The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-09-02
GLASS SITUATION SERIOUS,
Over Production of the Last
Year Has Unsettled Trade.
Representatives From the American,
Independent and Federation Conn
panies are Comforting Upon the
Siiuaticn-Start Of Fires May be
Delayed Machines Nay Affect The
Market.

| The glass situation tLis year pre-.
sents some difficult problems for
solution, and more or less concern is
felt by tue representatives OF the
large manufacturers as the time APP
proaches for the starting OF fires.
Last year marked an unprecedent-
ed period of high wages and high
prices in the trade and resulted in
producing more glass than ever
before. The manufacturers believed
that the unparalleled prosperity in
all branches OF business warranted
them working their factories to their
capacity, which they did, and think
ing, too, that the demand would
raise the price they were also willing
to pay the wages, which were the
highest ever paid in the trade. But
to their disappointment the demand
was not as they had anticipated and
as a result the market was over
stocked with glass oil all kinds and
sizes.
Never in the history OF the trade
has there been as much glass on the
market at this time of the wear as
at present, and it is this condition of
trade that is giving the manaiae
turers so much uneasiness TheA
say that if the men will wait sh IL,
time tor them TO get rid ef ne sup
ply the market will become un. ma
and work can be resumed AMI toad,
employment assured. Tau nsanalac.
turers are unwilling to star; tie ii e.
at present, as it will only ada seri
BUSINESS to the already i,plarahic
condition.
There seems TO be a determination
on the part oil The glass workers to
demand an early starting of tue fires
without consideliog The Inevitable
results of adding to AN already over.
stocked market. There are through
out the country large number of
small concerns, which do not play
any part in the wage or price reguIa.
lions, but which, when the market
is adjusted, reap the benefits that
the larger manufacturers do who
have been responsible for It's flourish
ing condition. These smaller fac.
tories produce only what they can
dispose of from one Years end To the
next and consequently they do not
feel the burden of carrying surplus
stock
70 adjust these unsatisfactory
conditions is the mission OF the sew
eral representatives of the indie
pendent, and Federation Glass eon
panies who are in pittsbufg at the
present time some difficulty was
experienced with tile window glass
jobbers in the carly part Of the sea
son regarding the adjustment OF the
prices for the coming year and at
one time a threat was made by the
manufacturers that they would re
fuse to sell to the jobbeis and would
sell direct To the trade IL different
arrangements could not he made.
To settle this matter is also one of
the reasons for their appearance in
the city.
BY the introduction of the blowing
machines change has come over
the glass trade and it is expected
that when the machines have come
into general use the trade will ne.
quire an entire re adjustment. The
machines while yet in the expert
mental state, have proved beyond
doubt to be practical and will pro
duce glass at considerably less cost
than the hand made.