Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-23
OPERATIVE PLAN.
Window Glass Men and Jobbers De-
termined Not to Cut Prices.
FACTORIES TO CLOSE UP JUNE IA.
A Certain Percentage of Capacity to be
Operated Up to That Date.
INTEREST TAKEN IN THE GATHERING.

The manufacturers Of window glass held
q convention yesterday at the Hotel Ander-
son. Mr.. Hart, OF Muncie, Ind, acted as
Chairman, and Mr.. Lot fler, of Pittsburg,
as Secretary. In addition to the large repre-
senta:ion OF manu- acturers there were pres
ent James H. Rice and George =. Kimoall,
| Of Chicago; Adolph Drey, Of st. Louis;
William Reid, Of Detroit, and William
| Glenny, of Cincinnati, representing the
| Window Glass Jobbers' Association OF the
West, the members of which sell probably
| 10 per cent OF all the glass sold west OF the
Allegheny Mountains. Heretofore lack OF
harmony between the manufacturers and
| jobbers has often caused Generalization in
prices, much to the loss of both, but at this
meeting all parties agreed to plan of CO.
operation which will benefit manufacturers
and jobbers alike.
The action which will be the most inter
esting to the workers is the agreement
signed by the manufacturers to 60 out OF
blast on or before June IA, the usual time
being July 1.
Outside of these few facts all the glass
men were very reticent Thomas d. Catlin
returned to his home last evening. He said
the present prices were satisfactory and the
rates were not changed. He claimed that
the trade had been interfered with by the va
rious strikes, but that the demand for win
dow glass was still fair. Mr.. Catlin is a
member Of the United Glass Company, and
he is not inclined to favor an organization
OF all the glass manufacturers.
INVITED TO JEANNETTE.
Chambers & Mckee have invited the makers
to visit their plant at Jeannette to-day, and
they have chartered a train to take them out
Many of the manufacturers remained over to
take in the trip.
A telegram from Chicago, received last
evening" stated that the meeting of
regarded with great interest by dealers in that
city. for it will probably determine whether or
not there will De an immediate change OF
prices The Manufacturers Association Is
new one, and this annual shutdown will be
made on an entirely new principle, Hereto
fore when shutdown occurred the factories
until the hot months had passed. Under the
new arrangements II the factories do not all
close on June each will be permitted to run
until June 10. or later, for a certain percentage
of its capacity. For instance If the association
decides that one-third of the production may
safely be continued until June 10 each factory
will operate only one-third OF Its pots, SO that
all shall share alike In the protit Of running
after Junel.
TWO FIRMS IN CONTROL.
The scheme 10 novel one, and great eurios-
ity II expressed to sec how IL will work The
present association. although 1t includes about
all the window glass mon west Of the A1leghs.
niss. consists pra etiesily Of only two Arms,
Chambers q Mo kee, OF Pittsburg. and tho
United Glass Company Of Syracuse, with
headquarters In Chicago. The later operates
IL factories In New York, Pennsylvania. obio
Indiana and Illinois, having total capacity Of
about 800 pots.
The producing capacity Of Chambers a Me-
Kee 10 nearly A. great, The other mahufaetur,
ers have total capacity OF about 100 pots, aud,
~ tho representation In thA association II on o
basis OF producing capacity 10 Will ba seen that
whatever Chambers 4 MelSee and ths United
GLASS Company say goes. The window glass
trade has never before had 10 compact an or
ganizatioB,
There IL some question II, with the early
shutdown, the manufacturers will not be COM
PEELED 10 pay higher wages 10 their men for
the next season, Ex.PTeAident James Camp.
bell, Of tho Window ulaaAworkers' Assoela-
tion, saw q number Of tho manufacturers after
the meeting. A number of manufacturers
were seen last evening, hut they declined TO
talk about tho Telegram received from Chicago.