The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-02-14
THE K. OF l. SCALE
.r rur wuEEIrNo sTEEI woRKs
:. Al, Right, and the AmAlgAmAtOd A''O'
,,,.,.n members VIII Keep Their PLACES
Th.ro-Ths Main Reason the Company
slrued-K. of L. Mako astat'n'nt

see,otary Martin, Of the Amslgamstsd
Association, had an informal conference
vsstsydSy with officials Of the Wheeling
Steel works, who gave him as their main
reason for signing the K. Of L. scale the
fact that ii win iil govern tao works for
wear, whereas the Amalgamated scale ex-
pIres in July. The force Of this logic
seemed to be recognized by Mr.. Martin.
He then anked II 1t was proposed to dis
charge the Amalgamsted members en-
Moved in the Wheeling tonnage depart;
nent and gil their place. With Enighta oil
Labor, He waa told that such an idea
bsd never been entertained or Ru0scsstsd,
and that the plant would run Just as II
has in the past, This seemed to Easisfy
him, and the inference Is that there will
be no trouble over the Wheeling compa-
nyfs signing tbs sgate,
THE K. OF LIS DEFENsE.
| To he Editor Of he Inte!It0Aor.
S1R:-The K. OF l.. aCale ss Blgned at
tho Riverside Iron Works is not lower
than the 4. 4. OF /. d s. ". Rs signed at
Rellaire and Mingo Junction, where the
4, A, Of l, 4 8. w. has control. The OBJ
| iect Of Secretary Martin, OF the a. A. OF 1.
liz s, W. is to create trouble In the ranks
NJ tho - :! l. Il vas only another Of
The mistakeB Of the AmaIgsmAted Asso-
citation to declare strike in the Riverside
mill, and they are making desperate Ht-
tempt 10 Justify themselves in doing 60.
Secretary Martin quotes what purports to
be statement made by the manager Of
the Tube Works, in answer to question
from q friend in Pittsburgh In regard to
the scales Of the Riverside Steel Works.
The following will explain itself in regard
to this point:
WHEELING, ". Va, Feb. 10, 1888.
TO whom hh may concern:
This certiiss that the Language given by
Mr.. VIM. Martin, in his statement to the
Associated Press, as follows: ".'WhRt was
the trouble at the RiversideP We'll,
there were two scales presented, one ia
yoring the firm and tho other the men,
and the firm accepted the one isvoring
them," ia untrue inssvery particular, and
was not uttered by me. I brand 1t as q
lie, as nothing could be further from the
truth and facts in the case.
THos. j. BRAY,
sup't R.geraide Tube Work..
There is a volume in this statement by
Mr. Bfany for the A, A. to ponder over.
It will show the means BY which Mr.. MaE-
tin takea to Justify himself and the A. 4.
in causing q number OF men to he thrown
out OF employment by declaring strike
in the Riverside steel works when the
facts In the case did not justify 1t. He
also says that the officers OF the National
Iron District were bent on getting the
mill, even at a sacrifice Of the mems
wages.
The X. Of L. did not nesd to trouble
themselves about getting tho mill, be-
cause they already had control OF 1t tor
the last year. He also intimates that the
men in the Riverside are dissatisfied with
the scale, which is not true, nor do they
manifest desire to kick, knowing that
the r. OF L. scale is equal to the A. A.
scale, Mr.. Martin also Gays:
"Nor Is their action approved by the K.
Of L. in this section, as witness tho fol.
lowing resolutions unanimously endorsed
at the Ohio Valley Trades Assembly at its
meeting here to-day"
In reply We wonld say that the Ohio
Valley Trades Assembly has not heard
both sides OF the question. The action
taken by that body was inspired by the
Amalgamation Association.
We also see in the Ohio Valley Budget
under date OF February II, an account Of
the trouble at the Riverside Steel works
from an Amalgamation stand point. We
wish to say that the figures are not cor
rect.
The Budget says this: "We print below
the two scales as presented to the company.
The difference in favor Of the manuiac-
turera by the K. Of L. scale ia apparent TO
every one who examines it."
In reply to this we will say that the
scale as presented by the AmAlgamsted AS
ISOLATION to the manufacturers Is correct.
The K. OF L. and A. A. Of l. and s. W.
acalaa aa Drsssnigd Wara IA folloWA.