Glass Industry, Muncie, Indiana

LIVE NOTES FROM MUNCIE.

Review of the Glass Situation in Indiana's

Magic City — "Observer" Makes

Pertinent Queries.

Muncie, Ind., July 30. — There is very little news to chronicle concerning the local glass trade at present except that the Boldt Glass Co. have fired the large tank which burst four weeks ago, and Manager Holden expects to have this reliable plant operating to its full capacity within a short time. Last week the firm installed a new machine of the "Johnny Bull" type and it is producing brandy-fives with good results. This, together with one milk bottle machine and two whisky flask machines, constitutes the entire force now at work on the small tank.

That portion of the Ball Bros. plant yet requiring skilled workmen will not resume before September, while the Hemingray Glass Co. continues to operate the one tank quite successfully.

Winton Hawk, aged 31 years, a member of the office force of a Fairmont, W. Va., glass company, died at his home in this city last week of typhoid fever, contracted while at Fairmont. Mr. Hawk was well and favorably known in this city and his untimely demise is regretted by a legion of friends.

Concerning Argument Made by Devine.

For good and sufficient reasons, the writer will under no circumstances voluntarily take part in, or permit himself to be drawn into, a debate at the present time on the merits of the referendum system, but for the sake of enlightenment he desires to make the following queries:

If Thos. C. Devine's statement be true (and we believe it is) that ours is "an organization that stands today second to none in economy, efficiency, honesty, democracy, and progressiveness," why in the name of common sense should we desire to eliminate that system which obviously has been a potent factor in producing such splendid results ?

His statement implies that the above terms are likewise applicable to our officials, because those at the helm are usually held accountable for the safety of the ship and it naturally follows that if the ship weathers the storm and makes port in good shape the officials should also be given a fair share of the credit.

Now, if our convention-chosen officials are economical, if they are efficient, if they are honest, if they are progressive, what more can we ask of them, and what more could we expect of officers chosen by the referendum or any other system ? — Observer.