Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1892-08-03
ALMOST ENDED.
indications That the Lockee-ou. Men
VIII Go TO Work.
The Men VIII Have to- sign an arre.mcn,
by IL the worsmen Virtually Re-
nonnee Their Allegiance to Any
and All Trades Inions.e

HOMESTEAD. Pa. July as.-Thc indi-
cations are that the loclScd-out men viii
return TO work, and that the Carnegie
company has won the fight. The re-
fusal of men in other works to strike in
sympathy has fastened this result The
agreement which the men will have to
sign If they return TO work reads as
follows:
Observation-Disclosures into by and be-
TWEEN the limited partnership associa-
ton of the Carnegie Steel Co, limited.
and the worlSneD employed by it at the
homestead Steel works, Munhall
l. This agreement shall 90 into effect
July l. 1892, and shall remain in force
Tor the remainder of this year and dur
ing the year 1898, and thereafter until
notice has been given as provided fol-
lowing:
:. This association or its employees
can give notice no: later than October
i, le9S, of desire 20 terminate this
agreement, in which event il shall
cease December 81, 1888. II such notice
be not given by either party by October
1, 1913, or 10y October 1, in any later
year then this agreement shall remain
IN force for the following years until
such notice be given.
Wages will be paid upon n quarterly
sliding scale, based upon the average
market price received for 4x4 Bessemer
steel billets, delivered on cars Mt works
during the preceding quarter.
l. The market price of billets shall be
established quarterly, at n conference
20 take place not later than the 18th
day of the last month OF each quarter.
between committee of six employees.
TO be chosen by the worl5men; one from
the open-hearth department, one from
the Bessem"r department. one from
the plate mill, one from the slabbinV
mill, one from the 23-inch or 38-inch
mill, and one from the 40-inch or S5-inch
mill, and committee of three from the
executive officers of the Carnegie Co.
limited The price of billets for each
quarter shall be the average between
the highest and lowest cash quotations
given by the American Manufactures
each week during said quarter
.. We, the undersigned, read the
above and examined the scale of wages
hereto annexed and made a part hereof.
hereby apply for employment, under
their conditions; and for the valuable
the association, we, each one for him
self, pledge ourselves hereby as citizens
and men TO adhere faithfully thereto
and TO take such position mt said steel
works as may be assigned To us; to ac-
cept as full payment for our service
wages ut the rates set forth in the scale
referred to, and that we will abide by
and obey the rules and regulations
publicly posted at said steel works, a
copy of which is hereby attached.
by this agreement il will be seen tine
men virtually renounce their allegi-
ance TO any trades union that may in
terfere with the relations between
them and the company. by signing it
they will acknowledge that they are
defeated and that the company has
won. Most of this, it must be remem-
bered, is as yet secret TO the body of
the strikers. When il becomes known
no one can tell what will happen All
the men want 10 go back 10 work.