Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-29
WAITED ON EVERSON.
A Committee of the Elba Strikers
Confers With the Manager.
THEY GET NO SATISFACTION.
The Firm Will Not Treat With the Imalga-
mated Association.
PRESIDENT WEIHE WAS PRESENT

It was expected that the conference YES
terday between the strikers committee and
Manager Everson, of the Elba Iron Works,
would result in an amicable adjustment of
the trouble at that mill Contrary to gen.
eral expectation, it had the opposite effect,
and virtually widened the already extended
breach between the company and the men.
The company's position was clearly defined
by the manager In such way that it could
not be mistaken, and he said there would be
no backdown from 1t. The strikers claim
this had no effect upon their determination
to hold out, and they are as strong and as
hopeful as ever.
President Weihe, of the Amalgamated
Association, went to Demmler yesterday to
attend to some minor matters and on his
He had a consultation with the leaders of
the strike, and, it was decided to 60 to Man
ager Everson and find out if some settle
ment could not be arrived at. Accordingly
a committee of five and President Weihe
went to the company's Office and were in
conference with Manager Everson for two
hours. The meeting was breezy one.
Wouldn't Treat With the Association.
The strikers asked Manager Everson to
sign the scale. He said it was too late to
talk of scale or Amalgamated Association
now, as the company had decided to run
their own affairs in the future. He.told the
men that there was no possibility of set
tlement and the only way in which the men
could obtain their positions was to make
application for them. If they were still
vacant, he would have no objection to re-
placing them, but on no account would he
discharge any of the men he now has, white
or colored, If their work was satisfactory.
Manager Everson said it was not matter
of three turns as it had gone too far to con-
slider that now, but it was the question of
running the mill as they pleased. He said
they paid the prices required by the
Amalgamated scale and it was therefore not
a question of saving money.
Presi dent Weihe was asked after the con-
ference what he thought of the result and
said: ''Mr. Everson will not consider the
subject of signing the scale. He seems de-
termined to run non-union. All this
trouble about the three turns could have
been remedied If Manager Everson would
have said that he would not try to run
three turns if it was not practical when the
question was asked him. You can readily
see, in order to get the three turns in the "a
hours some of the puddlers would perhaps
get only three or four heats, which would
not give them their days wages. Mr.
Everson wants to run his mill the full "a
hours irrespective of the number of heats
man can get out.
The Length of a Turn.
sTo make five heats 1t would require at
least nine hours and quarter to do Justice
to the quality of the iron and to keep the
furnace in good condition in order to give
results which would give a finished prod
uct"
Manager Everson said in regard to the re-
suit of the conference: 'The Amalgamated
Association has angled with us for some
time. Now they come again and ask US to
sign. It is simply out of the question. We
are getting along nicely, improving every
day. To-day has been by far the most sue
cessful since we started up. New
workmen are coming in who are thoroughly
experienced. We have a colored roller
who is the best workman we have ever had
in our mill. The strikers are beaten, and
they should acknowledge it They played
what they thought would be their winning
card when they tried to get the pipe mill
men to come out. When the whistle blew
for work last Monday morning we had
enough men to start up several mills.
Scarcity of iron prevents US running as full
as usual"
One of the strikers Press Committee said:
'Of all the men who are out there are only
ten who have not obtained positions else
where. In some instances the positions are
not as lucrative as those held In the Elba,
but they get fair compensation"
An employment agent has secured 100
colored iron workers from Alabama, who
will be at work next week