Hemingray will work this summer

ONE WILL NOT CLOSE

Hemingaay [sic] Hemingray Glass Company Will

Work This Summer.

The Time for the General Shut Down

of Other Glass Factories is

Draw­ing Very Hear at Hand

July 1st is fast approaching and on that day many thousands of men em­ployed in glass factories will be thrown out of work as usual until September 1st.

The massive plant of Ball Bros.' to­gether with all other glass factories in Muncie except one will close on that date and over 1,500 hands must seek other work or remain idle for two months.

Last summer the Hemingray factory did not close down for the summer and it will likewise be opperated [sic] operated all of this year, but not to the liking of the proprietors, does such a situation prevail, while a majority of the men would pre­fer to enjoy the vacation.

This factory makes flint glass and this line of trade is molested more with non- union made goods than any other of the glass industries. There are three non- union flint glass factories where there is not one of any other class in the glass business, and the union manufacturers suffer as a result.

A large cumber of the non union manufacturers make the same class of goods, table ware and fancy glass, as is made at Hemingays' factory. The non-union factories do not close down for the summer season and their actions are fast forcing the other manufacturers to keep in opperation [sic] operation. Before the non-union factories existed the manufac­turer could force the consumer or jobber to buy stock ahead to run him through the summer. This necessitated the in­vestment of a great amount of money at prices that might be lower when the time for consuming the ware arrived.

With the non-union factories running this purchase of stock in advance is not necessary as the dealer can purchase it and send in orders at his pleasure. This is the part that hurts the union men and they are fast realizing the fact that the competition is becoming so strong that they too must keep the fires blazing during the heated season or lose sons big orders. The Hemingray people realized the situation a year ago and unless the union men can shut off the non-union factories the chances are that every factory in this line of the glass business will be compelled to continue the work the year round. The trade is a very hard one and it is un­fortunate as at the blowers cannot rest during the most heated season of the year.