The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-29
communlcaliop Prom the Glass Mower
why The strife Took Place.
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Communicating Prom the Glass Flowers
why The strike Took Place.
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We ask the insertion Of our carl in your
valuable journal, believing Us we do, that
YOU are willing that our side shall reach
the public. We desire to state that We
have nothing against Mr.. Oesterling and
the whole trouble isabout Perry Goodwin:
The Flint Giass Workers Association OF
Wheeling and vicinity Is branch OF the
National Association Of Flint Glass Work,
en- Of the United States. The National
Association comprises all the Flint Glass
Workers in the country and was organized
for purposes OF mutual protection to both
employers and employee, and not rs q
combination of labor againsi capital LThe-
| local association was organized in this city
on file Sth OF July, 1877, and now includes
! Mi lha mon engaged in that branch of
work In Wheeling, Bellaire, Martins Fer
nv and KirkwoOd. About the LIST OF July,
| IS77. tho manufacturers OF gOblets found
flint the trade was leaving Wheeling on
. orrouIIt Of the Bellairc Works making so
many more gObletsper turn that they were
enabled to sell ut much lower figure,
This being the case, the mon were IN
formed that unless they were. willing to
mike as many per turn as the Bellaire
men they the manuiacturersl would have
TO stop making. As soon Us the mon
learned that their employers were placed
ut adisadvantage meeting was he'll and
! The subject fully discussed. This took
place In December last. The Conclusion
arrived at at that meeting was that turn
should consist Of no more than 600 plain
DbIcts Previous to this several OF the
eompanies had reduced their capacities
considerably, but Us soon as this action OF
The glass blowers became known they In
creased their production. But Us there
are exceptions to all rules, so II was IN
tlis instance, and the BCllaire Goblet
4 COMPANY, who had been getting 500, $50
and 800 goblets per turn, refused TO
lacduiesce in the new arrangement. As
will be recolIected, the strike at that
place followed; the old hands were
DISCHARGED, and rev men I'm.
ported ported from the East to fill
heirplaces. Bytheterm the Union when
a strike occurred the members ofthe local
organization continuing at work were
Obliged to-contrihute to the support OF the
strikers il aid should be needed. This
mnttcr WINS also discussed at the meeting
OF the glass blowers following tho strike,
and among those present ind taking u
Tery prominent part was Mr.. Perry Goodwin,
ths man who Is the cause OF fall the present
trouble. A suggestion was made by some
ono present to donate one-half n turn per
week. For tho information OF those who
do not understand the technical terms we
would say half turn means two and ono
half hours wngcs. This certainly was not
avery heavy tax under the circumstances,
This amount was regularly paid by oil the
men except Goodwin.
4 When the time came for paying the inst
assessment, Goodwin said he was not able
TO pay, mud man.who worked alongside
OF him lent him the amount, 81. The sec
-ond assessment lie positively refused to
nav, and when asked for his share on the
third occasion, said he had his brother to
keen. and that was as much rs he Intended
TO do. Ills. reason, he said, for keeping
tho brother, was to keep him from going
10 work at Bellaire,) The men then agreed
to lot him Off from paying, provided the
brother did not 90 to work ut the Beliaire
Goblet Works. ..ua.
About the % Of April last tho brother
obtained work at the Objectionable factory
md the men Mt the Central where Perry
Goodwin was still employed concluded
thai the time had come for him to comply
with his obligations as member OF the
Association. He WINS notified OF tho de-
sircs Of his fellow workmQn and distinctly
refused 10 pay anything or to have any
thing, to do with the Association. In
about six weeks or the latter part OF May,
he. wont To. ono. OF the committee who had
charge Of the matterand asked il theyweree
still collecting turns. H0tERs answered
yes, and Perry then said, u tins pomnittpe
would come TO him on the follpY-
ing Friday he would commence to
s.-pay and pay from that time. subse;
guently the committee were directed
to refuse anything from Goodwin unless
The would pay from the time his brother
went to work. This he refused TODD, mn!
I things remained in statll quo until the man
concluded that Performance had ceased TO
, bo n virtue, and the committee were oil.
rectcd 10 inform the officers Of the Central
Glass Company that unlpEe Goodwin
would nav all claims due the Association,
which only amounted to 50, the men
would rniuso 10 work with, him. The
company were notnei Of tho action Of the
men on last Monday morning epe WEEK
ago. and MT the same time Goodwin was
told what Ind been done, Ind also inform
ed he could pay his dues IN installments
or whatever way would suit him best ,eSel
La it WINS only one dollar per month"; n Tie
refused 10 pay anything, even Il it was only
Iflity CENTS Knowing what might ensue,
four different gentlrmpn offered 70 furnish
the noiieyif he would takeit and prevent
tho trouble, but he againrefIed. Finding
that Goodwin was not willing "a. do my
thing but his own not onFtte ASSOCIATION
Expelled hin ut theIr last EiGatingq G a.,
Tbcinct, arc DESTROYS that tho nullle
shall Know that theydid not demand That
Mr. ocsterling should discharge Goodwin;
they only wanted Goodwin to come up to
his Sleinn promises Rhdin order to avoid
all difficulty wero willing To favor him by
all observation-disclosures: A ~ -
On last SGhdAy night, Just after i2
o'clock, all the hands on Tic night force
went to work as usual, but seeing Good
win getting readylto go to his work, they
notified the night boss that unless Good
win quit they must, The foreman at once
notified the men to 60 tho office at Q O'clock
and get their money and tools, ls.lF.
We would further state that Mr. 0ester-
ling has not tried togpt, their side Of the
story and only Ina. Goodwin's account,
withholding eEp1rt6 eau not BIO rdllbl on.
So thescase remains ut present 81
pIE GLASS BLOWERS.
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