Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-11

Wabash Lodge No. 5, Tcrre Haute, Ind,
wants the summer stop increased from two
weeks to four.
| Many New Extras Are Demande
In the revision of the scale for this yeal
there are more changes desired than eve
before. There is also a piling up OF
additional extras which adds greatly to
the manifold complications in the scale. In
the memorandum of agreement, Lodge No.
81, of Pennsylvania, desires the new
clause added last year changed SO as to
provide that the time in scrapping and
busheling, also in finishing departments,
shall in no case exceed hours, instead of
holrs and Is minutes as at present, from
the time the mill begins to roll until the
! first furnace commences to charge the last
heat This was point upon which the
Conference Committee disputed long time
last year. No. 80, Ohio, desires that no
| furnace snail be charged after II o'clock
noon Saturday.
There is not much of disposition to
change the pudding scale, although the
convention is bound to consider the request
for a S6 rate. 1t is only made by No II,
| Of Pennsylvania, while Nos. ID and ", OF
Pennsylvania, desire that the price remain
as it is. The same lodges desire that clause
1 of the extras in the boiling scale be changed
charged with more than 500 pounds to the
heat, instead of $50 as at present.
No. IS, Ohio, insists that no reduction be
accepted in the boiling department; No. 3,
Indiana, that four heats shall constitute q
days work on Saturday; No. 2, Alabama,
that where lump fix is required, either ore
or cinder, the same to be so cents per ton
extra for boiling.
In the muck or puddle mill, No 26, Ohio,
wants new clause added that break down
prices be paid for rolling all faggots and
piles on a muck mill train. No. l, Indiana,
desires that where muck mills burn out less
than 25 tons per day, or two high mill that
the company pay the drag out.
No changes are proposed in the scrapping
and busheling scale, but the association
will be compelled to take some action to
offset the manufacturers request for reduc-
tion of 20 per cent in this department
There is not likely to be much trouble
over the scales for knobbling and heating
slabs and shingling as neither the manufac-
turers or workmen suggest change. The
same is true OF the bar mill scale SO far as
the workmen are concerned.
New Scale for 12-Inch Mills.
Lodge No. e., Pennsylvania, wants the
following adopted as an entire new scale
for 12-inch mill:
This scale is based on the bar mill scale of
prices. and all guide mill sizes worked on
R-inch mills shall be governed by the fol-
lowing schedule:
1t is agreed that the base price at a 2-cent
Western Iron Associations card shall be
the straight 81 80 per ton for rolling guide
mill sizes on l2-inch mill, with 2 per cent
additional for each.I10 advance on said card
from to 2 $40 cent card and for each lilo ad-
vance or decline above the $40 cent card
per cent shall be added or deducted as the
case may be.
All pipe skelp or band iron ~ to ~ wide,
No. 9 to Is guage, to be 81 80 per ton.
Lighter than No. ID, So IS.
One-inch rounds and smaller shall be guide
mill prices, 81 80
Seven-eighths square and smaller shall be
81 90
One and one-eighth rounds and smaller,
when worked by hand, shall be guide mill
prices, 3 80 per ton.
One inch square and smaller, when worked
by hand, shall be guide mill prices, 81 60
All flats ~ pounds and lighter, per lineal
foot, to be guide mill prices, s. 80 per ton.
All half ovals 215 pounds and lighter, per
1ineal foot 50 80.
Beaded tire, ~ pounds and lighter, per
Resolved, When these special prices are
roughers one-fourth and all other roll hands
to receive the same per cent of increase as
roller.
In the guide, 10-inch, hoop and cotton tie
mills, instead of the sweeping reductions
asked tor by the manufacturers, creating
much of an inclination on the part of the
men to concede, they are of very strong
opinion that the scales can stand a few ex-
tras yet, and therefore the following are
tackled on:
No. Is, Pennsylvania, resolves that all s,
and lO-inch mills not employing strand boys,
and where rougher or catcher has to carry
the iron from the roughing rolls to the
strand rolls, hereafter q boy to be employed
to carry the iron, said boy to be paid by
the roller.
No. 10, Pennsylvania, demands the fol-
lowing in the hoop and cotton tie mills:
Clause to read: GAIL sizes made from 2
inch and lighter reworlzed billet made from
all muck iron; all steel hoops made from IL
and lighter reworked billet; all steel product
from 1l-lnch and lighter steel billet and cut
to regular weight, 25 cents per ton more for
rolling l213 cents more for heating, 81 cents
more for roughing and 81 additional for
to be paid"
Want Definition of Billet.
No. 44Ol, That the Wage Committee de-
fine more explicitly what constitutes bill
let. The same to be entered in the proceed |
ings of the convention.
2. That note 8 of the guide mill scale be |
revised so that the heater, rougher and |
catcher shall receive straight scale prices |
TOR all steel hoop.
3. That "4l0" and 1925 be stricken |
put and ''46G' and $3.50 be inserted. This |
re fers to the number of bundles of cotton |
Ties that shall constitute a days work)
No. 81, nsylvania-Resolved that heat |
srs' helpers receive one-third of what the |
heater makes, the same to be paid by the |
This shall not apply to helpers
that are now making more money.
That y and "a oval be placed in the guide |
i-l6 oval lie put in the scale, the price to be
z so per ton.
Nos. 81 and 67, Pennsylvania, also demand
hat $40 instead of 4 be the price paid for
'oughing and catching upon guide, 10-inch,
loop and cotton tie mills.
No. 147, Pennsylvania, asks that
lause be altered to read "1I inch and
lighter steel billets and cut to regular
weight, % cents less for rolling; 1910 less
or heating, 6A for roughing and 6A for
.atching, and that no further reduction on
teel billets be allowed"
No. 10, Ohio, suggests that the cotton tie
,rice should be 81 10 straight, whether
made from iron or steel billets or pile:
Resolved, That all hoop or cotton ties,
when rolled from steel billet, pile prices
hall be paid. That cotton ties, mills
where extra help is required at the rough
ng rolls, the company shall pay the same.
No. 60, Ohio, also wants the number of
,undles constituting days work increased
rom 41O to 500 on week days and from 325
o $50 on Saturdays
On the pipe mill No. 50, PENNSYLVANIA,
uggests the following scale for rolling on
heet and jobbing mills.
Per ton of
2 24O lbs.
70. s and heavier. ........................s So 40
,o c1 10 6O
o. yz TO ol1....................,,,, IL .,,,,,,.,,., $50
10. 1lx to IL. i2...........-..............,,, 400
10 4 4O |