The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-28
THAT STORY
OF A MONTHS
SHUT DOWN.
OF the Iron and Steel Mills Of the
Country Is Discredited by Re-
cent Developments. 8.
TOOMANY 0RDERSARE ONHAND
To Take Such a Step, and the Signing
Of the Amalgamated Scale
5 Is the Proof.

The story that all the iron and steel
plants of the country would be- shut
, down for a month or more to- curtail
the output, is not credited by the best
opinion in the Wheeling dlstrict-ln
fact, is tdlscredl;ed by thessignlng!&of
the Amalgamated scale y:s;the Bslle
and other establishments, and the re-
sumption of work at that company's
Wheeling and steubenvile establish
:ments. In addition, more mills are go
ing on at the Aetna Standard; the
Riverside. 1t is said, Will SO on next
Monday, employing 1000 additional
men. and the Wheeling Steel & Iron
Company's Benwood plant is said to be
slated to go on next we'll. THESE and
other Indications in the local field are
not indicative of determination to
close down the mills for the purpose
claimed. The view expressed by Pres
-ident Gary, Of the Federal Steel, that
the mills have too many orders Son,
hand to shut down, is very generally
held in the Wheeling district.
Tin-Workers'. Advance f2 Per Cent
i Notices have been sent out from the
Amalgamated Association headquarters
to all sub-lodges announcing advances
in wages under the new scale. II has
Just been made public that an examIna-
ton has been made of the sales OF the
American Tin Plate. Company for May
and June, which show that (the: skilled
workers are entitled to an afdvance of,19
| per cent.
| The notice sent out to the tin plate
| lodges reads as follows: THE eXami1a-
ton OF the selling price OF the American
Tin Plate Company shows that our man
now at work In mills where the scale is
signed. are entitled to an advance Of l2
j per cent over the price Of the scale
book Your lodge will notify the ofiico
at once. so that the clerks can make out
the pay roll according to these prices.
The advance applies to all helpers as
well as tonnage men,
! 3tThis advance is based on the nnw
scale. which is likely 10 be considerably
modified at the conference with the
trust officials. The time and place for
this meeting have. just been arranged.
twill be held In the offices yofthe trus;
in New York on Monday The commit,
tee has been given discretionary power,
! and II I settlement is made II will like
| ~ be on last years base of 81 %. Instead
OF the new base OF ST. The concerns
that have signed the original scale will
then be given the modified scale.
The notice. to the rolling mill lodges.
after informing the workers that the BIZ
monthly examination of bar iron sales
, gives the puddlcrs n rate OF Sc 12is n
ton, which was published. ar the TING
the examination was made, adds the
following:
The other departments. covered by
this rate are also to receive the. prices
opposite the'l.S cents in the scales. This
applies TO the scales up TO and including
12-iach and bar mills. On guide, 10
inch, hoop and cotton tie mills there Is
an advance OF 6 per cent above the base
prices of the new scale book. This ap.
plies to all tonnage jobs ana also to all
helpers who are members Of the ANAL
gamated Association. The basa figures
now In the book for guide, lO-lnch. hoop
ard cotton tie mills must be increased
10 per cent, after which the per cent Is
to be added. This Is made necessary
and explained by the Inst line In the
preamble of guide mill scales
The strike at the Burgess Steel and
Iron Works at Portsmouth, O., has been
settled and the plant Is In operation.
The Amalgamated Association scale
has been signed. This plant, is one Of
the concerns that entered the Cruclble
Steel Company of America, which has
just been formed.
The scale has also been signed by two
other Important concerns, the LaBelle
Iron and Steel Company. with works ut
Wheeling and Steubenville, and the
Lockport Iron and Steel Company,
operating the Vulcan Forge and Iron
Works at McKees Rocks. The Wheel
Ing plant is In operation. and the work.;
at Steubenville and Mckeas Rocks will
be started on, Monday. The latter Is
one Of the largest iron mills outside or
the combinations, operating thIrty-onc
single furnaces, seven heating furnaces
and three trains OF rolls About 1000
Amalgamated Association nrenibef5 are
employed by the LaBelle Cotnpahy. and
this Is the first time in sixteen years
that it has recognized the workers or
ganizntion.
No date has yet been fixed f0- con-
ference with the combinationsI on tho
iron scale. anu n large number of indie
pendent concerns are expected to start
before the combines arc ready TO take
up the wage question aguIn with the
Amalgamated Association. ~ arr ~
A New Industry. -
Last night n meeting OF the directors
of the recently organized Ohio. Valley
Tobacco Company was held for the
purpose OF arranging for the placing of
the plant in operation next week. This
company proposes TO enter the field In
competition with the Mail Pouch and
other package tobaccos. At the start
about twenty-five people will find en-
ployment. aud 1t is anticipated that the
business will Increase and call for the
employment of many more hands. The
plant has been Installed In the large