The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-10-21
Troops In Philippines 8
Create Extra Dem q nd (
for "Pints."
WITHDRAWAL OF SOLDIERS Is
felt IN MASSILLON Factories
Novel Mode Of Payment Adopt
/. ed by Manufacturers In
sures Blowers a Sum-
NOR Vacation.

With the recent resumption OF
operations in the different glass fac
tories in Massillon, after the usual
summer shutdown, comes the stimu-
Jus which the industry gives to the
city. Probably no other industry con-
tributes as much to general business
activity in Massillon as do the glass
factories and probably no other city
IN the state is as active in the glass
making industry as Massillon.
The product of the Massillon fac
tories Is confined wholly to beer bot
ties. For the past twenty years one
factory has been in constant opera
.tion and within the past two years
two other factories have been put in
operation and another would have
been ready for making bottles this
fall had not the scarcity Of boys,
which are necessary about a bottle
factory, confronted the promoters. Be-
cause of the boy problem the factory
+ was built elsewhere.
The reason for the increased output
OF beer bottles. not only in Massillon
but all over the country, is due to
the requirement OF new territory by
the United States inStropical countries
and because of the demand created by
the United States troops in the Phil
ippine Islands.
Since the withdrawal of troops from
the Philippines the beer bottle in
dustry has been somewhat stunted,
but not to such an extent as to re-
qnire the suspension of any factories
There is now an over supply and ar
ter this year, says a Massillon man
ufacturer, this branch of the industry
may be much overstocked and some
manufacturers may be required to en-
gage in the manufacture Of other ware
unless the trade, for some unseen rea-
son should be stimulated.
WAGES OF BLOWERS.
Jr the three bottle factories in Mas
sillcn there are about 440 persons en-
ployed OF these PIG are bottle blow
ers. The average wage of a blower
IL about sS per day. The average
yearly earnings is about $4,000 The
blowers are divided into shops, three
men constituting a shop. The three
men work in common and the earn
ings are equally divided.
The skill of the blowers Is somewhat
varied. The average shop of three
blawers can produce from 1S0 dozen
to 200 dozen daily according to the
size of the bottles.
Apprentices are required to work
from four to five years before they be-
come regular blowers and command
full wages. An apprentice gets fifty
per cent. of his earnings
~ NOVEL. PAY SYSTEM.
The greater part of the earnings of
but little is spent outside of the city
except by those who go to summer re
sorts during the two months shut
down during the summer. Glass bot
tie blowers are paid in manner not
praeticed /: by. many manufacturers
They are paid $40 per week and when
the fires are drawn in June the ac-
erued amount is paid Some blowers
receive as much as $1,000 at the close
OF the working year.
The combined output of the local
factories last year was about 20, 0,000,-
900 bottles. The output the present
year will be several millions more.
The total amount of beer that was
bottled in last years product was
about 5000 00J gallons of about S00..
CU0r barrels.
Most of the bottles hold one pint
but many are Of the quart size.
STAGNATION FEARED.
Formerly only small part OF the
bottle output was ever returned to
the Wholesale beer dealers and brew
efs nut 1t is now rule that all re-
tpilers must return the empty bottles
10 the wholesaler, or, pay a higher
price for them. This, II is said. will,
nlso tend to lessen the demand for
bocr BEETLES and in the near f,sture
Stavnate the industry. ~
~ The Glass Battle Blowers assocla-
>1cn Is coneeded to be the mcst Der
\ 'fecs ~ sapixation exciting. Il IL CON
ef4Sf "a by Jhe. Civic, Federation of
K. ,Q5 The national organization is .
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