The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-08
'5TOC|E STRIKE
NEARING END
NJ MARSH & SON SIGNED SCALE
LAST NIGHT FOR THEIR 800
EMPLOYEES.
Pollack and isenberg Are the only
Two Firms Which Have Not Yet
Granted the Wage Increase.

The stogiemakers strike is nearing
Its end NJ. Marsh & Son, manutac.
turers Of Marsh's big hayanas. signed
| the new scale last night granting an
| increase to the men and shippers. FOL
lacks stogie company and the Isen-
! berg cigar company are the only Two
concerns that have not yet agreed TO
| the wage increase.
The girls and boys employed as strip
pers at the Marsh factory will start
| to work this morning and just as sooa
as there Is sufficien. stock prepared
resume, which will be Wednesday, De
cember 10.
The shippers union. composed en-
tirely OF girls. met last night in regu.
! lar session at the Ohio Valley Trades
& Labor Assembly hall. The news
that Marsh had signed up was carried
to the union. The members. who are
employed at the factories which have
not yet signed, went on record as be-
ing just as determined to stay out un-
til their demands are granted as they
were when the strike was declared.
| Members Of the stoglemakers union
stated last night that they were con-
fident that the differences existing be-
ween the union and the Pollack and
Isenberg companies will be soon set
tied, and that all the men will be back
to work within the next several days
Mr.. Isenberg, manager Of the lseu-
berg company, is in the east attending
to business matters and 1t is believed
that when he returns to this city he
will sign the new scale. Mr.. 1senbecg
has always paid his employees more
than the regular scale called for.
Mr.. Golfner Talks.
In speaking Of the settlement last
evening MIR. Joseph H. Gollner, general
manager Of NJ. Marsh & Son, said:
Eve acceded to the demands Of the
1stogiemakers today for an advance of
$1.00 per thousand on all work but in
so doing I told them believed it was
all mistake and that they they would
tregret their action. At previous con-
ference with the committee I asked
them to defer any drastic action until
the first OF the year and they said 1t
was too late as the Union had already
voted to strike. This occurred after
ten days notice which I considered
unfair as it did not allow sufficient
time for US to readjust our business
had We granted the increase, and the
strike took place. =
We signed up to-day and the strip.
pers will go to work tomorrow morn
ing. and the men will resume at both
plants Wednesday, December -. I
j told the committee that within ninety
} days after the resumption of the plant
! they will be convinced that the public
will not stand for the for 10 price
which we will be forced to charge ow-
ing to the high cost Of raw material,
boxes and other elements that enter
into the manufacture Of our product.
J. Another fact is the conditions that
confront US for next year. In buying
raw material the price per pound will
be from 8 to cents advance over this
year and we deem it best to advance
our prices at the present time sufIi-
cient to cover the increased cost OF
manufacture.
1--WE have at all times been very
friendly disposed toward our workmen
and feel that way under the present
circumstances, but I cannot help but
feel that it will be only q matter of
time when the stogie will be a thing
of the past in Wheeling. This ~;i
be brought about by non-union lsor,
rcneapN rnsstH<r.,he--..:rS>.s1s es,&.asa,-bo1-
stufing, which will be done now more
than ever.
Asks Public Support.
However. under the present circum-
stances and conditions that stare us in |
the face, We have decided to give the |
matter trial and We hope that the |
public and consumers Of Marsh sto-
gies will stand by us, and We assure
them that the quality and workman |
ship Of our product will be kept up to |
its usual high standard.
u hope the men are right in their |
prediction when they claim the bust |
ness will continue on just the same, |
but that Is matter that remains to
be seen. tried once the for 10 prop !
osition, and was forced to come back |
to the 3 for S. In the last two years
we have been going nicely. and it was
nothing else but quality that sold our
product Nine out of ten stores you go
into and ask for Marsh stogies. the
proprietor will reach under the coun- !
ter and sbring them out. The reason
for this is that the goods he has on dis |
play are of inferior quality and on
which he makes more money. The
public was loyal, however. and de-
manded the best stogie made in Wheel
ing by N. Marsh & Son. and our BUSH
ness coDtinued.
"Our factory will begin operations
next Wednesday, and hope under the
new scale We will be able to continue
as heretofore, and ask the consumer
to use This best judgment in buying
stogies Eand demand those of quality
made hy union WOrkmen and of the