The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-29
Combined Output of the Five
Window Glass Factories
Here at Least Normal.
MORE GLASS IS MADE
Declares the Lafayette Man
agement and Better Than
Any Previous Season.

Charles c. Mayer in this weeks
commoner and Giassworker reports
the clarksburg window glass situation
as follows:
The combined output Of the five
window glass manufacturing Institu-
tions at clarksburg, w. Va, is a,
least normal In quantity. Practically
every box moves from the packers
direct to the. cars for shipment In
an plants the glass was OF good quail
ity during the writer's stay and all
the cuttings Of novices, of whom
there are not many at Clarksburg,
pass through the hands OF competent
sien for inspection before packing.
4 a'he West Fork concern shipped six
Sars last week and the same was done
at the Adamston establishment
The West Fork plant started the
blast with 5000 boxes of glass on
hand and, at present they have con-
siderably less. THE goods must go''
is the slogan at Clarksburg and it
seems that the companies in that
field are determined TO manifest their
ability to market their output as
cheaply as any body. How long the
skilled men will stand by their guns
under present selling prices and con-
seqnent low wages the writer does
not venture to assert. The fact that
odd jobs outdoors will be scarce
this spring owing to the army of un-
skilled labor unemployed may inspire
many blowers and gatherers to cling
10 the bench longer than they would
II conditions throughout the country
We're more favorable. Although the
sliding (down) scale, as they call 1t,
was profuseIy creased last month.
many of the men show determination
TO stay in the game to the last on the
theory that .lf we don't make glass
for the buyer to exercise his prefer
ence over the machine output on an
equality of prices he will be obliged
TO purchase the latter.
Full market money and less than
bsix blowlngs per week are not in evil
y dence this fire In shops making single
strength; $3.50 is deducted from gath
erers market money for every blow
ing lost. This caused short strike
at the Tuna factory. Clarksburg, the
first of the week. AS 1t cannot be fig
ured precisely what Is due a workman
before the end OF the month the
companies aim to play safe in the
payment of wages. The workers, on
the other hand, claim they are en-
titled to the benefit of the doubt US
to the amount due them. The Tuna
local held a meeting Monday after
noon. when it was decided to return
to work. This plant is model
throughout and their output was Al
during the writer's visit.
Four err loads is average shipping
per week at the Peerless plant
Clarksburg, where this blast was
started last October. They have been
running along without interruption
under the management OF James
cielland.
The management Of the Lafayette
plant stated: I'VE have been run
ming since September IS and have
, produced more and better glass thar
any previous season in the history OF
our plant. A. 1000 box order OF 4
and AA is being filled this week.
Secretary C. A. Wiley, of tht
ciarksburg window Glass Compan,
has reduced his last years stock to .
minimum and does not believe II
piling up his present production. HI:
aim is quality, and accordingly he 1
operating 30 shops on the 36 blower
tank. The plant started with 81
shops November /.
Il believe we are doing as good. 4
not better, than any plant In th'
country. We are making lots Of glas:
and some money. We never lost :
minute and places are filled in every
department" remarked George Rey'
nolds, a member OF the West Fori
Glass Company. Shipments are be
ing made regularly and plenty OF or
ders are reported by the Office force.
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