Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-02
MORE TIMERS FOUND.
Names of Competent Workmen Will
Be Sent to Mr.. Niedringhaus
AS SOON AS HE SIGNS THE SCALE
J.P Sheehan Explains the Unsettled Trouble
at Sharpsburg.
THE LOCAL MACHINISTS CONSOLIDATE

The controversy between the officials of the
Amalgamated Association and manufactur-
ers of tin plate is growing exceedingly in
teresting. There can be no reason to doubt
that before very long sufficient evidence
will be produced by both sides to en-
able the public to judge very clearly
whether or not it is necessary to import for
eign workmen. So far the Amalgamated
officials feel that they have the best of the
argument, and they propose to take ex-
Congressman Niedringhaus at his word in
regard to the employment of home work.
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''It is rather peculiar thing to me, said
Vice President Garland, of the asso ociation,
yesterday, that "Mr. Niedringhaus did not
discover that there were not competent men
in America with whom to equip tin plate
plant, until he learned what the Amalga-
mated scale for 1892 would be- Previous
to the adoption of this years scale he said
nothing about being compelled to import
workmen. But now that the scale is little
too high to suit him, he suddenly finds that
American workmen won't do-that he must
import foreigners because he can get them
for less money.
A CLAUSE NOT CUT OUT.
'sW. c. Cronemyer stated on the Con-
ference Committee that he represented the
St. Louis Stamping Company, as well as the
United States Tin Plate Company, and
when the scale was signed supposed it in
cluded Mr.. Neidringhaus' plant. The manu-
facturers wanted the clause providing for Is
per cent extra for soft steel taken off on ac-
count of it being harder to work. 1t was
left in the scale, but Mr.. Cronemyer did not
tell us until to-day that he only represented
Niedringhaus in his objection to the Is per
cent clause He refuses now to sign the
Amalgamated scale, and because he knows
nearly all the tin plate workers, and partic-
ularly the practical Welsh workers are in
the association, he takes it upon himself
to say that there are no practical
men to be had. He can easily
afford to make big offers to our men, because
he knows they won't work for him until he
signs our scale. He has practical sheet
rollers in his own employ now, but they are
on strike. He doesn't have to give any
brown stone fronts as premiums for tin
plate workers. If he will sign the Anal
gamated scale we will furnish scores of men
who can do his work right"
VIEWS OF AN EXPERT.
John M. Price, practical tin plate
roller, now employed by the Canonsburg
Iron and Steel Company, passed through the
city yesterday on his way to Detroit. He
had read yesterdays DISPATCH and was
very much interested in the matter from
the fact that he used to roll tin plate for
Mr.. Niedringhaus before the latter erected
his mill.
practical men in this country" said he,
task him where John Cole got his employees
at Demmler in 1874 and 1876. Why, there
are hundreds of tin plate workers in this
country, and Mr.. Niedringhaus knows it.
John Guthrie, one of his own
employees, is one of the best tin
plate workers that ever worked at the bust
ness. At the Canonsburg Iron and Steel
Works, out of six plate rollers, we have
five first-class tin plate rollers. When
worked for Demmler Bros, Mi. Niedring-
haus bought all his plates from my employ
ers William B. Rodgers is another man
who formerly worked at the business at
Wellsville. Mr.. NiedringhaIs knows Mr..
Rodgers, and knows he is a competent tin
plate worker.
PLENTY OF MEN TO BE HAD.
'T might quote score of gentlemen with
whom MI. NledrlnSnaus is acquainted who
are practical men, but don't want to hurt
his feelings. He wants to get the sympathy
of the public and the public officials
by saying that there are no tin plate work
ers here. Well, he NAV get an opportunity
to make good his offer Of 100 per cent above
what I have made at the business, for I
might get dispensation from President
W eihe to allow me to go to ST. Louis and
work in his non-union establishment.
The statement is made by the manufac-
turers who want to import workmen that
the ground on which the decision of Super
Owens was made was that the
tin plate industry was an infant industry,
and that there were not enough skilled
workmen here to carry on the work Anal
gamated officials claim to have proven that
the country contains enough skilled work.
men to supply the wants of the manufacture
ers, and that the importation of foreign
labor ought not to be begun.