Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-05-26
THE COMPROMISE SCALE.
What is Thought About the Outlook I


What is Thought About the Outlook for
SIgningit.
Nothing new turned up in nail circles
Yesterday, and the manufacturers had
nothing to say in regard to the Likelihood
of the compromise scale being signed.
Last evenings B9laue Independent said
in regard to the matter: The Bellaire nail
works is in full sympathy with the manu-
tscturers who have held out for the l7-cent
scale, aud it is not at all probable 1t will
make any break this season. This we say
from the best information sttsinsble, and
in face of the fact that nothing would please
us better than for the Bsllaire nail works
to run right along uninterruptediy. 1t is
one OF the enterprises that furnishes to
Bellaire much it's prosperity. But ifthe
Bellaire nail works continues work on the
compromise scale, it will be because 9th.
ers OF the Western nail manufacturers iu-
tend TO accept the compromise scale, and
this will not be dore at once. The heaters
will probably continue work until Friday
at these works, and there may be day or
two of work next week. when stop will be
mads-for what length Of time nobody
knows now
Yesterdays Pittsburg Commercial Ga
zette says there are no nails in that city
now, the stock all having been SUI On
during the past year. 1t was supposed
the stock Of nails in Pittsburg had been ex.
hsusted long ago, as none have been made
thsre for a full year. Eight or nine
months ago it was published that there
was nail famine in that city, and dis.
patches to this effect were sent all over the
country. The announcement now seems
but a repetition. Certainly Pittsburg can
not have nails of their own manufacture,
and this psy have considerable weight in
40 listing the scale of wages for the coming
year.
Regarding the proposition to re-enter
the Amalgsmsted Association, Deputy
James G. Stevens said to Pittsburg re-
porter;
"Our strike has amply proved that we
can no more do without the Amslgsmsted
Association than it can do without us.
We have been out nearly year and
we have thoroughly proved the necessity
for ell iron and steel workers to unite in
one body. If we have been in the Anal
gamsted Association our strike would not
have lasted month, and when We 90 back
into the association the manufacturers will
have no business with us"
"Do you find any opposition among the
members Of the Amslgsmsted Association
to the nsilers readmissionG
Very little, indeed Of course We
found few cranky ones among them,
Just as We did smoug our own members,
but they have finally recognized the ne
cessity Of the change"
Are the puddlers likely to raise any OBJ
lection on the steel nail question:
mo, 1 don't think they will have any
occasion to do it, for | believe We shall
gradually return to the use Of iron nails.
The increased demand for soft steel to
make nails has caused an advance in the
price of it during the past year which, il
it continues, is isely to make iron nails as
cheap or cheaper than steel nails There |
has been an advance in the price OF soft |
steel during the year Of Sc a ton, while |
iron has remained at the same price. As
iron makes az good nails as steal there is
no reason why steel should be preferred
when nails can be made as chesply Of iron.
The puddlers show no disposition to revive
that old controversy and l doubt if they
will long have any excuse"