Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-29
A POOL OF PRODUCERS.
The Table Glassware Manufactur'
ers Form a Combination.
All the Factories in This City and Vicin-
ity in lt---History of the
Pro ect.

Yesterdays Pittsburg Commercial Gaz'
cite contained details Of q great glass com
bination, Just formed, in which ali the fac
tories in this city and vicinity are en-
brsced, and which will have q most i'm
portsnt bearing on the future of the glass
trade in the United States. The new or
eanizstion is really q continuation of the
old American Flint and Lime Glass Asso'
chiffon, and will continue to be known
under that name, but the original objects
OF the manufacturers embraced in the old
Association have been extended, and in
future the price Of the smallest piece OF
glassware of domestic manufacture will be
fixed oy the Association.
The Association controls forty-three
furnaces with daily output of about 900
tons of glassware. There are twenty table.
ware factories in this country, seventeen
of which are in this district, and have
signed the agreement binding them 10 this
pool arrangement They control the trade
OF this country, and the remaining three
factores can come into the pool If they de-
sire, but they we're not asked.
The local factories which have entered
into the association are the Central and
Hobbs, Brockunier & Co., of this city; the
La Belle, Of Bridgeport; the Eson and
Buckeye, of Martins Ferry; and the Bel
mont, Ena and Brilliant, of Bsllsire.
The old association was only sort Of q
news bureau for com mon information, fur
nishipg the trade with inside information
as to the credit and standing of their custo
mers.
By the new management the association
becomes more powerful. The production
is not only limited but the prices are agreed
upon and penalties attached to the violation
of Ihe pleoge.
The Commercial Gazette gives the fol
lowing history of the formation Of the asso
cistion:-
The formation Of this pool has been in
active contemplation for over three months
Some years ego the idea was broached, buI
failed TO be carried into execution. Abou,
the time first named several glass men il
this city took the matter in charge and q
meeting was call d. II was held in the
Lewis block, on Smithfeld street, but ad
i,urned without definite action. Meeting
after meeting was held in the rooms of the
Acme Glass Company and one By one the
manufacturers agreed to the main points
o. the pooling arrangement. Some three
three or four held out, however, fearing
that the new arrangement would soueeze
them ont of existence.
Two weeks ago final meeting was held
in the Office of Hobbs, Brockunier & Co.
Wheeling There a committee of three
was appointed to draw up the plan on which
the pool was to be practical suGSess. II
was understood that i good showing
could be made sll the manufacturers would
81 the agreement. Last wses another
meeting was again held in the Lewis block
and all the manufacturers pretent affixed
their signatures except one. The meeting
adjourned then until TO day. Yesterday
the officials OF the association received for.
nal notice that the other manufacturers
would sign at the meeting.
Several manufacturers were seen, but
refused to make known The terms, sta;ipg
they had pledged themselves to secrecy.
The cause leading to the formation of this
pool ~sa the desire ct the manufacturers
to m&le little more money. The smaller
and weaker houses have been able TO keep
down prices bye securing advances from
joboipg houses for their output. Some of
the smaller houses object to going into
this combination on the ground that they
would not Re abio to Keep up and it Was
onli on The pledge Of the new association
to take care OF them that they at last
signed.