The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-06-19
LUCID EXPLANATIONS.
Ancient HiltOry and Imagination Freely
Miuglsd.

The Chicago Tribune Of ThuTsdsy con.
tains an account Of the Western Nail AS
soCiation's meeting, to produce which
somebody has evidently strained both his
memory and his Imagination, The
Tribune says:
THR TROUBLE WITH THE NAILERs,
The Western Nail Association met at
the Grand Pacific yesterday, Some TWEEN.
ty.hve members were present. The old
card rates were continued for the ensuing
month, There was, OF course, general
talk over the loRg.G0ntinued strike OF the
naIlers, which it was claimed, was now
rapidly approaching an end, with the
NalleTs Union beaten. II was said that
every mill had educated neg men since
the strike began, who now do as well as
the old employees, and will be retained as
far as practicable II the old employees at
lust suCCumb. Their application to be
taken back into the Amalgamated Union
Of Iron ami Steel Workers, from which
they were expelled at the beginning OF
the strike, showed a decided weakening
in their position, The Amalgamated
Union agreed to accept them back, but
only on the condition that the existing
trouble be first settled. II was said the
men were favorable to these terms, and
we're COrrespondingly anxious to bring
the long strike to an end,
Asa curious fact connected with nail
making 1t was stated by one OF the mem-
beers that the manufacture OF steel nails
was rapidly superseding that OF iron nails,
as less labor was required in making steel
nails, and he predicted that in few
years none others would be manufactured.
Asa lucid explanation OF the present
Statue OF the nail strike this could bs ex-
Celled by nothing but the account given
by the Times, extracts from which follow:
WESTERN NAIL MANUFACTURERS
The Western Nail Association held a
regular monthly meeting yesterday at the
Grand Pacific hotel. The Association is
composed OF all the nail manufacturers
west Of tho Allegheny mountains, and
over one hundred firms are represented.
Only about twenty i've percent OF the
membership was present yesterday, aud
after discussing the business outlook 1t
was decided to make no change in the
present card OF prices for the next thirty
days, The remaining portion OF the ses,
sion was occupied in the consideration OF
the present attitude OF the Nailers' Asso-
citation, which has been striking unsuC.
Cessfully for the past two years. The
nalers were expelled from the Amaga-
mated Union Of Iron and Steel Workers
about two years ago, and were Obliged to
make their own fight, uRasslsted by any
other organization, and consequently
their employers, which was from the out.
set considered an unjust Que. Failing to
accomplish their object the nailers have
made application to be reinstated into
the Amalgamated Union. The union,
after considering the application, decided
to consent 10 the reinstatement OF the
nailers but upon the express understand.
ing that they should not receive any
benefit until their present strike and It's
consequent ssues were fully aud praCti.
cally disposed Of,
Owing to the continuance OF the strike
In the West all OF the manufacturers had
employed extra men, who did not belong
TO any organization, and to-day, Rs one
member stated, every manufacturer had a
duplicate set OF men,. whom they had
taught to become experienced wOrkmen,
and were no longer afraid Of any strike
from the Nailers' Association. 1t was also
stated that most OF the manufacturers
were taking steps to introduce the Besse-
mCr steel process, which would do away
with the large force Of puddlers now elm.
ployUd, and consequently lessen the ex-
pense Of manufacturing nails, and 1t would
not be many years before oil the nails
manufactured in the United States would
DO made Of steel. 1t was the general un-
derstandlng yesterday that no advance in
wages could be entertained under any cir
cumstauCes. There were several charges
made that members Of the association we're
cutting under the established rates, but
no action was taken in the matter.
This last paragraph is in the nature Of
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