The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-03
GAS AND OIL NOTES.
THE RRn LAYERS, sTaRE OVER.
The pitchers Quit, but Return 70 Work
Wages EquaIllsd What tho Company
say. Of the Strike AIaaufasturers'
Company Another big Wen, Etc.

The pipe layers on the West Virginia
Natural Gas oompany'a lines, who struck
on Thursday, returned to work yesterday,
their grievances being satisfactorily adj
justed and the wages Of the different
workmen equalizsd. The ditching gapga
quit work yesterday morning, as antiCl-
pated, but returned after the matter was
adjusted with the other workmeu. They
covered the pipe already laid on the
South Side before the settlement was
reached, A man or two engaged in mn,
loading pipe for the company also Joined
In the strike.
The three men whose discharge caused
the trouble on the line remain Of, They
did not want to return, and no demand
was therefore made ON their behalf,
Mr., Lambing, the Superintendent OF the
OompRny's lines, told reporter Yesterday
that after all the public agitation in favor
Of home labor, alter repeated and annoy.
ing strikes, which he claims were in bad
faith, and prearranged simply to make
trouble, but all Of which resulted in the
concession OF the demands made, Mr.
Kimberly has not single Wheeling man
on bis contract at the east end Of the line,
and has been put to the expense OF bring
ing labor from abroad several times. He
is not yet able TO keep up with the work,
Mr.. Landing says there has been no
discrimination against Wheeling men,
The company Is financially responsible
for damage resulting from badly laid
pipes. They must for their own proteC.
ton Us well as that Of the city employ ex-
perienCed and capable men to lay pipes
No such men were to be found in Wheel-
ing, the work being new here. VI course
such men must be paid higher wages than
green hands, aud this Is all the disCrlmI-
nation that has been made. The man
whose discharge first started the recent
trouble was put of for 'soldiering." He
was not working fairly, using only one
hand OH the pipe.tongs, and to keep him
was not only to pay him for nothing, but
to impose on men who did work fairly.
The pitchers, Mr., Landing says, repre-
sented to the company as a reason Tor
quitting that they feared they would not
get their money; then they said publicly
they were perfectly satisfied with the con.
tractor. but struck to support the pipe
layers,
Mr.. Landing says that to avoid delay
the company has gone beyond the letter Of
its contracts, advanced money not due for
the accommodation Of workmeu, and put
itself to much cost and Inconvenience to
avoid giving Oilense. After this, the treat
ment they have received at the hands Of
their men looks like base ingratitude, to
say the least.
HO adds that tho company proposes to
push Its work. No Wheeling man has
been refused work when there was work
for him, and none will be; but the COM
pany will hire enough men for its pur-
poses, getting them where 1t can. They
are tired Of foolIshness and unreasonable
delay.
The officials OF the Natural Gas Com.
pany Of West Virginia felt aggrieved by
the publication In yesterdays Issue rel.
alive to the unsatisfactory manner, to the
residents Of North Main street, in which
the pipe trenches are being reliled. They
stated that their contract with Mr.. Healy
provides explicitly that where there Is
no paving or cobble stone, the street Is
to DO restored to exactly It's former con-
dition, aud they have special contract
with Mr.. Healy that provides that where
there is pavinghe Is to receive additional
money Tor repaving, They claim that
In every instance where they have filled
ditch these conditions and those OF the
ordinance have been complied with.