Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-05-23

Detroit, Mich, May 22.-With the ex-
ception of the sheet iron and tin plate
items. the general wage scale of the
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel
and Tin Workers has practically been
settled so far as the association is con-
cerned. The entire scale has been re-
vised and the rates of wages on a few
kinds of work have been slightly in
creased, while on others there have
been reductions. Owing principally 10
the condition Of the times and the
breaking up of manufacturers trusts no
radical changes have been made.
The following somewhat general
changes show the progress of revision
to date;
The boiling rate on l 1-10 cent bar
iron has been left at $3.50 ton, the
same as last year. The scale has been
graduated up to $3.50 on two-cent bar
iron, while for boiling dephosphorized
iron the rate is S1.10 ton extra.
Regarding the regulations for boiling,
the charge in the furnace should not
be more than $50 pounds per heat. Five
heats are to constitute days work on
double time; six heats on single time,
and either four or five heats on treble
or eight hour time.
The scrapping scale OBJ 1-10 cent bar
iron has been reduced from $1.55 to
$3.50 per net ton, and the scale grades
up to $1.S5 on two cent bar iron, which
is the same base as last year.
There is an increase in the scale on
heating slabs and shingling. Last year
the rate was 60 7-10 cents on a basis or
/ 10 cent bar iron, but this year the
rate agreed upon by the delegates is 90
cents. and the scale graduates up to
771a cents on two cent bar iron.
The scales on pipe iron and skelp, bar
and nail plate. knobbing; those on wag ;
in plate and tank mills in guide mills 10
inch mills. hoop iron mills and cotton tie
mills remain unchanged in the revision so
far made. There yet remains undisposed
OF the wages scales on sheet iron and tin
plate.
CLEVELAND. O.. May 22.-The iron
men in Cleveland have Just awakened to
the fact that while the small furnace men
and manufacturers have been be'Ioanng
hard times. Carnegie's agents have cor
rallied all the business in sight. 1t wiS
stated to-day upon unimpeachable author
ity that Carnegie is prepared this year 10
consume 100000 tons OF iron ore, ut least
double the quantity he has ever used il
one year. Practically all Of this ore VIII
be furnished by the Rockefeller mining IN
terest. To-day an agent OF Rockefeller
chartered fifteen ore steamers for the eh-
tire season. Rockefeller already owned
eighteen ore steamers and had control Of
four boats of the American TranspOrta-
ton Company and he intents To chaDer
still others as all these will BE- able to
bring down only 100000 tons OF ore this
season. This is depressing news for the
vessel. mining and iron interests other
than Carnegie's and Rockefeller's. Prac-
ticallv all this ore will be unlOaded 1T Con-
neaut. a small Ohio port, and from there
be taken direct TO Pittsburg by Carnegie's
new railroad. built for this purpose The
construction of this railroad. it may be
said. has knocked on the head the gigan-
tic scheme for a ship canal from Lake
Erie to Pittsburg.
CLEVELAND. o., May 22.-The Tin
Plate Manufacturers Association at it's
meeting to-day rejected the wage scale
presented by the tin workers and COM
mittee was appointed to meet similar
committee from the workers at a confer
ence to be held in Pittsburg at some time
in the near future TO decide the question