The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-27
WILL BE NO STRIKE.
The Iron 1Innn;aetnrers ANA tIlc Amn


Tile Iron Manufacturers ana tie AmnlSa
mated Association will Agree Amcnbly
There has been a great Of talk for sew
eral months about the probabilities that
the Amalgamated Association OF Iron
and Steel Workers and the manufac'
turers would lock horns this summer
There never was any real ground for
such an opinion, and the chief reason
assigned by those who talked most about
it was that they had not tested their
strength for long time, and that they
wcro about due TO quarrel. But the
Amalgamated Association is not that
kind Of body. 1t does not strike Tor
fun, and never makes fight till 1t feels
that il is necessary. The manufacturers
have come to know this, and they have
the utmost respect for the association,
and do not pick quarrels with II unless
they feel that there is just cause and
that their differences can not be settled
any other way. A manufacturer speak
ing OF the Amalgation yesterday said 1t
was the most conservative and careful
organization he knew Of, and that it was
far ensier to operate the mills with 1t
than II would be without it. II makes
the same eXactions on all and asks the
same methods from every mill that rec
ognizes it. The matter Of settling dis
puted points between the mills and
thoir men is reduced to a system, and
the mills are not compelled TO deal with
individuals at all. The whole matter
goes into the hands OF men who make II
study OF the different points concerning
which there may be trouble, and they
are always fair in their dealings.
The Amalsamated scale has been pre-
pared and is now in the hands Of the
Manufacturers Association in Pitts
bureh. There are only two provisions
in il that make il different from the
scale signed last year and under which
the mills are now working. These
points are only felt by lew OF the
mills, and they are not OF any particu-
lar importance to the men who work
in them. The general opinion is that
ii the manufacturers and the Associa-
ton make settlement OF all the other
points OF the scale. these will not be
pushed. One OF the Wheeling manu-
iacturcrs, speaking Of the matter yes.
terdav, said: "These changes OF
method proposed by the Association
make no material difference in them
selves, but they may lead to something
more important next year or the year
after. The men who are at the head OF
the Amnlgamation are q shrewd set OF
fellows, and they look Far into the fu-
ture and read the signs OF the times
and know the iron market rs well rs
the best posted manufacturers. They
come up to changes OF all kinds very
gradually, and often by the insertion OF
n clause here and there from time TO
time get, in the course OF n few
years, without even asking for it, what,
If they were to demand outright, would
shut down every mill in the country.
Their way is, OF course, the best, but
We have to watch them carefully, and
look out for the future"
The changes that are proposed are OF
minor character and will only affect a
few Of the mills and none OF the Wheel
ing mills. The first is us follows and is
in the memorandum OF agreement.
"The time In scrapping and bushel-
ing, also finishing and all other depart
mGnts shall in no case exceed nine
hours from the time tho first heat is
charged with charging shall cease; this
is not to apply to boiling department,
except scrapping and busheling, also
rod-mills, wire mills, nut and boit-works
qndsdthcr departments working under
the eight-hour system"
The manufacturers claim that this
may repeatedly do them an injustice
because it may happen that the re'
duirclistonnage may not be produced,
They think they are entitled to the full
capacity OF the mill per day and that
the unavoidable condition should moi
be made TO operate against them en-
tirely.
f The other big objection is directed
against the clause in the boiling scale
which specifics the time for boiling
heat, accidents and unavoidable deten
tions not reckoncd in the time. Hard
iron, inferior coal, tools, scarcity OF ore
and SCRAP, or any OF them constitute {
grievance, il by them the time is eX
tended beyond the limits laid down il
the scale, after n majority OF the fur
naccs have given due notice OF the extr'
time put in.
Concerning the intentions OF tho
Wheeling district mills it is not prob
able that any OF them will be CLOSED
down except for the regular summer
stop and for taking stock. There is nc
fight against the scale in the dlstric
and there is no cause for any.
III the Pittsburgh manufacturers Sc
cure any notifications OF the scale the
Association will allow the same changes
in the scales signed by the Wheeling
mills, even though the scale were
signed before the changes were made.
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