Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-24
THE Wage SCALE
FOR 1901 SIGNED
AT A CINCINNATI CONFERENCE, AT
HALF-PAST SIX YESTERDAY
MORNING.
AFFECTS 10000 WoRKMEN.
THE RESULT ARRIVED AT AFTER
AN ALL NIGHT SESSION.
The Reason for the Delay Said to Be
the Recent Fluctuations in the
MarIet-An official Statement Civ
en- Out-The Rate of Boiling $4.75
ON u One Cent Basis-The Other
Wages to BE Paid.

CINCINNATI, September 23.-The
conference committee of the Amalga-
mated Association of Iron <and Steel
Workers and Of the manufacturers at
$50 O'Clock this morning signed the
wage scale that will be effective until
July l. 1901.
Ii is what is known as the yearly
scale, which takes effect usually in
July. Owing to the unusual fluctuations
OF the market the new scale had not
been signed when the mills shut down
June Both, and the conditions have been
unfavorable ever since June, SO that
the mills have been idle for almost
three months. AS soon as the scale
was signed this morning messages We're
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 possible. This decision means
SA-AEAOy AiS1C "" ltOtlOW 10 ONGI OU,UUU
Workingmen who have been idle since
June. In endeavoring to arrive at this
agreement the wage conference COM
mittee of the Amalgamated Association
of Iron and Steel Workers has had five
different conferences with the manu-
faeturers, meeting at New York, De-
troit, indianapolis and Youngstown, as
wei as here. They have been in con
ference here since Wednesday, and de-
termined last night to sit until they got
together or agreed to disagree. While
neither side got what it 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
-iisefni1rg: President ssUaefeF, Secretary
Williams and others remained to ar
range some details with Commissioner
Mutt, and they retired about 8 O'Clock
this morning, but the others did their
sleeping on trains en- route to their
homes.
The reasons for the delay in adjust
ing the wage scale as well as for the
frequent prolonged conferences. are
found in the slump in the market and
the fluctuations during the past wear
from the highest to the lowest prices.
The workers wanted S. per ton,, based
on one and four-tenths card rate.
The manufacturers offered $3.50 per
ton on a one-cent card rate for boil
ing, and the differences were in about
the same proportion in other lines.
president Schaefer and Commission
er Mutt Jointly gave out the following
official statement to-day:
The rate for boiling is $4.75 per ton.
based upon a one-cent card rate, with
the same basis running UP to one and
tWo-tenths for the card rate, or $40.
But the price for boiling for September
and October shall be So per ton, based
on card rate of one and one-four-
tenths rate
Muck rolling shall be one-seventh
of the price paid for boiling.
Busheling on sand bottom shall be
S2.O9 on a one-cent card rate, with the
same basis running up to one and
two-tenths card rate.
The following scale was fixed for the
finishing mills:
On bar mills the price to be paid
is the same as last year, with card
rate of one and four-tenths cents
graded down to one-cent card.
On guide (ten-inch and hoop mills
the base and rates apply as they do
on the bar and twelve-inch mills.
Among the mills ordered started are
those of the American Steel Hoop
Company at Girard, Youngstown, War
rem, Pomeroy and Greenville, and of
the Republic Iron and Steel Company
at Youngstown, Ironton, Terre Haute,
Birmingham, Muncie, Franklin, Mari