The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-04
Between tho Buckeye Management
and Membors OF tho Union,
BUT NO SETTLEMENT EFFECTED.
Mr. soanon Claims that tho Factory
Cannot DO Operated with Profit at
tho Union Scale and with tho Union
Rules--rhc workmon Not inclined
to Accept tho Proposition to Submit
TO Arbitration-Fuli Dctallu.

w. 40 rllnt IlaeaWorkers, Were NOT az
iusted yesterday. rs expected. A con.
ference was held in tho Office. Of tho
works between A. D. Seamon and the
: new manager, Alex. Humphrey, and
committee oil FIVE from tho union, this
committee consisting OF Jacob Roscn.
thai, James McCatfrey, Henry Gauding,
George w. Rizer and William Arbaugh,
the committee having boon appointed by
tho glasworkcra at their meeting on
"Wednesday Afternoon. Tho conference
lasted from . until $3.50 p.i IN. An INTEL.
Ll6ENcER representative was admitted,
being the only newspaper man prosont.
MIR. Roscnthal acted as chairman OF
the committee. lilo stated tho object Of
the visit, and landed in communica.
ton from the union. which stated that
the union was not opposed to tho prin.
ciplo OF arbitration, that in adjusting
wage contests It Is q good thing whom
honestly applied, but that there must
I be limit to arbitration, that all tho
wage scales and rules governing the
members OF tho union are arranged an.
nually, that the duties OF the conference
committees are similar to the dutios OF
arbitrators. that to reopen the general
wage scale would be equivalent to arbi.
tratinc an arbitration, and such pre-.
cededent established one arbitration
would follow another, and the settle
ment Of wage scales would be destroyed,
5 and that they decline to open up tho
general wage scale for arbitration, but
the committee would do all in their
power to effect an amicable adjustment.
Mr.. Seamon spoke at longth. He
said he had $4,000 invested in the
Buckeye glass works; that II had been
idle almost two years, which is very un-
profitable; that he wished tu run the
works and had been preparing 10 put it
into operation. 1t cost him ten years
aud many thousands OF dollars to learn
the glass business. The new factories
were demoralizing the business; they
had put down the price OF tumblers to
twenty cents, and il costs thirty cents
TO make them. Continuing, he said:
We do not want to fight labor organ.
izatious. We have always made good
goods and We can sell them anywhere il
the prices are as low as those OF our
competitors. The year OF 1895 will be
dull one, l think, and profits small.
seven cents, while they now sell at
eighteen and nineteen cents. We have
a bushel OF letters from men who want
to work, aud you mon ought to read
some OF them. They are from unem.
ployed men, who say they are bard up
and have families to keep. We also
have had lots OF letters from towns OF.
fsring bonuses, but we are willing to
stay here il We can run our works. In
every improvement have made the
/ men have reaped the benefit.
This condition is true OF sevcn.inch
shades and other articles. One man
made sixty shades IN one hour and &C
cording to the union rulos men would
make but 40 in half day The men
at the Crystal Glass Works pay in 20
per cent OF their wages as stock. That
means that they get only SO per cent on
the dollar and the company gets the
work done 20 per cent cheaper than We
do, for the men will rever get back tho
20 per cent. 1t means that much OF q
reduction, and at Huntington tho men
have TO buy bonds. have been losing
money every year for several yeara. l
spent thousands OF dollars in i'm prove
u.
Shriukagca In our stock amounted to
$1,000 since we shut down. To run on
at the, present wages and under it
means loss OF $4,000 annually on the
line We make. for 05 per cent OF the
goods are made in non-union glass fac.
tories. The money We lost last year
frighten, me-
Mr.. Rossuthal stated that lists were
made up Tor the year and to make con.
ce,sions for ono meant 10 do it Tor
others.
Mr.. Rosenshal was asked by Mr..
Seamon IL the 20 per cent in stock at
the Crystal did not mean that much OF
reduction, and he replied that many
considered it reduction but no would
not call it that.
Mr.. Gouding said: III We make
concession to you, others will want it
: and then you will want us to make au-
other IN order that you may compete
with them. Wo made concessions by
changing from turn to pioce work, that
! Is the Cumberland system."
In answer to a question, no said the
mon made s. so por day on turn whom
they worked that way, and S. so now
on the piece system.
Mr.. AlcCaflrey asked number OF
questions and answered fully as many,
showing L thorough knowledge, and Mr..
Arbaugh also took par. In tho discus.
sion. Mr.. Rizer had very little to say.
Mr.. Humphrey SD owed n thorough
knowledge OF tho glass business. IIo
was asked by Mr.. McCadrey how much
cheaper the factory managed at Fair.
mont (non.union) made tumblcrs than
: the Buckeye could. Thirty per cent"
was tho reply. He aaiL that while
tnmblers aro much lower than thoy
were, the employer gets Thorn mado
less than cent per dozen cheaper than
Z under the former aystenl OF working.
The mon are paid S. 90 Tor making GiO,
while they formerly got So IS for max
ling $50. You get 81 conta per dozen.
Ninety.hve per cent OF the tumblera arc
made by non.union mon, and how can
Mr.. soanon pay union wages and COM
petc?" Mr.. Humphrey enumerated
tho non.unon factories making tho
Same line OF ware that the Bnckeyo
docs. Among them ara tho Rochester,
Seneca. North Baltimore, Cumberland
and Dolaingors.
Tho committee claimed that lod
glass could be made q. q centa per
pound, while both Mossrs. Seamou and
Humphrey placed it at double that
amount Mr.. Seamon repeatedly stated
that no wished tho matter brought. up
before committee Of three arbtrators,
( aa announced in tho IwrELLrGEScER, that
ho had his man, that tho committee
would have accesa to the books az d papers
OF the Buckeye Class Company. and