Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-16
THE AMALGAMATED SCALE.
The Convention Will Probably De-
Inand Settlement for All Plants in
Each Individual Combine.


Each Individual Combine.
P1TTSBURG, Pa, May 15.-Presi-
dent 7. J. Shaffer, of the Amalgamated
Association of Iron, Steel and Tin
Workers, left this morning forMilwau-
kee, where the annual convention is to
be held and the wage scale arranged.
as he has stop to make. The members
of the wage committee go tonight. A
meeting of the wage committee will be
held on Friday morning, and the new
scale to be submitted to the convention
at the opening on Tuesday, May 81, will
be prepared.
Secretary John Williams and Assist
ant NJ. F. Tighe were crowded with
work to-day, getting important docu-
ments ready that will be needed at the
Milwaukee session. They had nothing
to say as to the probable outcome of
the meeting, but seemed to be confident
that favorable wage scale can be pre-
pared and that there will be no friction
with the great steel combination that
will affect the interests of the organi-
cation.
The tenor of the suggestions from the
various lodges of the association that
are to be considered by the committee
in formulating its report, are for
scale that will provide for a continuous
scale based on a rate of S. for pudding
on a selling price of l cent for bar iron.
If this scale can be formed and is adopt
ed, there will be no disturbances in the
iron and steel industry, so far as the
Amalgamated Association is concerned
for years. The rate, however, is con-
sidered too high by some manufacture
ers, and may not be adopted as prompt
~ as the workers organization desires.
The convention will be one of the
most important held for number of
years. as the matter or arranging settle
ments with the various combinations
for each mill will be taken up. Most
of the delegates have already declared
that they will not favor a settlement
at any one plant unless all are included,
when owned or controlled by combi-
nation. or by the United States Steel
Corporation. At present all of the mills
of the American Sheet Steel Company.
a small percentage of the American
Steel Hoop Company. all constituent
companies of the big steel concern, are
governed by the wage scale of the
Amalgamated Association. The Re-
public Iron & Steel Company, the big
bar iron combination, pays the scale at
all of its plants, as do number of in
dependent companies. The Republic
combine is the promoter of the plan to
establish a continuous wage scale, in
order to prevent the interruption Of
work on the close of the scale year.
June 80 1t has arranged to send rep
resentatives to the convention and will
also ask for hearing before the wage
committee.
Before leaving. President Shaffer said
that while a number of lodges have
lapsed owing to the closing of some
mills by the combinations, the repre-
sentation will be somewhat greater than
last year. This is accounted for from
the fact that members from lapsed
lodges obtained employment in other
mills and strengthened the lodges at
those plants
1t was officially reported at the mills
of Morehead Bros & Co., Sharpsburg. a
non-union concern, that the wages OF
the puodlers will be increased from
$4.S75z to S.. The change will go into
effect tomorrow and will AFFECT 200 en-
ployes. The Amalgamated Association
rate for pudding, as announced the
other day. win remain at $4.s7s1 atom
until July L