Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-12-07
Will THEY STRIKE?
A Readjustmsnt Of Wages Asked
by the
Manufacturers Of BeIlaire - What the
elassworkers Think About it,
Industrial Notes.

The following notice was posted up at the
different flint houses in this city yesterday;
AN work done BY pressers, blowers, finish
err and gatherers in our factories after
Saturday, December Is, 1884, will be paid
BY the piece at same price and terms as are
being paid in Pittsburg. If we receive no
notice D, the acceptance Of these terms by
the workmen on or before noon Of Friday,
December u, 1884,, the fires win be put out
on Saturday, December l3." The notice IS
signed BY the following Manufacturers OF
this city, Bridgeport and Martins Ferry.
Bellaire Goblet Works, Lantern GLOBE
Works, LaBelle Glass Works, Belmont
Glass Works, Eina Glass Works, National
Glass Works, Elson Glass Works, Buckeye
Glass Works. The glass workers were not
startled when they read the above, for they
had been expecting something OF the kind,
and on Thursday afternoon called meet
ing at the lodge rooms for the purpose Of
discussing the situation. What else was
done is no, known outside Of the glass work
ers themselves. and when they are ques-
toned about the matter are very guarded In
their talk. or are mum on
The subject altogether. Yesterday
afternoon found great many
Of these workers on the streets. Your rep
resentatiYe accosted squad Of the boys on
Union street and asked them what they
would do about matters. None Of them
seemed decided but there was jinghng OF
money and other objects, probably checks,
which left the impression that tie boys were
"hush" and that warm stove would De
the place Of abode this winter.
If YOU lay idle viii not the Plttsburg
firms keep the trade supplied so that there
will be no possible means OF success BY
laying idle, asked the neTsman.
Yes, the up river factories may man,
Sge the trade but us fellows vii
have the satisfaction OF knowing that while
the Pittsburg firms are filling all orders the
manufacturers who shut US out in the cold
during the winter will be losing trade they
have established by long years OF labor.
Here q vote was taken as to whether the
bows should strike or not, and every fellow
present cast his vote Tor loaf
One Of the gentlemen, before your report,
er salutered OF, asked the writer what was
The matter with the Union glass works a.
Martins Ferry. Another one remarked
that the system Of pairing hands al the Bel
laire goblet works at present was better Tor
the manufacturer than the Pittsbars syS'
TEN.
The manufacturers feel as conten;ed a.
the workers. One Of them answered, when
questioned as 20 the outcome Of the at
tempt at adjustment of wages, that he
thought the glsssworkers would wait until
the factories had all pudlled their bars, and
then accept the terms proposed bY the man
ufacturers. "You see, continued the glass
man, I'VE have paid too much money right
along for making opr glass. The Plttsburg
men Cn'y pay for the work done by then
men. an d that all we intend to do. We
have been paying so much turn all along
whether the ware is good or not. Sometimes
we strike bad lot. The men are paid for
it lust as if it was all sound, but were com
PEELED TO loose all this inferior goods. We
have stuck up our notice and until the men
. agree TO return 70 work as desired our fac
tories will stay shut down.
The Lantern Globe works, owing to an
oyerstock of goods, yesterday pulled its bars.
We understand the Buckeye glass works at
Martins Ferry will also shut down awhile,
anyhow, as glass is Piling up.too fast in the
warehouse.