Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-03-29
Special to the Register.

Special TO the Register.
Pittsburg. Pa. March 2S.-President
NJ. NJ. Garland, of the Amalgamated AS
ISOLATION, returned late last night from
a weeks absence in Indianapolis He
had been attending the sessions OF the
Executive Council OF the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. While in the West
he heard of the disruption of the Mer-
chant Bar Iron Association. He also
heard of the claim made by manutactur-
ers that luis would end the conferences
on the bi-mOnthly adjustment OF wages
of workers in the union rolling mills Oh
the country. This Mr.. Garland emPhaI-
ically denied He said the sworn
statements OF manufacturers as 10 the
sales made in March and April would
be made and a conference held ABOUT
MAY 10 to fix the rate to be paid the
puudlers and fnisheIs for May ana
June
Although members of the orgaDiza-
ton have admitted uhat ii has been dis
solved, Secretary James H. Mutt tele-
graphs a denial from headquarters at
Youngstown.
President Garland say the Executive
Council of the American Federation OF
Labor at the meeting indorsed the
eight-hour movement. II Will be IN
augurated by the carpenters, stonema-
sons and stonecutters, and the mineral
miners of the NorthwesC, recently or
ganized by President Penna, OF the
United Mine Workers, will also join
in the movement. The horseShoers
who are now working ten hours day
will make demand on May 1 for a
nine-hour day. The demand, Mr. Gar
land says, will only be made in cities
and towns where the organizations are
strong enough 10 make the fight.
In speaking Of the attitude of Local
Union No. Y, South Side Painters, to-
ward Local Union No. 6, Mr.. Garland
said the council has not authority 10
expel the organization from the FEEDER
alton. A vote OF eensure, however, was
passed.
A special meeting of Local Union No.
6. of the Brotherhood of Painters and
Decorators. has been called for Mon
day night A conference between COM
mittees OF jOurneymen and master
painters was held last night, but moth
ing looking TO settlement OF the strike
was agreed upon.
The strikers claim they nov have 800
men at work al the SO a day rate. They
are confident of success and believe
that with continued good weather the
trouble Will soon be ended in their
favor
BY hard work the committee Of coal
operators having in charge the securing
of signatures TO the uniformity contract
three more names have been added TO
the list. Only four more names are
now lacking to complete the 95 per cent.
necessary to continue the 70-cent ton
rate for digging the balance of the
year.
President Phil H. Penna. of the
United Mine Workers, cOmplimented
George W. Schluederberg. of the Rob
bins interests for his energetic labors
i'm the effort to firmly establish a uni
form rate for mining in the Pittsburg
district which. of course. will carry with
il advanced rates for digging in other
mining States. Mr. Penna says there
are but eight operators now holding out
against the contract. OF these they
only need four TO complete what viii be
considered uniform conditions.
Every effort has been made TO bring
enough of these mine owners into line,
but without success. There is still hope
among the miners officials that o. per
cent Will have signed the agreement
when the meeting is held on Tuesday
10 canvass the result..H the required
number of signatures is not attached to
the agreement by that time there is a
possibility of cut in mining rates.
At a meeting of the Price Committee
of the Wrought Iron Pipe and Tube
Manufacturers Association, some slight
advances In prices on pipes and tubes
were made. Manufacturers discounts
to the jObbing trade are now as follows:
BUTT weld black, 81 per cent. four los
and . lay weld black, 81 per cent, four
los and 5; butt weld galvanized. 50 per
cent, four los and >; lap weld galvan-
lied, 80 per cent, four los. The new
prices go into effect at once.