Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-06
FOR ANOTHER FIRE.
The Window Glass Workers Scale
Fixed in Conference Yesterday
AT THESAMERATEAS AS LAST YEARS
The Senate's Dickering With the Glass Duty
Created Some Talk.
THREE BELGIANs ADMITTED DUTY FREE

Committees Of the window glass manu-
conference yesterday and adopted last years
scale of prices for the ensuing year. Mr..
William Loet1 er, Secretary of the Window
Glass Manufacturers Association. last night
furnished the press with the following Off
cial report of the proceedings:
The wages conference between the window
glass manufacturers and the glass workers
took place to-day. The man ufacturers' COM
mittee consisted of j. A. Chambers, o. E.
Frazee, T. F. Hart. W. D. Keyes and Will
lam Loeff1er. The Workers Union was
represented by John Eberhart, james Camp
bell, L. L. Conway, Daniel Winters, D. T.
Norcross, 81. D. Swearer and William
Jones. Mr.. Chambers acted as Chairman
of the manufacturers committee and Mr..
Conway in the same capacity for tue work.
ers. For Chairman of the conference Mr..
Winters was elected, while Messrs. Swearer
and Loeffler acted as secretaries for the
meeting.
The best of feeling prevailed and it was
evident from the start that both committees
came to the meeting with determination
to effect q settlement without a strike or
lockout, il such thing was possible. The
one discouraging feature was the action Of
the Senate, published in the morning papers,
that that body had reduced the tariff, and
only after lengthy and somewhat lively
discussion, did the manufacturers finally
agree to pay last years wages in the hope
and belief that the Mckinley schedule on
glass will be restored, and it was agreed to
use all honorable means to that end.
NEVER A BETTER OUTLOOK.
The attention of the conference was direct
ed to the condition of the market, the pros
poets for the future, the stocks on hand.
Taken all in all the outlook was never
brighter, the building operations through
out the country being far in excess of for
mer years, while the stocks in the hands of
most manufacturers are much reduced and
consist chiefly of broken assortments. ALL
indications point to a prosperous season,
unless the action of the Senate on the tariff
proves a disturbing element. The con-
sumption of last year exceeded 1000, 900
boxes, and OF this little over a million
boxes was foreign glass. With the Co
expect to continue improving the quality of
American glass, and if the Mckinley
schedule becomes law, the manufacturers
hope to eventually keep out of the country
all foreign glass, IF those 1000, 900 boxes
could be Kept out it would give employ
ment to many more men in this country,
and the men could then be assured of a full
years work.
After the adoption of last years wages
scale the time of resumption of work was
taken up, the workers exhibiting consdera-
bile anxiety in that respect, and requesting
that the manufacturers start up September
l. The Manufacturers Committee positively
refused this request, stating that the time of
starting must be fixed by a convention of
manufacturers. and that it Will depend to
some extent on the further action of Con-
gress on the tariff, and on the demand for
glass during the next 80 DAYS. Some manu-.
facturers contended that work ought not to
be resumed before October 1, while others
thought that an earlier start could be made
advantageously.
VERY QUIETLY HELD.
The meeting between the manufacturers
and workers was so quietly arranged that
not alone were the newspaper men unaware
of where the meeting was being held. but
many manufacturers who generally know
what is going on were uninformed as to the
conference being in progress. In view of
the fact that the Senate was considering the
duty on window glass the opinion was prev
alent that no conference would be held until
the duty had been fixed. Regarding the
action of the Senate in cutting an
eighth of a cent per pound off
window glass. manufacturers seen yester-
day take the view that the rate is
not likely to hold. They incline to the be-
lief that if the Mckinley rate does not pass
compromise will be effected by the COM
mittees yielding an eighth each way. Man.
ufacturers are averse to saying ANYTHING
about the probable supply of help when the
fire starts up. They look to the workers.
association for an adequate supply, but
seem to think that unless another batch of
Belgians should happen along the pots will
not be run continuously.