Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-07-13
THE POTTERY SCALE.
TIE SETTLEMENT REACHED IS NOT En-
TIRELY SATISFACTORY HERS,
But Largs Majority Of the Men Seem
Pleased, and an Early Resumption
is Looked for.

There seems little doubt that before
long all the potteres of the city will be
in operation again. 1t is probabls that
the Warwick and Wheeling potteries
will be on not later than next week, as
indicated by the managements of the
plants when they received the kilograms
saying the strike had been settled, and
that both the potteres would 60 on at
once. The president Of the Warwick
began to get things in readiness
yesterday for the resumption, and
the engines OF the La Belle were
started. The engines will be run
to-day also. There seems little doubt
but that the potters will accept the new
terms in this city. The arrangements
OF the works Of the city have strong
faith that the men will go to work soon.
and about ,ix-seventhsiOf the potters are
in favor OF going to work again. Not
withstanding this, the Advisory Board
Of the strk ing potters OF the city held
a meeting last night at Menge & How
ley's Hail, on the South Side, and de-
cided to wait until they would hear
from East Liverpool before they would
take action in the matter.
The Advisory Board called az the
REGISTER, office yesterday TO say they
were not satisfied with the Trenton
compromise. They said the union OF
this city was controlled by the industry
In East Liverpool and they would await
the action OF the potters of that city.
The Brotherhood OF Operative Potters
is now In session at East Liverpool, and
IL Is thought they will at once take
action on the compromise effecting the
potters OF Trenton. 1t is thought the
answer will come from the East Liver
pool men to-day.
Following are the steps which led up
to the settlement of the strike at Tren-
ton: Last week three OF the operators
and three Of the pottery meu OF Tren ton
met in that city, and this body was 10
have full power TO act as far as that city
was concerned. 1t is fact well known
that the action taken In Trenton would
sway the industry OF the United States.
There was slight disagreement at this
convention, and the meeting adjourned
with the understanding that Senator
| Smith, of New jersey, should act as
sort of arbitrator. The Senator arranged
| for the meeting which brought about
the settlement. Seven men were ap-
pointed from among the pottery unions
of Trenton, representing all branches
OF the business. The manufacturers
from different parts of the country were
then sent there TO confer with the
seven potters and the Senator. This
| convention met at Washington, ID. C.,
| Wed nesday morning. The manufac-
turer to represent the industry OF
Wheeling was Charles w. Franzheim.
On the ne OF that day the settle
ment was reached, and kilograms were
ut once sklk to the operators OF this
city that the great contest was settled.
The larger number of the potters OF
! the city arc eiS6 of the settlemens, enu
were In happy vein yesterday. The
majority OF them think that they VIII
20 TO work before long. They reason 1t
that it is the best thing they can do, as
il would be useless TO hold out il Tren-
ton goes TO work. Considering the re-
auctions that have been made In othei
| industries, it seems the potters should
be glad over the settlement, as their
reduction will be but twelve and one
| half per cent. over the list OF 1885,
while some OF the employees of the iron
mills have suffered reductions In many
instances in this city OF 45 per cent
Then the woman and the laborers are
not to be affected, but are TO get the
same they made in 1885.
The potters OF the city have not held
any conference with Mr.. Franzheim
since his return. 1t is understood he is
ready to receive them whenever they
wish to apply Mr.. Franzheim thinks
that al the Wheeling men will go 10
work in a days, and the operators OF
the city think the same.
Following is the agreement entire De-
tween the operators and the potters at
the recent convention at Washington
which brought about the settlement:
tit is hereby mutually agreed between
the manufacturing potters OF trenton
y. j., and ali their employees except
the kiln men and packers, who are not
parties to this agreement) that the rate
of wages for twelve months from this,
the 18th day Of July, 1894, shall be the
same as was paid up to the first day OF
January, 1894 less the uniform cut on
all branches of 1919 per cent. This
agreement. however, does not apply to
the sanitary pottery ware, or the work
men employed in that branch OF the
pottery Industry. And it Is hereby
further agreed that no such worAlns'
man shall be biacklisted or refused en-
ploymept AZ his former position because
Of any participation in the strike that's
hereby settled"
The Advisory Board OF the potters OF
this city 20; word yesterday from Iren'
ton that the strike had been settled.
Work was beCu D yesterday getting the
Warwick pottery in shape for the re-
sumption.
INDUSTRIAL TOPICS.