Bridgeton pioneer., 1899-10-05
HOLLOW WARE TRADE.
something of Pretty Much Everything
About the Great Trade That is so
Much for This County,

| over the hollow-ware glass trade ef the
country. There is yet great tank to be
started at the Cumberland, that will en-.
ploy seventy blowers, and the Bridgeton
glass works have not yet got into blast.
Inc East Lake people will start up this
week, and the Cohansey Company is
not yet working its capacity. All over
| the country furnaces apd tanks are being
put in operation, and in six weeks there
will not be an idle glassworker, Tn two
weeks there will be at least fifty blowers
from this city who will GO away to other
places to work, and in month there will
not be an idle glassworker in Bridgeton,
in the hollow-ware trade.
The boys all over the country have the
strike fever. Here the troubles have
been OF short duration. Yesterday all
the boys went to work at the Cumber.
land, and the furry at Parker Brothers
Is all over. over at salem the boys have
been more determined, and the Craven
Works have been idle for weeks. the fire
being blocked.
Up at Woodbury. yesterday, another
furnace went into blast, giving employ
ment to about twer ty-five men and boys.
The total number now in that plant is
about l75, with pay roll of S5,OOu.
Yesterday another factory was started
up at the Clayton firm of More. Brothers.
over at Whital, Tatum & Co.'S works
last week the bottom of green tank fell
out, and the factory will go out of blast.
The glass jar machines are now in
operation in the Elmer factory of the
Gllchrist Jar Company. IT is said that
the machines are working very satistac-
torily.
o-morrow one pot furnace will be put
in blast at the East Lake Glass Works.
giving employ yment to number of union
blowers. The firm starts off with some
good orders. The fires have not been
started under the small tank
The stoe4s holders of the s. NJ. Bassett
value of the stock they held, from the
proceeds of the sale of the plant to the
Gi!christ Jar Company.
The big pot furnace will start up at the
Cumberland about Thursday. This fur
mace has had bad luck, several pots
breaking and keeping the men from re-
sumlAg work. The big ware will be
made from this pot furnace.
Down at the Cohansey works, every
thing is going along satisfactorily. The
Company is turning out large quantities
of snuffs and castoria bottles. The full
capacity of the Company's plant is not
yet in operation, but may be very soon.
Nothing has been heard yet from the
injunction proceedings that are now
pending in the Court of Chancery. 1t is
not likely that there will be anything in
the decision that will effect the hollow
ware trade.
The little glassworks at Rosenhayn are
now unionized, and are getting along
all right.
Mack" of the GlaSsworker, has the
following very interesting paragraphs in
this weeks issue:
Things are settling down nicely in
South Jersey. The firms and their EN-.
ployes are beginning to understand each
other iD manner never before dreamed
of, and all are trying to advance each
others interest now just as effectively as
they antagonized each other short time
ago.
The spirit of fairness appears to pre-.
vail, and one of the strongest indications
OF this is that the Cumberland Glass Mfg
Co. is not only paying in cash, but is paw.
ing in full every two weeks. Mr.. G. w.
Shoemaker appears to be as anxious to
conform to the regular union rules as he
once was to oppose them. For this he is
entitled to praise, and the trade will re-
spect and appreciate his fairness"
President Hayes will leave Bridpeton
tomorrow. He will remain in Philsdel.
PA.A~ NAAAu6 VIC ioLuoiuooE VI tu0 week,
and next week will take trip through
Ohio.
Charlie Doughty, of Millville, is one Of
the best glsssworkers down at Fairton
he Is great favorite with the trade.
Archie Broad water. of Millville. yester-
day fell from lehr in one Of the glass
factories, and nearly cut his tongue of.
Bert Summerman, Of Williamstown,
has gone out to Gas City, Ind.
George Keebler. of Glassboro, is night
manager at Fairton. s
William Horton has left the Bodine
works, at williamstown, and Is now
shipping clerk at the Cumberland.