McLaughlin Glass Company, Los Angeles, CA

LOS ANGELES, CALIF.

By J. M. Price

Things are not just what we would like to see. The flint factories here are not doing very well. At our regular meeting, Saturday, February 6, the reports that came in did not make anybody want to jump up and cheer, so I will not go into details. Just want to say that we all have plenty of time to enjoy the sights as found in this country.

The bottle factories seem to be doing fairly good, as very near all our mould makers are working. Brother Harry Cook and his wife paid us a visit and we hope they enjoyed the visit as much as we enjoyed their company.

The weather man gave us a bad deal while they were here, for we sure could not do much bragging on our climate. Brother Cook settled a couple of disputes while here to the satisfaction of all concerned. Come again, Harry.

Just a word to glass makers and mould makers who would like to come to California. I think you should get in touch with the secretary of Local Union No. 141. We out here don't want to keep you away. We just want you to know the conditions. Sure had a big crowd out to the regular meeting, Saturday, February 6th. That's the stuff, brothers, for I think you are interested in your union.

Brother Chuck Flowers was a visitor and gave us a speech. I had not seen Chuck for a good many years and we sure have had some chats about the old Beaver Valley, and also about some of our old pals in the glass factories. O.K. Joe Sigwarth and John O'Hara, how about the old days in Uniontown, Brother Ed Stipes is still with us, but I believe by the time you read this Eddie will be traveling for I think his feet want to wander. Little news of the brothers and where they work: Crystalite in Glendale, Bros. Paul Anderson, Joe Bloomgreen, Bert Anderson, the Beck brothers and Fred Glassen. Santa Anna Brock Co., Joe Kavanaugh in the mould shop, Harley Foight and Hap O'Connell on the press shop and Ed Bruner doing boys' work. No. 2 factory, Bros. Mart Conroy and Ab. Barkis, Harry Clemons and four of the Bolton family operate a press blow machine and are working steady. Mould makers employed at the Maywood, Latchford, and Long Beach Glass Co. include Perry Thrasher, John Elmore, Les. Zimmer, Harry Aug., Chas. Ryan, Fred Senn, Al. Vogle, Cree Daly, the Bates brothers, Russel and Rav, Rex Aldridge, Lou Boettcher, C. Miller, Frank Simpkins, Ed Flint, W. Sanderbeck, Frank Gordon, Calvin Renegar, L. Anchor, Nick Franzen. At the Forger plant, Bros. Henry Forger, and Walter Ludlum in the mould shop, Borhters Harry Weeks and Zena Irwin in the furnace room. At the McLaughlin plant Brothers Harry Meyers in the mould shop, Brothers Scott and Geo. Littleton, F. Cornell, G. Cornell, J. M. Price in the hot end. The Technical I don't know who is in the mould shop as it is closed at present. In the furnace room, Brothers Wilson, Stagney, Conradson and Brother Forger Anderson pull the old side lever, with Borthers Zimmer, Nels Conradson, Glassen Brothers carrying the fire balls. Almost forgot Pat Higgins. Now if I have missed any of you let me know. Cannot say if conditions are getting better. I do know the grass is getting longer and you can get a bigger mouthful if it comes to the worst. I do hope that old ten percent reduction that has taken the country by storm, creates some jobs. Don't blame it all on the manufacturer. Ask some of the bankers what they had to do with it. I suppose my banker would not like that if he read it.