The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-08-02
FLINT GLASS CONFERENCE.
The Results of tho Fir,t Session of tho
Committees.


The Results of tho First Session Of tho
Committees.
The flint glass trade Is now in the
throes Of conferences. and some days,
and probably weeks, will elapse before
the wages Of the following year are fully
agreed upon. The preliminary confer.
ences which were held prior to tho
Montreal convention Of tho organized
workers assisted somewhat 10 lessen
the points under discussion at this tino
In giving the workers general idea oil
what the manufacturers would expect
in tho way Of reductions or advances.
Tho first OF tho conferences began in
this CITY yesterday, says WednAsday's
Pittsburgh Post, whom tho national as
sociatlon Of pressed and brown tablo
yaro manufacturers mot the conference
committee Of tho flint glass workers'
union. An adjournment Of two weeks
wns taken. Tho manufacturers ropre-
resented were Hart Mckee, Edward
MuItiman, Fred Evans, Of the Hem
ming grey glass company, Of Muncic,
Iud.; Thornton Rodofor, OF Rodcfer
Bros. James Duncan, Of Duncan glass
company, and Charles Briee, OF Brico.
Highly & Co. The workers committee
consisted OF President Smith, Secretary
Kunzler, William McSwain, OF Green's
burg; William sheehau, OF Now Albany,
Ind. Jamos Clino, OF Marion, Ind; X.
Archer, OF Bellaire, and G. W. Simpson,
of Findlay, o.
General secrecy ovcrsprcad tho pro-
condin1s of tho conference Yesterday.
This, It ia explained, was done in order
TO keep tho non.union manufacturers
from knowing what advantages tho
workers wore giving the union manu-.
iacturorsin competition with tho tormoT.
There ia little dispute over the press
cd and table waro scale, md tho work.
ors havo given their friendly manufac-
turers advantages over last year scale
through which thoy are onabl0d TO
work against tho non.union plants. Tho
latter will not bo given m opportunity
10 know what changes hayo boon grant
cd in favor Of tho union plants. Speak
ing OF tho results attained at tho confer
ence President Smith snid:
"Thc cost OF tho shops on cut foot and
set wares has boon Increased, while
propOrtionntc increase in the output
has been made. Changes have boon
made in tho following branches: Mo-
lasses cans, bowl AGrcd salvcrs, pickle
dishes, oil bottles, pressed lnmps, Jelly
aud mustard glasses with handles. Tho
chungcs in thcso branches ~hHvo boon
mndo By reducing tho cost through in-
crcasing the output; in others by chang
inr the classification OF the goods.
Outside OF what Mr. Smith has aNid it
is certain that In the pressed wnrc scale
tho number OF "movcs" were considera-
Blyincroascd. In tho unfinished hoer
milrs. mustards, etc, tho individual
output will bn in tho neiehhorhood Of
10 nor cont greater than under tho
formor acalo. The changes covering
the scale in tho stOm goods Werc mado
in compliance with suggcstions mndO
by tho manufacturer previous to the
montreal convention. When asked to
show the communication in which these
CONCESSIONS wOro asked, Mr.. Smith
refused Yesterday. saying II was not his
privilege to mako ltpuhic. In tho iron
mold rrhcduln tho most radical c0nces.
sions aro to be made, The SnniG scale
will incrua.C tho moves conGihrrably.
Tho 1ints nro willing to aErco 10 this in
order 10 fight foreign and homo non.
union competition.
Tho conference in tho prescription
branch viii occur on Thuraday.