New-York tribune., 1886-05-06
LITTLE DANGER FROM A Glass POOL.
IMPOSSIBLE TO EFFECT CORNER" IN rABLa
Wharf.-The TRADE DULL


Wharf.-The TRADE DULL
The announcement a few days ago from
Pittsburg that the American Flint and Line Glass Asso-
citation had succeeded IN forming pool IN table glass
ware TOOK all the dealers IN this city by SURPRISE rAe
association has in existence number oi years ana
has Attempted many pools OF the same SORT pa. al nave
failed Lately has become merely protective a7so-
tlou FOR the glass trade, each member benz OOdui Dy
pedge 10 furnish all the Information possible 10 tho
others As to the standing and ei ot cu,1mer' EVea
this agreement has not been carried ont IN sooi iaa
and in M the pool combinations three or i0nr arms hVo
been founi to stand out and cut rates on ths rest
ia now said that these refractory hoses have eomein
and that tho association will have com ee c0ntro1 OF
PRODUCTION md can put It's price GA even tie small
est niece OF glass tableware sold There are from soNeh
teen to twenty trims, ealehy at p1tsOurs NAcehS Ana
along the Ohio River in the pool AMI their furnaces
have An output OF 900 tons Of glassware daily
J. H. Dobbs OF No 81 Barclayst., who re- ;escH'S a.
= Beatty & Sons tho Beairo Goblet Company 81" 'Hs
Riverside Glass Works all OF Ohio sail 70 iKibON'
reporter that he had had not lntlratoA ot mo
attempt TO make tableware pool ME-. Beatty, no
continued has just lott Sow YORK ior ONO "1' '''
think he knows anything aoolt 1t eitEe' "eo'"o ~.
getting up such pool two years ago. oH' ''o s",''
firms were afraid OF being frozen oat aAa "o''- -
in scarcely think this pool VIII 90 oucco9'''' '
one will be- sure TO cut and tAen tho ""''' '"'"' ~
yo tn peces Why, even in tao Protective As'oc''eo"
there was always less evasion ot tA, tues 20
onI,, vnv to carry pool woud Do ID nv" ~
wh9e h1,siuess done through single nsn, W",.n Mos
te "A scrt OF receiver FOR tne association. rs,
| scorner in table glass worry badly We n"," 80 -. "a
seins one -thild OF or stock ~ loss .S, e
ytn,, mn entirely aud the pTOLis ON the :, n, hei
sn,n,s ta ths lowest point. The m,nnfa''utrt' nsA
become desperate but didn't think they 'ogIu md
Tne plate glass men had plol III tne[ NY ~" ~ 80 h,s
many wears but each man IS now dom; euhes % nj
avn acsonnt don't see how any klhd ol s'''' "a.
can last long II takos but little oapl1a1 20 s'a.
works the operatives often trying IL on tAS
nan and no association Prevent oatsde onl III
II Ibere Is any prospect at all o. Prvht. D.. ies
;ns, now tho common being drug ~ COS 81
George Trve, ot No. 80 Parclay ST., VINO re I'm.
pnchestsr rumhler Company. the . nara - 80 Va.
Many and the PAWulX Glass Company, t'lV Va. ~ @
l.o surprised to hear OF the tableware iooi MIR,
r a nromineut ga.s man. he aided, nor t"o.''t Inn'i
ayo md he know nothing Oi thc ariahSeuie.'' sssa.
r,k The uool will be 10 Is not 10 t.Ao nm
until the nrs, of August and by that t'ms tne W M
will be disurxauiZed. No successful coiAet 20 nov
in ihe Glassware business Prices have heeh ~ Ma
below tno limits Of profit We cant sell cohni in
l. W. re and make ANYTHING II. only tue spe
rlas, nav IL costs nearly As mach 10 haAe 49, ~
J. ,utcn.r "A, one OF good quality, anu tno Vu.
corner will ho 10 drive common ware ont oi t.o
for a while and put up the price sSns On NO, iiks,y
/. prove lasting"