National Bottle Manufacturers' Association

NATIONAL BOTTLE

MANUFACTURERS

AND MEN MEET

TO TALK SCALE.

Atlantic City Gathering Has Some Hard

Problems to Solve Before Gathering

Comes to a Close — Committee on Tariff

Named to Seek Proper Classification.

COST WORK REPORT IS ADOPTED.

Important Document Submitted to

Convention and Units Are Selected to

at Once Take Up Hard Jobs.

The annual meeting of the National Bottle Manufacturers' Association was held in the Marlborough -Blenheim Hotel, Atlantic City, on Monday and Tuesday, with a goodly representation. George W. Yost, of Bellaire, O., president of the organization, presided as chairman, while W. B. Gundling was secretary. Beginning on Wednesday the manufacturers met with a delegation of the Glass Bottle Blowers' Union, headed by John A. Voll, of Philadelphia, president . . . [illegible text] . . . union will seek a general raise in wages ranging from 10 to 25 per cent. The committee also will reopen the matter of a Saturday half holiday the year around. The annual agreement goes into effect Sept. 1. W. H. Orr, of New York, assistant secretary of the National Association of Credit Men, addressed the manufacturers' meeting on "The Trade Acceptance in Its Application to the Individual Business and Credits at Large."

Conference Convenes.

The Bottle Conference convened Thursday morning. Thursday and Friday were used in the listing of bottles. The question of wages will be taken up either today or Monday.

Tariff Committee Named.

A tariff committee composed of Mr. Swindell, of Swindell Bros., Baltimore, chairman; Mr. Booth, Imperial Glass Co.; Mr. Hazelton, Berney-Bond Glass Co.; Mr. Ellir, Lynchburg Glass Co.; Mr. Brooks, American Glass Works; Mr. Hopkins, Old Dominion Glass Co.; and Mr. Wheaton, of the T. C. Wheaton Co., was appointed. An effort will be made by this body to have the government separate bottle and pressed tableware, or at least classify them properly. The feeling among the manufacturers was that with the adoption of the new cost system within a few years they would have the business on a good basis.

Those in Attendance.

American Bottle Co., Chicago, Ill.; American Glass Works, Richmond, Va.; Atlantic Bottle Co., Tarentum, Pa.; Bellaire Bottle Co., Bellaire, O.; Berney-Bond Glass Co., Bradford, Pa.; Binghamton Glass Co., Binghamton, N. Y.; Chas Boldt Co., Cincinnati, O.; Buck Glass Co., Baltimore, Md.; Busch Glass Mfg. Co., St. Louis, Mo.; Cape May Glass Co., Cape May Court House, N. J.; Carr-Lowrey Glass Co., Westport, Md.; Chicago Heights Bottle Co., Chicago Heights, Ill.; Coshoeton Glass Co., Coshoeton, O.; Cumberland Glass Mfg. Co., Bridgeton, N. J.; Bristow Glass Co., Bristow, Okla.; Cunningham Glass Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Diamond Glass Co., Royersford, Pa.; Dominion Glass Co., Montreal, Can.; Fairmont Glass Works, Indianapolis, Ind.; Wm. Franzen & Son, Inc., Milwaukee, Wis.; Gayner Glass Works, Salem, N. J.; Graham Glass Co., Evansville, Ind.; J. T. & A. Hamilton, Pittsburgh, Pa.; hart Glass Mfg. Co., Dunkirk, Ind.; Hazel-Atlas Glass Co., Wheeling, W., Va.; Illinois Glass Co., Alton, Ill.; Illinois-Pacific Glass Co., San Francisco, Cal.; Imperial Glass Co., Charleroi, Pa.; Industrial Glass Co., Lancaster, N. Y.; Jeanette Glass Co., Jeanette, Pa.; Kearns-Gorsuch Bottle Co., Zanesville, O.; Knox Glass Bottle Co., Knox, Pa.; Laurens Glass Works, Laurens, S. C.; Lockport Glass Co., Lockport, N. Y.; Lynchburg Glass Works, Lynchburg, Va.; Marion Bottle Co., Marion, Ind.; Maryland Glass Corporation, Baltimore, Md.; Millville Bottle Works, Millville, N. J.; Morris Glass Co., Point Marion, Pa.; W. H. Newborn & Co., Royersford, Pa.; Nivison-Weiskopf Co., Reading, O.; North Baltimore Bottle Glass Co., Terre Haute, Ind.; North Wheeling Glass Co., Wheeling, W. Va.; Obear-Nester Glass Co., East St. Louis, Ill.; Old Dominion Corporation, Alexandria, Va.; F. E. Reed Glass Co., Rochester, Pa.; Rhodes Glass & Bottle Co., Massillon, O.; Root Glass Co., Terre Haute, Ind.; Salem Glass Co., Salem, Va.; Salem Glass Works, Salem, N. J.; Sehram Glass Mfg. Co., Hillsboro, Ill.; Spring City Glass Works, Ltd., Spring City, Pa.; Standard Glass Co., Marion, Ind.; Swindell Bros., Baltimore, Md.; Turner Bros. Co., Terre Haute, Ind.; T. C. Wheaton Co., Millville, N. J.; %%Whitall Tatum Co., Millville, N. J.; Tibby-Brawner Co., Punxsutawney, Pa.; Winslow Glass Co., Columbus, O.;

Association Cost Work.

The report of the committee on Cost Work was adopted and committees named to at once take up the work. This committee was formed of George Bacon, chairman; L. S. Stochr, C. J. Root, J. F. Perry, H. JH. Booth, H. D. Thompson, George W. Yost, and W. B. Gundling. The report, in part follows:

The committee was appointed at the spring meeting of the National Bottle Manufacturers' Association which met in New York City at the Hotel Astor on Tuesday, June 24, 1919. All members were present at the meeting. The Tuesday session was devoted to a consideration of the possibilities of association activities as presented by Mr. Stevenson. Briefly stated, the following possibilities of association activities were developed:

The formation and installation of uniform cost methods.

The gathering and distribution of trade statistics.

The maintenance of a traffic bureau.

The exchange of credit information and information in regard to the customers who make a persistent habit of demanding excessive claims and allowances.

The sending out of bulletins from time to time dealing with subjects of interest to the trade.

Watching and keeping members informed in regard to national legislation of interest to them.

The maintenance of a regular association office with the service of a definitely paid secretary and staff.

These matters having been discussed, the committee decided to visit certain association offices where the activities are now being carried out.

To Increase Scope.

The committee then met for further consideration of the matter. As a result of these investigations and a thorough discussion of the facts, the committee unanimously reached the following conclusion:

1. That the scope of activity of the association should be increased and that a paid secretarial organization should be maintained to carry on these activities.

2. That these activities should consist of:

(a). The formation and installation of uniform cost methods in the plants of all the members, and

(b). The gathering and distribution of trade statistics and information through reports and bulletins, these reports and bulletins to present figures showing the relative volume of business booked, produced, and shipped, general trade conditions, market, raw material, and legislative conditions, which we believe will prove of great value to the members.

The work of the committee was continued on Thursday, June 26, when it was further decided that the other forms of association activities suggested, while desirable should best be deferred until a satisfactory ground work was established through the uniform cost and statistical work, in order that the complete success of the additional activities may be absolutely assured.

Duplicate Form of Agreement Date.

We, the undersigned, hereby agree to pay Thirty ($30) Dollars per shop in addition to our annual assessment for the year ending Sept. 1, 1920, payable in four quarterly assessments $7.50 per shop, due September 1, 1919, December 1, 1919, March 1, 1920, and June 1, 1920, with the understanding that this money is to be used subject to the direction of a committee, appointed from the subscribing members, to employ a secretarial organization and to carry on the additional activities of the association along the lines of uniform cost methods and interchange of statistical information, as recommended by the investigating committee.

It is further understood that this agreement will become binding only if signed by manufacturers representing 1,200 shops.

For the purpose of this agreement, it is understood that the number of shops are to be determined on the same basis as shops are determined for the payment of the usual association assessment.

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