Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-09-27
IN LABOR CIRCLES.
A MEETING OF THE GLASS MANUFACTURERS
COMMITTEE
He'd in Piitsburg, Yestsriay-NO Apparent
Change ia the SiuahOn-An
Amalgamatsd SeIlsmsnt

There is no apparent change in the
glass situation. The representatives OF
the local glass concerns, on both sides
of the river, went TO Pittsburg yester-
day, and a meeting was held there yes
terday afternoon, but DO adYlces as to
what was done, If anything, were re-
ceived last night.
Secretary John Kungler, OF the Flint
Glass Workers Union, was interviewed
In Pittsburg last night, and he SAID
here was nothing new. 1t will be
tome days yet before the second vote on
she manufacturer propositions by the
focal unions will be received. Untll
then little can be done in the way OF
holding another conference or making
any efforts toward arranging terms on
a satisfactory basis.
Some Of the flint glass workers are In
clined TO consider the stand taken oy
the manufacturers as a "blutf" and pro-
fess to have no apprehension as to the
ultimate result President Smith speaks
for all the members Of his organization
when he states that the manufacturers
have taken advantage OF the hard times
and the depressed condition OF trade
to make a fight against the organiza-
tion in the hope that they
can demoralize the workers union,
which is one of the strongest
In the word, not that they expect to
accomplish anything in the end, but
simply because the present time Is OPP
perfume to kick up little fuss and they
can afford it. There is no demand for
glass, and If all differences between the
workers and the employers were at the
present time settled it is doubtful
whether the factories would be put
in operation. The workers say they
are just as competent to size up the sit
uation as the manufacturers, ss there
is no scarcity of intelligence among the
rank and file Of the union, and X the
manufacturers think they can starve
the men into submission and out OF the
organization they have undertaken a
very big task. This is a good deal like
strike talk, and it may end that way.
An amicable settlement Of the differ
ences between the Amalgamated Asso-
citation OF Iron & Steel Workers and the
Pittsburg manufacturers was effected
at the Joint scale conference
at PittSburg yesterday afternoon.
The settlement was made by
the inishers agreeing to reduction of
the minimum card price from &c TO 115c
per pound. This means ten per cent
reduction in wages at present card
rates, but II prices advance, nnder
this sliding scale, wages will be
increased accordingly. The cut
will not affect the puddlers
or workmen in other departments.
The conference was harmonious, and
the workmen anticipate an early re-
sumption OF all the mills in the dis
trict While the manufacturers agreed
to the scale to-day however, they
are not entirely satisfied. They
claim that with puddlers receiv-
ing S4 per ton in non-union mills
and other labor reduced Droportionate-
ly, they cannot compete with these
mills and pay Amalgamated wages,
which are 20 per cent. higher. a dis
patch from Youngstown, o., last night
saws the manufacturers OF the She
mango aud Mahoning valleys met yes
terday after noon and decided not to go
into a conference with the Amalgama-
ted Association at present.
1t is reported that twenty-eight
manufacturers in the iron >and steel
sheet manufacturers association are
desirous of q further revision OF the
scale, claiming that under the present
rate of wages they cannot successfully
operate their works. As yet no official
notice has been given the officials OF
the Amalgamated Association, and they
do not think that there is any trouble
to be feared.
1t would be hard to imagine a bus!er
place than the Lower Benwood mill is
at present. All the plant is on IN full
except the steel works department,
which is undergoing the great repairs.
When these Improvements are COM
pleted, which will be 10 less than a
month, the steel works will really be
new. Around the plant nearly
six hundred persons are given en-
ployment. The coal bank has
all the employees working, and 5000
bushels of coal are the output daily.
On each side Of the steel works are
large gangs of men working. Workmen
were engaged yesterday placing the
rails on the new trestle to the pig iron
yard. This trestle is 500 feet long. A
switch is also being laid from the lower
end OF the mill along Main street 10
Benwoob TO Eighth street. On the
other side Of the mill tracks are being
laid across Ninth street. The roofs,
sidings and smoke stacks OF the entire
plant are being painted.
Next Tuesday the steel works at the
Riverside Iron Works will go on In full.
on Monday. There will be no change
in the running Of the remainder OF the
works.
The La Belle Plate Mil will start to-
day 10 make muck iron plate for two
weeks. Since the start nail plate has
been made. The entire mill is on In
full this week.
This Ends It.
The series OF cock fights between
fowls of a Riverside Iron Works man
and a butcher OF Jacob street below
Forty-tkt-d, reported in this paper,
have been read with interest. Yester-
dsv aFtarnoon the final light came of