Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-12


vicinity will. it is said, be running full turn
to make up for the time lost in fruitless
conferences y
Outsiders Expected to Como In.
It is expected by the officials of the
Amalgamated Association now that the iron
troubles are settled that number of the
concerns in outlying districts will sign the
new scale Immediately. The Shenango and
Mahoning Valley manufacturers will likely
remain idle for time. The majority of
steel masters throughout the country have
thus far refrained from committing them
selves in any way.
The Illinois Steel Company, the Oliver
Iron and Steel Company and the Belleville
Steel Company are the only firms up until
last night that have signed the steel scale
for the ensuing year. Among the
Shenango and Mahoning Valley men
there is also quite a number of representa-
tive firms, All of these Joined forces at
the beginning of the recent trouble and in
sisted upon q separate conference. TIE
Wage Committee of the Amalgamated As
sociation met them once or twice, but
owing to the enormous reduction demanded
in the scale no agreement was reached
After the last meeting the Ohio manu-
facturers disappeared from the city. Since
then they have remained quiet
Another Firm Signs.
The Akron Iron Company, represented in
the conference by Captain Baldwin, have
Iron Company, it is alleged, have affixed
their signature to the regular Amalgamated
rates. James II. Mutt, the representative
of the Shenango Valley Manufacturers
Association, was in Pittsburg yes
terdav. He made arrangements with
the Amalgamated men to hold another
conference next Wednesday. No trouble is
anticipated in arranging the scale in the
Ohio district The manufacturers were op-J
posed to the scale before the 10 per cent
reduction was accepted in this city. 1t is
thought the iron masters will be ready to
waive their demand for q reduction in pud-
ding since the local manufacturers took the
initiative.
After the Youngstown manufacturers
have been disposed of there will be little
work for the Amalgamated Association to
perform. Their efforts will be confined to
reaching an agreement with the
steel manufacturers, prominent among
whom is the Carnegie Steel Company;
Limited. The latter company have formu-
lated a new iron scale of their own. This
they have agreed to continue for 18 months.
On this account they are greatly affected by
the settlement of the Pittsburg iron manu-
facturers.
Secretary Lovcjoy Talks.
Secretary Loveioy, in speaking of the
agreement entered into by the Amalgamated
Association and the local iron men, last
evening said: ''This agreement both aids
and Injuries us at the Upper Union Mill.
Our scale is almost the same as the one first
proposed by the Amalgamated Association.
This will hurt us to the extent that we will
have to pay 10 per cent more in the finish
ing departments than the manufacturers
who sign the revised Amalgamated scale.
This may also iniure us, because it means
work for thousands of men who will pay
increased benefits to the strikers at our
Homestead and other mills.
Son this account it will postpone the
time when our old men will return to work.
On the other hand the agreement to q re-
duction of 10 per cent should help us.
think the fact that We pay 10 per cent more
In the finishing departments more than
other manufacturers should attract to our
mills all men who are anxious to secure the
best wages"
Besides obtaining settlement with the
valley manufacturers and the steel men the
Association are interested in
the settlement of the jobbing mills. The
scale. For some reason,
however, the officials of the organization
agreed to allow the workmen directly con-
cerned to settle that matter with their en-
plogers. Already one conference has been
held without any result
A Conference Postponed.
Another conference was to have been
held on Tuesday last, but as it conficted
with the plans of the Amalgamation it was
postponed. The jobbing mills are part of
the regular sheet and mill scale. The latter
has been signed. Among all the sheet
mills, however, there are five that roll ten
gauge and heavier and 4S inches wide or
more. Therefore in the jobbing only the !
five mills are represented. Yesterday rep
resentatives of the companies owning these |
mills met in Secretary Jarrett's rooms to |
arrange for another conference. 1t was de- |
cided, however, that no discussion would be |
held this week unless something unforeseen |
transpired.
Before the close of the conference with |
the Pittsburg manufacturers, Wednesday |
evening, President Weihe and President |
elect Garland, of the Amalgamated Associa-
tion, were appointed on a committee with |
d. B. Oliver and James Bailey to figure out |
the changes made in the scale bv the 10 per |
cent reduction and arrange for the printing |
of the new wage list when completed. Presi- |
dent Weihe said last night that this COM
mittee would meet in a day or two.
Charles Zug said: 81 don't care to express |
any views on the subject, for think that |
too much has been said already in the |
papers. The action of the men in refusing |
to reduce the price of pudding will un- |
doubtedly have material effect on the pro-
duction of iron in this city. We start up !
Monday"
Concessions Should Have Been Made.
President Brown, of Brown & Co., in
said: SIT was i'll advised in the |
not to make a concession in the |
pudding scale, as the discrimination
against Pittsburg will have ruinous effect |
upon the iron production of the city. As |
far as the scale is concerned it is not what |
we wanted, but as the committees ap-
pointed to settle the question decided so
we will have to abide by their declsion."
A. E. w. Painter said: "Being one of |
the committee, of course am satisfied with |
the scale, or should never have given nv
sanction to it. 1t is not what we wanted,
but it was the best way out of difficulty |
and we desired to get our men off
he streets and at work again. The
Duddlers are certainly driving the nails
INTO their own coffirs by refusing to
make reduction in their scale. They are
doing themselves great harm beside caus-
ing others great loss of money. Take our
plant for instance. We have forge of
81 furnaces, which until recently has never
been out of operation except for holidays.
With the new scale we will find very little !
" ork which can be turned out proftably in
this department The puddlers will find
hat there will not be so much work for
hem as has been heretofore. The little
boom for puddlers occasioned by the great
demand for pipe iron will be found