Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-02
LOST A CANDIDATE.
VIM. Martin, Late Of the A. A. Of l. &
S. W., Takes a Position in
CARNEGIE, PHIPPs & co.'s OFFICE.
The Strike of the Building Trades Enters
It's Second Month.
MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIAL ITEMS

Il is now definitely settled that william
Martin, ex-Secretary of the Amalgamated
Association of Iron and Steel Workers; to
whom propositions have been made to re-
turn to the association in an off1cial
capacity, will not accept an Office
in that organization under any cont
sideration. He has just been engaged
as superintendent of the Industrial
Department of the Carnegie interests, new
position created by the concern, and the
duties of which he assumed yesterday This
is step forward for Mr.. Martin in the in
dustrial world, and he is congratulated on
every side upon the compliment which has
been paid to his rare ability as labor leader
and his thorough knowledge of all the con-
ditions surrounding the labor situation.
The firms business has increased of late
to such an extent and the industrial matters
requiring special attention turned up with
such frequency that the duties of the officials
became burdensome. On last Thursday ne
gotiations were closed with Mr.. Martin to
take charge of and look after all labor mat
ters arising in connection with the COM
panies' interests.
Duties of the New Position.
This will include all the disputes in mills,
attending to the details of the scales in the
various establishments and general over
sight of the interests of the companies. He
has resigned his position as manager of the
Commercial Real Estate Exchange, and his
connection with that concern, which has
lasted for nearly a year, will be entirely
severed in a day or two.
Chairman Abbott, of Carnegie, Phipps &
Co., was seen at his home in the East End
last night He said Mr.. Martin had been Sc
cured for the new position simply because
of his exceptional fitness to perform the
duties of the office satisfactorily to the Arm.
bax-r ~,S~-1< Ir4 eafd n
there is more OF less dffficulty constantly.
We engaged Mr. Martin to look after inter
csts there because we did not believe there
is man in Pittsburg or Allegheny
who is as conversant with all the phases of
the labor matters as he is. We discovered
that during our conferences with the asso-
citation with which he was formerly con-
nected we needed just such a man as he is,
and when we learned he was available we
lost no time in engaging him to do the
work. The firm will continue to deal with
the scale Committees as formerly, and Mr..
Martin will be required to look after details.
He will have his headquarters at the main
office on Fifth avenue. He will be of valu-
BILE assistance to the firm.
because of his wide acquaintance with the
laboring classes and this together with his
natural abilities were the reasons which
prompted the proposition being made to
him."
High Praise for Mr.. Martin.
There was no end of Mr.. Abbott's praise
for Mr.. Martin, and 1t is said by the latter's
friends that it was shrewd move on the
part of the firm to take an official almost d.
rectly from the Amalgamated Association
to look after their labor interests, as it is
well known that Mr.. Martin has lost none of
his sympathies for organized labor. Mr..
Martin was seen last night but he was
not disposed to talk much about his new
position. at would not be prudent for me
to talk much" said he. zone thing about
the new department that has been created
by the Carnegie firm is that they take the
lead of all other firms in the world, SO far as
l know, in the matter of a regularly estab-
one superintendent"
Mr.. Martin admitted for the first time that
a proposition had been made to return to
the Amalgamated Association, and in a most
tempting shape ut that, but he could not feel
justified in accepting any offer from the con-
vention which opens this morning. The
meeting this year will be the largest ever
held. The Scale Committee wound up its
business yesterday and will report the re-
suit of their work to the convention to-day.
President Weihe will be reelected and there
is little indication now that there will be
any opposition to more than one or two of
the present officers.