The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-04-16
THE TIN PLATE MAKERS.


TAty Wsra 9 seriaA FsllsrasE q Ritf5s
LaelT IIanufsetars VisVls.
The tin plate manufacturers Of ne
country met IN Pitiiburgh yestotdaS
for the purpose Of ConBldering the new
conditions brought about BY the fol.
fnaiien q the stePl pool Noi1a
ing vas aeeomp liGhed 81 Ycierla1
seaai1ns and the Meeting viii eottin pe
to-day. A local man laetufef ~ tie
coiiFla o. q conVcrcatlon relative 10 thu
situation, says that TIE present statn1
Of FiIairS Is = Spea king lesson of NE
folly dt giving an Infant Industry like
the Tin plate busin6 -, the slight ana
inadequate protection givap hN tha
present tarih Law. EYeff eh9nGe ~
the steel busineaA upaetA the tin platf
manufacturers, who are hanging on %
their venture by q mere thread ana are
barely able to Hhara the AmeFieRp mar
ket with the Welsh r1enpfectpre
Until adequate prptepti9a u giNpn tna
tin plate industry II VIII continue n ~
prelent uncertain state
Speaking Of the Plttahurgh meetlpq,
tho Leader had this last evonlng; ~
BortS Of SuFmiaeS are helng made 'sag
to the probable policy ltp bo ptlrluad
by the tin plate men In view % the ~
arFangOment Of prices BY the recently
formed soft steel pool, The gnesslnE
Is going on at q lively Tate. hpt ailer
all Is said and done Il q doubtful tf the
manhfAotureTa themselves know Just
where they are IT. They hope. hoHi-
ever, 10 arrive at certain conclusions %.
morrow at general meeting to BE- held
In this city, and accord ing "a q stats
ment made by SECRETARY John Jarrett
every hrm In the country VIII % fqis
resented.
The hoard OF managers Of the TN
Plate MGhufactursra Association went
into executive session this afternoon.
At noon Secretary Jarrett said;
ut II altogether too early 10 say any
thing about the work on hand for the
reason that the board has not acted
on any OF the matters pertaining %
trade conditions In all Likelihood ne
board will prepare certain meaauF0 tAi9
afternoon for presentation at teHlor.
rows meeting These vii be qiacu4qea
and acted upon then"
Asked If any effort would be made 70
bring about friendly relations betW ep
the tin plate people and the sQft 8teel
pool. Mr.. Jarrett said:
fOh. the relations are ALREADY ffiends
ly. It may be that something N the
line OF q working agreement VIII b
considered. Nearly all Of the tin plate
arms are already members ot Qtif ~
sociation, but those outside viii alao ps
on hand to participate In the delibeFa-
tons
Among the many stories aAoat e one
to the effect that the tin plate meH VIII
advance prices ll order 70 meet tne N
crease on billetS, This Is doubtful.
however, as the manufac ctpFers Alfe9t.y
complain of being almost unable 70
meet foreign prices IN the New York
market. The chances are that dght-
bound association will be perfected to-
morrow and efforts made 20 reach aA
anlicable understanding with the steel
interests, A hght against the pool on
the part OF the men interested In the
infant industry Is not looked toF.
The following Associated Press dis
patch, from Pittsburgh, was received
last night; The tin piate manufaet trrer.
are here from. all parts Of the country
to attend the general meetigg q tiA
plate producers, to consider the Ieeele
advance in tin plate bars ana deyltA
means to improve the existing eondl-
tions The meeting promises to BE- the
largest gathering of tin plate manutacs
tuners ever held IN this country and
win include the independent producers
as well as the members OF the tin plate
association. It Is said an effort VIM be
made to have all the manufacturers
agree to maintain prices, and Il that is
successful an advance In the price Of
tin plate to cover the increased cost Of
steel billets will probably follow. Il Y
not believed that hsht viii be made
ON the steel billet pool, aS has been
stated,