Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-02

start the mills, They are making
money now, something which they diIr
not do when auarreling all the time for
the association. When the test comes
1t will not take long to show Just what
sort of mill Old Meadows is. Presi-
dent Shaffer can order out his men. but
the question is. can he stop the mill?
With regard to the Salisbury mill. +
can prove that prominent members Of
the Amalgamated Association said there
was no lodge there, and they wanted an
independent agreement like that at
Vandergrift. The whole thing In a
nutshell Is that the Amalgamated AS
sooiation seems 10 want to have us
force these men at Soottdale and Salts
burg to come into their fold again.
This we will not do. do not think It
will come to a strike. Mr.. Shaffer will
cool down little and when the men
have had their little vacation during the
hot spell al will be well again. One
thing is certain--the workman has got
all he asked
The rumar that President Schwab, OF
the U. S. Steel Corporation. might be
asked to come to Pittsburg TO settle the
trouble now pending. caused some little
discussion, but both Secretary Jarrett
and President Shaffer denied that there
was any need of his services.
In line with the intlmation of Sec
rotary Jarrett that there will be no real
strike, was the appearance that the
workmen's headquarters presented to
day. All of tie prominent officers were
on hand and several private consulta-
lions were held. The president and the
former vice presidents OF the districts
were .busily engaged all day and indi-
cations are that President Shaffer him
self expects an early adjustment OF the
complication.
A we'll known independent sheet man
ufacturer stated to-day that indications
pointed to a peaceful settlement of the
trouble. He said:
President Shaffer. of the Amalga-
mated Association knows that the men
at Scottdale and at Salisbury volun-
tarily asked the sheet steel management
TO give them share of the work being
done at the other mills Of the company
and at the terms of the company or at
any terms The workers also propos-
ed an individual contract which In tho
case Of one Of the mills at Scottdale
runs for two years, and at a rate no
| lower than Is paid in the organized
mills. The difference in the wage
agreements Is that the mill committee
Is done away with, and that the wage
| rate does not advance until the wage
rate under the Amalgamated agreement
has advanced ten per cent above the
| base. In other words, should the price
of sheets enti1e the organized mills to
| per cent advance in wages, the mills
| working under individual contract sys-
tenn will receive no advance. 1t Is not
| likely that under the agreement the
Scottdafe mill workers will respond to
President Skaters strike ORDER
Persifer f. Smith, who represented
the American Sheet Steel Company at
the recent wage conference, declined to
| discuss the situation in any way
i 1T was stated that he was SO busy to-
day attending to correspondence that
had accumulated while he was tied up
In the wage meetings, that he had no
| time to devote to talk about the failure
| to reach an agreement.
AT the offices of the American Steel
Hoop Company 1t was stated that GER
tain plants Of the company were closed
| this week for needed repairs and the
| national holiday. Others were at work
| as usual, but none Of the officials would
allow themselves to be quoted on the
present wage complication.
president Shaffer said this evening
that he had nothing to say further than
whan has already been published. His
determination to carry the interests of
the Amalgamated Association to q sue
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