The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-24
Differences between Them Split, Nei-
ther Side Getting All that 1t
Wanted or Demanded.
MANY MILLS RESUME TO-DAY
OTHERS WILL OPEN AS SOON AS
THEY CAN BE PREPARED.
Over 10000 Glad Workmen Benefited
soon-ScttIement Details.

CINCINNATI, Sept. 23.-At $50 o'clock
this morning the conference committees of
the Amalgamated Association of Iron and
Steel Workers and Of the manufacturers
signed the wage scale that will be effective
until July, 1901.
1t is what is known as the yearly scale.
which begins always with July. Owing
to the unusual fluctuations of the market
the new scale had not been signed when
the mills shut down June 80, and the con-
ditions have been unfavorable ever since
June, so the mills have been idle for al
most three months. AS soon as the scale
was signed. this morning, messages were
sent in every direction, before the con-
ferees breakfasted, ordering the fires built
at once. Some mills will start tomorrow
morning and all others as soon as pos
sible. This decision means employment,
tomorrow, to over $4,000 workingmen who
have been idle since June, awaiting the
adjustment of their wage scale.
Meantime, the wage conference commit
tee of the Amalgamated Association of
Iron and Steel Workers has had five diff
ferent conferences with the manufacturers,
at New York, Detroit, indianapolis and
Youngstown, as well as here. They have
been in conference here since Wednesday.
and determined last night to sit till they
got together or agreed to disagree. While
neither side got what they wanted yet
both sides felt relieved when the scale
was signed, after an all-night session, and
most OF the conferees left without sleep.
so as to be at the mills Monday morning.
President Schaffer, Secretary Williams and
others remained to arrange some details
with Commissioner Mutt, and they retired
about s o'clock this morning, but the
others did their sleeping on the trains, en-
route home for the general resumption to-
morrow.
The reasons for the delay in adjusting
the wage scale, as well as for the fire.
quent prolonged conferences. are due to
the slump in the market and the fiuctua-
tions during the past year from the high
est to the lowest prices. The workers
wanted s. a ton, based on a one-and-four-
tenth card rate. The manufacturers Of
fered $3.50 a ton, on a one-cent card rate
for boiling, and the differences were in
about the same proportion in other lines.
President Schaffer and Commissioner
Mutt jointly gave out the official statement
to-day:
1.-The rate for boiling is A.75 ton. based
on a one-cent card rate, with the same
| basis running up TO one and two-tenths
for the card rate or s120. But the price
for boiling for September and October
shall be S. a ton. based on a card rate OF
one and four-tenths cents.
Muck rolling shall be one-seventh OF
the price paid for boiling.
"Busheling on sand bottom shall be $50
| on one-cent card rate, with the same base
running UP to one-and-two-tenths card
rate.
1.-THE following scale was fixed for the
| finishing mills:
lon bar mills the price to be paid il
| the same as last year. with a card rate
| Of one and fourteenth cents. graded dowr
| TO one-cent card.
ION guide. Iten-inch and hoop millsl the
/ base and rate apply as they do on ths
bar and the twelve-inch mills
| Among the mills ordered started are those
of the American Steel Hoop Company. al
Girard. Youngstown, Warren. Pomeroy ant
| Greenville. and of the Republic Iron ant
| Steel Company, at Youngstown, Ironton
| Terre Haute. Birmingham. Muncie. Frank
lin. Marion. Moline. New Albany. Mime
apolis. Covington, Ky; Brazil, Ind; Spring
| field. ILL.,; Alexandria. Ind.