The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-13

The compromise effected In Washing.
ton, Of the difficulties between tho pot
tory manufacturers and workmen, was
the subject Of general eouuent and
conversation all over town yesterday.
1t seems that the settlement. after arsI
thought does not appeal 60 faVorably 70
the local striking msn. Their advisory
board met lrst evening At tho hall on
tho South Side and talked tho matter
over, and the ssntImen, seemed 70 be
that the compromise was not sstlsiac.
tory. As the men have as yet received
no official notification Of the settlement
no action was taken regarding H. In
addition to this the kiln hands and
packers refused 10 accept the reduction
aud the settlement docs not apply to
them, and IL IL improbable that any Of
the potterlus will start until these men
arc satis0ed.
President O. W. FrauzhoIm, OF the
Wheeling Pottery Company, returned
yesterday morning from Washington
City, whore he attended the conference
between tho manufacturers association
committee and tho New Jersey potters.
He stated that tho manufacturers had
boon assured that the pottery scale in
tho now tarifi bill will DO 10 and IS per
cont, instead Of 30 and IS per cent, Us
fixed in the senate and So and 10 per
cont as the original house bill had it,
and 1t was on this assurance that they
had agreed 10 compromise the difficult
Ties with uniform reduction Of wages
Of l24 per cont After tho conference
With Senator Smith, OF New Jersey, the
following agreement wns signed-by both
eidcs to the controversy:
II L. hereby mutually agreed between the
manufacturing pOttcB Of Trenton. \. j.. and all
their employs Except tho kiln men and pack
CTS, who are not parties TO the agrrrmGntl that
tho rttc Of wages Tot twnlvH months from thtS
18th das OF July. 1894 shall DO the same ~ was
paid up 10 the list day OF january, 1891. less
Uniform cut on al branches Of icy per cent.
This agreement. however. docs uot apply 10
sanitary pottery wurc. or the w0rkinRmen en-
ployed In that branch Of tho pottery Industry.
And Il Is hereby further agreed thnt no such
Nyofkingman shall 10 biackifSicd or fefmsoa en-
ploylhCnt Ut bis inrTpct position becauEo Of any
participation In tho strike that Is hereby settled.
Mr.. Trauzheim said that tho settle-
ment effected does not apply to the
sanitary waro branch Of the business,
and that the Chapline street establish.
mont of tho Wheelin. company, which
ia now fitted up to manufacture that
kind Of ware, would not resume. He
was also unable to say nt what ttme
tho LaBelIo pottery would resume OPP
orations. All depends upon tho action
taken by the pottery workmcn, and
thoy will probably do nothing until
they hear what Wow is tnkon Of tho set
Element by the East Liverpool work.
mon. The kiln.hands seem 10 DO the
principal opponents TO the settlement,
and workman said that the proposed
scale would bring tho wages OF those
men down to about 81 70 day.
Yesterday the LaBelle pottery, on the
South Sido, was q scene Of activity for
the 1rst time In many months. Tho
engines wero going and preparations
being mado for an carly resumption.
Superintendent DAWSON was busy part
Of tho day in arranging the various
molds that will now no called into use
aguIn. The mixers woro got In shape
to work up the clay.