Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-09-26
WORK FOR 10000 MEN.
Positions Reopened for Employees
Who Have Been Idle
Since June.

Cincinnati, o., Sept. 24.-When the
conference committees of the Iron and
Steel Workers and operators signed the
new wage scale yesterday positions were
reOpened for 10000 men who have been
idle since June
When the annual shutdown occurred
on the Both Of that month it was expect
ed that resumption Of operations was not
far off, but delays in reaching an agree
ment have kept the mills closed far be-
yOnd the anticipated time
The scale that was adopted, effective
until July, 1901, is known as the yearly
scale, which begins always with July.
AS soon as the scale was signed mes
sages were sent in every direction before
the cOnferees breakfasted, ordering the
hires to be built at once. Some mills start
ed this mornign and all others will start
as soon as possible. This decision
means employment to over 10000
wOrkingmen who have been idle since
June awaiting the adjustment Of their
wage scale.
Mills Resuming Operations.
Among the mills ordered started are
those of the American Steel Hoop com
pany at Girard, Youngstown, Warren.
Pomeroy and Greenville and of the Re
public Iron and Steel company at Youngs
town, IrOnton, Terre Haute, Birming
ham, Muncie. Franklin, Marion, Moline,
New Albany, Minneapolis, Covington.
Ky; Brazil, Ind; Springfield, ILL.,, and
Alexandria, Ind.
Since the shutdown the wage confer
ence committee of the Anal gamated AS
ISOLATION of Iron and Steel Workers has
had five different conferences with the
manufacturers at New York. Detroit, In
dlanapOlS and Youngstown. as we'll 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 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 this morn
ing. President Schaefer, Secretary Will
liam. and others remained to arrange
some details with Commissioner Mutt,
and they retired about 8 o'clock in the
morning, but the others did their sleeping
on the trains en- route home for the gene
raj resumption today.
Fluctuations Delay Settlement.
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 last year from the high
| est to the lowest prices. The workers
wanted So per ton, based on l 40 card
rate. The manufacturers offered S4.5
and the differences were in about the
same proportion in other lines.
President Schaefer and Commissioner
Mutt jointly gave out the following Off
clal statement yesterday:
THE rate for boiling is S4.75 per ton
based upon 1-cent card rate. with the
same basis running up to ! 2-10 for the
card rate, or $1.2O. But the price for
boiling for September and October shall
be 80 per ton, based on a card rate of
l 40 cents.
''Muck-rolling shall be one-seventh Of
the price paid for boiling.
'Busheling ON sand bottom shall be
81 %, ON a 1-cent card rate. with the
same base running up TO 1 2-1O, card
rate.
Small Change in Finishing Work.
The following scale was fixed for the
finishing mills:
On bar mills the price to be paid is the
same as last year. with a card rate of
l 40 cents graded down to 1-cent
| card.
On guide (1O-inch and hoopmills) the
base and rates apply as they do on the
bar and the Pinch mills.