The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-07

Tho middle oftho week, II 10 beloved,
will bring change In tho situation at
tho Buckeye Glass Works.
! Tho Glass Workers' Union was in
session again on Saturday all afternoon,
at which timo tho matter was thorough.
ly discussed In ils different aspects.
The cooperative systom was discussed
at length, some iavoring and others OPP.
posing. Many glass workers hold that
cooperation on tho basis 1t Is worked at
tho Crystal will give reasonably steady
employment, but 1t means that much
OF a reduction and Is direct violation
Of the rules OF tho American Flints,
while others think It perfectly fair AMI
proper. Tho national organization de.
cided to allow the mon to continue
working on the twenty per cont cooper
alive basia at tho Crystal, they having
onterod into tho agreement, butsuch an
arrangement could not be made with
other factories. Ono man said, 1.-THE
union saw the folly OF the scheme and
had q right to kick, for 1t means just
that much Of cut, and gives tho Crys.
tai an advantage over all other union
factories making similar lines"
Another said, "Tho glassworkers at
the Crystal have steady work and are
making pretty good wages, II they are
only getting so cents on the dollar and
the company Is selling it's ware cheaper
than other factories and is getting the
trade, but tho stock tho men arc work
Ing for is thrown away because no glass
factories would want additional stock
holdera II there was any money in the
business. The glass factories here.
abouts are not declaring dividends. and
therefore the stock is worth nothing"
While some glassworkers arc OF this
opinion they assert that the Crystal
employees are working almost every
week in the year and are much better
oil in the long run than men who do not
work on the cooperative basis and are
idle about half the time, $500 per week,
steady employment, amounting to much
moro in year than S24 week and 80
much idleness. Others argue that to do
this ior one factory means the same at
others, and in the end all factories wilt
be oman equal footing, and the workmen
will be no better of. Tho bond system
at Central City is proving objectionable
to the glassworkers aud great kick is
being made about it.
Both Mr.. Seamon and the members
OF the union seem anxious to effect an
adjustment. and If the cooperative
scheme cannot be adopted it is possible
that some other arrangement can BIO
made. but it seems that scale OF wages
having been fixed for tho year they
cannot be changed. 1t is understood
that the union can make concessions on
several articles. such as certain shades
and stem ware, but not on punch
tumblors. and this is where the hitch
comes, the management claiming that
at the present wages it is absolutely i'm.
possible to compete with the non-union
houses, since IS per cent OF the punch
tumblcrs are made by non-union
houses. Tho lowest price the union
glassworkers figure for the inanufac-
turer OF punch tumblers at union wages
Is IS cents per dozen, and this does not
include tho cost OF selling them, while
some non.union firms are selling these
tumblers at IS centa.
Tho Buckeye people claim that tho
class OF ;umblers they make coat much
more money, and it is absolutely i'm
possible to produce them at is cents
under union wages. The principal out
put at the Buckeye was punch tumblors
when it was last in operation and their
goods had first class reputation every
where.
The local classworkers say that any
grievances OF Mr.. Seamon's would have
received the proper consideration at