The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-01
ANNUAL SHUT DOWN
or ALL WE EIINT aLAss HOUSE
In tho Country for Thirty Days, md Of
other GLASS Houses for Twice that Period.
Tho Condition of stocks hers-This
Years business Fairly Good.

At ~ O'Clock last night almost every
glass mandatory in the United States
shut down, II there are any exceptions
they are the Riverside Glass Works at
Wellsburg and the Rochester, Pa, Tumb-
Ter Works, which are operated with nom
union men, and are therefore at liberty to
suspend or continue work, as they see ct,
In this city the Central and Hobbs,
BroCkunier 4 Co.'s tableware factories
and the North Wheeling Bottle Works
closed down. All the glass factories over
the river, flint or lime, window glass or
bottle, also stopped work, except those al
ready idle. The Brilliant shade and globe
factory OF the Central Glass company, To-
Gated at Brilliant, Ohio, Ia among those
which stop.
The window glass and bottle works last
night began period Of idleness OF sixty
DAYS, aud the flint glass houses will re.
main idle until u O'clock on the night OF
July 81, thirty days from the time OF sus-
pending, 1t used to be that the hlnt
glass houses shut down whenever business
became dull or any other reason arose,
and some OF them would be idle and some
in operation at all times during the sum.
mer, 10 avoid this "go as you please'
arrangement, the International Union oil
Flint GlasswoEkers adopted regulation
that all houses employing Union hands
should shut down during July OF each
year, so that the suspension should be 81
the same time in all factories, and occur al
the hottest season.
THE STOCKS HERE.
A prominent glass man OF this city told
an INTELLIdESCER reporter last evening
| that he thought stocks In the warehouses
hers were unusually light Tor the season.
and especially so to enter upon q thirty.
day period Of idleness. The product Of
the local factories has been sold pretty
close, No shades are left In stock, and nc
globes to speak OF. Ol table ware there
| Is only the usual assortment ofstyles kept
on hand while tho factories are in opera
ton.
AT Pittsburgh 1t Is said the stock on
hand is very fair compared with former
years. Window.glass men have plenty oil
glass, and hope to secure better figures fol
| II during the summer months, The bottle
men also have good stock on hand
enough to run through the summer
months without any trouble. One or two
OF their factories which are now run by
non.uuion men will be continued in oper'
alton right through the shutdown. With
these exceptions all will be closed.
The tableware business presents the
greatest anomaly there. For years 1t has
been the custom OF the trade to lay In a
stock OF staple goods. This year it Ia
different. While there Is a good stock on
hands, 1t Is mostly In speCialties and new
goods. The outlook for the fall trade, too,
runs entirely into these specialtles, and
some rich and rare patterns are promised
In pressed ware. The greatest activity ia
shown in the decorated lamp trade. III
this branch OF the trade all the molding
and pattern departments will continue
running.
Blk MONTHS BUSINESS.
The business OF the first half Of this year,
Wheeling manufacturers say, was about
up to that Of the same period last year. II
has not, though, been as good as was an
tiCipated when the year opened. Early in
the season the prospect for brisk bust.
ness in 1885 was unusually bright. The
business was badly affected by the labor
troubles on the Western railroads, and the
general uncertainty and depression in
business circles all over the country.
Dealers would not lay in any larger stock
than necessary. 1t Is hoped that there
will be an improved tone in the last half
OF the year.
During the shutdown tho wages for
the coming year will be settled, The
window glass workers will not demand q
great increase and the manufacturers will
be willing to sign the present scale,a The
tsbleware.workers will not ask an in.
crease Of any kind, and will be satisfied
with the scale now in force. The same ia
supposed to DO true OF the green.bottle
blowers, though they have not as yet for.
INFLATED their demands.