The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-03
lREsIDRNT LAUGHLIN's COURSE
Az Representative Of The JaaHlion NIL
Manufacturers speak,

S1R;-Ihe Directors Of the function
Iron Company having thought itadvlsable
10 present to the public their apPFoval OF
the action Of their President In making q
settlement with their workman as n
structed by them, and to express their
full confidence in his honor, yeraclty and
ability,n full understanding OF all tine
points in issue makes It necessary 70 pre-
sent the following statement;
on the 22d Of April, 1885, the represen.
tatiye Of the Junction Iron company
voted to appoint q committee to formulate
q gcale OF wages for mailing based on 10
cents for 81 80 card.
On the thirteenth OF May hs voted
for the fcale Of wages reported by the
committee now known as the manulae'
tureIs' scRle.
on the twenty-ssyenth Of May he voted
10 affirm the said scale, and to present 9
copy OF the same to the United Nailers o.
America and to the nailers oil tie several
mills, At the same meeting Mr.. Samuel
LauRhlin and mr.. II. N. Priest we're ap'
pointed a committee to see the SpRuldipg
Iron Company and explain to them the
situation. On the tenth Of June Mr'
Samuel LSughlin reported that the
spaulding Iron Company would cooper
On the eighth Of July the representative
OF tue Junction Iron Company voted 70
give notice TO the United Nailers oil
America that II the scale adopted May
%, 1885, was not accepted on or before
the eleventh Of July at noon, the mills
connected with the Western Nall Associa'
A., ,,,n,,l 4 ha ranNnnoI and kha InnphinnR
given to nsil.ieeders or any competent
person or persons who would ggrea V cut
nails AT tht prices named IN saiu SCALE.
GA the twelfth Of July he voted for the
following resolution:
Resolved, That IS soon as we return 10
our homes We will enter into negotiations
with the nail feeders and others to start
our nail machines under the manulac'
turers' scalo OF prices, and as soon as live
or more persons can bs obtained we will
start our mills as soon as they can be got
ten ready and the machines shall be
guaranteed to said persons; and that we
will not start our factory on any other
than the manufacturers scale Of prices
On the l9kh OF August be yOsed for the
following resolutions;
ReSO'red, That VIZ hereby re'sttirm all
former action had by this Association al
various meetinHs held since June Let, 1885,
RfsOltsd, That all companies not having
started their mills as yet on the new scale,
continue tn usa every means TO get their
machines in operation at the earliest pos
sible day.
On the twenty.sixth Of August he voted
for the following resolution:
Res9hed, That We hereby reatIirm all
former action OF this Association in re-
gard to labor, and hereby pledge our re.
spective mills to keep and maintain 10
their several positions oil nail feeders
taking machines az nail,rS, all heaters,
rollers and others now in or who may
hereafter enter our employment, under
what Is known ~ the manufacturers
scale, and In no event will they be re.
quired to give up tdeir positions except
for gross inCompetency or unworthy con.
duct.
On the ninth OF September he voted for
the following resolutions:
RrsOlred, TnRt We deprecate the acts oil
violence Oh the part OF the discharged and
striking workmen In certain localities and
the threats that have been made else.
where against the workmeu engaged in
our mills under the manufacturers scale.
We therefore renew our pledge to the
workmen now In, or who may hereafter
be in our employ, to 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, wo will ad-
here 10 those prices aud not operate our
mills on any other basic, haVingthe assur-
anCs that these prices will ba accepted by
all fair.mindel and liberal men who de.
sire the welfare and prosperity Of their
several communities.
On the fourteenth OF October ho voted
for the following resolutions:
R,SOlrsd, That we hereby reallrm our
determined purpose each and sevtrally,
that we will not operate our nail factories !
except on the manuiaCturers' scall, regard
lees OF what time 1t may require to secure
the full employment OF our works.
Resolved, That we reailirm our purpose
10 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 work with, aud on the same |
LSFtIlb 10 pItHbilb
On the ninth OF December he voted for |
the following resolution:
ResV'red, That we adhere To the scale OF |
prices known Us the manufacturers scale,
believing the same to DO equitable and
fair 10 the workmen, and essential TO thu
success Of the nail business Of the West
and we hereby realllrm all our former ac.
ton In relation thereto.
On tho thirteenth OF January, 1886, he
voted for the following resolution;
Resolved, That we reafiirm all our former
action In regard to the matter OF wages
aud workmBn row In our employ.
And on tho l0th OF February, about
one week before he made the settlement
with the workmen, lie voted for the FOL.
lowing resolution:
RCSoiVsd, For reasons involving our
honor with present workmen, we cannot
consent TO any conference looking TO any
interference with the feeder.nailers and
other Yorkmen In our employ.
At Tho meetings Of the Western Nail
Association when these votes were taken,
With one or two exceptions, when the
company was represented by Mr.. Alexan.
der Laughlin or Mr.. Glessner, The Junction
Iron Company was represented by their
president, Mr.. Samuel ItauGhlin.
The public eau nov see In the light OF
their recent action how vol the Junction
Iron Company sustained the votes OF their
representative, and how much reason the
Directors had for approving the action OF
their President.
Wemake no further comment, believing
that most persons can ''put two and two 10.
sether." Respectfully,