Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-06-27
JUST WHERE WE WERE
WHEELING NOT AFFECTED BY THE NEW
PITTSBURG SCALE.
No Probability of Wheeling Mills Signing
Before the Next Meeting of the
Western Association The
Real Situstlon.

Contrary to the nope Hciu out W '
Associated Press kilograms from Plttspure'
and to the emphatic statements made py
newspapers published in this city and else
where. the signing of the new 17-cent scale,
in Pittsburg, Friday, docs not affect the
situation in this city at present, and no
change need be looked for until alter the
next meeting of the Western Nail Assocla-
ton. which will be held at Pittsburg on
the 14th of July. The action taken at
pittsburg was not on Deilah VI
the Western Nail Association, put
hy renresentatiyes of the Ameri-
can Iron Association, although there Is lit
tie doubt but that there had been pre-
vious understanding with the NAN asso-
citation as to the terms TO be offered the
nailers, rs the Pittsburg nail mills are
members of both organizations. On the
mart of the nailers, however, the scale Is
binding upon all the lodges which have
entered the Amalgamated Association, anu
as all the city lodges but the Top mil
have applied for admittance and been re,
ceiyed in due form, the Wheeling menMlll
be compelled to stand up to the terms
agreed upon in the Smoky City. The Top
Mill Lodge. we understand, has not yet
formally applied for admittance to the
Amalgamated, but isready TO do so, and Will,
in all probability, take prompt acton.
The Mingo, Steubcnville and Brilliant
Lodges have made application, and the
Niles, Sharon, Youngstown and New Cas-
tie Lodges have been accepted.
As we pointed out yesterday, even If the
scale was signed here in Wheeling, the Is
sued betwcenthe nailers and feeders would
delay the starting of the mills full tilt for
an indefinite period. The question o.! what
proportion OF the output OF the ma
chimes the feeders are to re-
ceive isl vexed one, and will take long
considerations and the exercise OF the utmost
patience and forbcaTnce on the part OF the
representatives of each side before il is de
tcrmined cquitably and satisfactorily. \
leader among the nailerS, and one who has
taken very prominent part IN securing
the signing of the scale ut PittSburg, being
ueSent at all the conferences, said ycStcr-
day that he did not look for any change
here in Wheeling before fall The first step
ONLY i'm the march toward resumption had
been taken and it was too early to talk about
a start up here Ii was not altogether
certain that the PittSburg mills would
start up at once, although 1t was under
stood at the conference that they would
try to get in operation shortly after July
lst. This view seems to be borne out by
the latest information from Pittsburg.
Last evenings hroaici Telegraph said:
'.On the manufacturers side il was learned
this morning that the nail manufacturers
did not consider the outlook was very
bright for their business, but that their
nail machines would probably he in opera
ton soon, though il WAS possible that some
of the firms would wait until September,
when they would better know the future
of the nail trade. Said the gentleman
While the card rate of nails is S2.25, you
must remember that 10 cents is thrown
off where Il car load is taken and y
Der cent. for cash. Nails are virtually
sold for $2lU. when the card rate
is 81. -. and some are being sold for even
less now. II the Western mills all start
up the cutting of rates between firms will
he increased still more, and | wouldn't he
surprised to see drop i'll the selling rate
follow very quickly. This talk about get
ting stock ahead for September is all non
sense. Why, il that were the ease, when
September comes the price might hr away
below the present quotations, and then
the manufacturers would h. just that much
more out Of pocket
a representative of one of the nail firms
said this afternoon: OF course We expect
to start up, but just how soon ] cannot
say. If such had not been our intention
we would not have signed the compromise
scale. But we cant decide within twenty
four hours how soon We will resume oper-
atiOnS when the mil machines have not
been run for over Il year. Our trade Il
gone, and we must first look around and
see what is the outlook for the nail bust
ness, and then We will resume operations
The dissatisfaction with the new scale,
so marked in this city, Friday night !
showed no diminutoD Yesterday, and the
most emphatic criticisms could be heard
from nailcrs on all sides. Many ObScrva-
tons would have Il rather startling effect
were they to be- reproduced in cold type,
and would show beyond doubt that there
is still Il good deal of fight left in the nail
crs of this city. On this an9ieot. Pitts
burg paper OF last evening said:
There seems To be considerable kicking
among number of the nailcrs because
their committee did not hold out for the
MngO scale, though the better class of
them appear TO be satisfied with the result.
A mailer said this morning: Our com
mittee fought hard for the Mingo scale, but
at the third conference they thought that
ii was easier 70 WGGp, the compromise.
We are nov MI hoping to be given steady
employment within short time. ,"
The Pittsburg Dispatch of yesterday
morning said
president Wcihc and Secretary Martin,
of the Amalgamated Association, both
appeared TO be satisfied with the result of
the conference When asked how the
scale would affect the Whpsliug nail tactC,
ries, they egil IicS could not answer, as
the mills do not come under the provisions
of the Amalgamated Association scale. At
most of the mills in the Wheeling district
almost all the machines are being operated
by feeders at the 1G-cent scale. If they
can turn out As good nails as Grq luade by
the experienced Haiilfa their services will
be continued, II not the regular nailers
will be employed, One of the stipulations
of the nailcrs' original scale was that all
feeders who had taken the place OF nailcrs
should be discharged This was with
drawn, however, and the disagreement be- |
tween these two classes of wOrkmcn will
be stopped. Several mills in the West
have been operating since last ADe,tst I'M
der the nailers' original scale. These will
continue at the compromise.