Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-05-20

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 19.-The
Amalgamated convention opened at 8
o'clock for short session. This is
Indiana Day" and is being celebrated
by parade of iron, steel and tin
workers. Rain interfered somewhat
with the celebration and the parade
did not start until II a. m banquet
was given tonight.
At this mornings session a resolu-
ton was adopted protesting against
the attitude of the Chicago Building
Trade contractors in endeavoring to
deprive workingmen of the right to
organize. 1t was also decided to with
hold patronage from merchants who
defend the contractors. After the pa
rade the committees resumed work
The wage committee was hard at
work the greater part of the night and
is in session to-day on the difficult task
of formulating scale that will he ac-
ceptable to the convention. Some
members of the committee propose to
advance the base price 10 per cent. with
increases of 25 cents ton for each one
tenth cent advance in bar iron, which
would make the pudding rate 81 on a
2-cent bar iron card, or an advance of
16 % per cent. over the price now rul-
ing. This has been changed, however.
and unless another alteration is de-
cided upon before the report is made
to the convention, the following will
be the boiling scale that will be sub
mitted to the manufacturers:
On IA cents, Sc; 1.5 cents, 1925; 1.6
cents, $3.50; Ii cents, S6.6212; 18
cents, 1915; 1.9 cents, s6.S71a; cents,
81. If these terms are accepted by the
manufacturers the puddlers will at
once receive an increase of 81 a ton.
The Price of Bar Iron,
however. fiuctuates, and it is not at all
likely that there will be a drop and
all that is assured the puddlers by the
proposed scale is that their pay can
not fall below the Sc mark during the
entire scale year.
Several changes in the twenty foot
notes are recommended. Note No. 8.
which reads zone dollar per ton extra
for dephosphorized iron" is amended
by the clause "and for all iron worked
by the process commonly known as
roasting iron, shall be S175 extra"
Note No. Is is changed so as to cover
material known as borings and drill
ings. Note No. 20 is amended TO read:
"All clean castings rs pounds and I'M
der, when worked alone, so cents extra
per ton shall be paid. When worked
with pig metal, 100 pounds and over,
% cents extra shall be paid. When
water shields are not used on q boiling
furnace. so cents per ton extra shall
be paid This to include single and
both sides of double boiling furnaces.
No changes of any consequence are
recommended in the memorandum of
agreement. but an effort viii be made
TO insert some new features when the
subject is brought before the conven-
ton for action.
One of the Alterations
desired by some of the lodges and
which may be sufficiently supported to
pass. corrects clause No. 8 to read:
The time in scrapping and bushel-
ing also in the finishing department
shall in no case exceed nine hours and
fifteen minutes from the regular time
the mill begins TO roll until the mill is
through. This not to apply TO mills
working shorter hours. This not to APP
ply TO boiling department or other or
partments working under the three
turn system. The time for meals on
following-up mills shall not be counted
in"
In the finishing department IN the
rolling mills a greater proportionate
advance than is given puddlers is de-
sired. Under the present scale the
wages of the finishers advance ? per
cent with every one-tenth cent ad-
vance in the price Of bar iron. The in
ishers want this increased to 4 pe-
cent, but it seems doubtful now if this
can be forced through the convention.
The sheet workers are satisfied with
the present base OF the scale, as ii will
give them fair wages, provided fair
prices are obttined for the product.
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