The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-06-25
THE NAILERS SCALE.
SOME INlApLIoApLR TEATuREs
OF the Failure of the two Conference Com,
mittss. to AErSs-sscrs.AFy Martin in
the City-ThOho who took In IsStsr'
days Meeting here are RetiSSnt

A largely attended meeting Of the
nailers Of this city and vicinity was held
yesterday forenoon In the Reilly Block,
Secretary William Martin, Of the AmAlga-
mated Association, was present, having
come down from Pittsburgh the night
before with Mr., A. D. Work. 1t was at
his request that the meeting was called.
What was done could not bs asCeftained,
the nailers saying that Mr., Martin had
pledged them to secrecy as to the PROPOSE
tons considered or the action taken.
Mr.. Martin came down to Wheeling
last Saturday, having in his possession a
paper which is understood to have been
an agreement signed by Pittsburgh man
uf4cturers to sign the Mlugo scale on GER
tain conditions, These conditions the
naiIers claim have been fulfilled, but 80
far the scale remains unsigned. All the
confident expressions OF belief that the
scale would be signed on Wednesday were
made with the knowledge that such an
agreement existed, but prominent man
uIacturer here offered Wednesday night
before the result Of that days conference
was known, TO bet 500 to 3 cent that the
scale had not been signed.
Yesterdays Pittsburgh Post says con-
CeTuilg the conference on Wednesday;
One Of tho manufacturers present lur-
nished a Post reporter with the proceed
ings in detail last evening, Judging from
his statement OF the csss all ia not har-
mony among the factory owners. Que Of
the latter presented scale which would
have been in all respects satisfactory to
the woTkmen, and Is in fact an improve
ment on what Is known rs the MlnRo
scole. He was summarily sat down upon
by the other manufacturers, who declared
that they wOnld accept none other than
the II cent scale, President Weih0 worked
hard TO get the Mingo compromise scale
adopted, but the employers, except in the
instance noted, longht it stubbornIy. An
other conference will be hold to-day. Il
il pretty certain that compromise oil
some kind will be effected, The nailera
have now been idle for over year and
are growing tired Of doing nothing,
Last evenings Pittsburgh Chronicle
Telegraph says:
The conference was 30 unsatisfactory
to the representatives OF both the Anal
gamated Association and the nail manu-
laCturers that after yesterday afternoons
session the committee adjourned without
taking any action in regard TO the scale or
arranging for another meeting. II was
learned ~this morning that the manu-
fACturers' sent out telegram last night
stating that "the committee had adjourned
without taking any action" From re-
liable source it was learned this morning
that all considerations OF the Mingo aCalu
were at an end. Whether both sides will
reconsider the matter and call another
meeting the gentleman refused to state,
but he said: ~ don't think there will be
any further conference, but whether the
scale ia signed before July | remains
to be seen. II it Is not, there will
be trouble. However, don't be too sure
that there will be u strike, as 1t may bu
signed before next Wednesday. 1t was
reliably aECertained that II the scale Is not
sigued by next Wednesday all Of tue
Amalgamated Association members who
are employed atmills where there are nail
departments, will 20 out on u strike. II
IL estimated that should these now unitO
in strike 1t would throw nearly 1000
men out Of employment in this city alone,
and that there would be great many
others in other cities where the nail mills
are not working on the Mingo scale.
Both sides reiuss to make any statement
regarding Secretary Martins trip 10
Wheeling LIST night. A gentleman in
speaking OF IL this morning said: "Why
should he go to Wheeling in regard to the
settlement Of the nailers' scale, when the
conference Is at All endP All will say Is
that know that he Is in Wheeling, but
further than that l have nothing to say"