Ralph Hemingray indicates glass outlook dependent on election. Covington factory now running 6 shops

DEPENDS ON THE ELECTION

What Mr. Hemingray Thinks of

the Glass Outlook.

Part of an Interacting Letter on Muncie

Industries The New Oven at the

Boldt Glass Works.

H. W. Gauding, a staff writer for the Commoner and Glassworker, under a Muncie date line writes to his paper of this city's Industries as follows:

The Charles Boldt Glass company, in this city, is operating with 43 shops and the company's Cincinnati plant is giving employment to 16. Superintendent I. Humphrey reports a good demand and says that the outlook is favorable. Three tanks and a pot furnace are now, being worked here. The other pot furnace, No. 3, has been torn down since my last visit, and most of the workmen transferred to the Cincinnati branch. There are several vacancies in the blowing department here, and a couple of 8-ounce shops could find employment. None but good reliable men are wanted.

The oven, which does away with the carry-in boys, is in use and has dem­onstrated to the management and blowers its practicability. I understand there is little or no breakage where this method is used. Two men do the work of ten boys. The ovens are only used in the smaller ware shops.

The Star Oval is a new bottle intro­duced here since my last visit. W. R. Thornburg is day foreman of the south factory and James Stewart has charge at night. Jacob Waymire looks after the north factory. T. H. Morris is in charge of the packing department at the first named plant.

Hemingray’s glass works is run­ning with a somewhat reduced force and the head of the concern, Ralph Hemingray, says that trade has fallen off considerably. When asked what he thought of the outlook he replied that it depended to a great extent on the result of the election. The same gen­eral line of ware are being made here.

The Covington, Ky., factory which is operated by Hemingray’s is now running with six shops. The insulator department at the local works is run­ning about as usual.

Ball Brothers are operating one furnace in the green department and it is reported will start one of their flint furnaces next week. Wide-mouth botties are being turned out. It is not known when they will put their entire plant in operation. They are carrying a very large stock of fruit jars.

The Port glass works is still idle and I have heard nothing that would indicate an early start.

Both of the local window houses are operating and my Informant says there are many vacant places.