The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
WILL ACT ON INCREASE
Window Glass Manufacturers
to Hold Meeting Next Tues
day'in Pittsburg.

I'll SbIANs MWGOH y 49,
Glassworkcr comments as follows ON
window Elas affairs: u
Tho National Association OF Wins
dow Glass Manufacturers will holdla
meeting In pIttsbure next Tuesday
March I. at which business Of an iHl-
nortant nature will come up for cons
sldGrntlon.
The recent recommendation on the
part OF the wage committee that O
voluntary increase 10 workers OF q -
per cont, effective March Is. Will
come before the organization for tn+3
dnrsGmrnt Of rejection. At this time
~ Ia thought that the recommends
ton will certainly be acceptable to
tho manufacturers Ns n body, eli
though II Is known that n number OF
individuals arc strongly OPPOSED to
paying any more wages at present.
UnUlllclally It Is said that the Q 81
per cont increase has been favorabiy
voted on By the members OF the Ma
tlonal Window Glass Workers, but
That strong minority arc vehement
~ opposed to what Is termed trihlng
advance. When the men talked OF
getting raise they fixed on twenty
five per cent aa proper advance,
md wanted 1t to so into effect ut
once. There are rumOrs that the 4
.0tc on accepting the manufacturers
VAEe committee recommendation was
distinctly unfavorable. but 1t Is said
that the count showed majority
willing TO take the offered advance.
The notion or the manufacturers
ut next Tuesdays meeting will be far
rrnrhlng In Its effects. as workers
In the independent machine plants
will be quick TO insist on a CORES
pondlng advance II the hand work
era get theirs. In both hand and
machine plants with the exception Of
the American Company conditions
have been unsettled ali season, and
machine manufacturers have been
Obliged 10 give high bonuses and
dltferentlnls These demands Will
certainly be increased IL the national
association accepts the rRcdtnmHnd1s
ton Of It's wage committee. H4f
Under existing conditions there SIS
thought to BIO slight likellhuudsnf any
farther advance In selling prices OF
window glass for the balance OF the
season. 1t Ia thought very probable,
however, that after the hand plants
close such move will be made, and
that the January quotations will be
superseded with boost OF from ten
to fifteen polnts.Z=.===ss= s4==.##9s
Great dtflcutty Is reported In get
ting orders taken under November
quotations Oiled. and this apparent
inclination on the part of some manu-
facturers will also likely come In for
serious discussion at Tuesdays meet
ing. .-sl
Considerable speculation was caused
and rnmOrg OF n quick advance In
prices were In circulation during the
last week an the result of a circular
letter sent by the American Window
Glass Company to its representatives
withdrawing prices, and providing
for all orders to be referred to the
general office.
We'll informed men see In this. how
over, not q forecast OF speedy adj
vance. but merely that the American
company has so much good business
now on its books that IL can afford
to pick and choose the work which
can be most probably taken.
The letter referred to, issued tin-
der date OF February 81, Is as fol-
lows:
From and after this date you are
instructed not to quote any pricesnor
accept any orders, export or domes-
tic, for regular window glass or any
of our spGcialtlas, but refer them Ia
the general Office. We will then adj
Wise you as to whether the business
Twill be accepted, the prices at which
IL will be booked, the specifications
We will approve and the approx
mate delivery we can make. 1nquir-
les must be accompanied with sizes.
Prices will be named according TO the
deslrabillty Of thclspeclfcatlons from
factory standpoint
The amount OF business now ON
our bookshunshipped and the large
number OF orders being sent us daily
UNFOLD cited, compel us to take this
step in order to prevent tls being
Obliged TO accept more business than
we can possibly ship during the sea-
SON for which the glass Is bought.
and thereby cause serious embarrass-
ment to our good customers who may
have depended on us for their sup
ply.
Please notify the trade at once.
sending them q COPY OF the fnrero-
| Ing instructions for their guidance.
land advise them that ID win NOT be
safe for them 10 accept orders based
lon preAent ctirrent quotations with
Tout first submitting the Inquiries to
the Pittsburg Office for r price.
All inlpfftes quoted hy YOU and
not accented BY. the customer prior
to tho date of this notice. VIII be CON
/ aldercd re withdrawn. and nnss liza
referred s0 the plttsbaFg Once