Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-15
REAFFIRMED.
Yesterdays Session OF the West
ern Nail Association.
Twenty Mills Representative Ses-
sion a Long 0ne---The Ban
quet---No Changein the
Card Rate.
The Same Old Thing.
A LONG SESSION HELD.

Inc shmo Oiu AhhnSs
o n SESSION HELD.
The Western Nail Association, at its
meeting yesterday. re affirmed its
former actions relative to the strike.
The meeting was called to order by
President ]. N. Vance, in the room of the
Chamber Of Commerce, at about halfpast
ten o'clock yesterday morning, but as the
Pittsburg representatives had not yet ar
rived, little was done until noon. Shortly
after Il o'clock the Smoky City represen-
tstives put iG al appearance, sud the
business of the day was taken up in earn
est. There were twenty mills represented,
as follows:
Western Iron and Nail Co, Bsllville,
Illinois, General Powell.
Chess, Cook l. Co., Pittsburg, Walter
Chess.
Calumet Iron and Steel Co, South Chi.
cago, R. II. Lewis.
Terre Hsuts Iron and Nail Co F. Nip.
pert.
Zug l. Co., P~i:tsburg, A. F. Heating.
Sharon Iron Co., Sharon, Pa, GeorgeF +.
Taylor.
Jones l. Laugblin, Pittsburg, George
Laughlin.
Jefferson Iron Works, Steubenville, W.
Il. Wallace.
Shoenbsrg & Co, Pittsburg, General
Ftzhugh.
Norton Iron Works, Ashland. John Rus,
sell.
Belfont Iron Works, I~ronton, Oscar
Richey.
Kelley Irou and Nail Co.-By letter.
Ballaire Nail Works. j. r. McCourtney.
Wheeling Iron and Nail Co., c. D. Hub
bard.
Belmont Nail Co, j. d. Dubois and
George G. Hannah.
Riverside Iron Works, ]. N. Vance.
La Belle Iron WorSs, 81. NJ Priest.
Bsnwood Iron Works, Alonzo Loring.
L4uehlin Nail Co W. l.. G%lessner.
Moorehesd Bros. & Co., Pittsburgh, Mr.
Moorehead.
During the session officers were elected
as follows:
fE6SiQ6QL0J. ~. FAuUe.
FIRST Vice President, General c. l. Fitz
tugn, Of Pittsburgh.
Second Vice President-W. H. Wallace
of S;eubenville.
Sc retsry and Treasurer-Gsorge Wise,
Of Wheeling.
The following resolution was adopted
Resolved, That we reatfirm our adher
ence to the scale Of prices known as the
Manufacturers Scale, and assure the work
men who have accepted it aid are now
working under it, OF our entire satisfaction
with the result of what was considered 6
doubtful experiment, and pledge ourselves
to abide by all obligations assumed / n theil
behalf.
The report of the Conference COMMITTEES
was read and adopted, and the committee
was authorized to make public a statement
drawn up by it, which will be found else.
where.
The session lasted until fifteen minutes
Of three o'clock, and was az times very an
minated. None of the elaborate precau
tions to secure entire privacy, 80 usual a.
sessions Of this Association, were takeI
Yesterday, and as q consequence reporters
looked in upon the meeting at interval.
during the session, but not with the per
mission of the members present. On each
of the occasions, and especially along TO
ward the hour of adjournment, gentlemen
having the floor were expressing
themselves with considerable EN-
phasis, one Of the latter being
Mr.. A. F. Heating, Of Zug & Co who
seemed to be protesting against some con
templated action. However, after the ses
sion was over, members said the meeting
had been entirely hsrmonious'-a state
ment which the esvesdropping reporters
could not be made to believe.
1t had been stated yesterday morning
that q change would be made in the card
rate at this ~ression, but the figures remain
unsltePed.
At 3 o'clock the members, With one OIL
two invited guests, repaired to the Mcclure
House, where they sat down to a sumptu,
Gus banquet, prepared for them by the
Wheeling members Of the Association.
Covers for thirty had been laid in the la,
dies psrlor, and here the time was passed
pleasantly for the ensuing two hours.
Last night most Of the members left for
their several homes.
Yesterdays PittsbprR Dispatch stated
that O secret meeting OF fittsburg manu-.
facturers had been held in that city, Tues.
day evening, at which "a novel plan OF
settlement" was discussed, as q prelim-
mary to its being submitted at tho session
in this city.
Members spoken to yesterday regarding
this, laughed Ut the statement, aud saia
such a plan" bad not been referred to
in the meeting.
Nailers here did not expect that ally
action looking to tie settlement OF the
strike would be taken by the meeting, but
some such idea seems to have been cur
rent in Pittsburg. Last nights Chronicle
Telegraph said:
II think that the private meeting of those
nail manufacturers yesterday" said a very
prominent representative Of the nsilers in
this city, lis a good omen l really be.
lieve that at last our manufacturers ara
beginning to see what the inevitable con.
sequence OF their alliance with Wheeling
must be. tits so very plain to everybody
but them that, if Pittsburgh does not take
the nail trade driven out of town, other
tovns will. BY continuing the wa With
their men the Pittsburg manufacturers are
sending the trade to youngstown, New
Castle, Sharon and to other towns west OF
US. Of course the Wheeling manufsc.
turerS want their Pittsburg brethren to
keep their works closed. Once before, in
the latter part of the ftties, Wheeling
played precisely the same role to her
great advantage She vas the frat to