Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-03-24
THE NAILBRS.
A Convention Held in This City Yes
terday.
MONEY TO Be PAID IDLE MEN,
Who We're Thrown Out of Work by the
Closing of Factories.
The new SCALE TALKED OYER.
The new SCALE TALKED OYER.

A delegate Convention of nailers from
the various mills il TIE Ohio Valley con
vened in La Belle Hall at ten o'clock yes
telday morning, W. NJ Reed, of The Bellaire
mill, presiding, and Mr.. Leach, of Ben
wood, acting as secretary. The Conven-
ton was for two-fold purpose, one Of the
o jscts being the consideration Of 8 scale TO
be presented to the AmGgsmated As ocia-
ton, for adoption by that body, and The
other being the discussion of some mears
of mitigating the financial condition Of
those railers who have been out of work
for a long time past, as, for instance, in the
case at the Bellaire nail work..
Toe Convection was one thoroughly rep
resenting the nailers of this section of the
country, from Steubsnville to BeIlai7e,
and the BODY remained in session until five
o'clock last evening, by which hour plan
had heen adopted which promises to fully
answer the purpose of securing benefits TO
the unemployed members Of the trade
The plan contemplates the assessment OF
fixed cum, weekly, upon all running nail
machines IN the territory covered by the
desga ,es, the proceeds Of which assessment
are to 20 into pool or general fund. From
this fund payments will be msde weekly
to unemployed nailer5, who are Idle
through the Incorporation Of the factories
in which they have machines, the benefits
to continue so long as the lack of work ex-
lists.
Alter the adjour ment of the COnven-
ton delegate said.
1--WE have been compelled TO take this
step by the recent movement Of the manu-
facturers 10 restrict production to enable
them to control the trade They will lay
off factory whenever they choose, and as
it * neither Lockout or a strike, the men
cannot draw money from the Amasamated
Association, and are thus left in d bad po-
sition. TIE B9llaire factory has been of
for msny months. the Lsughlin has been
idle for long line, the NJ ngp mill has shut
down indefinitely, the Bsnwood. Top and
Brilliant were idle on accOua. Of the trou-
bic at the Wheeling steel plant. and so on.
The result was that naiiers, in factories
where there Was no steel plant cOmplica-
tions. or where the manufacturers could
make nsils cheapest, By reason Of some par
ticular advantages, have been running
right along while Other factories have
been idle and the men in need. We viii
remedy that. Over at Bellaire Il looks as
though the interested parties were trying
toreduce the men ~ such en extreme IS
to render them anxious to 90 to work ut
any price, hut we will start to put little
money in their pockets st once, and they
can hold out. We are able to protect our
selves, and we are going 10 d. It."
"You spoke of the Top Mill and Bril-
liant factories bsing off,
eyes, but they Will soon be on full or
nearly so, and I think it will net be long
until the Bsnwood is again working
There are indications, also, that the Laugh
lin will 90 on soon, which viii make Us
able to help the Bellaire boys very materi-
ally"
I'What proportion of machines ara now
idle?"
THAT I can't tell; I don't know; but
the proportion of idle machines is small"
What was done regarding the mailing
scale by the Convention could not be
learned last night, but it is probable no
definite or final action was taken.