The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-11
Weston Glass
Scale Issued
Weston Blowers and Gather
ers Form Organization and
Make Scale Of Their Own.
CLAIM IT IS a SUCCESS
1t is a Sliding Scale But Differs
From National Scale and is
Said to Be Far Better. /

Wage scales OF the Blowers and
Gatherers independent Association
with headquarters AZ Weston, w. va.
are being sent throughout the coun-
try.
The purpose OF this Is 70 stimulate
the feeling among the window glass
blowers and gatherers that their Of
ficlaIs did not secure for them as high
a scale of wages or as advantageous
working rules as the manufactures
themselves were willing to pay.
After repeatedly refusing better
wages than their organization Chen
the Amalgamated) asked. simply. be-
cause the company asked the right 10
hire competent men An their cutting
and flattenIng departments. tho
Weston blowers appointed commit.
tee to view conditions ana walt on
President Faulkner in Cleveland, o.
Disgusted with condition and obtain
ing no satisfaction from Faulkner
they returned home and formed an
organization of their own and adopt
ed scale of wages. This scale which
is in force from February 20 to Au-
gust 81, 1908. inclusive. is "a sliding
one Of the eo-17M basis, but diners
materially from the national organs
zation's scale in the following clauses.
2. The selling price shall be ar
rived at under this scale by the prices
obtained during the each four weeks
of the settlement by the Crescent .
Window Glass Company as shown
by their sales book duly Inspected by
the workers. committee but in no
case shall these settlements be lower
than that obtained by workers under
any other organization. but, it Is un-
derstood and agreed that the wages
to the Blowers as computed by rollers
shall not be lower than the follow
ing prices: Single strength Ia cts.
per roll. double strength. first place,
90 cents per roll, and for all above 25
cents per roller. Second place, is
cents per roller, third place, 1e 2-s
cents per roller. Blowers making Z
rollers per hour-9 3-4 cents per roll
or. Blowers making rollers per
hour. 1-2 cents per roller. Gather
ers to receive the percentage as CALI
ed for in this scale. Rollers 10 be
counted when cracked of and capped
open. All broken rollers to stand un-
til end OF blowing. when they shall
be counted two pieces Tor one roller
provided the pieces shall be large
enough to equal fun sized roller.
8. In addition to the above scale
& percent for single and 10 per cent
for double will be paid for A and AA
quality.
4. Single strength gatherers shall Z
receive rs per cent. as much as blow
ers wages. Double strength gather
ers shall receive 5s per cent. as much
as Blowers wages for. f8xB0 and
above, and 70 per cent? as much sas l
Blowers wages for 39x607 and under.
Z. The following list governs cut
ters when setting out single sheets:
lights per 100 feet. The standard
size of single strength to cut 4Ox56
In setting out double sheets, cutters
are to be guided by number Of lights
In price list
Stock sheets. Manufacturers may
set out limited number Of stock
sheets. amount not to exceed 200 feet
per week for any pot, place or blower
This to apply to single and double.
eli
glass set out shall Sc booked to the
blower at the price the sngle strength
glass, and double strength glass re-
spectively. cut and PACKED during ths
week in which 1t Is set out. averages
per box.
No stock sheets shall be cut up
during the blast.
+ IS. There shall be a settlement
every four weeks. beginning Febtu-
ary 20. 1908. and all baiances due
shall be paid within II days. after
the expiration of each and every set
uement. The amount OF weekly
market money shall be $500 per
week to blowers, and gatterers. pro-
vIded they are earning that amount.
1t Is signed by the workers' COM
mittee. Arthur Rierce, president. and
J. H. Palmer. secretary. James D. OFT.
George w Grant W. A. Perkins, ].
S. Gabriel and William H. Tabron.
Regarding conditions at the cres-
cent plant in Weston, Mr.. James
Grant says: Il am pleased to say
we are now running fun and getting
lots Of A quality. our shlpments the