Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-25
A COMPROMISE.
TIE WARgHOUSENRN'S STRIKE SETTLED AT
CONFERENCE LAST NIGHT.
The Men Hsld kssrng in the Morning, and
Decided to Return to Work The
New Agreement

The strike Of the warehouse-men en-
ployeo N the different wholesale groceries,
was settled at a conference held at the
residence of Mr.. Henry Baer, on Chapline
street, last nirht
Yesterday morning at nine o'clock the
members Of Warehousemen's Union held
a meeting at which the report OF the
Arbitration Committee was heard,
The question of returning TO work upon
the terms proposed by the merchants, was
put TO q vote Dy secret ballot, and IL car
red by vote OF % TO ID. This practically
settled the matter, and the Trades Assem-
bly, Arbitration Committee was instructed
TO inform the merchants Of the action OF
the Union. Accordingly, meeting was
arranged for $50 o'clock, at the residence
Of Mr. Henry Baer, for the purpose oI
| preparing a written agreement.
Dnring the afternoon some OF the W are
housemen expressed dissatisfaction Win
the result of the meeting, and announced
their determination not to move from Vnelr
first position, and refuse TO work with the
nou-union men. This disposition TO KICK
was manifested principally among those
who were not present at the meeting AS
only Al persons were present, and ABOUT IUO
men are affected by the strike, III was
claimed that the vote did not properly re-
present the opinion of the Warehouse
men. Some of the men claimed tnat Tue ma
jority Of the Warehousemen were opposeu
TO returning TO work with non-unlon men,
and they made an effort TO postpone the
conference with the merchants until Mon
day evening, in the hope that IN another
meeting the Union would reverse its &C
tion.
AT last nights conference at Mr.. Baer's
residence the following gentlemen were
present: Merchants-Henry Baer, Myron
Hubbard, D. V. Reilly, VIM. Elllngham.
Trades Assembly Arbitration Committee
Roman Dobler, Richard Robertson, VIM.
Frohme, Jr., and Jerry Meade. After
full discussion of the situation, the follow
ing agreement was finally reached:
Articles of agreement between the
Wholesale Grocers Association on the one
part, and the Arbitration Committee OF
the Ohio Valley Trade Assembly. In De-
half of Warehousemen's Union No. 1923.
Article |. On and after October Goth
1891, tifty-nine hours to constitute a weeks
work.
Article2. The minimums prices paid at
first for hustler shall be $3.50 per day,
and $3.50 a week after man has been en-
ployed six months.
Article 8. The minimumS wages Tor
Porter shall be $l0.50 per week.
Article (. The minimum prices for driv-
ers shall be fixed at $40 for one horse
wagon, $l125 for a two horse wagon; and
$l2. so for a three horse or transfer wagon.
Article ). That all over time shall be 80
cents per hour.
Article s. Hustlers who have served
full apprenticeship of six months, or any
part thereof, shall be entitled to credit for
such full or part service of apprenticeship
when given employment in any other estab-
blishment; certificate of such service shall
be furnished on application by the en-
ployer 10 the employee
Article {. A conference committee shall
be appointed consisting Of three members
of the Wholesale Grocers' Protective AS
sociotlon and three members from the
WarehOuSemen's Union, to which all
troubles arising shall be submitted, and
each association, respectively, hereby
agrees to give thirty days notice before en-
facing a strike, lockout or change in the
scale. In case OF failure to agree at the
first meeting, the Trades Assembly Arbi-
tration Commit ee will assume the place OF
the local committee in the controversy.
Article Z. The jobberS reserve the right
TO employ and discharge men for good and
sufficient cause, and express no objection
TO their joining the Union, and pledge our
selves not TO discharge them simply for
Joining or belonging to the Union, and none
shall because of their membership suffer
detriment in their employment.
HENRY BAER,
MYRoN HUBBARD,
j. V. REILLY,
VIM ELLINGHANI,
Committee Of Wholesale Grocers' Associ-
alton.
ROMAN DOBLER,
RICHARD ROBERTSON
VIM. FRoHME, JB.,
JERRY MEADE,
Committee OF Arbitration of Ohio Valley
Trades Assembly.
The Wholesale grocers will retain all the
new men in their employment ~ present.
and will fill their vacant positions from
members of the Warehousemen's Union.
They also agreed to give their old en-
ploves the preference in case Of future
vacancies. Not more than one-half of the
strikers will return to work under this ar
rangement.
A meeting of the Warehousemen's Union
has been called for this morning at Trades
Assembly Hall.