Hemingray Glass Company - Muncie, Indiana - Employee

ANOTHER MUNCIE LETTER.

Contains the Same Reports of Improvements

of Affairs.

MUNCIE, IND., Sept. 24.   -   Everything is gradually beginning to conform to its natural self in this city once more, but, I am sorry to say, no more factories contemplating starting. At the Port Glass Works everything is in readiness to commence operations except that the fire is not lighted, but that would be a small item in case they desired to begin. They have a small stock of fruit jars and a few flasks on hand, but as the season for jars is practically over there are small chances of them resuming until about the first of the year.

The situation at the Nelson factory is about the same as that of the Port except that they have no flasks on hand. They have a fine little factory, 8-pot capacity, and as cool in warm weather as anyone would wish. Had it not been for the disastrous venture the firm embarked in that season, the chances are that they would have been among the starters this season. Their old manager, Jas. Pennypacker, is in town again, I see, and perhaps for some good to the company. We hope so at least.

The Muncie Glass Co. is running full blast on a general line of miscellaneous ware, and are turning out some good days' work. One shop, I am informed, made 21 gross of pint catsups one day last week. The window houses of Maring, Hart & Co. and C. H. Over & Co. are full tilt also.

"Valdy" Lawerence is blowing the big ring at Over's.

Ball Bros.' two tanks are running night and day, making nothing but fruit jars, and it would seem by the enormous quantity turned out that they could supply the world. By the time their third tank is completed (which, by the way, they are working on and it will be soon) they will be almost able to supply the demand of the entire country in that line of goods.

The Dixon tank has not gotten down to business yet, but the Modes tank is making a superior quality of glass equal to any and surpassed by none in this city.

That notorious non-union man, Breitenbach, was in this city last week endeavoring to hire men to go to Tarentum, Pa., to work in the flint house at that place. He represented it as a strictly union house where men were scarce, and succeeded in impressing some few unthinking men with his talk, but happily they were informed of the true state of affairs before they got ready to go.

Among the new arrivals are "Barney" Bell of Massillion and "Jake" Koebert from Cicero, Ind.

Wm. Finan, one of the pressers at the Hemingray works, is soon to lead a young lady to hymen's altar. May they have a long and happy life is the wish of   -   I. McCORKER.