Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-09-02
FEELING GOOD.
Window Glass Manufact urers
are Rejoicing

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They saY That short Fires Mean
more Prosperity for The Trade Bel
/ GUM Combine Scheme Looks Like il
/ would be Successful.
The determination OF the window
glass workers and manufacturers to
postpone the starting III 1gss until
November lst except in the ease OF
| the en-operatiyes Is one Of the most
important actions ever taken In the
/ window trade Manufacturers say
been held in check by the belief that
foverprodaction would bring lower
prices, will be restored and that prices
/ will be maintained at or near their
| present level, The window stocks
now On hand will probably ba axhaus-
It'd before the starting OF the IRE and
/ the two combines VIII have clean
sweep at the heavy demand expected
next spring
President James A Chambers and
Vice president M. *. McMullln Of the
American Window Glass Company.
who have been in Belgium for h month
striving TO secure the corporation of
the Belgian manufacturers are said
To have oeen partially successful.
They are expected in Pittsburg
President Chambers may return to
Europe To complete the details Or his
international combine scheme. The
window glass workers OF Belgium are
scheduled by local glass workers Co
strike Monday largely because Of the
Imprisonment OF their leader
The 10 months strike which ended
only In July did much TO keep the
glass trade in this country from disas-
ter during the fierce warfare between
the American company and the inde-.
pendeats The manufacturers belieye
that with the agreement between the
combine aud independents and the
Belgium plants closed by strike the
coming short fire will be one of the
most prosperous in the history OF the
trade.
The glass manufacturers say that
the steel strike has had no effect ON
the demand for glass, as the structur-
al plants have not been closed ana
the construction OF large Office build
Iings has only been delayed by the
failure Of mills to turn out sutiicieut
steel material. The bulk Of the glass
used In such buildings Is plate They
expect pronounced building boom
this fall and next spring, especially Ia
the Eaag acw t9Mgs esaata9 ~ the
location OF large independent manu-
featuring plants OF all kinds. They
say that the boom In this direction
around Pittsburg is to be seen all over
the country.
Stocks OF window glass have re-
manned heavy because OF the fear that
the cooperative factories would de-
mand the starting of fires on Septem-
Der 10. The officials OF the American
and independent companies shared
this fear until the indianapolis meet
ing,
They said that II the co-operatives
started their factories they would be
compelled to start also, and that over
production would result. Jobbers
and giass consumers hare delayed
buying, expecting this early START,
which would have probably resulted
10 lower prices for glass. The coming
fire will be unusually short-only q
little over seven months long. LIN the
meantime the companies expect that
stocks will be exhausted and that de-
mand will keep pace with the short
fire production.
The scarcity OF labor Is still pro-
nounced. Both combines, however,
claim to have sufficient To man their
factories la full.
j. g. Kaufman manager OF the
CommOner and Glass worker, wired to
his paper from New York yesterday:
President James Al. Chambers Of the
American Window Glass Company
landed yesterday on the Deutschland.
He says regarding his attempt to
make deal with Belgian manufact-
urers to keep foreign glass out OF this
market, that nothing has yet been
closed, but that the trade here will b
greatly benefited by his trip.
ssThe annual meeting Of the Ameri-
can company next week caused his re-
turn now, but he rather gave me TO
infer that he is going back again very
soon. He is very sanguine that he
will succeed ia forming consolida-
tion between the American and the
foreign factories. II not, there Is ne
question but what there will be al
agreement with foreign organization
OF all the plants over there, which
will soon be formed 1t is plain that
he is highly pleased with the success
OF his trip