Gayner Glass Works, Salem, New Jersey

Prospects Good at Salem.

Salem, N. J. June 15. - The glass business seems to be improving in this city as the season draws to a close.

At the Gayner glass plant, where is produced a high grade of battery jars, carboys, etc., the superintendent, Mr. John Gayner, informed the writer that at this time conditions were very satisfactory, and the company would no doubt run well up into the closing month.

John Warner, formerly of Alton, Ill., Millville and Bridgeton, N. J., is holding down a carboy place and doing fine. He expects to do quite a little hunting and fishing this summer, and I expect some of the fish stories that he will relate will be worth listening to.

Another well known and popular worker at this place is J. S. Steelman, who also worked in Alton, Ill., a few years back. Mr. Steelman is originally from Millville, N. J. He will represent this local at the coming convention to be held in East St. Louis, Ill.

At the Salem Glass Works, everything seems to be moving along very nicely, having recovered from the recent disastrous fire. This plant will also run pretty well up into the closing month unless something unforeseen should prevent.

Among the men working at this plant this season are C. Marshall, F. Simmerman, G. Berry, Allen Harris, J. Chard, G. Campbell, Wm. Fitzgerald, James Riley, John Eagan, Wm. Loder, Brooke Miller, and Frank Gant, formerly of Alton, Ill.

Wm. Loder, Brooke Miller, and Delbert Campbell are three more who will represent this Branch at East St. Louis this coming convention.

Among the well known workers the writer met at Salem was William (Pap) Penton. Bro. Penton has contributed many newsy and interesting articles to The Glassworker under the nom de plume of "Fort Mott."

If other members of the glass industry would interest themselves and do the same we could make this journal still more interesting than it is today.

Come, boys, we need the paper. You all do, so send in the doings of your localities and The Glassworker will be just that much more interesting to us all.

No doubt there are a number of old window glass workers who will be interested and glad to know that Moses Myers, formerly of Quinton Bridge, N. J. is still with us and hustling at the age of 79 years, not blowing of course, but helping his son, Moses Myers, Jr., in the livery business here in Salem.

There are quite a number of glassworkers of this city working at the powder works in Pennsgrove. Their pay is good, but it should be, with the risk of working in a powder mill. - Jersey.