Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-04-13
INDUSTRIAL MATTERS
CURRENT GOSSIP REGARDING CITY AND
SUBURBAN INTERESTS.
Meeting Of Stockholders Of the Wheeling Sap OOn-
piny-Ths Action Of the Nail hsn-rhs Glass
Strike Railroad Notes. Etc.

A meeting of the stockholders Of the
! Wheeling Soap Company was held yestsr-
day at the office of Heiskell & Vsrdy for
the election OF officers and the transaction
of any other business which might come
before the meeting The following selec-
ton Of officers was made: President, J, O.
Riehldsffer; Secretary and Treasurer, Go.
M.vsrdy General Manager, d. L Heisksll;
Directors, D. L. Heiskell, Samuel B. 'Hr-
rison. F. E. Mccoy. J. @. Riheldafsr and
DR.. John l.. D.Gkey. These gentlemen are
all energetic young men, Of experience In
the business world, and they will devote
their best energies to msG:nga success Of
their venture.
1t was announc d at the meeting that
the most improved machinery known 10
soap masking had been purchased In Buff.i-
10, N. Y, and had arrived in the city, and
the factory would be put In operation at
the earliest possible date possibly In two
weeks. One hundred shares Of new stock
were taken.
me Now Nhu SCusouits
The new nail card, adopted ut the meet
ing Of the Western Nail Association in
Pittsburgh, Wednesday, will 90 into effect
June LIST. The change in the classification.
alluded to briefly yesterday, will be about
as follows: Heretofore all nails from 10
to 80 penny have been sold for the same
price, ST. This has been changed 10 read
from 20 to go penny, and the price on 10s,
l2s and 16s will conss quently be advanced.
The sizes below 10I will be reduced. The
card rate on and 0 penny's is at present
~ 25; Is and Is, 81 80; AZ and IS, 5? Is; 81,
So so, and g, $4.25. Where there is dif.
ference of % cents in the different sizes il
will be changed to 10 cents and the Others
in proportion. This means that nails IN.
der 10 pennies will be cheaper, but those
from 10 to 30 pennies will be higher.
The Flint Glass Strike.
II Is current talk 10 Pittsburg that some
Of the glass manufacturers mp there will
start up under the old arrangement, now
that tue attempt to adj ust the differences
with the men Is definitely of. Time
alone will demonstrate whether or not
these rumors are correct AZ has been
heretofore stated, the great obstacle In the
way Of settlement by the conference COM
mittee was rule Z, regarding apprentices.
At first the manufacturers did not want
the number of apprentices to he allowed
each shop limited. As the workmen would
not agree TO this the manufacturers changed |
it to read as follows:
"Oae apprentice will be allowed in each |
factory employ ing from two 10 seven mold |
makers. If the latter number or more |
mold-makers arc employed an additional |
apprentice will be allowed each six teen |
months"
The Workers' Committee wanted 10
change this to read, Employing from two
TO nine mold makers" but the manufsc-
turers would not agree 10 1t. After dis.
cussing the matter all day until q o'clock,
President Smith, Of the Workers' Associa-
ton, moved to adjourn without any refer
ence to reconvening and the motion was
carried. This widens the breach between
the workers and manufacturers, and there
are no signs oil the committees coming TO-
gether again.
Chairman Jones, one Of the manufactur-
ers, said: I'VE went NJ fsr as we possibly
could and made enough concessions, but
the workers committee would not con.
cede anything. We did every thing posi-
BILE to settle the matter, and can do no
more. do not know when we will come
together again. The manufacturers Ger
tainly ought to have some say about the
number OF apprentices to be taken into tie
shops, bu: the other side thinks not. I
could not say what action the mAnufsc-
tuIers will take now"
do you think any OF the manufacturers
will back away from the agreement and
try to start up independent Of the assnc;a-
ton ?'
II am not prepared TO answer that. I
do not know what they will do.u