Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-07
Sharpsburg Merchants Ask Moor
head, Bro. & Co. to Give Their
Men Another Hearing.
MIR. MOoRHEAD GIVES HIS CONSENT
Immigrant Inspector R. D. Layton Cautions
Mr.. NiedringhauS Against Too
Hasty Action.
AIUMINUMsEKPECTED TO BE- CHEAPER.
President Arlington Leaves the City on Hurried
Business Trip.

The citizens of Sharpsburg yesterday
made a move 70 have the trouble at the
Vesuvius mill settled. At their request the
Borough Council held meeting and sent a
committee headed by Burgess Lloyd, to the
Office of Moorhead, Brother & Co., to have
conference with Mr.. Moorhead. That
gentleman was in and quite lengthy con-
sultation followed, the object of the COM
mittee's call being to devise some plan, if
possible, to have the matter fixed up.
The committee stated to Mr.. Moorhead
that the call was on a mission of peace;
that the commercial interests of the
borough are being injured seriously by the
strike, and that it is of the utmost import
ance to all business men to have the trouble
declared of. Mr.. Moorhead replied that
he recognized the situation fully and that
he was ready and willing to enter into any
feasible plan that would bring about an
amicable settlement.
THE MEN WILLING TO CONFER.
ssWell, what we want you to do" said
Burgess Lloyd, 'tis to have another confer
ence with your men. We think this mat
ter can be settled, and the men are willing
to talk it over if you are"
81 have never refused to confer with my
men when they desired me to do sc" re-
marked Mr.. Moorhead, 'tand will not deny
them now. 1 am ready to hold conference
any time they desire to confer"
No time was arranged for conference
between Mr. Moorhead and his men, but it
NAV be that one will be held to-day or to-
morrow.
The story of an alleged riot on Wednesday
created great deal of amusement yester-
day among those who saw the affair. Even
Mr.. Moorhead said that nothing serious
had happened.
Mr.. Mccullough, the locked-out plate
roller, said: 81 was not at Sharpsburg
when the supposed trouble occurred, but 1
understand that it was created by boys and
women and amounted to nothing. Of
course, there would be an effort on the part
of the firm to make it appear to the public
that we are troublesome. But if such riot
had occurred as was reported in the morn
ing papers, how long would it be until the
Sheriff and a lot of deputies would be in
Sharpsburg?
FEW POLICEMEN NEEDED.
"There are less than half a dozen officers
of any kind around the place. There is no
need for any more. We have been COM
mended by the citizens for our good be-
havior, for we have simply stayed away
from the mill altogether A large number
of the men have left the town altogether
and are working elsewhere"
President Riddle, of the Amalganated
lodge at that place, denied the riot story in
toto.
The following reference to the difficulty
will be made in to-morrow's issue of the
Labor Tribune, the official organ of the Anal
gamated Association.
"The issue of wages and profits made by
Moorhead Bro & Co. in their circular to the
employees of the firm should have been pro
posed in the June scale conference, when it
could have been conveniently referred to
the A. A. of l. & S. W. Convention then in
annual session. The consideration of such
matters is one important duty of the annual
conference and convention, as Mr.. John
Moorhead, the managing partner of the
Vesuvius mill, was a member of the confer
the issue before those bodies. Notwith-
standing this, it was after both conferences
had adjourned that the firm announced the
demand for a reduction of wages.
Now, if the boot be placed on the other leg,
in what estimation would the public hold
the A A of l. & S. W. Convention? If, after
the scale had been signed by majority of
having been absent and not intimating a
disagreement on his part, he had some weeks
afterwards sprung in the mill in which he
was employed a demand for increase of
wages what would have been the result?
Why certainly the A, A, if it did not discip-
line him, would be ladened with public rep
rotation and accusation of bad faith by the
mill owners. Yet in lighting in late July and
early August that which should have been
determined in June, Mr.. Moorhead has
placed himself in the position that our sup
posititious case places the workman mem
Der of the conference"
MR. MooRHEAD DIsINcLNED TO TALK.
Mr.. Moorhead was seen in the office of the
company yesterday afternoon and asked for
a reply to the point raised in the above. He
said: 81 would like very much to answer
that, but do not want to get into any more
newspaper controversy than is absolutely
unavoidable. There has been too much of
this now But III promise to answer that
for you in detail, if desired after the trouble
is settled"
what will you say in answer to Mr..
divers statement"
"well, 1 cannot understand why anyth ing
that Mr.. Oliver would say should have any
thing to do with the case. 1 was not at the
conference the day the scale was signed.
The last day l was there l talked myself
hoarse almost trying to show up the injus-
tice of the plate milf scale, and the only re-
ply l could get from the Amalgamated con-
ferees was that the association had fixed
their scale and they were powerless to make
back
81 cannot see how Mr.. divers signature
would bind me, because l never gave my
consent for him to sign for me, and he might
just as well sign a check or note for me as to
sign a scale without my knowledge. The
manufacturers were not organized. The
con ference was not held with the manufact-
urers as members of the Iron Association,
because it is out of existence, and have it
from one of the most prominent manufact-
urers in the city that if l found was in a
position to reject the scale l could do SO
without breaking faith with anyone"
is it true there will be an injunction ap-
piled for to restrain the strikers from going
about the mill?"
'Yes, sir. That step will be taken satur-
day.
The men say this will be unnecessary, as
they have been staying away from the mill
anyway. Mr.. Moorhead says he can prove
this is untrue by photographs taken and
numbered, showing who have been around
the works, and the dates upon which they
were there.
President Weihe is expected home to-mor-
row. The Association will hardly do much
until he returns. He was in Lancaster yes
terday, and in Philadelphia on Wednesday.
He has sent a letter home stating that he
will be in the city Saturday. 1t is not likely
the men at Sharpsburg will do much until
he returns.
Granted Them Charters
The following charters were granted local
concerns yesterday: The oliver Coke and
Furnace Company, the West Derry Glass