The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-07
Aud window GInss Produced at One
Third Less Cost than Under
Present Hand Labor.
AN OFFICIAL DECLARATION
COMPANY WITH $4,000, 900 FORMED
To CONTROL ALL PATENTS.
About Two Million Boxes of stock on
Hans and Prospects Are Good
for Lower Prices.

F1I1obOnC' ddrCn o-Ane american
Window Glass Company by its executive
committee to-day issued a formal notice
to its workmen that after lapse Of seven
days anl on March II all of the factories
of the american Window Glass Company
would close for the season irrespective Of
what 9th er companies would do. The mo-
ment the factories are closed the company
has arran ged that a large force of men be
put to work to equip them with the new
glass blowing machines. 1t is said that all
OF the factories of the company will be
equipped with the new machines. which will
do the work of the skilled laborer and re-
move from the glass factory the highest
priced skilled labor known in the country.
1t will give the company glass production
at cost Of less than one-third of the cost
under the hand labor.
President James E. Chambers, OF the
American Window Glass Company. in dis
cussing the latest act OF his corporation
said: 'sThe blowing machines In all of the
company's plants are being installed as
rapidly as possible. The shutdown. how
ever. will be for considerable time
The action of the American Window Glass
Company In closing its factories and in
stalling it's machines is said to be it's an
swer to the independents who have refused
to come to any agreement concerning a uni
form closing of plants this spring. To make
more emphatic the statements of the big
corporation it was stated that a charter
had been applied for under the laws of New
York for the Incorporation of the American
Window Glass Machine Company, which is
TO have capital of s2O.OOO.O00. all of which
is to be directed by officers of the glass
company and which will own all Of the
patents and manufacture all of the ma
chimes for making window glass that now
exist.
The officers OF the company declined to-
night to make any statement regarding the
plans Of this new corporation until the
charter had been secured, but in a general
way II was explained that the new blowing
machines were to be manufactured ex-
clusively for the American Window Glass
Company and installed in the works, being
paid for on the royalty plan. All former
lists have been withdrawn by the American
Company and 1t Is believed a cut in rates
viii be made.
Concerning the failure Of the American
window Glass Company and the jobbers
70 reach an agreement at the recent
meeting at Columbus. the National Glass
Budget, in to-morrow's issue will say: "All
agreements between manufacturers and
tobbers are now off. and an open market
thing In order In the window glass indus
try. That this will result in eliminating all
profit from the business is a dead certainty
and those who continue to operate their
plants are certain to do so out of the profits
accruing up to the present time. Regard
less of what others nay do. 1t is the inten-
tion of the American Window Glass Com
pany to put the fires out at all except their
machine-equipped plant at an early date
probably on March II. and hereafter pad
die their own canoe. The machines will be
introduced at their various factories as
rapidly az possible. and it is expected that
when the time comes for starting the
factories in the fall this company viii
have several machine-equipped plants II
blast, making glass from 10 to so per cent
cheaper than 1t is possible to make 1t By
the old method