The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-01
THE IRON STRIKE.
Mills Shutting Down Everywhere.
Both Sides Firm, and No Prospect
of Agreement
Reasons Given by the Manufactur-
ers for Their Course.
Cannot Afford to Retreat from
IND Their Position.
Wild Ions of a Very Protracted Siege
p1seither Side Saying Much-The
Finishers and the
Puddlers.
Cannot Afford to Retreat from
\ Their Position.

PIrTsBuRG, Pa, June 30.-There is no
Ehange in the iron situation this morning
Both sides present firm front and when
! the day turns go off this evening all the
r<hills in the west, but twelve operated by
Snon-union men, will close down for an in
definite period. A dispatch from Youngs-
tdYn, o., reports the mills in the Mahon-
IND valley preparing for protracted sus-
pebsion.
Notwithstanding the discouraging re-
poyts received by the mill men, they do
Not seem to be worried. Almost all who
were spoken TO believe the suspension will
not continue longer than two or three
weeks A shut down is always necessary
at this time OF the year for repairs and
stock taking. The manufactures, they
claim, have used the same arguments for
years, and always opposed the Anal
gamated association as vigorously as at
present. Since the strike OF 1882 the scale
has be9n signed in conference. with but
one exception, and that was in 1885 when
strike was declared. One by one the
Ems Eigned the scale that year, and the
noif was over and the mills were all IL.
no;o1tion within month.
| t,bol the other hand, the manufacturers
Y yoiot that their mills are in good repair
\ coys, that they could run all summer, bu,
twqTwill not pay more than S. per ton fol
10 lling.
AGtspeaking OF the situation, Charles J.
sMiyer, a prominent manufacturer OF Gin
nxHti, said: "The conference committee,
,iYIf adjourned sine die, and the mills will
ayhut down this evening. There are nj
,,CI feelings existing between the work
In and manufacturers. II is a matter o
Illness on both sides. We can't success
4 Wy make iron with the present wages
II, prices paid for the labor is cheaper II
~ p,adelphia than II is In this section
- time will come when uniform wage
ESQkc paid in all parts OF the country
70 h.s men here make point today the!
WI looe twice "a much tomorrow by th,
cirPration. The manufacturers cannot re
COAT from their position. This must b
Hparept to everybody who understand
{,e situation. My opinion is that tn
reat body OF the men would be willing L
(ccept the scale, but they are led ON b.
pose above them"
Inc mAnulhCtufcfb expect lew 10 sly
scale, but they claim that they will b
nall concerns, and that their signing vii
1ot affect the situation.
At noon the Amalgamated officials rc
1ived information that the scale had bee
(gncd by the Apollo Iron and Steel con
fny, OF Apollo, % This makes tire
ms that have signed 80 far, the othc
No being the Akron Iron company, 9
tkron, o., and the Laughlin 4 Junetio
Heel company, at Mingo. O. The thre
Oils employ about !, 400 men.
A dispatch Just received by Presiden
Heating, OF the Manufacturer association
I Nlm the Kelly Iron company and th
y pJllcfonte Iron company, OF lronton, o.
ties that they will not sign the scalI
Zen II II is signed by the Pittsburg Inanr
cturcrs, a. they can get their work don
,eaper. Mr.. Heating says the sgnln
the scale by the Apollo company wi
vc no effect, M they were not member
: the Manufacturers association.