Bridgeton pioneer., 1900-02-01
THE GLAsswOKKBR,

Notes Here and There of the Great Trade
That is SO Much to Thousands of
Skilled workmen.
In personal letter to the PIONEER,
President Hayes, of the Green Bottle
Blowers Association, says that he has
just made tour of the Indiana factories
and is now on his way West. The Presi-
dent expects to return here some time in
February and he will then direct his
personal attention to certain matters that
should be looked after. All of the papers
in the West, where President Hayes has
been, speak of the fiattering reception
given him. 10 an interview with an
Indiana paper President Hayes said:
''It is fact that the glass business is
the most flourishing in it's history. Every
man in our ranks is employed, and more
could get work if we had them. AS to
machinery, say that there is no use in
brooding over affairs but to max @ the best
of circumstances, accept the situation and
learn as rapidly as possible to- work at
this new machinery. The work men of
the twentieth century will be wiser than
Wc dLos 1u6y Will U6 iD0ll6F 0UuCdC0O ana
will better comprehend and understand
the great question of the day. Some day
society may arrange a new era of affairs
for men thrown idle by machinery, but
hardly in our day"
The man with the axe is just now of
some account to the man in the glass
business. All sorts of fuel is going sky
ward, and the glass manufacturer is re-
turning to first principles and taking all
the wood he can get. This sort of thing
is not making any great tronble with the
man with the wood lot, and some of the
glass manufacturers are contracting for
eli the wood they can get. The Cumber
land has yard pretty we'll piled up with
wood.
The second cut in window prices, just
made by the Combine, in intended to
force the Independents to the wall. The
Combine is not selling glass at these
prices, but will store away the product,
and allow the Independents to fill all
present orders. The Indepe ndents, how
ever, have not yet sold any glass at the
cut rate. The will probably not.
The Bridgeton boys who are employed
= ellvernon, Pa, write that they are
g well and putting some money away
their stockings to bring home. There
- good m e. es th e thefe;
AID they form quite Bridgeton Colony.
Tho Rri6notOr, olo rl>o NH
working elsewhere, use the ex press com
panies to express money here to their
families. The local express companies
do quite d banking business with the
families.
George L. Moore, the glassworker, is
now employed with the Fairton Glass
Company.
Charles Scull, who is now working in
Millville, for the Improvement Com
pany, will return to Smithport, where
he will work for the remainder of the
year
Thomas Smith, glassworker, for
meriy of Bridgeton, now of Muncie,
Ind, has brought suit for divorce against
his wife Annie, who lives in this local
ity.
There are some window gasswork ers
here, who can find employment but
they will not tleave:Bridgeton this re.
There are not many idle blowers in
the hollow ware trade now, to fill the
spare places.
All of the Bridgeton factories are turn
ing out quantities of ware, and almost
all of it is being shipped. There will not
be great deal stored.
Thera are few people here who think
that the Combine will be able to exter-
inmate the independent window fac
tories.
Most of the window glass workers
think the big Cehansey tank will be in
operation next fall.
The Fayette Glass Company. of
Brownsville, Pa.,. after an unsuccessful
fight against the organization, has come
into the Union.
There are now being operated through
out the country 2l18 window pots. There
are some 600 idle pots.
Last week the window glass imported
into this country from Europe, despite
the high tariff, amounted to some 1000
boxes. And yet the Combine keeps the
Cohansey tank idle.
Few glassworkers ever get gray, owing
to the copious perspiration while at work.
There is talk of again running the
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