Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-06-17
THEY RESENT 1T.
Iron Workers Angry Over the Masters Scale-TheY
Will Discard MahOning Mill Owners
Confer-The Situation Omnibus
Manufacturers Firm.


heavy wage reduction asked by the
manufacturers OF the Pittsburg district
at their meeting yesterday with the
Conference Committee OF the Amalga-
mated Association has aroused deep
feeling of dissatisfaction In the breasts
OF the Amalgamated Convention.
This morning the Conference Commit
tee of the Amalgamated Association
went into executive session at the head
quarters, and as the leaders OF the or
ganization are chiefly included in the
personnel OF that committee, there
was little business transacted at the
morning session OF the convention, and
the delegstes spent most OF the time
discussing the scale. The Plttsburg
delegates who are in the majority were
plainly disappointed over the action OF
the local manufacturers In following
the example of the Mahoning mill own
ers by proposing sweeping wage reduc-
tions in every department. They had
expected that locally the ironmasters
would only ask moderate reduction
and this influence could then be exerted
to bring about change in the demand
OF the Western manufacturers.
The Pittsburg manufacturers. how
ever, in several instances, have asked
greater cuts than the Mahoning Valley
Association has, and this was not only
surprise hut has aroused spirit OF re-
sentiment. Pittsburg delegates at the
convention this morning openly and
strongly denounced the manufacturers
scale, and wanted a resolution adopted
instructng the Conference Committee
to ignore the manufacturers scale en-
tirely and insist that all future confer
ences be confined exclusively TO the
Amalgamated scale. The Pittsburg
delegates who had been a little chary
OF the Ohio Valley represent
atives after the announcement OF the
proposed reduction there to-day in eau
Gus pledged themselves TO unitedly sup
port the Western delegates in resist
ance of the scale. A Youngstown dele
gate stated that the Western lodges
were strongly organized and their only
fear was local weakness in Pittsburg In
case Of q fight. A resolution was adopt
ed that the Conference Committee be
only allowed limited authority at the
mittee OF the Manufacturers Associa-
tion Of the Mahoning Valley.
That committee 'arrived in Pittsburg
about noon. Mr. James Mutt, the new
secretary, was present and inquired as
to the disposition or attitude OF the con-
vention concerning the manufacturers
He did not express any opinion as TO the
outcome. Mr.. Henry Shields, OF Girard.
said that he thought the workers could
be brought to see that wage reduction
this year is unavoidable.
The manufacturers claim to have dis
covered a snake in the new Amalga-
mated scale for the large universal
plate mill. The present scale for
finished iron per ton is as follows: Rol-
Ter, Sl.3s; heater, 90; heaters helper,
each, paid by heater, 20; shearmen,
.35; pliers and chargers, each, is. The
proposed new scale Of the Amalgamated
Association is as follows: Roller, .52X;
screwdown, .171S; straighteners, four
each, IA; sweeper, 81; heater, .06;
heaters and helpers, each, paid by
heater, 90; shearman, (pay his
own help .65; pliers and
cdCus Id. Ou VIC ldNc VI
this scale the roller is cut from S1.4S TO
5215 per ton; addition, however, shows
that the total cost of the working OF q
ton Of finished iron in the universal
plate mill has been increased from 90 "a
to $500. 1t is expected that the con-
ference to-day between the Mahonipg
Valley manufacturers and the Amalga-
mated Association Conference Commit
tee will be fruitless as neither side is
inclined to make any concessions. The
Pittsburg scale of the Amalgamated
Association, published yesterday, gov
erns wages in the Mahoning district
also.
Carnegie, Phipps & Co. deny emphat-
ically that IL was their watchman who
assaulted Gibson on the Pittsburg, Vir-
ginia aud Charleston Railroad tracks at
Homestead. The firm says that IL was
watchman OF the railroad who was
stationed there to keep men from walk
ing on the tracks, numerous casualties
having resulted from that practice.
Gibson was not badly hurt.