Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-07
NOTALK OF QUITTING.
The American Window Glass Com.
pany Decides 10 Start Soon.
HELP FOR TIE ELECTRIC COMPANY.
Work on the Government Building Stopped
by Strike.
TRAIKMES PRESENT SOME GRIEVANCES

The session of the Executive Committee
of the proposed Window Glass Trust, held
yesterday for the purpose of considering
when the concern should begin operations,
was lively meeting, and continued until
after o'clock in the afternoon.
1t was originally intended to have the
combination take effect January 1, but the
failure OF some of the manufacturers to pay
their assessments rendered this plan impos-
sibIe. The manufacturers. however, laugh
at the. sensational reports to the effect that
the concern had failed. and state that it will
be doing business under the new arrange
ment inside of 60 days. The purpose of the
meeting Yesterday was to fix the exact date.
The executive committee is composed of
James A. Chambers, VIM. Loeff1er, Daniel
Mckee and Thomas Wightman, of this
city; j. f. Hart and w. q. Baker, of
Indiana; W. D. Keyes, of New Albany;
o. e. Frazee, OF Syracuse, N. Y, and
Thomas D. Catlin, of the United Glass
Company. All with but one or two excep-
tions were present, and the discussion on
the subject before the meeting was ami
mated.
A Combination Working Under Cover.
The new trust has been formed on the
plan OF many OF the labor organizations so
far as giving Information of general interest
to the public is concern ed. Their mouths
had been sealed before leaving the meeting,
and not one would dare to diyulge any of
the transactions. Mr.. Wightman was
seen. 81 cannot give you any informa-
tion.' said he. eff you will see
Mr.. Loeff1er you can get all the informa.
tion yru want" A call was made upon
Mr.. Loeff1er, but that gentleman said that
before the press could be given any informa-
tion about the meeting, the firms interested
must have it officially. This in ormation
will probably be sent out some time within
the next month, and great care will be taken
to prevent it from getting away.
Mr.. Keyes, who represents the De Paws,
of New Albany, Ind, was found at the
Monongahela House, as he was filing iele-
gram to his people in regard to the meeting.
He condescended to say that nothing could
be given out for publication at present.
Representatives of the firms of George A.
Kim & Co., William McCully & Co.,
O'Leary Bros, Wolfe, Howard & Co. were
seen, and at each place the reporter was told
to see Secretary Frazee. But Secretary
Frazee could not be seen. Neither he nor
any of the other visiting members were as
signed rooms at the Nfonongahela House,
where they registered and each left instruc-
tions not to let anyone see them.
Not Possible to Crush the Truth.
After an hours skirmish among the man.
ufacturers. one was found who knows what
it is to be frank with the newspapers and the
public, and who knows, too, that it is inn
possible to crush the truth. He said: "It is
simply absurd to say that this trust. has
fallen through. The only people who want
to see it fail are the jobbers, and they have
been responsible for all the talk about our
inability to raise the money. You never
saw any one more anxious to see concern
be made a success than Messrs. Baker,
Keyes, Hart, Frazee and Catin. The only
question was when it should take effect.
The local members did not think it wise to
go into the enterprise just now, owing to the
finaucial furry. although these gentlemen I
have mentioned wanted to force the thing
Immediately. think it will be put in
operation within the next 80 or go days.
"The reason the jobbers wanted the con-
cern killed was because it would not permit
the cutting OF prices. The idea was for the
trust to fix price at which all the glass
our firms could turn out would be taken and
this would prevent us from selling to job
bers at ALL
Mr.. Loefffer said the United Glass Com
pany is still interested in the trust, the laws
in its State affecting corporations having
been adjusted satisfactorily. Another meet
ing will be held shortly to take more definite
steps in regard 10 starting business under
the new order of business.