The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-24
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some RReIsin Regard 70 the Late HauOaa
Meeting ~ Atlantic City.

Some RReisin Regard 70 The Late AaliORaI
Meeting ~ Atlantic City.
The annual meeting Of this association
was held at Atlantic City, New Jersey, last
week. The following persons represented
the various works nthis city and vicinity:
o, W. Brockunier-J. H.. Hobbs, Brock.
unisr & %,
N. B Scott-osntral Glass 90.
NJ, Sheets-Belmont Glass Works, Bell
". A. GOrby-Belaire Goblet Works.
Mr., Rodsfer-Rodefer Bros, BelIAire.
John Miller-Buckeye Glass Works,
Martins Ferry.
Ohas. N. Brady-Riverside Glass Works,
Wellsburg.
The La Belle, Of Bridgeport, and Etna,
oil Bsllaire, we're not represented,
At the organization the following Off
GERS were elected for the present year aud
will constitute the Executive Committee:
President, James Gillinder, Philadel.
phia, Pa Vice.P President, o. W, Brock
unier, Wheeling; Secretary, F. s. Shirley,
New Bedford, Mass.
II was not deemed advisable to continue
W bNHAARhAAHhASa va GuAuA4EIHa klAukH W
BY mutual consent 1t was abandoned, II
all manufacturers had come into the com
binRtion and adhered to the prices and
terms some money might have been made
As 1t is, 1t looks like this years business
will be without profit, II it does not cause
actual loss TO all concerned in this branch
Of the business,
The package question was fully discuss
ed and sent TO q committee and q sChedult
Of priCas-the anne east and west-WA!
adopted.
Mr., Sheets, OF Bellaire, offered a resolu
ton that the rate OF discount be lowered
TO two per cent, supporting his resolution
by the statement that money was plenty
and the rate was too high for mSnutaCtur
era. After considerable discussion the pro
viOus rate was maintained, for the reason
thatthere were alTeadyso many embArraal
ments and psrplexitiea in the business
and the further reason that 1t was no
known whether those absent from thI
meeting would agree To the arrangement
The Standing Committee on Tariff, 0
which Mr.. Br0Ckunier was chairman, re
ported that owing to the system OF pro
dlGtion prevalent and the low price,
labor In Europe, this country stands littlt
chance of competing with many fOreigI
articles, notably blown articles, ChimneyB
shades, cut and engraved ware, and 1t wa
therefore resolved that an effort should b
made to get the tariff on such articles sd
vAnCed,
The committee also suggested that step
should be taken to advise the custom
officers OF the country Of the market valu
OF the goods abroad, so that II may be rem
dered difficult for importers TO under valu
importatiunS, and also that surplus foteigl
production may not be forced on this Coun
Try Ut Job lot prices. To the end that legisla
ton may be influenced In favor OF u snI
6cient tariff the committee was empowereI
to collect and collate Information In re
gard to wages paid in EUROPE and Ia.
such Information before the Ways an
Means Committee OF Congress,
The same committee was r%esppointet
for this vesr-BroCkuuier, OF Wheeling
F~essenden, Of Boston; Gilllnder, otPhila
delphia; Hibler, oil New York, aud Zlm
norman, Pittsburgh.
A standing committee was appointed h
correspond with our Gonsuls In fOreigI
countries to ascertain what kind oil ware
were used in those countries and. to pro
cure information an to how the expor
trade In glassware could be increased.
In the evening o splendid banquet wa
served In the ball room OF Congress Hall
which wal partsken Of by nearly a hun
dred members and guests, the wives Q
many being present. Mr.. Rankin, o
Bellaire, was one OF tue guests. The presi
dent, Mr.. GilIinder, supported by Jas. \
Lyon and Mr.. Shirley, presided at th,
upper end Of the table and the vice prest
dent, Mr.. B%rockunier, supported by Mi
Fessenden and Gregory, Of Boston, at tn,
lower end OF the table.
To the toast, "rhe manufactures o.
Wheeling and vicinity" Mr.. N. b. sCott,o
he Central, responded, whilst Mr.. o. N
Brady responded for the Riverside.
The Executive Committee will fix tn
place OF the next annual meeting, Re
porters wete excluded. The officers werl
authorized to give an abstract Of the prO
ceedings to the press.