Year: 1875

m many e.ses the proprIeors or the factories build
small houses which they either rent or sell 20 .neE
empl0y6s, and receive their money back by slnAh ln-
stalments By this means many OF them owners Of
their own residences They have for their mutual pro
lection formed unions in East Cambridge, brookyn
and Pittsburg but, a general thing, these unions
have been Of practical benefit 10 the men. Tne
Brooklyn Union commenced the manufacture OF glass
wpre 1865 capital OF SIS 000 but was not sue
cessf and in about year the enterprise was aban-
doned aud led to dissolution Of the union Those In
East Cambridge and Pittsbnrg still exist, and con-
sidered well 70 do Some OF their rules
sdered very arbitrary BY the employers and have RE-
quenly led to


STRIKES AND LocKouTs,


which have TO some extent led 70 disastrous conse-
Quences 10 both the employer and employed. These
trade unions the Of the manufacturers hold
Ing several conventions to devise ways and means to
protect their business and combat against the continued
encroachment on what they considered their interests
on the part OF the hands The last these conventions
was held in New York in 1867, when endeayor
was made TO regulate the prices at which goods should
De SOLD nut this proposed arrangement fell through


Tho glassware merchants also held several meetings
In 1868 and succeeded in getting the factories TO drop
the unpleasant charge on their bills Of the 'warn tax.
they also endeavored to the charge for pack
ages The manufacturers, with the exception Of those
making green glassware resisted and nothing has been
accomplished In this regard since, and IN fact no meet
ings OF the trade have been had since the pe named.


IMPORTATION


The continued Improvement in manufactures in this
country has very largely affected the import trade,
for previously said this country is far ahead Of all
others the ingenuity OF constructing mouds &c.
For instance, there has lately been introduced an
article called "a die" BY its use any design
be placed in taken out Of the same mould,
instead Of making, as formerly separate mould for
each name or design, which is still the in Europe.
BY THIS cheap and ingenious device any druggist
have his and address placed on any bottle at a
very small COST IN fact at merely the price lettering.
Another great feature is the perfect in which
bottles are made for drug in this country; also
the neatness in which the labelling done through
the agency or the glass lettering, which give a
bright, novel, pleasing and attractive appearance to
store besides being much superior TO the old style of
painting gold leaf which yet the method employed
EurODa N n ingta WI
have been supplied with their fittings from the stock Of
an enterprisng establishment in this city. The bus-
ness in


DRUGGISTS GLAsswAREs


IN this city has become most important one as we'll
strides have been made in this branch of the glass trade
as in any other the many styles and forms Of goods in
this line are perfectly astonishing One house alone in
tins city has l3 600 different styles designs and
sizes Of glassware and is constantly adding to the
assortment In this trade there Is no competition from
Europe for the reason that this country is far in
advance Occasionally there few articles of fancy
received but they becoming less every year.
The other articles in glass imported to this country
those where great labor Is required as described else
where.


EXTENT OF THE TRADE.


Some idea of the extent of the glass trade--ahough
il is one but little thought of spoken abou-can be
formed when the fact Is taken into consideration that
the amount of business done in this country annually
domestic productions foots close upon $5 600 000
The capital employed by the manufacturers and
chants is So, 100000 The estimated amount OF pro-
duction in this vicinity is Sl3 600 600 including the
Eastern States. The production Of the entire United
States is set down at $22, 600 600


NEW YORK.


New York supplies the Southern Eastern and Middle
States with all kinds of glassware and nearly up
their full consumption, besides shipping large quantities
to Cuba Japan, China, Bermuda and the South Ameri-
States. Some ten years ago lamps and table ware
the most prominent in expectations and i'm
mense quantities Of glass lamps were shipped from
here to England, France, Germany, Japan, Australia,
China, Austria Russia and South Amerca but atterly
the trade in this line has been gradually dropping off,


PROCESS


making liamu utpd I'm farfnr
lately but yet they have made but little progress
and it is question whether it will be shortly en-
trely abandoned This process Of annealine claimed
by the inventor is said to prevent breakng but yet
merchants consider IL doubtful, and all who are in
terested in making selling glass prefer the old style
for TO them is the sweetest music hear breakages
factories They Of opinion that glass has always
been broken and always will be-