The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-10-12

As announced in the INTEtLIdENcER
yesterday morning, President Smith, Of
the American Flint Glass Workers
Union, ordered strike by all the work.
men in the United States Glass Com.
pany's employ, to take effect yesterday
at noon. There were but twelve MEM
bcrs of the union ut work in Wheeling,
these being in the mold shop at Factory
o, the old Central, and they promptly
obeyod the order of tho president and
went out when the clock struck Il.
The designations of Night-Manager
Morningstar aud Metal Mixer Fendt, OF
Factory II, as announced exclusively in
yesterdays INrELLIGENCEn, showed very
plainly the feeling OF tho average
Wheeling glassworker in regard to the
effort to start up the United States
company's factories non-union. and had
all the glassworkers in Wheeling been
busy, instead OF all being IDLE, there is
no doubt from the expressions heard
yesterday that every man Of them would
have quit.
TIE OFFICIAL DECLARATION.
The strike was precipitated by the
following circular, sent to all the
former workmen Of the company on
Tuesday:
"This company intends starting three
OF its factories on a basic whereby we
shall be enabled to meet tho compete
ton we now find existing in tho trade.
1t is our intention to employ each per-
son as an individual; to have four and
three-quarter hours constitute turn,
and to take of the limit on moves, thus
enabling each workman to make good
wages according to his ability. We in
tend to pay piece work rs tar rs posi-
BILE, andto pay the same wages that have
prevailed throughout the past year, ex.
cepting only in such cases where our
competitors arc paying less.
"fn starting the three factories re-
forred to u preference will be given to
our former employees. Applications
may be made by letter or in person to
Joseph Anderson, general manager
United States Glass Company, Pitts
burgh; K. ]. Beatty, superintendent
United States Glass Company, TitIin, O.,
and TO u. @. jenkins, superintendent
United States Glass Company, Gas City,
Ind. Applications may also be made,
ii preferred, to the superintendent of
any Of the company's various factories,
and the same will be forwarded to the
Pittsburgh Office.
Should more applications be re-
Ceived than necessary to operate the
three factories started, the management
will then consider the question OF start.
ing additional factories.
MUST APPLY BEFORE OCTOBER 16.
"If the former workmen OF this COM
pany do not apply for work in sufficient
numbers to operate the three factories
stated on or before October 10, 1893. at
noon, the positions still unprovided for
will be offered to others.
"If the state OF trade will warrant it,
it is the intention hereafter to give
workmen steady employment through
out the entire year.
"Any person who accepts employment
under this call may depend upon it that
he will be continued in his position as
against any and all applicants in the
future. Such person shall only lose
his position ESQ long as this company
operates), through some act Of his own
that necessitates his discharge"
The circular is signed for the United
States Glass Company by Joseph Ander-
son. general manager Of the manufac-
turing department. The three factories
referred to are those known as the
King factory, on the South side, Pitts
burgh; the Gas City plant and tho
Beatty factory at Titiin. 1t was 70
help start Factory X that Messrs. Morn
ingstur and Fendt were summoned to
Pittsburgh, and rather than 60 they
resigned,