The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-24
AMaLeAMATED WAGE SCALE.
SIXTY THOUSAND MEN WILL GET
EMPLOYMENT An ONCE.

Yearly scale Of the Iron aud steer
workers L. Usually Effective In
July. hut the FIactus tons OF the
Market Delayed n This Year.
Neither side Got what q wanted
hut 10th Mere Glad &C. Reach an
Agreement.
Cincinnati. Sept. . The conference
committees OF the Amalgamated Associa-
ton OF Iron and Steel Workers and Of the
manufacturers at $50 o'clock this morn
ing signed the wage scale that viii be-
effective untll July. 1900
n is what Is known as The yearly scale.
which takes eject usually In July owing
20 the unusual fluctuations OF the market
the new scale had not been signed when
the mills shut down June 30. and the con-
ditions have been unfavorabie ever since
June. 20 that the mills have been idle for
almost three months.
As soon az the wage scale was signed
this morning messages were sent IN every
direction before the conferrees breakfast
ed ordering the firos built al once some
mills VIII start az once and others as soon
a. possible. This decision means employ
ment tomorrow TO over 5000 working
men who have been idle since June
In endeavoring 20 arrive az this agree
ment the Wage Conference Committee OF
the Amalgamated Association OF Iron and
steel Workers has had FIVE different con
ferences with the manufacturers. meeting
a' New York. Detroit. indianapolis and
Youngstown as well as here They have
been IN conference here since Wednesday
and determined last night to SIT until they
got together or agreed to disagree. While
neither side got what Il wanted. yet bosh
sides felt relieved when the scale was
signed after an all-night session and most
OF the conferrees lefs without sleep 20 as
20 be at the mills Monday morning
President Schsefer. Secretary Williams
and others remained 20 arrange some de-
tails with Commissioner Matt and they re-
tired about O'Clock this morning. but the
others did their sleeping on the trains en-
route 20 their homes.
Causes of the Delay.
The reasons for delay In adjusting the
wage scale. as well as for the frequent
prolonged conferences are found in the
slump in the market and the fluctuations
NAi4nE we PAST year nom the highest TO
the lowest price The workers wanted S
per ton has on a one ana four-tenths
card rate. The manufacturers offered
$3.50 per ton on one cent card rate for
boiling ana the differences were In about
the same proportion as In other lines
President Schaefer and Commissioner
Mutt jointly gave out the following state
meut to-day:
The rate FOR boiling is $40 per ton has
"a upon one-cent card. with the same
basis running up 10 ono and two-tenths
Tor the card rate or si20. But the price
for boiling for September and October
shall be s. per ton, based on a card rate
Of one and ono and four-tenths cents.
Muck rolling shall be one-seveuth Of
the price paid for boiling.
"Busheling on sand bottom shall be s. %
ON a one-cent card rate with the same
base running up 10 one and two-tenths.
eard rate"
The following scale was fixed for the
finishing mills.
on bar mills the price TO be paid Is the
anne as last year with a card rate 81
5 40 cents. graded down 20 a i-cent card.
on guide OO-inch and hoop miRs) he
lsse and rates apply as they do on the
bar and the l2-inch mills.
Among the mills ordered started are
those OF the American Steel Hoop Com
p8uy al Girard Youngstown. Warren.
pomeroy and Greenville. and OF the Re
public Iron and steel Company at Youngs-
Town. Irouton. Terre Haute Birmng-
ham. Muncie. Franklin. Marion. Mo
line New Albany. Minneapolis. Cow
ington. ky. Brazil Ind. Springfield.
a. and Alexandra. Ind.