Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-24
HEELING. W. VA, WEDNESDAY, NAY a, IS
RUSHING THE SCALES
They May be Completed by the Cen
Ventlon in Two More Days.
SHEET SCALES FINISHED-THE
TIN PLATE CARD WILL COME
UP NEXT. AND AFTER ITS
ADOPTION THE MANUFACTURE
ERS WILL BE INVITED TO A
CONFERENCE - OTHER WORK
BEFORE THE CONVENTION.

BEFORE The CONVENTION.
Detroit, Mich, May 23.-The Anal
gamated Association convention reach
ed definite understandings on several of
the subordinate wage scales to-day.
The scales for roughing and catching,
rolling pipe and sheer iron jobbing
mills were settled, and an average adj
vance agreed upon. The tin-plate
scale is being discussed. A commune
ication was received from the Tin
Plate and Bar. Iron Manufacturers,
stating that their representatives
would be here on Thursday for the
purpose OF meeting the association and
of wages and rates.
The convention has decided. it is
said, that the same price shall be paid
for all light scrap, worked alone in
boiling furnace, as for working wrought
iron turnings, and that the puddlers
and boilers shall be paid for all blooms
and sl1ders equivalent to 400 pounds
where the charge is 500 pounds per
heat, when it is no fault of the boiler.
Where pot metal or stove plate is work
ed alone or mixed, SO cents per ton ex-
ira shall be paid, but if the stove plate
or pot metal to the extent of 100
pounds or less it worked with pig
metal, no extras shall be paid When
mixed material is worked, not provid-
ed Tor by the scale, the mean price be-
tween the prices of the materials used
snail be made, the proportion not to go
below One-third. Five heats shall con-
stltute days work on double turn,
SIX heats single turn, and in mills
working three turns. five heats per
turn shall constitute a days work.
some action will probably be taken
Wnlcn Will make "a general increase in
salarles of the officers of the associa-
ton, as there seems a sentiment that
they are underpaid at present.
The convention has been making
good time on the scales, which are ex-
pected to consume only about two DAYS
more. AT the session yesterday after
noon agreement was reached on the
plate and tank mill scale and the sheet
mill scale. The convention yesterday
decided to devote Wednesday morning
to visit to a local factory. When al
the scales have been completed confer
ence committees will be appointed to
arrange matters with the manufacture
ers, and at the same time the conven-
ton itself will proceed to the work of
electing officers, making any necessary
changes in the constitution and select
ing place for the next meeting.
Satisfactory progress has been made
thus far by the convention in the scale
work and it is likely that business will
be finished up by the end of the week.
During Friday and Monday, the two
days devoted wholly to the scale, a
great deal of work was done the vari-
GUS parts of the iron scale having been
adopted at the close of Mondays SEES
sion and the sheet scale entered upon
The conservatism of the delegates, as
already remarked upon, was displayed
in the fixing Of these scales, nothing OF
the exorbitant nature which had been
prophesied in some quarters being dis
cussed.
The convention has been extremely
harmonious throughout. The delegates
have shown a willingness to be guided
in large part by the wisdom of their
officers and scale committee
A project that is being discussed by
the delegates to some extent is that Of
the "black-Isting" of men who have
been dismissed from mill. Under the
present system "a man who is discharg
ed from any branch of the business
for cause cannot secure employment
in his branch of the trade, and it is
felt by many that if the proposed COM
bination of trusts goes into effect. it
would make this yet more far-reaching.
The matter is not on the programme
and has not been brought up in the
convention. but some action may be
called for before the week ends.
An agreemenut was reached on the
bar and Pinch scale, the hoop and
common tie scale and the plate and
tank mill scale The bar iron or tin
plate rates have been fixed as follows.
Ball rate, IS per ton, with bar iron at
1.3 cents; s5.25 with bar iron at Is
cents; S5.75 with bar iron at is cents;
se with bar iron at II cents. The new
rates on scrap, per ton. 2,464 pounds,
based on actual sales of bar iron. are
as follows: One cent bar iron. s479:
IL cents, s492; IL cents. S5.05: 1:3
cents, s5.14; Is cents, s5.23; is cents.
s5.43. On refined iron. per ton. the
same, % per cent. advance is insisted
upon.
When the convention finishes the
wage scale problem the matter of or
ganization work will be taken I'D. and
resolutions favoring important changes
in the present plan are being framed.
A national organizer will be appointed
whose business it will be to see to it
that subordinate lodges are properly
organized. An endeavor will be made
this year In increase the membership
of the association.