Hemingray in attendance at Western Flint Bottle Association Convention

FLINT BOTTLE MEN MEET.

An Early Shut Down to Continue Three

Months Very Probable — It is Necessary

to Maintain Prices — Full List of the

Membership.

The regular monthly meeting of the Western Flint bottle Association was held yes­terday at the Monongahela House. The association includes 95 per cent of all flint glass bottle manufacturers west of Pennsyl­vania and 34 of the 37 firms interested were represented at the meeting. The following is a complete list of the members, which until now has not been made public;

Agnew & Co., Pittsburg; Anderson Flint Bottle Company, Anderson, Ind.; Bellaire Bottle Company. Bellaire, O.; California Class Company. California, Pa.; Crystal City Glass Company, Bowling Green, O.; Chicago Glass Manufacturing Company, Chicago, Ill.; Flaccus, C. L., Pitts­burg, Pa.; Hamilton, J. T. and A., Pittsburg, Pa.; Hamilton. W. H. & Co., Pittsburg, Pa.; Hemingray Glass Company, Covington. Ky.; Hancock Flint Bottle Company, Findlay. O.; Kearns-Gorsuch Glass Company, Zanesville, O.: Lazear Glass Company, Lazearville, W. Va.; Leasdale Glass Company, (Maring, Hart & Co.) Muncie, Ind.; McCully & Co., Pittsburg. Pa.; Marion Flint Glass Company, Marion. Ind.; Muncie Glass Company, Muncie, Ind.; North Wheel­ing Glass Company, Wheeling, W. Va.; Ottawa Bottle and Flint Glass Company, Ottawa, Ill.; Point Bottle Works, Rochester, Pa.; Pennsylvania Glass Works, Anderson, Ind.; Queen City Glass Company, Cumberland, Md.; Sumner Glass Company Steubenville, O.; Smith, William Eliot, St. Louis, Mo.; Tibby Bros., Pittsburg, Pa.; Wightman, Thomas & Co.. Pittsburg, Pa.; Washington Glass Company, Washington, Pa.; West Penn Glass Company, Blairsville, Pa.; Western Glass Works, Marion, Ind.

The question of the summer stop was the most important one. It was proposed to close down June 1, instead of July 1, as is customary, and to remain closed three months instead of two. This would hold up prices in a measure and defeat the effort or the Western jobbers, who have been endeavoring to break up the manufacturers' organization.

It was reported that four firms in the West had gotten into the clutches of the jobbers, and an effort is to be made to secure them for members. They are weak concerns and have not been able to run very long without disposing stock to make up pay rolls. As a consequence the jobbers have dictated prices to them. It is necessary for the members of the association to stick together in order to preserve prices. All materials used in the manufacture of their goods are controlled by combinations. For instance; prior to August last, to make $100,000 worth of glass it would cost $14,000 for soda ash. The material for the same amount of stock now costs $21,000 and all other materials cost the same in proportion.

Some changes were made in the officials. F. J. Parke, who was secretary, was made treas­urer, and H. W. McCafferty was elected actuary and will have charge of local headquarters to be established here.