Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-07
CAMPBELL GONE EAST
Another Firm Wants to Sign the
Window Glass Workers Scale.
MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION.
Master Horseshoers to Bring Men Here
From Other Cities.
AN EXTRAORDINARY MELT or STEEL

President James Campbell, of the Win
dow Glass Workers Association, left last
evening via the Lake Erie Railroad for
Berkshire, Mass. He is going to adjust
some difficulty the men there have with the
Berkshire Glass Company of that place.
The company have ten-pot furnace, and
want to 90 to work, but, on account of an
objection raised by the men, they cannot do
so. What the objection was or the nature
of the trouble President Campbell refused
to state. The firm was one Of the first that
wanted to sign the workers scale.
A meeting Of the Pittsburg preceptory
of the Window Glass Workers Association
was held last evening at their hall ON Car
son street. Contrary to expectation there
was not very large attendance. It was
stated early in the evening by number Of
persons that an effort would be made to
have some action taken on the impending
strike. Some Of the strikers, it was stated,
wanted to have the strike officially de-
clared and arrangements made for the pay
ment of strike benefits. Whether any ac-
tion or not was taken could not be learned
from those present.
THE TROUBLE NOT A STRIKE.
President Campbell reiterated his state
ment made in THE DISPATCH several days
ago that the trouble was not strike. and he
did not think it would develop into one.
As an offset to this, number of discon-
tented glassblowers stated yesterday that
Chambers and Mckee were working at
Jeanette and the coming fire dated from
September 1. If 1t did not, the Jeannette
factory would not be working, az the same
rule in regard to starting up was applicable
to every factory in the district.
At the meeting the trouble between the
manufacturers and workers was discussed
in an informal way among those present. II
was stated as rumor that Abel, Smith &
Co., of First street, and Phillips & Co., of
Nineteenth street, Southside, were getting
their furnaces in shape to start work. Moth
ing was known officially about them, how
ever. President Campbell said no more
scales had been signed.
In regard to the situation, Timothy
O'Leary, of O'Leary Bros, said yesterday:
"None of the manufacturers of this coun-
try believe that the blowers in the trade re-
ceive too much money for the work they do.
They do object. however, to the high wages
Wduteu ny OtnerS IN pOSitlOnS Wnere no
great amount of skill is required. For in
stance. in this country helper boys draw
from S100 to $125 per month. In Europe
they receive from S25 to S27 per month for
the same service. The present apprentice
laws of the workers association, by which
they limit beginners to relatives, is confn-
ing the trade to close corporation.
THE PRICE HAS GONE DOWN.
sat present the price of glass is per
cent below what 1t was when the factories
closed down June 30, Chambers & Mckee
having made the cut. The stocks on hand
have not been consumed fast enough, proba-
bly, owing to the fact of the close competi-
tion of plate glass. The presence of plate
glass is undoubtedly, felt in the window
glass trade. In the better class of buildings
the owner knows that plate glass adds $500
to the value of the building, and as he can
get it nearly as cheap as the other material
he puts it in.''
There is a scheme on foot among the pot
men of this city to form company for the
purpose of getting their own sand. This is
an indirect result of the introduction of the
tank business at Jeannette. The pot men
have sought to economize so as to be better
enabled to compete with the tank manufac-
turers, and by mining their own sand they
hope to save considerable money. They
will probably locate the sand concern on
the Youghiogheny river, where the white
sand is OF superior quality.