Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-21

turns OF eight heats each, and on mills working
three turns of eight hours each, the day hands
shall be paid full turns work in case of failure
to make the eight heats in ten hours on a two
turn mill, or a full turn on a three turn mill.
II. All sheet and jobbing mills working sheets
over thirty (3O) inches wide shall be classed as
large double mills
In the structural mill scale the straighten-
ers aad sawmen are advanced one-half of
cent per ton.
Two more clauses have been added to the
notes in 18-inch mills. as follows:
Q. Night turn rollers on Is and 20 inch mills
shall be paid at the rate of fifty (5o) per cent of
what the mill turns out on his turn he to pay
no one, except be employs man to do his own
work, in which case the night turn roller must
pay such help.
g. Roughing-down on Is and 20 inch mills
shall be not less than thirty (30) per cent of the
rollers wages, and roughing-up on said mills
shall be not less than forty-two and one-half
(421Sl of the catcher's wages on such mills.
NEW NOTES ADDED.
The following new notes have been added
to the small universal plate mill.
/ All plates or surplus portions thereof,
worked on large or small universal mills that
can be used for tops and bottoms. without re-
working. shall be paid for at unfinished iron
prices.
2 Steel plate crop ends rolled to lighter sizes
on said mills shall be paid for at gross weight
charges.
Additions have olso been made to the
rules governing wire rod mills. as follows.
1t looks as if the first step was being taken
to introduce the eight-hour day.
l. No double turn rod mill shall work more
than ten (l0) hours each turn. divided as fol-
lows: From 5 A. M. to A. M; from 745 to IL
noon; from l245 to 4:30 P. M, and not later than
2:3O P. NJ. on Saturday.
q Any rod mill may work on the eight (S)
nj he
ment, the hours to be divided as follows: First
turn-Start Monday at o'clock A. NJ. to A.
M; from 7:SO to Has A. M; from l2:l5 P. NJ. to
8 P. N. Second turn-From $3.50 to P. M;
from 7:S0 to II P. M. Third turn-From Il:30 P.
N. to 8 A. M; from $50 tot AM.
INTRODUCING THE EIGHT-HoUR DAY.
1t is proposed to put the egiht-hour day
into effect in the 119-inch plate mill at
Homestead. The work in this mill is con-
tinuous, and the men do not have to make
so manv turns per day. 1t is proposed to
request the firm to put on three crews of
men, and this will be the Inauguration of
the eight-hour system in the iron and steel
business.
At the convention Yesterday the Commit
tee on Constitution and Bylaws made its
report. A few minor changes were made,
but none of them were important. The
Committee on Ways ana Means will make
its report this morning, and following COM
mIttees are yet to be heard from: Committee
on Officers and Other Reports, Secret
Work, Auditing and Steel Wages.
An important change and one that will be
of great benefit to the men has been made
in the scale. Heretofore the roller, in guide,
ten-inch, hoop and cotton tie mills has paid
the heater, the rougher and the catcher. He
received the money for the work done on the
rolls and then paid the heater, rougher and
catcher their respective shares. Under the
new scale, the man will only be paid
for what he does himself, provided the scale
has been signed, and the firm Will pay the
heater, rougher and catcher. By the new
order of things any trouble that may arise
will be between the firm and the foughers
and catchers, and not between the two latter
fight for an advance by the roughers and
NO TROUBLE ANTICIPATED.
Each mill committee will present the
scales to Its respective employees this morn
ing. The delegates do not anticipate any
trouble about signing the scale on the part
of the manufacturers. The convention will
adjourn next Wednesday, when the election
for new officers will take place.
President Weihe will not commit
himself as to whether or not
he will be candidate for reelection, not
that it IS proposed to raise his
salary to $1,000 per annum. The place of
holding the next convention has not been
decided upon, but it will probably be held
in Cleveland. Many of the delegates will
leave for home this morning.