Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-07-01
ORGANIZING NAILERS
MO THE ANALGANATED ASSOCIATION.
HERE YESTERDAY.
Riverside, Belmont LaBsIls and BsnwOOd
Factories Organized, and the Top Mill
TO beTO-Day---Shut Down Of
the Glass Factories.

Yesterday was quite a busy day among
the nailers in Wheeling, it being the date
appointed for the organization of the Yari-
Gus factories into lodges of the Amalga-
mated Association. Special Organizer
Charles Kaufman, of Etnaville, went to
BenwoOd Tuesday evening and organized
the nailers there into "BenwOOd' Lodge.
Yesterday the nailers of the Riverside Mill
assembled at Walther's Hall on the South
Side. and were organized into Alert
Lodge. The La Belle nailers met
at Handlan's Hall. Their, lodge was
named after one of the oldest and most
~Dopular nailers in the fIct0ry-JOhn A.
Stewart. Belmont Lodge is named Con
fdence," their organization having. been
perfected at MOran's Hall. All oil these
lodges of course elected officers, but 1t was
deemed advisable by the Railers not To re-
veal the organization until it was fully
completed. The Top mill factory will be
ORGANIZED to-day, which will be the last
n ON this side of the river to be takenln~
to the AmalgamatiOn.
Ii Is understood that the lodges here are
now only awaiting the arrival OF the new
compromise scales, when they will be pre-
s.ntcd To the various mills for their sigma
lures. Just what action the m%anuiactur-
ers i'm this vicinity will take regarding the
new scale isnOt yet known, but II IS prob
able that nothing can he done until the
Western Nail Association meets again,
whether in regular or special meeting.
ANYWAY, everything looks encouraging Tor
"A settlement in Wheeling at IA not distant
date. ,
Hon. C. w. Scabright arrived home last
evening from o trip to New Castle and
Niles, Ohio. lie called on the heellng
boys NJ the latter place on Tuesday even
mo while they were 1T work IN the factory.
The Colonel says they are all happy ana
making the best 0f their work, but they
would ike to hear of & settlement IN Wheel
iuy SO they could come nome 10 their iami-
lie. andhelp boom the OldtOwn, but ii they
can yet no work in Wheeling they
viii accent Jobs wherever they can get
tbam and remove with their families to
whatever town or city their work calls
them. They will all come home ON Satur-
day To pass the Fourth ot July and VIII re-
turn during the coming week.
The nail-plate feeders of PittsburS and
district about 4JO in number, will hold
a, mass meeting at st. Malaehi's Hall, West
Carson street, south Side, tins evening 10
consider the scale recently agreed upon Tor
the Pittsburg mills. The feeders strongly
object 10 the lie scale and will probably
decide TO demand payment according TO the
Nipsn scale. A committee will beapp0lnt-
ed 10 confer with 4 similar committee oil
the nailers and insist upon these terms,
The feeders mt Jones x laughltns factory
are working subject 10 the decision oil the
meeting.
Col. Joseph Christy, who is taking the
lead in this movement, has received letters
from the feeders lodges at ali the western
mills which are running at the Mingo scale,
stating that the adoption Of the PlttSburg
scale will be resisted and asking the Pitts
burg feeders to Join in the movement. The
feeders argue that tho advancing OF the
rates under the Pittsbnrg scale
To the level of the Mlngo
scale Hhsn tbe card rate reaches S2.7j, Is
purely uciuSlfc, M !uC NofNNtl
tories is 50 much in excess Of the demand
that the price of nails is never likely to
rise above -. They also say that.payment
under the MinSo scale would only make a
difference of half cent a key to the nailers.
The resolution of the convention OF the
Amalgamated Association admitting the
nailers was made 10 apply 10 the feeders
,lso and the latter intend To organize
LODGES in the association, but will not do
80 until their dispute with the nailers Is
settled.
The mill committee of the Crescent Iron
Works ON Tuesday presented the Amalgl-
nation scale which was signed by Presl-
dent Whitaker. The only changes are that
the boiler is allowed laborer's wages i0r
changing the rolls on Sunday and fifty
cents extra for a hot cinder fix. 1t is I'M
derstnod that a number of boilers were no
titled Yesterday to seek situations elsewhere
rs their furnaces would not berun.