Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-18
MAY CAUSE TROUBLE.
Shoenberger & Co. Ask for Scale
Similar to the Carnegies'.
A HITCH is LIKELY TO OCCUR.
Master Workman Ross Reports D. A. 8. K.
Of L., in Very Good Shape.
SOME INTERESTING GLASS GOSSIP

All but three iron and steel firms in this
vicinity have signed the Amalgamated
Association scale, and there may be some
trouble before the wage scale is salts
factorily arranged at these mills. They
are Shoenberger & Co., A. M. Byers &
Co., and the Linden Steel Company. The
first named firm has announced that it
will not sign the steel scale unless it is
made to slide the same as the one agreed to
for the Homestead mill of Carnegie, Phipps
& Co. This firm is willing, it is
said, to sign the iron part of
the Amalgamated scale, but if Home
stead has any beaefts in its
steel departments, it wants to enjoy them
also. The Linden Steel Company is in the
same fix, and is holding off for a while to
see what arrangements can be made. A. NJ.
Byers & Co. have some serious objections to
the scale proposed by the workers, as it
affects them in number of departments.
A conference has been held by the mill
committee and the firm, but no conclusion
has been reached. Another conference will
be held to-day at which settlement will
likely be made.
TROUBLE EXPECTED.
The objection to the steel scale made by
Shoenberger & Co. may cause con-
siderable trouble in the Anal
gamated Association. IThe firm wants
to be placed on an even footing with
agreed to on Sunday does not change the
wages paid at present in the converting,
blooming, armor plate and basic depart
ments, the system is different and there may
be a change after January l. This change
may give an advantage to the Homestead
workers or it may give an advantage
to the workers in the departments
named above in steel mills not
governed by this special scale. The firm OF
Shoenberger & Co., it is understood, 90 not
want to take any chances. II they sign the
regular Amalgameted Association steel
scale they will be compelled to pay it until
June 80, 1890, the same as Jones s. Laugh
lins and other steel concerns.
As has been stated, Carnegie, Phipps &
Co. will pay the same wages as are paid in
other mills doing the same kind of work un-
til January 1. After that date the wages
will be based on the selling price of billets.
If the price drops the Carnegie firm will
have an advantage over their competitors,
and if the prices advance the other firms
will have an advantage over the Carnegie
firm.
ONLY ONE DISSATISFIED.
None of them have expressed any dissatis-
faction over the settlement of the Home
stead trouble except Shoenberger &c Co.
They will not sign the Amalgamated scale,
but insist upon a sliding scale similar to the
one in force at the Homestead plant
This will result in conference between
the firm and the Amalgamated Association
officials on this matter. q.
When a DISPATCH reporter mentioned
the difficulty to Secretary Martin he de-
clined to talk, saying that President Weihe
had his hands full with the Homestead
scale. He was busy yesterday arranging
the request of the Shoenberger & Co. people.
Several officials of the Amalgamated As
ISOLATION were spoken to on the subject yes
terday, but they declined to talk. They de-
sired that nothing be said on the matter, as
it might prevent settlement.
An effort was made to see some of the
members of the firm of Shoenberger & Co.,
but without success. General Fitzhugh,
one of the leading members of the firm, is
enjoying tour through Europe.
FOUR MORE SIGNATURES.
There were four new signatures to The iron
workers scale yesterday, making 73 in all.
They are the Pittsburg Forge and Iron Com
pany, of this city; Trumbull Iron Company,
of Girard, o.; Reeves Iron Company, OF
Canal Dover, O.; Apollo Iron and Steel
Company, of Apollo.
Secretary Martin, of the Amalgamated
Association, in the official column Of the
Labor Tribune, in speaking of the settle
ment of the Homestead trouble, saws:
less of Allegheny county, was the mediator
through which the conference was brought
about, and by the happy termination Of the
trouble those who were ready to accept uncon-
ditionally the companys scale, and be pro-
tected therein by the Sheriff, at the expense of
usually men who. in times of trouble, like to
curry few favors, but who, in times Of peace
and prosperity, don't want work.
REAL ESTATE BOOM ALSO.
"we venture the prediction that the averting
of the trouble and settling of the wages ques-
tion at Homestead will give the little burg the
greatest real estate boom 1t has experienced
since the steel works were built
The bitter feeling that has existed be-
tween the Amalgamated Association and
the knights of Labor is evidently at an end,
as will be seen by the following public and
official announcement made by Secretary
Martin:
For valuable and timely pointers given pend
ing the difficulty AT Homestead the general
office of the X. of L. has placed the A. A. of I.
and 8. w. under obligations. and should like
be slow to reciprocate. Many thanks, brethren.