Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-03
PRESIDENT LAUsHLINs CoURsE
As Representative OF the junction Mill.
Manufacturers Speak.
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settlement with their worsmen as II
structed by them" and to express "thei
full confidence in his honor, verscity an,
ability" a full understanding OF all tn
points in issue makes it necessary to pre-
sent the following statement:
ORthe 22d Of April, 1885, the represeu
tatiye Of the Junction Iron Company vote,
to appoint a committee to formulate
scale Of wages for mailing based on II
cents for o 2 so card.
On the thirteenth of May be voted fo
the scale OF wages reported by the commit
tee, now known as the manufacturers
scale.
On the 9th of May he voted 10 af;,-
the said scale, and to present copy Of Ii,
same to the United Nailers of Americl
and to the nailers Of the several mills. A
the same meeting Mr.. Samuel Laughlir
and Mr.. q. NJ. Priest were appointed q
committee to see the Spsulding Iron Com
psny and explain to them the situation
Oa the 10th Of June Mr.. Samuel Laughlir
reported that the Spaulding Iron Company
would cooperate.
Ga the eighth Of July the representative
of the junction Iron Company voted to
give notice to the United Nailers Of Amer.
lea that if the scale adopted May 2S, less,
was not accepted on or before the eleventh
of July at noon. the mills connected with
the Western Nail Association would be re
opened and the machines given 10 nailieed-
ers or any competent person or persons
who would agree to cut nails at the prices
named in said scale.
On the twelfth of July he voted for the
following resolution:
Resolved, That as soon as we return 10
our homes we will enter into negotiations
with the nail feeders and others to star,
our nail machines under the msnufsctur,
ers scale OF prices, and as soon as five or
more persons can be obtained we will start
our mills as soon as they can be gotten
ready and the machines shall be gusrsn.
teed 10 said persons; and that we will not
start our factory on any other than the
manufacturers scale Of prices.
On the 18th Of August he voted for the
following resolutions:
Resolved, That We hereby reafirm all
former action had by this Association at
various meetings held since June lst, 1885.
Resolved, That all companies not having
started their mills as yet on the new scale,
continue 10 use every means 10 get their
machines in operation at the earliest pos,
sible day.
On the twenty.sixth Of August he voted
for the following resolution.
Resolved, That we hereby reatlirm all
former action of this Association in re
gard to labor, and hereby pledge our re-
spective mills 10 keep and maintain in
their several positions all nail feeders tax
ing machines as nailers, all heaters, rollers
and others now in or who may hereafter
enter our employment, under what is
known as the manufacturers scale, and in
no event will they De required TO give up
their positions except for gross incompe'
tency or unworthy conduct.
On the ninth OF September he voted for
the following resolutions
Resolved, That we deprecate the acts OF
violence on the part Of the discharged and
striking workmen in certain localities and
the threats that have been made elsewhere
againDt the wnrkmsn engaged in our mills
under the manufacturers scale. We
renew our pledge to the work
men now in, or who may hereafter be in
our employ, 10 stand by and sustain them
in their several positions.
Resolved, That believing the price fixed
by the manufacturers scale 10 be fair and
liberal toward the workmen, We will sd-
here to those prices and not operate our
mills on any other basis, having the sssur-
ance that these prices will be accepted by
all fair minded and liberal men who desire
the welfare and prosperity Of their several
On the fourteenth Of October he voted
for the following resolutions:
Resolved, That we hereby reaHrm our
determined purpose. each and seyerally,
that we will not operate our nail factories
except on the manufacturers scale, regard
less OF what time it may require to secure
the full employment Of our works.
ReGolyed, That we reatiirn our purpose
to retain and continue in our employ all
our present employees who may become
competent workmen, and that we will not
employ any other workmen except those
who will wor.L: With, and on the came terms
as our present employee
On the ninth Of December he vote for
the following resolution:
Resolved, That we adhere to the scale
of prices known as the manufacturers
scale, believing the came 10 be equitable
and tsir to the workmen, and essential 10
the success OF the nail business ofthe West,
and we hereby resfiirm all our former &C
ton in relation theretQ.
On the 18th OF January. 1886. be voted
for the following resolution:
Resol7ed, That We resfirm all our former
action in regard 10 the matter Of wages and
workmen now in our employ.
And On the 10th OF February, about one
week before be made the settlement with
the workmen, be voted for the following
resolution:
Resolved, For reasons involving our
honor with present workmen, we cannot
consent to any conference looking to any
interference with the feeder.nsilers and
other workmen in our employ.
At the meetings Of the Western Nail AZ
societion vbea these votes were taken, With
one or two exceptions, when the company
was represented by Mr.. Alexander Laugh
lin or Mr.. Giessaer, the Junction Iron
Company was represented By their Presi-
dent, Mr.. Samuel Lsghlin.
The public can nov zee in the light OF
their receD, seton bow we'll the Junction
Iron Company sgs:aiDed The votes Of their
representative and how much reason the
Directors had for approving the action Of
their PRECEDENT.
We make no further ecmment, believing
that most persons can "put two spd two
together" Respectfully,
Nail MAyUSACTugERs.
Wheeling, W. Va, March 2, 1885.
The Mccormick Strike.