The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-14
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RESOL VIZ TO EXPORT
Decision Reached at Pittsburg
Meeting Which is Very
Well Attended.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Nov. 14.The
current number OF the Glassworkel
contains the following article:
Confident that this is the psycholo-
gica1 time TO invade the foreign mar
kets, the National Association OF win
dow Glass Manufacturers, at their
meeting in Pittsburg this week, de-
cided to send representative to
South America to personally look
over the ground and to aid them in
planning the export campaign.
"A sum sufficient to defray all ex-
lpenses OF this nature was appropriate
ed by the association, and q commit
tee appointed to select the man to be
sent. Those on this committee, are
Fl. r. Hilton chairman, ]. s. Walker
and o. "A. Wood.
The man to be chosen will sail
early next year. will visit all the i'm
portant business centers OF the Latin
American republics, and thoroughly
acquaint himself with their business
methods, the Industrial conditions OF
the countries, their exports and Inn
ports, and the style of measurement
and packing.
On his report to the association will
depend its future actions The meet
ing was held Tuesday at the Fort
Pitt hotel, and was one of the largest
and most representative yet held by
the association. Besides regular
members representing thirty-five
plants and 1900 pots, there, were a
number OF plate glass men and prom-
inent jobbers present from eastern
and western cities. o. G. league,
president of the association, presided.
Business conditions and the pro-
posed export campaign were. the prin-
cipat themes under discussion at the
morning and afternoon sessions. In
connection with the associations en-
deavor to improve and sustain the
product Of the factories a committee
on standardizing OF quality and the
selection OF inspectors was appointed,
consisting Of F. ]. Basin, chairman;
Joseph Grant and Harry Mccain.
To select place for the annual
meeting of 1915 the following COM
mittee was appointed: j. H. Brew
ster, chairman; c. E. Hazelton and j.
r. Johnston. These committees will
report as early as possible, butt no
definite date for the handing in Of
their report was set.
1t was brought out during the dis
cussions of business conditions that
not in years has the glass trade sit
uation been so healthy nor so hopes
full. There Is comparatively little
stock on hand, jobbers and dealers
carrying at present about onestenth OF
what they were in the habit Of having
at this time in former years. To meet
the existing shortage in stocks there
is a demand for at least a million
boxes, which figure, 1t was generally
agreed, was conservative in the
extreme.
The unanswerable fact was called
to the attention OF the meeting that
foreign dealers are making anxious
inquiries concerning prospective or
ders of American glass, and the con-
fident statement was made that II but
one-tenth Of such inquiries result in
orders, the. export business will be
very profitable to American nanufac-
turers. More than that, the manufac-
turers have no Belgian competition
to meet this year, nor for several
years to come in all likelihood, and
in this way will have greatly In
creased domestic market to supply.
A few jobbers we're present who
talked despondently of general busi-
ness conditions at first, but when they
heard some of the speeches. they
caught the prevailing optimism and
went to their respective. cities en-
Unused over the general outlook.