The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-12-10
GLASS HOUSE TO START.
The Buckeye to Begin Work the
First of the Year.
What THE OTHER RORKSARE DOING
The Buckeye VIII be Cooperative,
aud the Old Employees viii be Given
tho FIRST Chance to Secure Employ.
mcnt-rhe Plans of tho Company
For Resumption OF Work.

Ferry, one oil the largest aud best IN the
United States. will start up the frat oil
the year, Independent Of the union, and
the management expects to run ten or
eleven months year by operating it
under the new system. Fire will be
put in the middle furnace, having. ten
pots, the latter part Of this month, and
the second and third furnaces will be
started later on II the business justities
this. The Buckeye has been idle almost
two years. First class men have been
secured to manage the various depart
ments, and many applications for work
have been received. Alex Humphrey,
ofSteu benvilIe, will be the factory man.
aver and metal maker, his services be-
ginning to-day.
The IHrELLIGENcER's information ia
authentic, and there seems no doubt
but what the big plant will be put in
operation as stated.
Alex Humphrey, the new manager,
signed contract last week and takes
charge this morning. lie was general
superintendent OF the Humphrey glass
works, az Sleubenville, for eight years,
and mixed the glass. He was the chief
lessee OF the glass factory which recently
burned at Fairmont, and expected to
buy that plant He learned the glass
business when boy with Brice
Brothers, OF Pittsburgh, and was one of
the incorporators OF the Cooperative
glass works ut Beaver Falls. He is a
thoroughly competent man. He will
move his family to Martins Ferry.
r. Q. Swartz, OF Martins Ferry, will
have charge OF the cutting, etching and
engraving departments. He formerly
held similar position in this works.
and was at one time the manager.
James Ball, OF Wellsburg, who was
formerly decorator and manager Of
the decorating rooms in the Buckeye,
will take his old position.
Harry Robinson, OF Martins Ferry.
will have charge OF all the orders and
look after the shipping, which position
he has had for years.
Amos " ilson will have full charge OF
the mould making and machine shop
and the offices will be under the super
intendency OF Thomas PuGh. The last
two named gentlemen have been con-
rected with the establishment for many
years.
Travelling statesmen have not yet been
employed. For these positions there
have been several applications, and ap.
plcations have been received from diff
ferent parts OF the United States for DO.
sitions from glassblowers, pressers. fin
ishers, cutters, decorators, engrayers,
lehrsmen, shipping clerks, packers,
bookkeepers, typewrlters, etc. In Mar.
inns Ferry alone there is scarcely an end
to the number OF boys, girls and labor
ers who have applied Tor work. Home
labor will be given the first preference
and the seieClion OF workmen will begin
this morning. Many OF the gIasswork.
ers who formerly worked here will be
given employment il they wish TO go to
work, Martins Ferry men and boys hav-
ing the preference.
The old employees have been asked to
come back and il they do not outside
labor will be employed. All the glass
workers who formerly worked here are
members OF the A. +. CIV. u, and only
lime will determine as TO what they
will do.
Mr.. A. D. Seamon, the owner OF the
works, said to an INrELLIGEScER repre-
sentative: ave will change the out.
put somewhat, making blown and
pressed bar goods aud stem ware,
blown tumblers, general line Of bar
goods, full line OF lemonade sets, in
colors, plain and etched, nice line OF
decorated vase lamps. on which we for
merly had such o big trade, colored
globes, gas and electrical goods, etc.
We will make small line OF pressed
stem ware and bar goods.
ave will take back any good workmen
who wants a job. II they do not We
will employ men from other towns. We
will receive applications for few days
for people in all branches, home peo-
pie to be employed first. There will be
some reduction in wages. The men
work nine or nine and half hours per
day, or four and three.fourth hours per
term, as specified by the union, each
man to make all he can, aud with IN
creased moves and improved moulds
and facilities, the men can make fully as
much rs they did before. BY working
this system We will reduce the
cost of production. sell the goods
as last US they are made, and
we hope 10 be able to run ten
or eleven months in the year so that in
the long run the men will earn more
money than they formerly did. Every.
thing will be worked on the piece sys-
tenn.
"Our improved iron lnoulds have cost
us much money, aud with these the
men often made their turn in one.half
the time required, and We got no bene-
ct. This was truo OF ten-inCh shades
and other goods. Tho men can make
from 80 to 100 per cent more ware in
these iron moulds than formerly.
Owing to the competition we ara Obliged
10 run this way and sell on close mar
gin and the firm will make very little
money, as most OF it will be paid out for
labor. q We want to put tho factory in
operation and keep it running, and this
is tho way to do it. With now and i'm.
proved machinery, different from that
used elsewhere, ware will DO turned out
Mt greatly reduced cost in the cutting
department, and one-hali OF the people
will do tho work. We have spent much
money in making our improvements"
There are thirty pots in the three
furnaces, and as high rs $50 hands have
been employed here ut one time. Tho
throo furnaces make immense Guanti-
ties OF ware; in tact. the production OF
one furnace alone would amaze most
persons. The stoppage OF this great
works has been big drawback to Mar
tins Ferry.
Tho plant has been thoroughly over