The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-13
Recent Scale With Cutters and
FIatteDers is to Fall Heav-
lyon Hand Concerns.
PRICES TO CLOSE PLANTS
Quite a Number of Uneasy
Glass Men Since American
Showed It's Hand.

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There is quite commotion in the
window glass trade and manufsstur-
ers operating factories manned ly
blowers have been placed on the anx-
ious seat as a result. A revision or
the scale, entailing a material reduc-
tion in wages. was made about two
weeks ago by the Cutters and Flat
teners Association in order to meet
the scale paid the cutters and flatten-
i aers working under the jurisdiction OF
the. National Window Glass Workers.
At theStime It was thought that the
move would result In a further price
reduction and this view has been JUS
tified by the developments of last
week, when the American Window
Glass Company made quotations as
follows:
Ninety and s5 on single strength
and 30, 40 and on double strength
glass; 10 cents per box concession on
q. 3. quality above the third bracket;
G single, first bracket, s1.1S per box;
second bracket, $1.2O per box. II.
IS stipulated that there is not to be
over 10 per cent A single or is per
cent A double and sizes are to be
subject to the company's approval.
The above quotations were made sub
iect to immediate acceptance and the
cmpany reserves the privilege of
shipping at their own convenience.
According to reports quite large
aIiionnt of glass has already been dis
posed of at, the above figure. A num-
ber OF hand operating concerns have
preparedtto meet the new quotations,
although it win entail considerable
hnstling to make both ends meet
while operating under this rate.
There are also rumors to the effect
that several plants win cease opera
tions should the present unsatisfac-
Ftpry trade conditions continue to pre-
vail.
That the workers will seriously OBJ
ject to any further reduction in
wages is a foregone conclusion. Even
prior to the announcement of the re-
duction quite a number gave up their
places rather than work for the pre-
vailing scale and with an additional
reduction staring them in the face
there is likely to be general move
ment to "get back to the farm" or,
seek other employment whereve this
course is possible.
Even under favorable conditions It
is a severe drain on the resources of
an operating company to have vacant
places in the factory department, but
under present conditions the situa-
tion will be accentuated to such a
degree that only by getting out the
full production Of the plant can ac-
tive operations be continued. This
places the entire matter of making
window glass in very unsatisfactory
condition and, as pointed out, the
trade is justified in anticipating a
very material curtailment OF produc-
tion.
Hot weather alone is conducive to
places standing idle, as records OF
the past demonstrate, but couple this
condition with a highly unsatisfactory
wage rate and 1t requires no prophet
to foretell the result. IF the Ameri-
can officlals have played their cards
to bring about a shutdown in win
dow glass plants they could not have
chosen a more opportune time. They
played their cards at the psychologist
al moment" appears to be the con-
sensus OF opinion among glass men
in general.