Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-02
BUT NO RESULT REACHED.
1 Sides Refuse to Make the
Slightest Concessions.
WILL MEET AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY.
Firms in Kentucky and Indiana Sign the
Scale for 1928.
CARNEGIE INTERESTS RE0RGANiZED

Anotner conference was held yesterday
between the Pittsburg manufacturers and
the representatives of the Amalgamated
Association. 1t was fruitless, and q con-
ference will be held again Wednesday next
Excluding the adoption of the sheet
scale, which governs the wages in the iron
and steel sheet mills for the ensuing year,
and the acceptance OF the new Western
scale by few isolated manufacturers, the
labor situation shows little, if any, change
over the preceding a hours Three con-
ferences have already been held, the last
yesterday afternoon, between the Wage
Committee of the Amalgamated Associa-
tion and the Pittsburg manufacturers, but a
settlement is yet to be rcsched.
The acceptance of the sheet scale and the
adoption of the s. so rate for boiling iron
by several large Western firms and a few
local manufacturers, led the workmen to be-
lieye thas the way was being paved for a
settlement with the Pittsburg manufactur-
ers, but the looked-for concessions have not
been made. AT . o'clock yesterday after
noon the Conference Committee of the
Amalgamated Association and the iron
manufacturers held a meeting In the Fergu-
son block.
No Concessions by Either Side.
The session lasted about four hours The
same ground was covered at this conference
as at the previous ones. Both sides re-
affirmed the positions taken at the other two
sessions. Neither side seemed inclined to
make any concessions whatever
The committee appointed to represent the
I III.
They insisted on the adoption of The scale
as originally presented BY that organza-
ton. On the manufacturers side the same
position was taken as before They as
serted that it would be utterly impossible
Tor them TO sign the Amalgamated scale in
its present form, simply because competi-
tion was stronger than ever before and
they could not afford it.
The Amalgamated Association officials
can scarcely conceal their surprise at
the firm stand still assumed
by the Pittsburg manufacturers.
When the manufacturers scale
with its heavy reductions was first pre-
sented to the Amalgamated Association the
officers of that body looked upon it as clear
case of bluff, and did not seem to feel its
enforcement would be demanded At
clock, after fruitless discussion, the con-
ference adjourned, but not before arranging
for another meeting, to take place next
Wednesday.
Among abe large number of mills that
..Gsed dowpHhursdsy night were the plants
OF Shoenberger s Go. and Howe, Brown &
Co The members of these two firms assert |
that the scale question will not nor has not |
affect ed their mills
a Matter of but Little Moment
The new Western scale of prices simply |
applies to the pudding department, and is |
such trifing matter that their signatures |
will be attached without any hesitation. |
They state that this is their annual shut
down and is made for repairs and stock
taking. The work will be completed |
in about a week, when they expect to con-
tinue. All the mills in Allegheny are idle
except a part of Smith Bros. La Belle
steel works. This has been a non-union
mill for some year and consequently is not
affected BY the Amalgamated Associations
scale, except in the steel melting depart
ment They will probably resume in the
near future.
News reached the headquarters of the
Amalgamated Association last night that
ail INC llpe uiIlS IN the country naQ closed |
down for month to take an account of
stock. This action will add a great manv
wori1men to those already idle.
To the long list of signers to the Amalga-
mated Associations scale two more were
added yesterday. These were Mitchell
Tranter & Co., with offices at Cincinnati
and works at Covington, Ky, and the In
diana Iron Company, at Muncie, Ind The
former company has knobbling, IL pud-
ding. scrap, slab, plate mill, anneal-
ing and 5 heating furnaces, train of rolls
and l seven-groSs-ton Siemens open-hearth
steel furnace. Their capacity is $4,000 net
tons of special shapes and employment is
given 10 nearly 400 men.
The Indiana Iron Company has double
and 20 single pudding and heating fur
nacss and 3 train OF rolls The firm manu-
factures bar and guide iron and bolts and
nuts. They employ $50 workmen.