Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-21
AT THE SAME WAGES.
Skilled WorkIhen at Carnegie's Home
stead Steel Works
SIGN A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT.
Amalgamated Association officials Say 1t
Will Have
NO EFFECT UPON THE IRON SCALE

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residents of Homestead last evening ovel
the announcement that the Carnegie Steel
Company at that place had, through theil
general superintendent, Mr.. Potter, entered
into an amicable and thoroughly satisfac.
tory arrangement with the following trades.
men employed in their mills: Engineers,
boilermakers, carpenters, patternmakers,
painters, timers, coppersmiths, millwrights,
foundrymen, riggers and the machinists,
their respective helpers These virtually
include all the skilled labor in the mills
outside of the members of the Amalgamated
Association.
The terms of the agreement are that the
men will continue at the same wages they
now receive for a period of three
years, beginning with June 20, 1892,
and extending until June 20, 1895.
The workmen involved, nearly 700 hands,
stated they had no grievance against the
company. aud were fully satisfied with the
treatment they have been accorded by the
management
Among the first to hear the news were
several members of the wage committee of
the Amalgamated Association, one of whom
said: "It can hardly be denied that it
would have been much better for all con-
cerned in case of strike, for all the men
employed in the mill to be out and advo-
eating one common cause.
Won't Affect the Amalgamated Men.
'tHowever, this action on the part of the
tradesmen mentioned will in no way weaken
the Amalgamated Association during the
present time or in the future. All of
these men belong to separate Or
ganizations, and are paid by the
day and not BY the amount of
work they perform. Another thing to be
considered is that even if 700 men have
signed new contract, which I cannot be-
lieve possible, they cannot have any great
amount OF work to do in case the iron and
steel men go out on a strike or a lockout
occurs
CHANGING over the schedule of the Anal
gamated Association for the present week
shows that to-day the delegates and various
officials of the organization will have more
than the usual amount of important bust
ness to transact 1t is expected that the
long and exhaustive report of the Steel
Scale Committee will have been so far COM
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bers of the convention during this morn
ing's session of the regular meeting at
Forbes Street Turner Hall. This report,
which deals largely with the Homestead
scale, is of the greatest possible in
terest to all of the delegates, and
the maiority of them are looking forward
to the result of the committees work
with many outward signs of impatience.
Discussion of this report will probably con-
sumo the entire morning
Plenty OF Work Ahead for DeIecates
The afternoon meeting will be devoted to
matters of a similar nature, providing the
report embodying the Homestead scale has
been acted upon. There are yet nine more
committees from as many mills who have
not up to last evening handed in their re-
ports, and all of these will be given hear
ing, so that the delegates will have plenty
of business for the next two or three DAYS.
This evening President Weihe, together
with Vice President M. M. Garland, Nc
Pherson Brown, Griffith Davis, John Johns,
George D. Evans, James McClosky, T. G.
Ainscourt, Raymond Bowers, Leopold
Auberly, Harry Herbert, Thomas Hogan,
T. H. Jones and William j. Evans
representing one of the conference commit
tees of the Amalgamated Association, will
meet a committee of the sheet and tin block
manufacturers in the rooms of the Associa-
tion of Iron and Steel Sheet Manufacturers
The members of the last named committee
are w. T. Graham, n. E. Whitaker, w.
c. Cronemeyer, b. F. Jennings, j. G. Bat
telle, b. n. Caldwell, George McMurtrie,
V. Preston, William Banfeld, Warner
Ames and John Jarrett. These two bodies
met and conferred on Friday evening last.
The session was the longest of any held
during this convention and no agreement
was reached. The principal point of dis
cussion was the wages paid to the shear
man. which was hotly debated by both
sides. 1t is expected that settlement will
be reached this evening.
Will be Banqueted at Homestead.
In response to the invitation of the Home
stead people to the delegates of the Seven
teenth Annual Convention of the Amalga-
mated Association of Iron and Steel
Workers to visit Homestead on Thursday
evening next, President Weihe has ac-
cepted in behalf of the visitors The enter
tainment will be of the highest class fol-
lowed by banquet. Although no positive
arrangements have been made by the Off
cials, it is expected that the conditions of
last year will prevail, which were as follows:
hours of that day will, instead of taking a
recess at noon, hold continuous session of
six and one-half hours, then, after taking a
couple of hours recess, meet at the railroad
station and proceed in a body to Homestead.
Yesterday morning, after hearing the report
OF Vice President Sheehan, the convention
adjourned, so that the Steel Scale Commit
tee would have ample time to complete
their labors. During the afternoon Presi-
dent Weihe received letter from the
officials in charge of the Western Peniten-
tiary, inviting the delegates to visit the in
stitution at any time during their stay in
the city. This was read to the delegates,
many of whom agreed to set aside an alter
noon to visit the prison.
1t was understood that the manu-
facturers' Conference Committee was
to hold meeting yesterday to
decide upon definite policy. The men,
bers did not come together, however, sew
eral of the committeeman being absent from
the city.