Hemingray Glass Company, Muncie, Indiana - Employee News

BRIGHT BUDGET OF GLASS NEWS

FROM THE INDIANA GAS BELT.

Situation at Rau Bros.' Fairmount Works.

Anderson Flint Glass Co. Making Preparations

to Start Their Bottle Plant — Uncertainty Prevails

at the Millgrove Glass Co.'s Works — Ball Bros.

Inaugurate Plan of Paying Wages in Full Every

Week — Many Former Kokomo Workers Now

Employed in Magic City Factories — Latest

Concerning Operations in Different Plants in the

Hoosier State Glass District.

LIVE FLINT GLASS AND BOTTLE NOTES.

By Chas. C. Mayer.

The Fairmount, Ind., Glass Works are operating their amber tank only at present, but are making every effort to resume blowing on the flint tank some time next month.

The Anderson Flint Glass Co., Anderson, Ind., are making preparations to start their furnace about the middle of February, if not sooner.

Fire was placed under the east end tank of the Chambers-Mambourg concern at Mt. Vernon, O., last week.

The Mt. Vernon Glass Co., Mt. Vernon, O., formerly the Van Camp, Matthews, Ind., made their first blowing in the Ohio town last Tuesday morning and a very satisfactory beginning at the new works is reported.

Hayes Bros. Glass Mfg. Co., Marion, Ind., desire to have corrected the false impression which seems to be circulating through the trade that they were installing stamping machines in addition to their white liner establishment. No such changes are contemplated at the Marion works. The mistaken idea gained circulation through the misconception of glass house affairs on the part of a local newspaper who occasionally handles glass factory news amusingly and after the manner of the fellow who searches the factory for the key to the pot-arch.

An innovation pleasing to the skilled force of Ball Bros Glass Mfg. Co. is the weekly full receipt of wages earned.

Manager Michael Kenney, of the Pennsylvania Glass Co., Anderson, Ind., has two machines in operation on Paragon and automatic top jars besides several flint bottle shops. He has a new tank about ready to be fired.

The Millgrove Glass Co., Millgrove, Ind., closed down before the holidays and according to a statement made by one of the company's skilled force, it is not certain when resumption will take place.

George Leggett, president of the Woodbury Glass Co., Winchester, Ind., intimated during a conversation with the writer that he found it necessary to fall in line with the twentieth century glass manufacturing methods and install machines next spring for the manufacture of bottles.

S. W. Skillen, manager of the Skillen-Goodin Glass Co.'s works, Yorktown, Ind., reports the usual force employed at that plant.

L. O. Crawford, engineer and blacksmith at the Pennsylvania Glass Co.'s works, Anderson, Ind., has a receipt from the patent commissioner for an oil lubricator which may be applied to gas and other engines. Mr. Crawford is making a practical demonstration of the device at the above works. The heaviest kind of oil may be used the year round. No matter how cold the weather the lubricator keeps the oil in a perfectly warm and easily flowing condition.

The funeral of Frank Coomer, bottle blower, was held last Sunday at Marion, Ind., where interment took place. The members of Marion Branch No. 38, G. B. B. A., had charge of the funeral and they, as usual, conducted the affair in a manner that reflected credit on the organization. Coomer had been working at the Evansville Glass Co.'s works, but recently came to his home at Marion and but a few days before taking sick he had deposited his card with the local branch.

About 18 or 20 men formerly employed by the Kokomo Glass Mfg. Co. have found employment in the different Muncie institutions. Among them are W. V. Maxwell and J. P. Arbuckle at Ball Bros. works; Jas. Middlehurst at the Hemingray plant; Clarence Ayres and Wm. Jones at the Chas. Boldt factory, where John F. Tobin, Frank Edmonds, and Geo. Cahill are also holding positions.

H. Neurman and Ed Gately constitute a team at the Hemingray. Mr. Neurman is proud of his New Jersey insulator gatherer, who is said to be an expert in the rendering of lullabies. He is also a pianist and general entertainer. — Wm. Finan, Wm. Lebay, and T. J. Conway are still turning out insulators. — Allen Jennens is gathering for Ed. Hice. — E. B. Hubbard is also on the payroll there. — H. Neurman has entered the political arena for Cromer. The former's persuasive powers are said to be amazing and some great stunts in political circles may be looked for in Muncie and vicinity.

Wm. McFadden, captain and president of the Muncie Gun Club; Mitchell Menard, secretary and treasurer, and Dan Darras, field captain, report the club in flourishing condition. A general good time is usually had at every gathering of these dead shots. — Archie Reese gathers for McFadden. A pleasant surprise party was held on the former Christmas Day, on which occasion his father presented him with a handsome gold watch.

Jas. McClain, Edward Frazier, Frank Lafferty, and Mike O'Mara are some of the liner makers in Ball Bros. No. 1 factory. — Paul Martin is a wide-awake member of the Wise Gazams, which he says is a preeminently fine organization. — Charles and Harry Conkle and Wm. Rehbeck, formerly at Upland, are now making their homes in the Magic City and are making jars at Ball Bros. factories. — Some others engaged there this fire are F. Bennington, H. McMorris, Edward Kennedy, H. Brotherton, Adam Steinmeyer, Frank Bickelhaupt, Theo. Labay, Earl Duthrie, Wm. Maisel and his brother, Louis, Geo. Scheel and Richard Tracy. — Lon Sharp and Chas. Vaughan are feeding on the automatic in No. 1 factory, where Oscar Martz, Ohmer Mitchell, Cyril Menard, Wm. Alles, Arthur Godfrey, and Chas. Wolf are also doing nicely.

N. Peterson, mold maker, has been temporarily working and shaping mold affairs at the Marion factory. His father, Geo. N. Peterson, and Dave, who is learning the art, are kept busy about the Muncie works. — Michel Menard and Jos. Seibel pay their undivided attention to a lid press in No. 1 factory. — Louis Koegler, secretary of the branch, and Chas. L. Dupke and Ed Morris are doing well in the same factory.

Thos. Digman lost several days' work recently, owing to illness. — Chas. Parker and Fred Davis have recently been kept busy doing spare work. — Wray Tanner has been branching out from the glass to the iron business, but is likely to return to the old love when opportunity presents itself.

The many friends of M. J. Clarke will very likely insist that he accept the Democratic chairmanship during the approaching election, and while personally he is not particularly bent on political honors, Mr. Clarke's standing as a leading citizen is bound to win him favor sooner or later. His manifest popularity was attested in the recent city election, when he pulled the usual 1,800 to 2,000 Republican plurality down to 400.

Two other energetic and capable Flints of more than local fame we met at Muncie are John F. Tobin, who is on the roster of the Boldt Glass Co.'s works, and Martin Joyce, executive board member, who is operating a jar machine in Ball's No. 2 factory.

Manager Herbert S. Wallace is meeting with good success, keeping things in proper shape about No. 1 factory, and M. L. Hageman is regularly at his post in the office.