Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-07-30

Youngstown, O., July 29.-The pud-
dlers of this, the Sixth disrir, which
.fs the largest in the Amalgama..I Asso-
citation, have decided 20 break away
from the organization and Vl form ono
whose membership wil, include 011y
those who are boilers by occupation.
Mutterings 0f q threataD. disruption
have been heard for some dime among
the puddlers. who complained chat they
were not being treated fairly ly the
Amalgamated officials and several
meetings were held here. composed OF
delegates from an over ,ha district.
When the committee of pudl.ers cl..ci
upon President Carl and o. The Tod
House on The morning on the day on
which the scale conference with tho
manufactures was held here le op-
posed the action in demanding $3.50 base
for pudding
The members Of the committee were
decidedly warm at the reception they
met, and used 1t as an argument TO sus-
tain the ground they had taken that the
national officials had combined with
The fnishers at the scale convention IN
Cleveland 20 turn down the pudl l'ers,
who had urged that the scale base for
boiling should be made at least $3.50
per ton. Following the scale confer
ence here another delegate convention
of puddlers from lodges I'm this district
was held. and the committee instructed
80, ..f-
all puddlers lodges in The district re-
viewing the meetings that had been
held the reception accorded the come
mittee by the Amalgamated officials and
requesting each lodge 10 take such ac-
tion rs would result In betterng The
condition of hose who f0l-
lowed the occupation of boil
ing. In response % this circular
meetings We're held an through the dis
trict Saturday night by pudi.ers' lodges
and from information received here
the dissatisfaction is general. and ar
will unite In seeding from tho Amalea-
mated Association. AZ the meeting "
Ayers Lodge the sentiment was practi-
| cally unit among the members in
favor of seeding from the parent lodge
Ayers Lodge is one of the oldest and
largest In the Association and has
prosperous career, It's membership be-
ing composed of men who own their
own houses and are i'm well-to-do cir
cumstances During the lnsetilg -the
conduct OF - uii70na. lodge Officers
was discussed and commented upon In
| terms OF a fOrcible character. One
l-ers al.
by the fnishers SO far as fixing Tho
scale was concerned, and though We
protested against il. the officials sided
with them and we had no show. TIL.
fnishers' union was organized because
they claimed they were being taxed 10
support the Association and no. given
proper representation, and we have been
treated in the same way. IL Is ron-
sense TO keep paying I'm dues 90 support
oillclals and an association that uses
every means to defeat ms. and the sooner
we organize for ourselves the better OH
we will be"
me following resolutions were pre-
sented ana adopted without dissent.
Resolved, That we, the members OF
Ayers Lodge Of the Amagamald
Association, DO hereby abs0lve our
selves from the authority vested I'm the
national lodge A. a. Of /. q S. w.
hesolyed, That We return our char
ter and all property belonging ~ fhr
Amagamatel Association now I'm nu
possession, TO the national Lodge and
that we give notice of our Withdrawal
from the organization
SteoltOn Lodge OF the Amalgamated
Association composed of cmDI0y, OBJ.
the plant OF the Ohio Steel COMPANY it
is reported, viii also secede from the
Amalgamated Association. being dis-
satisfied with the scale paid the finish.
ers, which, they claim. is much higher
than they receive At the last meeting
the matter was generally discussed. and
unless ii is adjusted 90 their satisfaction
they Will join with the puddlcr5 in
forming an independent organization.
With a single exception AN The r0il-
ing mills here are being operated 10
their full capacity and are ull unable
to keep pace th the orders which
have shown no diminuu.n n volume
during the past week A portion of 'hl
mills of the Mahoning Valley Iron Come
pany are idle by reason Ot making r.r-
essary repairs, but expect .o bc 1n fuii
by the middle of the week
Cleveland, o.. July 2g-The puidlers
Of Cleveland are much perur1od CyeP
the outlook for their trade. The Anal
gamated Association scale for this year
places their wages 3t $i per 'aa or p
sliding scale but thoy have not yu hoard
whether their employees have agreed
TO it, They have written t0 Pre- nl
Garland, Of 'ha Amauma.i As
tion, for information. Dut have not r.-
ceived an answer. The rules VI -he ts-
sociation provide that IL tao scale is 200
signed within o. specified time. tl. s"a''
of the preceding year w.i be ln force
The time is nearly mp and -le scale
of 1894 is 81 per TON even. THE Wddif5
while anxious declare thar .er |.I
neither strike nor withdraw from the