Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-11-15
THE BAD BOYCOTT.
GOLD SHORT" SHOWS Up THE PERNIClOUS
BLACKMAILING SCHEME
In ali It's Blaeznsx-Ea Also Speaks in IN En-
couraging Manner Of the Possibilities
Of tbs Section.

In the last issue of the st. Louis Age Of
Steel, coming to hand last night, Mr..
Phillip Henry Moore, writing under date
of Pittsburg, treats of the present appliea-
ton of the boycott here in Wheeling IN
the following well-considered and forcibie
sentences:
Labor continues TO make unruly, Ill
timed manifestations, assuming to dictate
To EMPLOYERS the manner in which busl-
ness shall be conducted. Chicago Is going
through another experience, and there Is
an emeute among the printers IN this val
lev, at Wheeling. 1t is re-agitatlon oil
false doctrine that enterprise shall only De
operated in accordance with the views oil
those whom il employs, not that LABOR
shall receive Just compensation; not that
labor shall be allowed to do its best, ae-
cording to its capability and endowmsnts,
but that il must do it, at the mandates OF
trades unions or loaf and Starye; not that
this one branch only must obey the be-
bests of these manipulatOr5
of trades unions, but that whole
community must acknowledge sub
seryiency to them, or, torsooth, be boy
eotted," q term distilled from devils,
broth; not that capital shall be employed
for the benefit Of its owner and be entitled
To lust profit, but only used to provide
wages for the members of the trades union
at their direction. Labor has invariably
been defeated in all similar contests, but
it does not seem to derive any benent from
the LESSONS, and it perseyeres lighting the
yery agencies OF its subsistence, rODDlng
itself Of thousands of dollars OF wages, IN
fact, preying upon itself TO MAINTAIN
principles illogical rs would be the claim
that natural gas is nOn-eXploslve, or that
water will rise higher than its level. In
Wheeling the verdict at the election was
decisiyely against them; it was made an
issue. and, regardless OF party lines
IL was defeated There have
already been mutterings, that the
present system of government allowed too
much latitude TO the prOletariat, that a
strong, a centralized government would
soon become necessary, when regular
troops will be kept in industrial centers
10 MAINTAIN order. This is an abOminable
doctrine, repugnart 10 every instinct OF
| Americanism; but is not labor inviting
such ideas? Do they not seem to act, as
| if the present national, State and munich
pal ordinances were unworthy of Obsery-
ance by them? In opposing an imaginary
autOcracy Of capital they are creating and
supporting an Oligarchy which Is even
more offensive, and the first step towards
despotism. Labor has no rights which
are peculiarly It's own; but it has all and
every right, every protection guaranteed
By our Republican government to ali law
abiding citizens-this and nothing more. II"
Continuing in general reference to
Wheeling and the Upper Ohio Valley in
dustries, Gold Short says:
THE subterranean riches of this upper
Ohio valley seem 10 be unnumbered. 1t is
reported that a vein of silver ore, asSaying
rich, has been developed in Millvale, a
suburb OF Pittsburg. 1t is claimed that
blossoms of this lode. have been found be
fore, rs far back rs 1880 Ii is to be thor
Oughly investigated, and may develop
into something, but at present | would
prefer taking chances in an oil well or a
300 ton steel plant Natural gas has been
subjected to further scientific experiment,
and a new process for econOmizing the
supply, and the cost OF its use has been
invented, which promises to be very i'm
pOrtant to mill owners
Petroleum, another of the ingredients
of this region, is coming to the fore as Il
motor. Experiments in England have de-
veloped some wonderful pOtenCies in this
element, which, ii practicable, will effect
some radical changes. ! conjecture that
the principle is the same as in the gas
engine-explosive force. This region Is
already in almost isolated possession Of the
cheapest, the most etficaciOuS fuel in the
universe. If this new Use for petroleum
be added to her endowments the famed
wealth and advantages OF Tyre and PhGnecia
will be only commonplace stories. There
are several pottery movement
towards this valley, with 4 part
TALLY for Wheeling. | alluded to this
business in my last letter, and, fiuu some
information gathered since, / am
confirmed in the belief that the
opportunities in this line, in this
district, have been but very slight
IL impinged upon. The capacity Il sus-
ceptible of considerable expansion, and
the business has not been slaughtered rs
nails have been. The provOcatiOn has
not been SD great, however; nails are the
most ill-tempered, fractions and most un-
reasonable Ofall commodities; they are firm
adherentS 10 rotation in price, and Us jeal-
GUS rs a blasc cOquet4e. Pottery men are
wise I'm one particular. they are secrctive.
Natural gas is IN inquisitive element,
however, and it bOreS with 4 big augcr,
and already clippings of pottery reserve
are being turned up. Enterprise, supple
mcntcd by ample capital, is investigating
the claims of Wheeling in this direction,
and the induces encourage the idea that
the present pottery capacity will be trebled
before the advent of another summer SOL
stice. The inquisitOrS hail from both the
East and West and they are
expert pottery men. A new BeSSe-
mer steel company is being organized. 4
plant is to be erected, with some recent
Improvements in the process and mechan-
iCal equipment. 1t is in the hands of par
ties who will take vigilant advantages OF
all the merits and defects of the plants
built during the last three years and build
a model plant, saving in outlay ut least 81
per cent. Mild steel, pottery, wrought
pipe and structural Specialties are the
lines offering the greatest inducements.
"A RAG BABY" at the Opera House this
evening.
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