The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-01

Twelve montha, Before ! get into TINS
city, this company will be ready to do q
large amount OF work in this Glty-more
than they can find men TO do here. II /
induce Wheeling WoTkmsn to go out Of
toWnto work, this company and your city
boards will be compelled 10 hire lRboEing
men at q distance. The fact iB that five
times the men who can be employed here
will be needed to dpths work that ia laid
out 10 be DONE"
no LEGAL WAY OUT,
Capt, Bachelor, in response to Mr.. Hill
dTeth's inquiry, said the company had
made Q bona tide contract, and Mr., kim.
berly had given bond for lie faithful per.
Torrance, or course the company had
no legal way out,
Mr., Hildrsth-"Excspt by paying dam
ages"
Mr.. Kimbsrly-"I will say right here
that / have already expended $500 for
tools"
Mr.. Hildreth-"Don't uHlerstand mo
to desire to bust your contract"
Mr.. A. j. Sweeney, who was present,
asked II it would do any good Il the con-
tract should be apuulled, Would not
the next contractor meet with the same
difficulty as TO labor2
Mr., Myles said Mr.. Kimberly was raised
here, and people here, when they heard
that he had the contract, telt that they
would find employment under him; they
had a right to feel that way under the
circumstances, But instead Of giving the
work to taxpayers and citizens, 1t has
been given to foreigners, The committee
had no right TO dictate, but 1t could sug-
geat,
Mr., Hildreth asked what Mr., Kimberly
expected to pay the Italians per day,
Mr., Kimberly said ne had already an
sWered that question through the public
prints. He paid them 81 % a day-more
than was usually paid for similar work in
the oil and gas fields. HehRd rejected no
peraon who had applied.
Mr.. Hildrsth-"Haye any citizens ap-
piled for employment"
Mr.. Kimberly-"Yes,"
Mr., Hildreth-"And they were not re.
iused?"
Mr.. Kimberly-"No; l told them when
l was ready to commence work to come to
me andI would consider their appliCa.
tiou,"
Nj. Hildreth-"What is the usual rate
for labor out there?"
Mr.. Kimberly-"They are generally
paying ST lOand 81 49,"
Clerk Galligan-"Oity laborors here are
paid 81 80 a day. They don't get that
every place, though. In Philadelphia
they are paid 81 20"
Mr.. r. j. snyth addressed the commit.
tee. He thought too much was made OF
this thing, He yesterday madea PROPOSE.
ton 10 o friend that two'thirds OF the Citi-
zsns Of Wheeling were opposed to this
agitation, and his friend taking issue with
him, he wrote out O pretty strong state.
ment and took 1t along Main street, from
Twelfth to Sixteenth, where the business
houses are located. In a brief time he
got a good many signatures, and he read
the paper. 1t Is appended.
A PROTEST.
WHEELING April 80, 1886.
We, the undersigned, citizens OF the
city Of Wheeling, having read the call for
q public meeting AZ the Capitol on SatuI-
day evening next, In the papers Of this
date, desire to mark our %diaapprOyal Of its
objects as q system Of coercion to compel
the Natural Gas Company Of West Vir.
ginia to violate tho obligation Of itB con-
tract with r. l.. Kimberly. The under.
signed, while deploring the employ.
ment Of foreign labor while home labor
can he had, still recognize the legal right
Of said Kimberly 10 employ such labor,
but affirm and declare that TO sanction
the threatened efforts 10 anuul the fran.
chises and privileges conferred upon the
said Gas Company, would be q piece OF
gross injustice, would encourage the re-
pudiation OF contracts which the law holds
valid aud binding, and In the end be SUBJ
yersive OF civil rights.
This was signed by the following bust.
ness men: Henry X. List, A. Laing, w.
Cruikshanka, NJ. L. OFT, W. P. Helskell,
O. H. odbert, ]. N. Vance, John D. Gull
bertson, William Harvey, James v.
DlCkey, George T. Digby, Frank Booth,
A. O. Egerter, II. Hazlett, Z. p. Wheat,
r. A. Hays, W. Ellingham, Joseph z,
Norton, Jacob Snyder, o. W. Conner, +.
H. Stamm, L. Schaefer, James Crangle, X.
K. Ginln, Myron Hubbard, James p, Max.
we'll, A. T. Hupp, g. W. Boyd, W. b.
Simpson, +. II. Lange, William h. GRADE,
George Wise, James w. Barnes, Victor
Rosenberg, NJ. Reilly, L. s. Delaplain 4
Co., Hullihen Quarter, II. M. Harper, A.
@. Richardson, L. SChrader.
AcALL o BACKBONE.
Mr.. symth continuedthat this cry was
not from the working men, not from the
people; It 10 made by somebody who is
using them-somebody who liyes otrthem.
There are not people enough In the city
To do the work. Mr.. Kimberly did not
take this contract TO benefit the working
men he took II to make a little money.
Owing 10 enmity existing in this city
against Mr.. Kimberly, he could not get
the men here to work for him. Council
In this manner was stepping
out OF itB bounds. The PEG.
pie did not approve Of II. There
was great need Of a little back.
bone-oi spinal marrow. We are boy.
Cotted here, and struck there, and no.
body seems To dare TO speak without con.
sultlng a lot OF professional ~agitators. We
ought 10 cit down on 1t, and here Is a
good place TO begin. No man would do
more to befriendt the workingmen than l
no man In the city has lost more on their
account than l.. But this clamor is not
made by them. II is men that live of
them that have called this meeting.
Mr.. Myles opposed the paper read by
Mr.. smythe as rather fiery, and said that
Italians would spend no money here. y
Mr.. Hearne said the Secretary Of the
company was present and could possibly
make q statement Of interest.
AN oTFER TO ANNuI THE CONTRACT.
Secretary Buchanan was invited to
speak. He said the President had stated
better than he could the company's pol.
icy TO favor those people who would
be its patrons. Mr.. Kimberly w6sEnot
the lowest bidder, but be was represented
as q man agreeable TO the citizens OF
| Wheeling. The moment the company
heard Of his having employed foreign Ia.
Dor they did not wait to hear from
the people. They at once remon.
strated with him. II the company
had made q blunder, IL stood ready to
rectiy II. lit was stated that the price