The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-09-28
An Important Conference
Held and Commissioners
Issue Report.

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me window glass market present
ca no new features. says the. Com
tnoner and Giassworkef. "A fair de-
mand s reported ana production Il
gradually Increasing, owing 10 the fact
that several additional factories have
been placed in blast.
A conference OF officials represent
ing the different window glass work
ers organizations. was held IN the
House building. Plttsburg. last week,
and plans were thoroughly discussed
looking toward establishing perma-
nent working agreement 1t appears
to be the aim Of all the participant
TO do all in their power to promote
/ harmony and act as a unit in trade
matters In the future.
\ Those In attendance at the con-
ference We're President A. L. Faux
lnser, and w. A. Garrigan, of the Ma
tional Window Glass Workers; Pres
ident w. II. shlnn and Secretary
/ Samuel Michaels, OF the Window
l Glass Cutters and Flatteners' Assici-
alton, and President Elwood ].
\ Wesler and Secretary Thomas Rey-
nolds of the Blowers and Gathers
National Protective Association.
In line with the above conference
Is the circular letter sent to manu-
facturers recently by Commissioners
Herbel ana Garrigan, which reads in
Epart as follows:
1--WE desire to call the attention Of
the manufacturers operating under
the National Window Glass Workers
scale to the aims and objects OF the
sliding scale, and the probable out
come IL some Of the hand manufac.
turers will claim that this Is none Of
1.-THE workers business. We claim that
It is. as we gave you a sliding scale
for a specified purpose ana when you
begin to use this scale against each
other than against up, It Is time for
some one to take hand.
''1f the commissioners find upon In
vestigation of September selling
prices Of the hand manufacturers
that this price slashing policy has
been persisted in. we feel 1t our duty
to lay the question before our ex-
equity board. as that is th body that
created this scale. We believe when
they grasp the situation they in turn
win lay the question before the rank
and file. What the outcome will be
you can easily surmise.
Il mo doubt you will at once say that
II we make any attempt to devise
ways and means to bring about bet
ter conditions, you will get scale
from another source. However, we
have buried their differences and are
working as a unit to try and bring
about better wages and conditions in
the window glass industry"
Commissioners Report.
We, the undersigned commission
ers representing the manufacturers
and the National Window Glass
Workers. who are parties to the
1 wage scale, of the above organization,
having duly met at the Hotel Henry
in Pittsburg, September IS, 1908, af-
ter thorough investigation of the
selling price Of glass, determined up
on the following prices for the set
tlement ending September Is, 1908:
The average selling price for single
strength glass is 1924 1-2 per cent.
The average selling price fir
double strength glass is 1924 i-2 per
cent.
This figures a reduction of 9 per
cent on the wage scale in single and
reduction OF 16 per cent on the
wage scale in double strength. ,
Commissioners for workers, W. A,
Garrigan and Edward Herbel
COMMISSIONERS for manufacturers,
Walter A. Jones and W. T. Palmer.
W. A. Coy, accountant.