Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-07
THE STEEL
The Riverside Plant Resumes In Full Yes
terday Morning.

The Riverside Plant Resumes In Full Yes
terday Morning.
The Riverside steel plant at BeuwOod
resumed operations in all departments yes
terday morning, as was intended, but the
A~malgamated men refused to 90 to work
aud their places were filed with Knights
of Labor.
A REGISTER reporter saw an official Of
the Riverside yesterday and asked him
whether any trouble had beeu experienced
in starting up.
None at all" said he, 1.-THE Knights Of
Labor had all their men on the grounds
ready to resume work, and q numDer OF
Others ready to fill any positions which
might have been vacated by the Amalga-
mated men. We had enough men and
more, too, TO start of the day-turn, and
when the night-turn was ready to go on
there was q full force, and men to spare.
We expect to run right along and antici-
pate no more trouble, whatever"
How many men refused To 90 to
work?'
There were about thirty on the day
turn and the same number on the night
turn, all being Amalgamated people. We
have no desire to have trouble at u
works, and when We signed the K. OF l..
scale we did so not anticipating any
trouble whatever. We have had no dis
pute with any union labor organization
since the memorable nailers' strike, and
do not intend to have any if WI can help
it. This trouble is solely between the
Amalgamated Association and the Knights
of Labor, and we have nothing to do with
it"
Have any further Overtures for a con
ference been made by the Amalgamated
men,"
mo; we have heard nothing further
from them, as they have by their action
declared themselves, and there is nothing
further to be done. A comparison has
been made between the Amalgamated and
K. of l.. scales, but that amounts to moth
ing, "a the Amalgamated scale a. presented
to US is not identical with either the
scale signed st Mingo, nor the n at
Bellaire. The fact is that there is every
bit as much difference between the Mingo.
and Bellaire scales, as signed, as between
the X. of L. scale signed by Us, and the
Amalgamated scale presented to u.s."
"What course do you propose to pursue
in the natter"
The course we are pursuing now. We
will continue TO run our plant under the
present conditions. The plate mill will
resume on Tuesday morning, and we ex-
pect to start the factory on Thursday.
As l said before, we have no grievance
with any labor organization, and as we
have been dealing with the K. of L. peo-
pie, who are greatly in the majority at the
steel plant, for the past two years, | think
it would look rather small on our part to
throw them over and deal with the Anal
gamated people, who are greatly in the
minority"
An attempt was made to see some of the
Amalgamated Association officers concern
ing the matter, but they could not be
found. Those members who were seen
had nothing to say, except that they in
tended to see the matter through.
The following was received by Associated
Press from Harrisburg, Pa, last evening:
Secretary Lewis, of the Nationsl As
of Iron and Steel Workers, said
TO- day that the officers Of the Assembly
have no disposition to present a scale at
BenwoOd, W. Va, that will conflict with
the scale Of the Amslgsmated Association,
Notwithstanding the statement Of the Sec
rotary of the latter organization that the
OF L. scale submitted would make a
difference of six to eight dollars on the
price. National Master Workman Conklin
is now at BenwoOd arranging the trouble"