Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-08-07
AMICABLY SETTLED.
THB LAUGHLIN NAILBRS WILL RESUME
THIS MORNING,
CuHng the Old Standard Nalls-A Conference Held
Yssisrdsy-The Situation Full Of Inter
ss.-0her Industrial News.

Keep yous eye on the rail situation for
the next few days" said a gentleman, last
evening.
There does seem to be some iRdicstiOna
Of an interesting state Of affairs.
Yesterdays REGISTER chrOnicled the
strike Of the nailers of the Laughlin nail
works, at Martins Ferry, brought about
by the attempt Of the management to con-
mence the cutting of the new light weight
nails, which, according to the agreement
adopted al the last meeting of the manu-
faeturers, was TO 20 into effect August . h.
When August 9th came arouad. none OF
the mills attempted TO cut the new nails ex'
cspt the Llughlin, and then the Laughlin
nailers promptly lett their machines. The
result Of this was conference, yesterday,
and the men will return to work this
mornirg. bat on the old sizes Of nails, the
agreement being that the Lsughlin Nail
Company shall not make any other than
the old standard gsugs nails until all the
other factories commerce cutting the same
clsss OF nails.
The nai,ers over at The Llughlin stated
Yesterday that their committee, which WIS.,
tied .he other mills IL the Wheeling dis
trict Monday, returned with samples Of
nails from all the mills except the La
Belle, which was not running. All the
nails were found TO be as heavy and in
some instances heavier than the standard
gauge nails made at the Llughlin before
the light nails were sought to be intro
ducsd The men further said the Laugh
lin people seem 10 have been acting under
sone sort offs misunderstanding, as their
min was the only one which made the
s'srs The Laughlin management, it is
said, was rot ut all anxious to try the ex-
pertinent of making the light nails alone,
and the men seem 10 have had no trouble
ia inducing them to promise 70 make no
moro light weight nails until the matter ls
generally tested. The mill will start in
pert this morning on the old standard
sizes below six penny, and e few OF the
ho. machines will likewise 10 on.
A uailer said last night:
Pm running i've SIX penny machines,
and how much do yOu suppose Pm net
tug9 Less than two dollars day ior each
day 1 work. Now they want us to make
light nails They say it will take oil about
twenty per cent. in wages, but We will
have steady work. say it will take of
from IS per cent. TO 50 per cent. in wages,
and We Won't have steady work. That's
the difference between US.
Another mailer said:
I'VE had very general talk with the
Laugdlir mill management 10 day. Amorg
other things, this proposition was made to
them: Give as the commissions you pay
20 brokers and commission merchants for
handling YOUR nails, and we'il tax every
machine in the factory i've cents day and
mt five Of the best men to be had on the
read drumming up orders They said they
would thiUk It over. The iObbers have
been running things, aud that's one OF the
.hings that's the matter. / saw four wire
uau drummers in town in one day recent
IL. That's how they keep running, and
that's how the Ia Belle has been dong SO
we'll -
The situation was a matter of general
discussion atOnt the city, and in Martins
Ferry and Bsllaire, last light, and to-day 8
meeting Of the manufacturers will be
watched with grest interest
Yesterday Pittsburg Times had the
following: "Alonzo L0ring and Q. X.
So
tulers, were in FittsbuTg yesterday, and II
was reported that their visit was made tc
induce Pittsburg cut nail manufacturers
to work in harmony with the Wheeling
trnst 10 advance the price OF nails"