Hemingray Glass Company - Muncie, Indiana

FLINT FACTORY

CLOSED TODAY.

Boys Go Out on a Strike and

Their Demand Has Thus

Far Been Refused.

AN INCREASE IN WAGES

Asked by All the Carrying in and

Finishing Boys and the Leaders

Receive Their Wages and are Let Go —

Plant may Resume Without Them in

a Short Time — The Increase Asked.

Almost 100 boys employed at the Hemingray Flint Glass factory went on a strike last night and at noon to-day the plant was closed. The efforts of the boys to gain an advance have thus far been futile, and when the factory will resume is not known. The boys are receiving $0.80 and $0.90 per day for their work and their demand is an advance of ten cents per day, making their wages $0.90 and $1.00.

The first shift went out last night. This morning the day men would not return to work and at noon the plant was closed. The boys are uptown this afternoon. They reported that their demands had been refused and they do not know when they will return to work. The managers of the factory stated today that the boys were already receiving more than they had for years for this work, and the probability was that the demanded increase in their wages would not be granted. The boys stated today that they were filling many big and important orders and that their work was heavier than usual.

There will be no more conferences held today, but it is probable that the strikers will decide upon remaining out until their wages are increased. This morning the leaders of the strikers were paid off by the management and they left the factory. The plant may not resume for some time, although it is believed that the management will be able to secure sufficient help to manage the work with out the boys.

Last summer the boys in both the continuous tank and flint house department went out as they are doing at present, asking for a raise in wages but the demand was refused, and they returned to work after being idle for a month. A short time after they returned to work the management gave them the desired increase in wages, voluntarily. The company is one of the best paying in the west, and the management is known to treat the boys as they should be, and the voluntary increase given in their wages is demonstrative that the efforts of the boys are appreciated. At present they are receiving almost double the amount received for the same work a few years ago.