The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-02-22
ably, of the Wall street syndicate when he
spoke of the agent who knows 1t all aud
keeps his principals in the dark.
MN. LAuGnLIN,s srATrMENr.
His YtFuiun OF the state Of AfrAirS which Led
20 The Oompromise.

MIR, LA UGuLAh'S bFAIhMENT'
His YtFulun OF the state Of AnEirS which Led
to the Compromise,
Saturday evening Mr.: Laughlin pre-
pared the following card to the public,
concerning his action in signing COM
promise scale at the Mingo works, and
the course Of the Western Nail Associa-
ton in that regard;
TO Me pubic;
The vindictivean and ungentlemanly man.
ner puTaued by the Western Nail Also
ciation-Control oiled by Wheeling persona
to large extent-to attach dishOnOIable
conduct to me as President OF the junction
Iron Company in amiCably settling the
differences existing between The opera
tiyes aud the company, which have
paraly24d our whole community, requires
an explanation from me, as to the causes
In the early part Of this ftiike, the re-
ductious demanded from the hailera were
exoTbitant, reaching in some cases us
high as 10 percent Objections were
made by many as to the unfair demands,
which were INST by the reply: Make the
demand-iget all you Cal-tall in the set
Element" showing plainly that the de-
preston OF the trade did not justify what
Is now represented as q necessity, and
was NOT expected TO be obtained even in
the dullest times.
When the official announcement was
made by the NailerS' Association that
they had appointed Committee oil Con.
ference, which had not been done in their
primary meeting for organization, ! de-
sired that II should be met IN the same
manner 1t was rendered by them. This
was not deemed proper by the Western
Nail Association.
From meeting to meeting announced
that the course being pursued was not
agreeable to my company, and that teltr
unless the policy Of tho Association AS 10
a compromise settlement was changed,
that the Junction Iron Company would
b. compelled to act for itself independ-
emily.
Recently | WAS the means of bringing
about meeting Of both parties Pps- |
dent Wier and other gentlemen believing |
with me that an informal talk would do |
good, and each learn 10 know the other.
The manu- ICtureTs here expressed IN |
the words Of the resolution passedby them,
"lhat we are willing to meet committees |
OF the naileTs, ETC., for the purpose Of con.
n!dOTing In m informal way the points Of
difference between the manufacturers and |
woIkmen," aud | WIS requested 10 80 An. |
nounCe, which | did, and time was Sat
for the meeting.
When wo came together II was an
I,r kltn ~ inf khuk tho |
naileH must define what points they |
would modify before q further conference
could BIZ had.
AS this was no part Of the understand
ing in having the meeting, after some lev
words the parties separated, luther apart
In their purposes than ever.
| then considered that the manufaC.
tuTers had placed mo in mOrtifying and
cQuiVOCal position, and had not met the
operatives in the frank, courteous and
honest manner they had reaIOn to expect.
A further effort Ut Pittsburgh was madO
by mo to secure conference, but tho
Committee OF Conference appointed WAS
20 constituted and had such conditions
attached az again resulted In IN utter
failure.
Asa member OF that conference com.
mittee was entitled to have been con.
suited IN the reply refusing further con-
ference except upon certain conditions. In
this was not even thought Of,
Reporting these facts TO those most
largely interested in my company, was
dirtcted to msAe, individually, q reason.
ably fair compromise settlement, watch
did.
For this the Western Nail Association
has dee med proper to attempt to humil.
late me in q childish manner, or in other
words, to discharge me after had quit.
Whist have had pleasant intercourse
with the gentlemen Of the Nail Aasocis-
ton, cannot regret leaving it, II hes
been told me was too sympathetic with
the poor man, and that as a manufacturer
would soon yet over such mawkish SEN
timents. 1t was told me when nails were
recently selling at $275 and So 90, and
when claimed the new mailer should be
paid on that basis, as per the contract,
that was too honest, and that be was not
earning what was agreed upon withme.
have no desire, as the accompanying
letter, Of February 18th, will show, written
three days before the meeting, 10 longer
continue in the body: