ 70 Que scNclhF LHCs oAN olSD IL SEe@'Si
the deduction fer self feeders in two, sut
ssy tha: ss opposed to this the nailers offe
nothing not embraced IN the mpronise
or Mingo scale. The demand Of 63 cent
Tor heating the manufacturers denounc
IS outrageous aud unreasonable, and "a
The price OF hsa,irg ia roE settled and ca
not be changed through any circuD
stances.
| On the street yesterday, the conference
was the leading topic Of conversation
among manufacturers. stockholders, mel
chants sad s.riksrs- The high hopes bel
out b. tie morning papers had created III
general opinion thst The strike was IN
fair vay to Re settled, and the sunounc'
mens esrly in tie afternoon that ihs COME
euee was fat falla-e, was received Wit
much surpr;se on all sides. There va
great curiosity to learn what rs
. trarspired in the session. and the officers
the NaiIsrs' Association and the Msnufat
tuners pzessat were besieged with QUESTION
daring the afternoon. Secretaries Chez
. and Wise prepared report OF the Esriou
, propositions made during the session, whlc
vas printed late in The evening and MALE
to the various mills represented IN n
, Western Nail Association. This report
: printed beoT.