Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-01-18
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BOARD VI ARBITRATORS IN THE CENTRAL
GLASS WORKS CONTRACT QUESTION
Meet Yesterday, Aler Selecting H. Augustus
Pollaek Is the Third Maa-EvIdsaee
Taken. but No Conclusion Arrived
At-0thsr Notes.

The Board Of Arbitrators 10 decide the
question OF whether contract does or does
not exist between the Central Glass Com
pany aud its employees, 10 run until July
next, at the same list OF prices and under
the same rules as when the works closed
met at the Mcclure House yesterday, and
after being in session Tor a number CT hours
adjourned without having arrived at 2
conclusion. The question is one that tx
cites the interest of large number of peo-
pie in this city and vicinity, and during
the afternoon nd evening a number OF
manufacturers IS we'll as wOrkmen could
be seen in the Mcclure House lobby wait
ing to hear the result, and discussing the
question in all its phase
Yesterday morning Mr. William J.
Doyle, OF the glass manufacturing firm OF
Doyle Bros, Of Plttsburg, who was select
ed as the arbitrator on the part of the Cen
/ trial, and Mr.. William Smith, President OF
the American Flint Glass Workers Union,
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| their representative, arrived in the city
from PIttsburg, and were met by President
/ Scott and committee OF local glass work
/ els and escorted 10 the McLuge House.
The first step taken was the selection OF a
/ third member OF the Board OF ArbitratoTs.
| Alter several names had been presented
| Mr.. Augustus Pollock, the we'll known
( clgar manufacturer, was chosen and the
/ selection was at once pronounced satisiaC-
tory 10 both sides, rs they lelt that no bet
! tel man could have been chosen in the
| city. The services Of Mr. Alfred Rhein-
strOm, the stenOgrapher, were secured to
take the evidence OF the witnesses, after
| which the gentlemen took dinner.
At o'clock the Board met in one Of the
parl0rs Of the Mcclure and the business
was proceeded with, the evidence OF parties
on both sides being taken in full The
session continued until : clock last even
ing, when an adjournment was made Tor
supper.
Eight clock found the Board again at
its work and at g:l5 it adjourned. All
that was accomplished, as far ~ could be
learned, was the taking OF the evidence of
Messrs. Robert Peccari and John Corcoran
Oh the part OF the glaSsworkers and Presi-
dent \. y Scott and Manager Schaub on
behalf OF the Central Company. None of
the points of difference in the evidence
could be learned, as it Was decided to give
nothing to the public at this time.
MI Rhelnstrom was then instructed to
transcribe his notes at once and furnish
each member Of the Board OF Arbitration a
copy. If nothing inteTvenes the Board
will meet again next Tuesday morning, At
the office of Mr.. POllack, when the matter
will be fully considered, and no doubt, a
definite conclusion arrived at
President Scott said last evening that he
had sincerely hoped that the matter would
be settled at once, and the glass
workers felt the same way. Both sides,
however, express themselves as being con.
| lident Of success, and consider il only a
matter OF few days waiting.
/ In conversation with Mr.. DOYLE, Last
evening, he said to reporter that be
! would not attempt to make any decision
as matters now stand, as he would not
feel satisfied with any opinion he might
express until he had got the evidence and
carefully read it over and studied and com.
pared ii, and the other members of the
Board felt the same way. Mr. Doyle said
in regard to the general glass situation
that he had no idea rs to the outcome, fer
the men il Pittsburg on both sides of the
question seemed TO be very Indifferent az
TO the result
MesSrs. Doyle and Smith will return to
Pitlsbnrg this morning, and the coming Of
| Tuesday next will be looked forward TO
with anxiety 10y the large number OF PEG.
pie Interested in the result, and if the
truih ware told tae majority would like
10 see the matter decided in favor of the
men, AZ it would bring with it the re.
sumption OF work at the Central