The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-27
THEY ARE SATISFIED.
Unitsd States GLASS Company
stockholders' Resolutions.
they ENDORSE THE MANAGEMENT
OF tho conoorn aud Direo. Tina. tho
Various Plants BIO Tun With Nom
Union Employes-Tho company's
Experience With Labor Unions
Called up-Refaso to Recognize
Flint olassworkers.

A few days ago the IErEttroEScEE
lrst published tho fact that number
Of the stockholders Of the United States
Glass Company were dissatisfied with
the policy pursued by the directors and
officers Of that corporation. The dis
satisfaction did not inaterialize at tho
stockholders' meeting as will DO seen
from tho following letter written by r.
j. Beatty, Of the board Of directors TO
the gteubenviIle GGsete:
DEAR Believing that It Is your
desire 10 get information Of this charac-
ter correctly and judging from recent
news items have seen In your columns
concerning this matter that you had
some interest, enclose yon herewith
an exact copy OF tho resolutions passed
b. the meeting OF stockholders hold at
this office on July "a. The noIe at bot
tom is my own being added in the way
Of further Information.
Very respectfully yours,
sJ X. J. BEATTY.
The resolutions are here appended:
WHEREAS, Newspapers rejecting cur:
rent rumors, have asserted that some Of
the largest stockholders in this colnpa.
nv were dissatiaaed with The policy OF
tile officers In operating the various fac
tories Of the compOny OIL non'union
basis; and,
WHEREAS, The directors have at three
separate meetings during the past year
by unanimous vote approved Of the Oh
hcers acts In this respect, and,
WHEREAS, The officers are not aware
OF any Dissatisfaction from this cause
existing among the stockholders, ex-
cepting in go far rs a few small stock
holders arc concerned, who are them
selves active membera IN labor unions;
aud,
WuIREAs, It 10 q matter OF justice
and OF courtesy to the officers that the
stockholders should give expression to
their several opinions on this subject In
tho form OF resolution at the meeting,
ResOlrxd, That the experience Of this
company In operating its factories in
the past on union basis and subject to
dictum from time to time Of labor union
officials was thoroughly unsatisfactory
aud improbable.
Resolped, That it was largely because
OF this fact aud this dissatisfaction that
change in the management OF the
company was desired.
Hesolptd, That the course Of tho pros
ent officers OF this company in adopting
now SGT OF just and equitable rules for
tho government of its employees Is APP
proved and ratified.
Resoir.d, That the starting up and
operating Of several factories Of this
company upon non-union basis ID
hereby heartily approved.
ResOlreti, That the officers Of this com:
pany arc hereby authorized, instructed
and directed 10 operate the factories OF
this company In the future only on a
strictly non.union basis. and that when
ever, In the opinion Uf the officers, 1t
becomes impossible to SO operate snch
factories on n strictly n0n-unlon basis.
That then such factory or factories shall
BIO closed and remain closed.
Above being regularly moved and sec
onded, was carried unanimously, about
seyen.eighths OF the entire stock of tho
company being represented ut the meet
ing.