Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-17
TO AGREE UPON A SCALE.
Nahonlng and Shenango Men More
Liberal Than PittsburgerS.
TIN PLATE CONFERENCE TODAY.
An Official Who Thinks Effairs Will Be
Adjusted Amicably.
MARKET AFFECTED BY STRIKE RUMoRs

Conference Committee of the Analgamated
Association to meet them in Wheeling
and subsequently in Cleveland, they finally
consented to accept the ultimatum of the
Amalgamated Association and visit this
city.
The Wage Committee of the Association
at first desired the Youngstown manufactur-
ers to meet the Conference Committee on
the same day, and at the same time the
Pittsburg manufacturers were to present
their new scale. but this could not be
brought about, the Youngstown manu-
facturers giving as an excuse that they did
not care to affiliate in any way with the
local iron and steel manufacturers for OBJ
vious reasons, and these reasons when ex-
planned were anything but complimentary.
When the Amalgamated Association could
not prevail upon the Youngstown men to
meet in joint session with their Pittsburg
brethren, they offered to 60 to Cleveland,
but stipulated that their expenses in max
ing the trip must be paid. This, however,
the manufacturers in Ohio would not listen
to, so the only alternative remaining for the
manufacturers was TO come here.
They arrived here Yesterday and immedi-
atelv repaired to the Ferguson block, where
they held an executive session with the
Conference Committee of the Amalgamated
ASSOCIATE on. The meeting lasted from 1:30
o'clock in the afternoon to 4:30 o'clock. The
same scale that was given to the Pittsburg
manufacturers on Wednesday bv the Anal
gamated Conference Committee was handed
to the Mahoning and Shenango Valley man.
ufacturers.
Cross-Fire of Scales
This met with rebuttal, and the manu-
facturers in turn handed their scale to the
Conferen ce Committee, which called for re-
ductions in the present scale ranging from
10 per cent upward. Puddlers' wages, like
in the Pittsburg manufacturer scale, are
placed at 81 SO, but in several instances the
Youngstown men have been more liberal
in their cuts than the local men. About
4:30 o'clock the session adjourned and the
Conference Committee of the Amalgamated
Association at once repaired to their tenn
porary headquarters at Forbes Street Tur-
ner Hail to make a report to the delegates
congregated there.
When the delegates were informed that
the Youngstown men were more liberal in
their scale than the Pittsburg manutactur-
ers much surprise was exhibited and spirit
OF resentment was aroused. They are
unanimous in their denunciatlon of the
scales of both manufacturers and openly as
sert that they will never accept either.
At the morning session OF the delegates
in the Forbes Street Turner Hall, the scale
of the Pittsburg manufacturers was con-
sidered and reports from the several Vice
Presidents were heard. These papers con-
tanned interesting information concerning
the iron and steel trade and its outlook in
various parts of the country. This morning
the Mahoning and Shenango Valley Manu-
facturers' Committee met the Amalgamated
Association delegates in the Forbes Street
Turner Hall for the purpose of discussing
the scale, and, if possible, to effect COM
promise.
The Manufacturers Find q Snake
The Pittsburg manufacturers claim to
have discovered O snake in the new ANAL
gamated scale for the large universal plate
mill. Although the roller has been reduced
from 81 4S to 521I cents on the ton, an addi-
tion OF the figures for each workman in the
department shows that the total cost for tine
working of ton of finished iron has been
increased from IS "a to 50 60.
To-day at 2 o'clock in the afternoon the
Conference Committee of the Amalgamated
Association meet the sheet and tin plate
manufacturers in the Magee building, on
Fourth avenue. There has been practically
no change in this scale over that of last
year In the meeting with the sheet and
tin plate manufacturers the Conference
Committee expect to have the least trouble
Treasurer Ed Keil, of the Amalgamated
Association, says there is general belief
among the members that the manufacturers
desire to shut down their works for month
or two, but, not wishing to assume the re-
sponslbilitv themselves will insist on their
proposed scale to precipitate strike.
1.-THE market is glutted with stock in
nearly every line of manufacture" said Mr..
Kcil, "and a shutdown for a month or two
would give the manufacturers a chance TO
dispose of the surplus. Then, it is believed,
thev viii sign our scale and go TO work
again.
Feels No Serious Alarm This Year,
"There are good reasons for this belief
The manufacturers never did accept our
scale without making demand for reduc-
tions, but they have always come around in
the end on fair compromise. / don't
think we have any reason for serious alarm
this wear. In this Presidential year, when
indications are for a hard fight to re-eIect
Harrison, it would not be good policy for
the manufacturers to insist on their scale
The card rate of iron is 2 cents TODAY, lust
as it was q wear ago, when they ageed to
the old scale, but the scale proposed bv the
manufacturers means cut in the
basis for making iron which the selling
rate does not justify. We object to any cut
in the basis. We are not opposed, and
would probably agree to a cut that would
reduce the wages of the high-priced men,
there are lew other classes of work that will
Take myself, for instance; 1 am heater.
The manufacturers want to cut nv wages
down 81 30 day according to their scale
/ couldn't begin to stand that, wouldn't
think of it, and remember 1 am not one of
the 'high-priced men. Heaters all must work
hard, and they earn every cent they are get
ting now. Whatever may be dore about
the scale" concluded Mr.. Keil, 'fyou can
rest assured it will not be until after the
Amalgamated Convention adjourns. The
manufacturers will do nothing until then"
q strike Prospects Affect the Market.
The New York Iron Age, in its current re-
port to-day, says.
The all-absorbing topic is the prospect of q
strike in the Western rolling mills on July
]. The Amalgamated Association has prac-
tically adopted last years scale. while the
manufacturers demand a considerable 1e-
duction, the Pittsburg makers being in con-
ference to-day. In the steel trade interest
centers on the action of the Carnegie Steel
Company. who have formulated rates OF