The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-10-14
lTLiSTkn ONE DAY.
The Warehoussmsn's Union Starts n Strike
Which 10 Amichhly Settled.

Which 10 Amichhly Settled.
Yesterday morning the new scale Of
wages and other demands made by the
local Warehousemen's Union some time
ago were to go into effect. This demand
was presented 10 Joseph speidel & Co.,
and was as follows:
Alta regular meeting Of Local Union
No. 1923 OF A. F. Of l.. OF Wheeling, W.
Va, the following scale OF wages was
unanimously adopted for the ensuing
year, from October IS, 1890, 10 October
IL, 1891:
First-On and after October 10, 1890,
iiily.nine hours shall constitute week's
work.
second-The minimum price shall DO
fixed at $40 week for a hostler.
Third-The minimum price ahall be
fixed OF $1,000 for any porter receiving
leas than $40 at present.
Fourth--All PosteEs receiving $40 or
more shall receive sll 80 per week.
Fiith-The minimum price to be fixed
at $40 80 for driving n one.lorse wagon
Sl2 per week for driving a two.horse
wagon, and Sl3 per week for driving a
transfer wagon.
Sixth-All overtime shall 10 paid at
the rate OF Thirty cents per hour.
Seventh-lt Is understood that this
shall not dcbar any OF our members
from receiving any higher wages, but no
member shall receive less than the above.
Being firmly convinced Of the justice
and moderate demand Of the above, we
respectfully ask your calm and friendly
consideration and approval OF the same.
A day or two after this demand was
submitted,S S. Baer's Sons and Neill &
Ellingtam received a communication
which read as follows:
At n regular meeting OF Warehouse.
mems Union, No. 1923, oipWheeling, W.
Va, held on October 9, 1890, tho follow
ingresolntion WAS unanimously adopted:
ResOirtd, That on and after November
LIST, 1880, We respectfully demand OF
employers that none but union men be
employed, and would request them to
inform Store Committee Men when in
need OF help, and 1t shall be his duty 10
try and get q nnion man for them. In
case tho committeeman can not get
suitable man in reasonable length OF
time, employers then have the privilege
Of employing whom they please, pro.
vided he consents to join the union.
Should any firm fail to comply with
the above our members shall cease work
upon notice OF same.
Being firmly Convinced OF the Justice
and moderate demand OF the above, we
ask your calm and friendly consideration
Of the same.
On the OH instant the jobbers met
and decided to stand together" The
Warehousenens' Union was requested
to withdraw these demand and renew
whatever demand they had TO make
upon the wholesale merchants aB q
body.
This the men declined to do. On Sat-
urday another meeting OF the merchants
was held, and forfeit. said to be $500,
was put up, pledsing all to act in unison
in the matter.
Yesterday morning Speidel 4 Co. 3
men went out. The other jobbers then
discharged their men pcnding the set
Element Of the difficulties at Speidel's.
During the day railroad traffic was go
irregular that not much hauling was to
be done. Drayg and express wagons
were hired 10 do most OF that which had
10 be done, and members OF the tirms in
some cases drove their own teams.
At 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon the
conference committees OF the employers
and the union met, and conference be.
tween the Trades Assemhly's Arbitra.
ten Committee and the conference com.
mittee OF the employers was arranged
Tor, to be held last night.
Last evening Messrs. NJ. Horkheimer,
Chairman, William Ellingham and J. r.
Goodwin, of the merchants committee,
and William Frohmc, ir., Chairman,
Roman Dobler and Jerry Meade, the
Trades Assembly Committee, got to-
gether st the office Of Horkheimer
Brothers, on Main street.
There was a good deal OF difference OF
opinion at the start, and great deal OF
discussion was necessary before an
agreement WAS arrived at, bat 90 both
sides desired to sgree, settlement was
finally made, on the following basis:
Articl>sof agreement t,tircen The Merchants
Protertire association on The one part
and The -4rtitrdtiOE Committee of The Ohio
Valley Trades and Labor assembly:
Article /. On and after October II,
1890, fifty nine hours to constitute 4
weeks work.
Article z. The minimum paid at frat
for hostler shall be 81 80 per day, and
50 so a week after a man has been en-
ployed six months.
Article 8. The minimum wages for a
porter shall be $40 so per week.
Article /. The minimum price for
drivers nhall be fixed at $40 for one.
horse wagon; Sill % for two.horse
wagon; Si2 80 for three-horse wagon.
Article s. That all over time shall be
80 cents per hour.
The schedule agreed upon hereby to
60 into effect October IA, 1890, and re.
main in effect one year.
The jobbers reserve the right to en-
ploy and discharge men for good and
sufficient cause, and express no objeC.
ton to their men joining the union.