Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-19
.THE RATES REJECTED
BY TIE IRON MANUFACTURERS Up AZ
PIPISBURG.
They Say They Will Hold No More Conference,
With the Men An Unsatisfactory
Sl2is Of AEairS

Negotiations between the Amalss-
mated Association and the Pittsburg
iron manufacturers over wage scale
have ended. The mill owners rejected
the workingmen's rates and the confer.
ence was adjourned. No date was set
for another meeting. The manufaet-
urers' plants will remain shut down and
the $4,000 men employed In their oper-
alton will continue idle.
The session Of the conference, which
was decided upon when the two com.
mIttees met aud failed to agree on Sat.
urdsy, July S, commenced In the Fer.
eusOn building at o'clock. Members
OF the companies which had been repre-
sented at the other scale meetings, ex.
ceyt Jones & Laughlins and the ].
Painter Company, who have siGned tho
scale, attended. The conference dld
not last as long as the others. The
manufacturers simply stated that they
would not accept the Amalsamated
Associations terms aud there was bat
little discussion.
President Garland announced that the
Amalgamated organization would stand
by the rates adopted In convention,
which many western and two Pittsburg
concerns had accepted as Just The
matter Of another meeting was consld-
cred. None was deemed necessary, and
negotiations were declared OF.
James McCutcheon. OF Lindsay & Nc
Cutchoon, who has taken a conspicuous
part In the conference, was seen by
reporter after the meeting. Ho
said: 1--WE have failed TO come 10 sat.
isiactory terms on the wage question,
and may never agree. No othOr meet
ing Is likely 10 occur. A date for one
has not been appointed, at any rate"
"When will the mills be started2" was
asked.
"We cannot tell just new, Not for .
while"
"Will they be made non.unlon?"
at is too early 10 talk about that 1
am unable TO say what will be the re-
suit Of our Disagreement with the
workers"
President Garland was interviewed In
his private offies at AmalgAmated head
quarters on Aprth avenue. When
asked II the a5.xhce Of Q settlement
would remove allSllelIhood Of the pilt.
owners signing tho sesle he said: AN
"Not al all; should N mAnufat N
ers decide to recade from rhpsAsszznH
attitude the scale Is ready for their slk
natures. Jones & LaughlIn's and th'
Painter people did not sign the wage
agreement in conference. The othel
mill owners can pursue the same course
II they sign now it will be that way
The scale will be printed snd sent ou
to the sub-odges, the members Of whicf
will present the rates TO the compAnI
or firm at whose mills they are EN-
ployed. The scale may be signed Jet.
In spite OF the hopeful attitude which
the Amalgamated president assumed
the fact remains that the chances ol
the five concerns which participated IN
the conference becoming non-unlon art
excellent These are the plants oper
ated by the Oliver Iron and Steel Com
pany, Plttsburg Force and Iron Com.
pany, Lindsay e. McCntcheon. Lock.
hart Iron and Steel Company And Zne
& Co. Mr.. David Oliver was asked YES.
CAV when his plant would be start<
He replied that be did not know. Wh%
asked II he contemplated operating lI
with non-union labor he stated that no
was unable 20 tell what would DO doBo,
and refused to talk further.
The fact that union labor Is not en-
ployed at the Oliver q Roberts wire
company's mill, and letter which Mr..
oliver addressed 70 Pittsburg news
paper last week, has led 70 the belief
that he contemplated Installing nom
unjonIsts In the Oliver iron mill. heT M
hers OF the other concerns named woy
not talk concerning their intentlonss =
The mills will not be started " 10
negotiations over the scale between 81
lodges and the employees are endea.'
Then n the scale Is not signed an ehort
Will be made 10 run non-unlon men, AZ
this plan Is carried out successfuliy ~
would mean that thousands OF Plus
burg mill men will either leave tns
AmaIgamated ranks or be compelled "
seek employment elsewhere.
The failurs OF the Ama'gamated asso-
citation 70 make terms with the manu-
facturers makes members of tne 1nsb-
ers' union more confident that theiroEn
scale will be signed. Their conisIehso
with Jones & LaughIlns Will ocfuI ~
last OF this week. a date Of the NEST
ing has not been named.