Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-06-30

III AoStOHy " Va UAO CAANON N0~@
Glass Company in this city and similar
one at factory "H::"
"NoTIcE-Al glass house employees are
hereby notified that their positions are va
cant aftek July L. Applications for posi-
/ tons muSt be made on or before July 30.
lSigned N. B. SCOTT,
Superintendent Factory o.
1t is Understood that notices Of like
character have been posted in all of the
factoriesI controlled by the U. S. Com
pany. Premature publications Of the
matter id this city has given rise to con-
| ficting mors as to the intention OF
the ofici 5.
1t is the first time such notice has
been given to the glassworkers, and the
men are unable to account for 1t. The
annual agreement between the officials
and the men does not expire until jan
uary 1st, although the glassworkers for
mulate their scale at the National Con-
vention in July.
The different factories will close
down on Thursday, 10th inst, for the
annual summer stop of six weeks. The
men have expressed little dissatisfaction
regarding the notice, as they are at a
loss to know what it means. They re-
gard it, however, with suspicion. The
officials are said to be dissatisfied with
the work ofIsOme of the men, aud have
taken this method of diSposing Of them.
The REGISTER learns from thor
oughly relia Bile source, however, that it
is the Intention of the United Glass
Company cooperate its factories with
non-union men. It's informant, who
declined TO permit the use of his name,
but who stands high in glass manufac-
turing circles, said 10 a reporter last
night:
1.-THE Company intends to make an
effort to run its factories with nom
union glassyorkers. OF course it will
be impossible 10 do this at once, but 1t
is the intention TO start one or two fac
tories with non-union men, and fill the
PLACES of the other union workmen from
time to time with non-union men, until
all the factories are placed out Of the
control of the GlasSworkers' union.
Whether or not this will be done in
Wheeling at present, 1 am unable to
say.
THE non-union factories possess a
great advantage over the union fac
tories, but IL lis impossible to impress
this fact upon the glassworkers. The
rules of the union provide for summer
stop Of six weeks. Now it is often the
case that when a factory is closed down
on July lSt, there are large orders
which are left untitled. A customer
finds that he can duplicate q certain
article at a no4-union factory, which is
operated during the entire year, and he
places an order with the firm. At the
end of six weeks he has probably pur-
chased several bills. and if the goods
are satisfactory the chances are that he
will not transfer his trade to the first
firm, aud customer is lost. This hap
pens frequently
The turn system also operates
against the union factory. The rules
OF the ssworker'ssunion provide that
a certain number Of articles shall con-
: .itute a turn of four and a half hours
work A good workman can turn out
the required number Of pieces in
much shorter time, and if paid pro rata
for all he could make would earn more
money. In non-union factories a man
is permitted To turn out as many
pieces as he can within the specified
time which constitutes days work. 1t
will readily be seen that the union fac
tories work under disadvantage"
Senator n. b. Scott returned Monday
night from Washington, where he has
been attending d meeting Of the Ma
tional Republican Committee. He was
seen yesterday by REGISTER reporter,
and asked to explain the meaning OF
the notice to the men.
"It's plain English" he replied.
''Our factory will close down on the
Goth, in accordance with the rules of
the A. F. G. w. o., and we expect to
resume operations as usual after the six
weeks stop"
But it means a virtual discharge of
the men, does it not?" asked the re-
porter
Il don't understand how you can
place that construction upon 1t. AL
though we have an agreement each with
the men, we make no individual con-
tracts with them, and when the facto-
rieS close they are out Of positions
When we are ready to start up, they
are re-hired The only thing in our
agreement touching the point, is the
rule that a weeks notice must be given
of an intention to quit work, or OF dis
charge. The men who want employ
ment next fire must make application
on or after the Goth of August. 1t may
be that some of our present worEmen,
who have been neglecttul or lncompe-
tent will not receive work. u is very
often the case that lmen, and sometimes
boys, will not report Tor WORK
and an entire shop VIII De
thrown off. Besides being an lnJustlce
to the men in the shop who want to
work, il means loss to US, for our ex-
pense outside of the actual production,
goes on just the same"
Mr.. Scott admitted that he heard the
rumor regarding the intention OF the
q. S. Glass Company to start the fac
tories with non-uDion men, but knew
nothing about it. He also expressed
ignorance of any dissatisfaction among
the men.
For
twenty-five
dollars