The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-08-19
By the Window Glass Work
ers and Manufacturers
at Conference.

7777- u
PITrsBuRG, Pa. Aug. 14-The
wage scale settlement for the en-
suing year and other provisions
agreed to BY the conference just held
by representatives Of the window
glass trade at Cleveland are given
by tho commoner and Glassworker
as follows:
We the undersigned wage commit.
tees representing the National Win
dow Glass Workers and Window
Glass Manufacturers Association do
hereby accept and agree to the below
scale Of wages for the fire OF 1908
and 1910:
Single.
OK s to 16x24--A glass, 44c; b
sec.
1926 40 24xss--A, SIC; B, 4sc.
All aboye-A. SIC; b, sac.
double.
6x s to 1924 A, sac; B. Ace.
1925 to 30x4 1rA.T2c B, 64c.
30x42 to 39x6o.4A, sac; -. 7Sc.
4oxeO to 4ox7s-A, s1.75; b
$3.50.
All aboye-A, 1922; B. $500.
Gatherers shall receive rs per cen,
as much as 'blowery' wages for both
single and double strength in all
sizes.
Flatteners Shall precsiye 81 per
cent, as much as blbwerss
Cutters shall receive for cuttilg
glass, per box of 100 feet. which in
cludes booking and sorting glass. for
single strength. 1sc per box; for
double strength. 2Sc per box.
Signed For the Manufacturers
H. r. Hilton, chairman; Frank Bas-
tin, secretary; John lKoblegard;
John G. Todd, w. A. Jones. Charles
+. Lutes, H. b. clayson.
For the workers.. NJ. Neenan
George w. tHarbert. chair.
man; Lawrence IA. Gessner, Charles
W. S. Conn. William Long
toft, shreve w Ames. Harry Col
Inns, c. w. Lawrence, III. II. Lock
wood.
The principal other alterations.
made in the list were changing of
the standard Size single to cut 4Ox
60. Special sizes 42x5s and 44x5s
to cut.
The number of rollers per hour,
in double strength-glass has seenI
increased and change in settle
ments has been made from monthly
to weekly.
Firms will he required to forward
the 2 per cent. assessment to work.
ers' headquarters within ten days
instead of twenty-one days as hero
tofore.
After two days. session at Put-in-,
Bay, during which the manufactur-
ers and representatives Or the Ma
tional Window Glass Workers were
unable to agree on the wage scale
for 1so9-19l0s adjournment was
made, but fortunately on the return
trip by boat to- Sandusky another ses.
sion was finally agreed to and upon
arrival at Sandusky the party re-
paired to the Sloan House and re-
opened the question, with the result
that an $ per cent. advance In wages
was finally granted by the manufac-
turers.
Adjournment then took place with
The understanding that the parties
10 the agreement were to meet at
the Hollenden. Cleveland. ON Thurs.
day. to arrange all necessary details
regarding the apportlonment OF the
advance and other important matters
that required attention.
The workers representatives had
been holding out for a 10 per cent
advance and, as stated above, the
matter came to deadlock until the
compromise was finally Erected att
sandusky after all phases Of the sit
nation were thoroughly discussed.
It Is hardly thought that a hitch
will occur in the arrangements. al
tough the lengthy session at Cleve-,i
and has been the subject of consid-
srable conjecture in local window
glass trade circles,
In any event It appears to be a |!
,ertaiuty that more stable market
md trade conditions will preyail
hiring the blast OF laOs 10 and