Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-07-15
THE Ia BELLE REFUSES
AT THE SECOND CONFERENCE TO
SIGN THE AsEALGAAIATED
SCALE.
WILL MEET AGAIN THIS WEEK
The Tin House Employees Are Meet
ing With Some Opposition and
the situation is Critical With
Thein-Other Live Industrial News
nnd Notes.

Yesterday the second conference was
held between the management OF the La
Belle mill and the employees, regarding
the scale the employees gave to the man
agement about ten days ago. This scale
applies only TO the iron mill, and more
especially the plate mills II is reported
that at the first conference President
& Wright positively refused to sign the
scale This was bad news to the work
men; but at the conference held yester-
day the matter became more amicable.
Walter Larkins vice president of the
second district of the Amaigamated AS
sociation. was present. Mr.. Larkins is
from Martins Ferry. The conference
lasted for some tune, andano agreement
was reached, but The meeting was more
Favorable to a settlement than the first.
Another conference viii be held the latter
part of this week. 4ha Amalgamation
officials have hopes OF an early settle
ment. Those connected with the union
can make no concessions, and must stand
by the adopted scale. Ii any concessions
are made they must come from the head
of the Amalgamated s Association, and
most probably this contfo@erey will be
settled without appealing to the head OF
the union. 1s e~a9&
The men claim they are only asking
for what is right and that they know the
mills can afford to pay the wages, as they
have made d careful study of the cost
of the product, and know what it is sold
for. The argument made by the manu-
facturers could not be learned, but it is
understood they claim they cannot al
ford to pay the new scale. TINS contro
versy over the scale inehfoes the la Belle
iron mill and the Jefferson plant at
Steubenville. 1t is said the difficulty is
over the wages Tor the plate mills. An
evening paper stated some days ago that
the workmen in plate mills made indi-
yidual contracts ana were NOT bound by
he union. This is all false, as this case
has proven. The plate mill workers work
under the scale taa same as The others.
Tin House WORKERS.
1t is not likely that the American Tin
Plate Company will kick on any part OF
the scale, except that made by those en-
ployed in the tin house. VINO are known
as the l. L. P. w. A. of A., the rollers
doublers, heaters, etc 1t is understood
their scale will be readily signed. but in
the finishing department there is likely
to be trouble. h
The plant at Washington, Pa, already
has trouble on its hands, which has not
been settled ana may not be Tor some
days to come.
The tin house WORKERS shaVe asked for
considerable increase. 1t has been
learned that the increase asked for is
large, and one man stated it would aver
age over 100 per cent, as the sorters
had been making from 81 TO $1.25 per day,
and that now they asked three cents per
box, eight hour shifts, and that they
would sort from 100 to $50 boxes per day,
which at three cents per box would be
large Increase, or about three times what
they have been making. He also stated
that the balance OF the new scale was
about the same. At present there has
been no signatures TO this scale, but it is
understood the Amalgamated scale will
be signed. AT present it IS unsS &e to
make any predictions as to the outcome
of this trouble, but it is to be hoped
satisfactory agreement viii be reached.
The tin mills in Pittsburg have signed
the Amalgamated scale, and the two
leading mills outside OF the trusts have
signed and now are az werk The mills
are the Whitaker, OF this city, and the
Zugg Bros. iron and steel mill, of Pitts,
burg. Il Is
Only the mills connected with the sheet
iron trust in this vicinity have signed the
scale. but it is thought this week will
show an increase In the signers of the
scale.