Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-27
GLASS SITUATION SERIOUS.
Over production of the Last
Year Has Unsettled Trade,

Representatives From the American,
Independent and Federation Conn
panies are Conferring Upon the
Situation Start of Fires May be
Delayed Machines May Affect the
Market.
The glass situation tits year pre-
sents some difficult problems for
solution, and more or less concern Is
felt by the representatives OF the
large manufacturers as the time ap
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
highes ever paid in the trade But
to their disappointment the demand
was not as they had anticipated and
as result the market was over
stocked with glass of 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 year as
at present, and it is this condition Of
trade that is giving the manufac
turers SO much uneasiness. They
say that if the men will wait short
time for them to get rid of the sup.
ply the market will become normal
and work can be resumed and steady
employment assured. The manufac
turers are unwilling to start the fires
at present, as it will only add seri-
business to the already deplorable
condition.
There seems TO be a determination
on the part of the glass workers TO
demand an early starting of the fires
without considering 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 regula
tions. but which, when the market
IS adjusted, reap the benefits that
the larger manufacturers do who
have been responsible for its 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 asurplus
stock.
To adjust these unsatisfactory
conditions is the mission of the sew
eral representatives Of the indie
pendent, and Federation Glass com
panies who are in Pittsburg at the
present time. Some difficulty was
experienced with the window glass
jobbers in the early 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 jobbers and would
sell direct to the trade if different
arrangements could not be 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 ie-
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.