The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-06-16
AMALGAMATED SCALE.
Some Surprising Changes Made
BY the Men.
TIE HIGH PRICED RORKMEN
Hayc Their Wages Cut BY the Scale
committee--somo of tho Principal
Changes Made-.Siany Extras stricll.
en- out.-The Document Presented
tothe Manufactures Committee.

PlTTsBuRoH, June 15.--The western
scale Of prices governing wages in iron
mills was completed this morning by
the delegates in convention OF the
Amalgamated Association of Iron and
Steel Workers, and was presented to
the Pittsburgh manufacturers at the
conference this afternoon, and viii be
sent to the western manufacturers at
once.
The scale is chiefly surprising from
the fact that the high.pricsd workers
have their wages cut. This includes
rollers and their helpers. TIE organiEa-
ton Of tinishers reinforced by the pud-
dler delegates, exerted and proved their
influence in bringing about q scale
by which reduction would fall on
those best able to stand one, and the
recognition OF the oft-repeated deelara-
tiens Of the manufacturers that there
were some men making too much
money, but that to rea:h them all
classes OF labor must be reduced under
the old scales, is met. The delegates
believe that by the presen. scale they
will satisfy manufacturers and by this
means avoid the threatened wage con-
flict.
The principal changes In this respect
are as follows: In the wire rod mill
scale the price per ton for rolling from
finch billets is reduced from IS cents to
so cents. The remainder Of the scale is
unchanged: There is a heavy cut in tho
angles scale. In the ltx3.l6 size, the
reductions are: Roller, from $l.60 to
$1.50; heater, reduced from so cents to
rs cents; rougher and catcher, each
from 10 cents to 1851 cents. In this mill
theseeond extra is altered to read as
follows: All angles Of unequal sizes
shall be divided; for instance, l3xl
inch (instead OF - shall be classed with
II (instead OF i angle. In the hoop
and cotton tie mill scale an important
change has been made, which is in part
concession to the manuiacturers. No.
2note will read, 40 bundles will con-
stitute days work for 3-turn mills
(instead Of every turn. except satur-
day, and on Saturday AIS bundles for 2
turn mills, and single turn 400 bundles.
Under the old scale 325 bundles ON Sat
urday constituted days work.
In the plate and tank mills scale I'M
der the old list gauges 10 and II re-
ceived 20 cents per ton above common
prices; gauges u and Is, so cents;
gauges II and 10, 40 cents, and gauges
is and II, so cents. These extras are
stricken out, and by this the rollers and
heeters bind themselves to work these
extra sizes without extra compensation.
The only change in the memorandum
Of agreement was as follows: "Third-
The time In scrapping and busheling,
also finishing departments shall in no
case exceed nine hours and fifteen min
utes from the regular Irregular, inserted)
time the mill begins to roll until the
frat FURNACES commences to charge the
last heat. This shall not apply to mills
working shorter charging. hours; this
not to apply to toiling departments
Except scrapping and busheling); also
other departments working under the
three turn system. The time for meals
on following up mills shall not be count
ed in"
The boiling or pudding scale remains
at SIS so. The following extra is insert
ed: Where potmetal or stove plate is
worked alone or mixed, 50 cents per
ton extra shall be paid. There is no
change In the muck mill scale. In
scrapping and busheling scale No. 8,
extra is changed to read busheling
heavy scrap and wrought iron turninRs,
80 cents per ton above current price.
The knobbling and shinging scales
are unchanged. In the bar and nail
plate mills the second extra Is charged
as follows: For all sizes weighing less
than q pounds per lineal foot not less
than an average days work shall be
paid, this not to include skelp iron.
THE journeymen roll turners' scale is
changed so. that 8 hours instead Of 10
will constitute days work, and Shours
instead OF 3Ahours and 20 minutes half
In the nail cutlery price list an extra
Is inserted that when nails are made
lighter than common sizes the price
shall be advanced in proportion.