Glass Industry, Muncie, Indiana

IN THE RANKS OF THE WORKERS.

Personal Notes Gathered by Our Western

Representatives While Making His

Rounds.

By Chas. C. Mayer.

Many of the skilled force at the Boldt glass works at Muncie are sons of old Ireland, but they are nevertheless enthusiastic members of the Muncie German Turn Verein, which meets every other Sunday. That there are very few dull spells in the meetings of this company of good people can easily be imagined.

Muncie workers compose one of the best polo teams in the business, having twice won the championship from the eastern players.

Thos. McAuliffe, who left Fairmount, Ind., last March is now on the roster of the Boldt works. He is working in a one-ounce place and is doing well. He bought property last summer and is now building his own home at Muncie. — Wm. Holden has been off sick, but is now convalescing. — John McGrath is making pints and half pints on the amber tank and says everything runs nicely. He has been in the gas belt for seven years and is pretty well pleased making amber ware.

Frank Skehan, formerly of Anderson, and Frank Gibson, left Muncie last Saturday for Alton Park, Tenn. — Theo. Canning just arrived at Muncie from South Carolina. — John J. Allen is doing nicely making brandies on the flint tank and R. Mayhorn is also doing well on the same furnace.

Jack Burk, ex-chimney worker and brother of Dick Burk, is now deputy state organizer for bartenders, which position he has held since last May. Other prominent bottle workers at Boldt's are Frank Schwer, Dan Bender, Wm. Shively, W. O. Verner, C. C. Canning, John Rigby, Prentice Bond, Clyde Beeth, and others.

Wm. Shively is president of Local Union No. 58; Dick Burk, vice president; C. C. Canning, financial secretary; John Hope, recording and corresponding secretary, and Conrad Rupppel is the guardian of he local's finances. — A very prominent member of No. 58 who is working on a 16-oz shop expects a green sweater, a pink smoking jacket and a fast horse as Christmas gifts. This is no josh, boys. You will know him by his vest.

A handsome and attractive new office building constructed of stone is about completed and graces the premises of the Hemingray Glass Co. — Some of those who make insulators at this institution are John Finan, an old standby of the Commoner and Glassworker who, about a year ago, made good in Marion. Lawrence Carmichel gathers for Finan. His brothers, C. A. and Russell, are also gathering at Hemingray's. Lawrence is interested in the oil business and is reported to be quite prosperous.

H. Neurman, who was one of the Marietta solons, is also making insulators at the Hemingray factory. Hi is also one of the prominent pillars of the Magic City Fishing Club. Ed Jones gathers for him. — Ed Hice and T. J. Conway are also two reliable workers in the insulator department. — Mike Carey, one of the Muncie boys, has been sick for some time at Covington, Ky., and it is reported that he is not improving.

Elmer Hilton, who is one of the pressers in the above mentioned factory, lost his wife recently and his fellow workers extend to him their sincere sympathy. — Chas. Arduser is still persistently pursuing perfection in the art of mold making at the Hemingray. — Roy Wood and Chas. Knecht are two young Muncie workers who gather insulators.

This year's officers of the Magic City Fishing Club are: A. E. Ernest, president; Chas. McCarthy, secretary; Leo Worley, treasurer. The club is stronger than ever and fish stories are multiplying and increasing in proportion.

Among the window workers of Arcadia are Wm. Johnson who held the big ring for a while last fire at the Union, Anderson, and is now making his home at Arcadia; Chas. Leach, who is doing himself credit in the big ring and R. Hudsmith swing them in front of Mr. Leach. Ezekiel Johnson, who is still making his home at Anderson, and the well known Thos. Downs, Orestes, are also at Baker Bros.' plant.

Jas. Tarr and his son, Fremont, are flattening at Arcadia. Frank Bolander is also one of the blowers there, as is R. F. Gray, of Anderson. The latter was at Baur's works last fire at Eaton. Ed N. Kline is one of the gatherers on the big place and John Cardot gathers single strength. The group of well know window workers now at Arcadia consists of Julius Jackley, who was at the Globe, Findlay, O., part of last fire, Chris Jackley, Sr., and Chris Jackley, Jr., as well as Willis and E. J. Jackley. The latter was at Cameron, W. Va., fire.

J. H. Robinson presides in the cutting room at the Arcadia works. D. Van Alstyne, of Anderson, and Jos. P. Marshall and his son, William, are also wielding the diamond there. Mr. Marshall desires to know the whereabouts of Charles Curry who used to be employed as carry-in boy in a Bridgton bottle works. He believes that a Bridgeton bottle blower by the name of Arthur Taylor could give the desired information.

In the press department of the Kokomo Glass Manufacturing Co.'s works may be found Henry Kipphen, who will be remembered by the delegates to the Marietta convention, Charles Ayers, J. Middlehurst, Albert Zinkham, and C. Sullivan, who are also pulling on the lever, while W. V. Maxwell is one of the reliable finishers. Fred Krupp was working on the new set of imitation cut recently mentioned by the local correspondent at the Jenkins works, while Bert Dudley gracefully puts the finishing touches on the same. The new set is an exquisite example of artistic workmanship and will doubtless attract favorable attention at the Pittsburg exhibit.

John Jenkins and C. P. Newman, who was formerly a stockholder and master mechanic at the National Glass Co.'s plant at Greentown, are the two reliables entrusted with the successful guidance of the plant on the night turn, while "Uncle" Thos. Jenkins holds the reins on the day shift. — J. P. Arbuckle, John Dougherty, Geo. Hart, Wm. Jones, G. Nutter, and H. Whittaker are well known Flints employed at the Kokomo factory.

Among the many Cicero bottle makers are A. B. Koebert who has read the Commoner and Glassworker ever since it made its first bow to the public, Chas. Heinrich, who has also been a friend of the Commoner for many years and is very well pleased with the way things are going at Cicero; J. H. Gilkey, from Camden, N. J., Jas. McFadden, from Williamstown, and R. Goodwin, who was last at Evansville. The latter is in good company making brandies with C. Campbell and John Lewis, who also came from Evansville. Mr. Campbell is making his home at Noblesville. Oscar Clouson is still turning them out at the amber tank, and said he was doing fine, and C. Ritman and Fritz Gerber are two popular "twisters" from the Fatherland who know something about "Die Wacht am Rhein."

Herman Wahl was one of the Buffalo solons last summer. He agrees with the policy of the Commoner and Glassworker in its earnest efforts to cement the different branches of the glass trade. — George Snyder, Geo. McAvoy, Jonathan Scott, E. L. Day, and others were making brandies during the writer's visit. Clark Wilson, Harry Griner, Herbert Whittacker, J. O. Gunn, Dan Kline, C. M. Greely, Frank Tharp, Edward Teets, Wren Lewis, Joe Vanaman, and Zera Wright are also prominent bottle workers at the Cicero works. Theo. Mickel is also here this fire. He hails from Richmond, Va., where he was gaffering last season.

For the sake of preserving his health, Peter Marshall was forced to leave the foot bench and is now the proprietor of a splendidly equipped notion store at Cicero. He has been established for over a year and is enjoying the liberal patronage of his many friends who wish him unlimited success.

The veteran gaffer, Thos. Moore, was also forced to leave the factory recently owing to defective vision in the left eye, on which a cataract has developed. He is now proprietor of a café of which he took possession a few weeks ago. — J. C. Martz is the capable mixer at the Indiana Bottle & Glass Co.'s works.

Although the individuals are not clamoring for notoriety it is always a pleasure to the writher to note such cases as that of C. H. Tattersall, Clem Fisher, and others on the roster at the Cicero works, who are devoting their spare time and leisure moments to intellectual development. There are no doubt many other such cases of which the writer is not aware but it is safe to say that all similar ones are noteworthy because they redound to the credit of the gentlemen referred to. Mr. Tattersall is well advanced in a correspondence course studying complete architecture, and M. Fisher is making forward strides in the study of electric railway engineering.

C. J. Miller, and ex-window glass cutter, but now secretary and treasurer of the Western Flint Glass Co., of Eaton, informed the writer that the capacity of the works has been increased. A six-ring tank was in operation last season.

The new plant of the Woodbury Glass Co. at Winchester, Ind., is situated on the site of the old window plant. Geo. E. Leggett, president of the firm, is pleased with the new works and the start made. Twenty-four shops are being operated. Producer gas is used in lehrs and everything moves by electric power. The company's new office building with steam heating, toilet room, and general fixtures, is modern in every particular.